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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2008
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
55.8 |
-2.0 |
40 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
60.6 |
-2.2 |
23 |
56.2 |
1917 |
69.2 |
2004 |
| Maine |
50.4 |
-0.9 |
45 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
59.6 |
-2.8 |
17 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
69.0 |
2004 |
| Massachusetts |
54.6 |
-1.6 |
36 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
52.3 |
-1.8 |
40 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
58.2 |
-2.3 |
26 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
52.0 |
-3.3 |
17 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
54.0 |
-3.7 |
8 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
55.5 |
-1.0 |
55 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
51.0 |
-3.0 |
26 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
57.0 |
-2.9 |
14 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
53.7 |
-2.7 |
17 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 114 years between 1895 and 2008. 1=coolest; 114=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2008
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
2.63 |
-1.70 |
60% |
33 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
5.18 |
1.00 |
123% |
98 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
2.23 |
-1.41 |
61% |
24 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
6.78 |
2.51 |
158% |
110 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
2.18 |
-1.73 |
55% |
25 |
0.75 |
1903 |
9.31 |
2006 |
| New Hampshire |
1.54 |
-2.22 |
40% |
9 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
4.69 |
0.41 |
109% |
88 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
2.37 |
-1.31 |
64% |
25 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
4.51 |
0.44 |
110% |
81 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
2.67 |
-1.05 |
71% |
39 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
1.83 |
-2.01 |
47% |
13 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
5.67 |
1.10 |
123% |
95 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
3.50 |
-0.46 |
88% |
56 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 114 years between 1895 and 2008. 1=driest; 114=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.