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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
|
May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 1998
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
61.5 |
4.3 |
101 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
64.8 |
2.3 |
89 |
56.2 |
1917 |
68.8 |
1991 |
| Maine |
56.1 |
5.3 |
103 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
65.4 |
3.3 |
96 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
68.5 |
1991 |
| Massachusetts |
59.4 |
3.6 |
96 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
57.9 |
4.2 |
101 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
63.5 |
3.3 |
96 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
60.8 |
5.9 |
102 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
62.5 |
5.0 |
99 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
60.1 |
4.2 |
103 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
58.8 |
5.0 |
101 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
63.0 |
3.0 |
84 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
60.8 |
4.7 |
99 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=coolest; 104=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 1998
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
5.91 |
1.62 |
137% |
95 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
4.55 |
0.63 |
116% |
77 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
3.15 |
-0.40 |
88% |
52 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
4.71 |
0.61 |
114% |
79 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
4.79 |
0.90 |
123% |
90 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
3.26 |
-0.46 |
87% |
54 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
5.81 |
1.67 |
140% |
93 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
3.52 |
-0.07 |
97% |
62 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
4.28 |
0.26 |
106% |
69 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
5.62 |
1.76 |
145% |
96 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
2.77 |
-0.92 |
75% |
34 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
4.99 |
0.79 |
118% |
76 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
4.04 |
0.20 |
105% |
69 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=driest; 104=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.