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Spring (Mar-May) State Temperature Averages

State Spring 2005 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 45.1 -2.2 33 42.1 1967 51.2 1991
Delaware 50.6 -2.7 14 48.6 1940 57.6 1921
Maine 37.5 -1.7 19 33.7 1926 43.5 1921
Maryland 50.6 -2.2 25 48.6 1940 56.8 1921
Massachusetts 43.5 -2.2 19 41.0 1967 49.4 1921
New Hampshire 40.2 -2.1 30 35.4 1926 45.6 1991
New Jersey 48.7 -1.9 29 46.3 1940 54.7 1921
New York 41.7 -1.9 32 38.6 1926 48.7 1921
Pennsylvania 45.0 -2.4 10 43.6 1984 53.0 1921
Rhode Island 45.2 -1.9 34 41.0 1917 49.9 1991
Vermont 39.4 -2.1 29 34.0 1926 45.6 1921
West Virginia 48.6 -2.2 11 46.8 1960 55.5 1921
Northeast 43.4 -2.1 20 40.9 1926 50.2 1921

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

Spring (Mar-May) State Precipitation Averages

State Spring 2005 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 12.52 -0.54 95% 75 3.75 1915 24.51 1983
Delaware 13.25 1.22 110% 88 4.90 1986 19.52 1983
Maine 17.37 6.90 165% 108 4.60 1965 18.53 1901
Maryland 12.09 0.30 102% 79 5.51 1986 19.06 1983
Massachusetts 15.24 3.05 125% 104 3.82 1915 20.93 1983
New Hampshire 14.71 4.08 138% 104 4.29 1965 18.22 1901
New Jersey 11.22 -1.16 90% 62 6.60 1926 22.25 1983
New York 8.98 -1.25 87% 47 4.65 1915 14.35 1983
Pennsylvania 9.60 -1.42 87% 43 4.99 1926 15.48 1983
Rhode Island 15.89 3.20 125% 100 4.02 1915 23.20 1983
Vermont 10.17 -0.02 99% 66 4.18 1965 16.94 1983
West Virginia 12.37 0.21 101% 66 6.53 1941 17.11 1967
Northeast 11.81 0.77 107% 82 5.91 1915 16.58 1983

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

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.