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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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August State Temperature Averages
| State
| August 2002
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
72.7 |
2.9 |
106 |
62.8 |
1903 |
73.7 |
1913 |
| Delaware |
77.9 |
3.2 |
107 |
69.2 |
1927 |
78.3 |
1900 |
| Maine |
66.7 |
2.5 |
92 |
59.1 |
1964 |
70.1 |
1937 |
| Maryland |
76.8 |
3.0 |
106 |
68.0 |
1927 |
78.4 |
1900 |
| Massachusetts |
71.6 |
3.0 |
103 |
62.3 |
1903 |
72.8 |
1937 |
| New Hampshire |
69.3 |
3.6 |
106 |
59.3 |
1903 |
70.3 |
1937 |
| New Jersey |
75.5 |
2.8 |
105 |
66.9 |
1927 |
76.2 |
1955 |
| New York |
69.4 |
2.6 |
95 |
61.2 |
1903 |
71.7 |
1955 |
| Pennsylvania |
71.9 |
3.0 |
95 |
64.4 |
1927 |
73.9 |
1900 |
| Rhode Island |
73.1 |
3.0 |
105 |
64.7 |
1903 |
73.9 |
1969 |
| Vermont |
67.3 |
2.1 |
92 |
58.4 |
1903 |
70.5 |
1937 |
| West Virginia |
72.6 |
2.0 |
89 |
66.1 |
1927 |
75.1 |
1900 |
| Northeast |
70.7 |
2.7 |
97 |
63.8 |
1927 |
72.0 |
1937 |
Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=coolest; 108=warmest.
August State Precipitation Averages
| State
| August 2002
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
3.68 |
-0.70 |
83% |
55 |
1.03 |
1981 |
15.21 |
1955 |
| Delaware |
2.98 |
-1.66 |
64% |
26 |
1.10 |
1943 |
13.76 |
1967 |
| Maine |
1.08 |
-2.53 |
29% |
1 |
1.08 |
2002 |
8.17 |
1991 |
| Maryland |
2.88 |
-1.13 |
71% |
27 |
1.07 |
1930 |
12.20 |
1955 |
| Massachusetts |
2.77 |
-1.25 |
68% |
44 |
1.11 |
1907 |
13.52 |
1955 |
| New Hampshire |
1.86 |
-2.11 |
46% |
10 |
0.96 |
1996 |
8.46 |
1990 |
| New Jersey |
3.77 |
-0.81 |
82% |
45 |
0.90 |
1964 |
11.44 |
1955 |
| New York |
2.60 |
-1.26 |
67% |
17 |
1.47 |
1907 |
6.85 |
1955 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.75 |
-1.03 |
72% |
23 |
1.29 |
1930 |
8.42 |
1955 |
| Rhode Island |
1.93 |
-2.06 |
48% |
21 |
0.58 |
1984 |
11.06 |
1946 |
| Vermont |
1.77 |
-2.72 |
39% |
2 |
1.28 |
1957 |
7.59 |
1955 |
| West Virginia |
2.08 |
-2.05 |
50% |
6 |
1.55 |
1957 |
7.47 |
1898 |
| Northeast |
2.35 |
-1.58 |
59% |
4 |
1.75 |
1957 |
7.65 |
1955 |
Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=driest; 108=wettest.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.