NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

March State Temperature Averages

State March 1998 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 39.3 2.9 89 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 45.7 2.1 77 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 29.4 2.6 82 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 45.0 2.1 80 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 38.3 3.2 91 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 33.4 2.9 88 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 43.7 3.2 91 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 35.1 3.3 89 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 40.0 3.2 85 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 40.2 2.7 94 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 31.6 2.5 89 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 42.1 0.2 58 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 37.1 2.6 85 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=coolest; 104=warmest.

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 1998 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 6.06 2.17 155% 95 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 5.39 1.55 140% 79 1.28 1915 8.15 1994
Maine 3.83 0.91 130% 70 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 5.53 1.89 151% 91 1.16 1915 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 5.20 1.49 140% 90 0.10 1915 8.35 1953
New Hampshire 3.72 0.68 122% 66 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 5.20 1.42 137% 84 1.16 1915 7.80 1912
New York 3.60 0.74 126% 77 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 3.46 0.22 106% 55 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 6.15 2.04 149% 91 0.16 1915 8.94 1980
Vermont 3.77 1.01 136% 75 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 3.93 0.18 104% 50 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 3.97 0.75 123% 73 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=driest; 104=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.