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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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August State Temperature Averages
| State
| August 1998
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
72.4 |
3.0 |
101 |
62.8 |
1903 |
73.7 |
1913 |
| Delaware |
75.2 |
0.7 |
73 |
69.2 |
1927 |
78.3 |
1900 |
| Maine |
64.8 |
0.9 |
68 |
59.1 |
1964 |
70.1 |
1937 |
| Maryland |
75.1 |
1.5 |
83 |
68.0 |
1927 |
78.4 |
1900 |
| Massachusetts |
70.3 |
1.9 |
88 |
62.3 |
1903 |
72.8 |
1937 |
| New Hampshire |
67.0 |
1.7 |
80 |
59.3 |
1903 |
70.3 |
1937 |
| New Jersey |
74.1 |
1.5 |
85 |
66.9 |
1927 |
76.2 |
1955 |
| New York |
68.5 |
2.0 |
83 |
61.2 |
1903 |
71.7 |
1955 |
| Pennsylvania |
70.5 |
1.8 |
79 |
64.4 |
1927 |
73.9 |
1900 |
| Rhode Island |
72.1 |
2.3 |
99 |
64.7 |
1903 |
73.9 |
1969 |
| Vermont |
65.5 |
0.4 |
64 |
58.4 |
1903 |
70.5 |
1937 |
| West Virginia |
71.4 |
1.0 |
70 |
66.1 |
1927 |
75.1 |
1900 |
| Northeast |
69.3 |
1.5 |
81 |
63.8 |
1927 |
72.0 |
1937 |
Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=coolest; 104=warmest.
August State Precipitation Averages
| State
| August 1998
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
2.36 |
-1.58 |
59% |
24 |
1.03 |
1981 |
15.21 |
1955 |
| Delaware |
3.59 |
-0.94 |
79% |
41 |
1.10 |
1943 |
13.76 |
1967 |
| Maine |
2.74 |
-0.96 |
74% |
28 |
1.30 |
1899 |
8.17 |
1991 |
| Maryland |
2.51 |
-1.53 |
62% |
16 |
1.07 |
1930 |
12.20 |
1955 |
| Massachusetts |
2.81 |
-0.97 |
74% |
44 |
1.11 |
1907 |
13.52 |
1955 |
| New Hampshire |
3.05 |
-0.86 |
77% |
27 |
0.96 |
1996 |
8.46 |
1990 |
| New Jersey |
2.69 |
-1.65 |
62% |
17 |
0.90 |
1964 |
11.44 |
1955 |
| New York |
3.38 |
-0.52 |
86% |
46 |
1.47 |
1907 |
6.85 |
1955 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.06 |
-0.66 |
82% |
36 |
1.29 |
1930 |
8.42 |
1955 |
| Rhode Island |
3.52 |
-0.05 |
98% |
60 |
0.58 |
1984 |
11.06 |
1946 |
| Vermont |
4.89 |
0.51 |
111% |
71 |
1.28 |
1957 |
7.59 |
1955 |
| West Virginia |
3.17 |
-0.85 |
78% |
31 |
1.55 |
1957 |
7.47 |
1898 |
| Northeast |
3.12 |
-0.76 |
80% |
26 |
1.75 |
1957 |
7.65 |
1955 |
Rankings are for 104 years between 1895 and 1998. 1=driest; 104=wettest.
Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.