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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
|
May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 1999
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
58.6 |
1.4 |
73 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
62.9 |
0.4 |
60 |
56.2 |
1917 |
68.8 |
1991 |
| Maine |
55.0 |
4.2 |
98 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
63.2 |
1.1 |
68 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
68.5 |
1991 |
| Massachusetts |
57.2 |
1.4 |
71 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
55.5 |
1.8 |
80 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
60.5 |
0.3 |
58 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
57.8 |
2.9 |
90 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
59.5 |
2.0 |
71 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
58.8 |
2.9 |
101 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
56.1 |
2.3 |
84 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
60.4 |
0.4 |
50 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
58.3 |
2.2 |
82 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 105 years between 1895 and 1999. 1=coolest; 105=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 1999
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
4.31 |
0.02 |
100% |
70 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
1.54 |
-2.38 |
39% |
11 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
2.64 |
-0.91 |
74% |
35 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
1.60 |
-2.50 |
39% |
5 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
3.97 |
0.08 |
102% |
72 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
3.45 |
-0.27 |
92% |
58 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
3.05 |
-1.09 |
73% |
41 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
2.55 |
-1.04 |
70% |
26 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.55 |
-1.47 |
63% |
25 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
4.00 |
0.14 |
103% |
72 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
3.60 |
-0.09 |
97% |
58 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
2.75 |
-1.45 |
65% |
22 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
2.75 |
-1.10 |
71% |
25 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 105 years between 1895 and 1999. 1=driest; 105=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.