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Summer (Jun-Aug) State Temperature Averages

State Summer 2004 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 68.5 -0.7 51 64.0 1903 72.2 1912
Delaware 73.6 -0.6 48 70.2 1927 76.4 2002
Maine 62.2 -1.5 16 60.4 1903 67.1 1937
Maryland 72.9 -0.4 53 69.3 1927 75.7 2002
Massachusetts 67.1 -0.9 30 63.6 1903 71.4 1949
New Hampshire 64.6 -0.9 41 61.1 1903 68.0 1949
New Jersey 71.6 -0.5 49 68.1 1927 74.6 1949
New York 65.4 -1.1 20 62.5 1903 70.6 1949
Pennsylvania 67.3 -1.3 12 66.0 1927 72.0 1900
Rhode Island 68.6 -0.2 69 64.2 1912 71.7 1949
Vermont 63.8 -1.3 28 60.9 1903 68.5 1949
West Virginia 69.1 -1.0 21 67.4 1927 73.3 1934
Northeast 66.5 -1.1 18 64.4 1903 70.7 1949

Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=coolest; 110=warmest.

Summer (Jun-Aug) State Precipitation Averages

State Summer 2004 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 12.76 0.13 101% 75 5.60 1929 20.67 1955
Delaware 15.13 2.93 124% 78 6.31 1964 23.60 1906
Maine 12.85 1.73 115% 92 7.49 1948 20.99 1917
Maryland 15.98 4.06 134% 88 5.25 1966 20.03 1955
Massachusetts 12.36 0.67 105% 83 5.53 1929 19.12 1955
New Hampshire 12.85 1.09 109% 81 6.95 1913 19.68 1915
New Jersey 14.77 1.96 115% 78 5.67 1966 19.67 1928
New York 14.70 3.03 125% 106 6.43 1913 16.26 1903
Pennsylvania 16.73 4.35 135% 108 6.43 1966 17.32 2003
Rhode Island 11.60 0.89 108% 80 3.88 1907 17.19 1922
Vermont 16.67 4.04 131% 107 7.00 1913 20.86 1897
West Virginia 13.38 0.27 102% 58 7.01 1930 18.22 2003
Northeast 14.63 2.58 121% 104 8.00 1913 15.25 1928

Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=driest; 110=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.