NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

Annual State Temperature Averages

State Annual 2005 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 49.6 0.6 94 44.9 1904 51.8 1998
Delaware 55.7 0.5 94 51.4 1904 57.6 1998+
Maine 41.7 0.7 75 38.4 1904 45.6 1913
Maryland 54.9 0.7 96 50.6 1917 57.0 1998
Massachusetts 48.3 0.5 87 44.4 1904 50.6 1949
New Hampshire 44.4 0.6 94 39.5 1926 46.6 1998
New Jersey 53.7 1.1 100 48.6 1904 55.5 1998
New York 46.5 1.1 96 41.7 1904 48.8 1998
Pennsylvania 49.3 0.6 75 46.1 1917 52.0 1998
Rhode Island 50.4 0.4 93 45.2 1917 52.6 1999+
Vermont 43.8 0.9 96 38.6 1904 46.0 1953
West Virginia 52.6 0.9 82 49.0 1917 54.7 1921
Northeast 47.9 0.8 90 44.0 1917 50.0 1998

Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=coolest; 111=warmest.

Annual State Precipitation Averages

State Annual 2005 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 56.33 5.94 111% 101 30.98 1965 64.02 1983
Delaware 48.76 3.08 106% 81 28.29 1930 62.08 1948
Maine 61.12 18.84 144% 111 29.61 2001 61.12 2005
Maryland 44.72 0.08 100% 73 23.77 1930 62.74 2003
Massachusetts 58.21 10.33 121% 108 28.73 1965 61.58 1996
New Hampshire 60.79 17.37 140% 111 30.28 1941 60.79 2005
New Jersey 49.21 2.06 104% 86 29.36 1965 59.67 1996
New York 46.52 4.62 111% 104 30.75 1941 50.18 1977
Pennsylvania 43.49 0.47 101% 86 25.36 1930 56.09 1996
Rhode Island 60.45 12.47 125% 109 27.59 1965 63.71 1972
Vermont 50.39 7.57 117% 107 30.21 1941 57.03 1897
West Virginia 43.48 -1.82 95% 48 25.74 1930 60.35 2003
Northeast 49.38 5.80 113% 106 31.00 1930 54.58 1996

Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=driest; 111=wettest.

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.