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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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December State Temperature Averages
| State
| December 2000
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
26.0 |
-3.9 |
20 |
17.5 |
1989 |
36.8 |
1990 |
| Delaware |
31.5 |
-5.9 |
13 |
26.0 |
1989 |
44.8 |
1984 |
| Maine |
17.7 |
-1.7 |
33 |
5.3 |
1989 |
29.4 |
1900 |
| Maryland |
28.7 |
-7.2 |
6 |
24.5 |
1989 |
43.6 |
1984 |
| Massachusetts |
26.1 |
-2.9 |
25 |
16.4 |
1989 |
37.2 |
1923 |
| New Hampshire |
19.8 |
-3.1 |
27 |
8.5 |
1989 |
30.9 |
1998 |
| New Jersey |
29.3 |
-5.1 |
15 |
23.1 |
1989 |
41.0 |
1923 |
| New York |
20.0 |
-5.5 |
11 |
11.5 |
1989 |
33.7 |
1923 |
| Pennsylvania |
22.9 |
-7.0 |
5 |
17.8 |
1989 |
38.4 |
1923 |
| Rhode Island |
29.3 |
-3.7 |
21 |
21.9 |
1989 |
42.4 |
1928 |
| Vermont |
16.8 |
-4.9 |
20 |
5.0 |
1989 |
29.8 |
1996+ |
| West Virginia |
25.8 |
-7.9 |
5 |
21.7 |
1989 |
42.6 |
1956 |
| Northeast |
22.2 |
-5.3 |
11 |
14.4 |
1989 |
35.5 |
1923 |
Rankings are for 106 years between 1895 and 2000. 1=coolest; 106=warmest.
December State Precipitation Averages
| State
| December 2000
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
4.52 |
0.46 |
111% |
74 |
0.79 |
1955 |
9.37 |
1973 |
| Delaware |
3.02 |
-0.56 |
84% |
49 |
0.64 |
1988 |
8.15 |
1996 |
| Maine |
4.19 |
0.42 |
111% |
76 |
0.94 |
1943 |
8.76 |
1973 |
| Maryland |
2.80 |
-0.62 |
81% |
46 |
0.48 |
1955 |
6.95 |
1969 |
| Massachusetts |
4.51 |
0.41 |
109% |
79 |
0.92 |
1943 |
8.52 |
1973 |
| New Hampshire |
4.13 |
0.48 |
113% |
79 |
0.94 |
1943 |
8.72 |
1973 |
| New Jersey |
3.52 |
-0.15 |
95% |
59 |
0.39 |
1955 |
7.96 |
1996 |
| New York |
3.48 |
0.17 |
105% |
77 |
1.13 |
1943 |
6.04 |
1973 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.94 |
-0.19 |
93% |
59 |
0.58 |
1955 |
6.23 |
1990 |
| Rhode Island |
5.01 |
0.60 |
113% |
78 |
0.71 |
1955 |
10.20 |
1936 |
| Vermont |
4.93 |
1.65 |
150% |
96 |
0.99 |
1943 |
7.51 |
1973 |
| West Virginia |
2.37 |
-1.03 |
69% |
25 |
0.69 |
1965 |
7.08 |
1978 |
| Northeast |
3.47 |
0.02 |
100% |
67 |
1.02 |
1955 |
6.41 |
1973 |
Rankings are for 106 years between 1895 and 2000. 1=driest; 106=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.