NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

March State Temperature Averages

State March 2002 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 39.1 2.2 89 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 46.4 2.4 88 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 26.9 -0.1 62 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 45.1 1.8 85 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 37.1 1.6 82 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 31.3 0.5 74 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 43.3 2.3 89 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 33.4 1.5 80 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 38.4 1.4 72 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 39.9 2.0 95 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 30.1 1.0 72 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 42.6 0.8 64 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 35.8 1.1 75 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=coolest; 108=warmest.

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 2002 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 4.06 -0.36 91% 65 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 4.53 0.19 104% 71 1.28 1915 8.15 1994
Maine 3.48 0.11 103% 63 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 4.28 0.19 104% 69 1.16 1915 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 4.19 0.03 100% 74 0.10 1915 9.57 2001
New Hampshire 3.80 0.43 112% 69 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 4.34 0.16 103% 67 1.16 1915 7.80 1912
New York 3.27 0.15 104% 67 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 3.97 0.56 116% 78 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 5.02 0.37 107% 80 0.16 1915 10.43 2001
Vermont 3.55 0.48 115% 71 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 5.01 1.04 126% 88 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 3.88 0.36 110% 71 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=driest; 108=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.