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Winter (Dec-Feb) State Temperature Averages

State Winter 1982 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 25.6 -1.8 27 20.2 1918 33.0 1932
Delaware 32.8 -2.1 23 27.8 1918 43.2 1932
Maine 14.8 -2.4 16 9.8 1918 23.5 1933
Maryland 31.3 -2.3 20 26.4 1918 41.8 1932
Massachusetts 24.3 -2.5 19 20.0 1918 32.2 1937
New Hampshire 17.9 -2.6 22 10.9 1918 26.3 1933
New Jersey 29.8 -2.2 23 24.4 1918 38.9 1932
New York 20.2 -2.4 22 14.9 1918 29.4 1932
Pennsylvania 24.8 -2.7 13 20.7 1918 36.7 1932
Rhode Island 29.0 -1.7 33 22.5 1918 36.2 1937
Vermont 16.4 -2.4 29 8.9 1918 25.7 1933
West Virginia 29.7 -2.1 19 25.2 1977 41.4 1932
Northeast 22.7 -2.4 18 17.7 1918 32.0 1932

Rankings are for 87 years between 1896 and 1982. 1=coolest; 87=warmest.

Winter (Dec-Feb) State Precipitation Averages

State Winter 1982 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 14.09 2.79 124% 79 4.34 1901 20.26 1979
Delaware 11.83 1.65 116% 65 4.91 1981 18.90 1979
Maine 10.63 0.54 105% 52 4.60 1944 19.46 1898
Maryland 10.39 0.73 107% 62 5.19 1977 17.97 1979
Massachusetts 13.75 2.35 120% 81 4.23 1980 18.63 1979
New Hampshire 10.49 0.64 106% 61 3.92 1980 15.95 1900
New Jersey 11.58 1.11 110% 67 5.49 1980 19.32 1979
New York 8.11 -0.46 94% 43 4.34 1980 12.00 1979
Pennsylvania 8.85 0.22 102% 57 4.53 1980 13.83 1979
Rhode Island 15.41 3.18 126% 81 4.41 1901 21.39 1979
Vermont 8.62 0.43 105% 52 4.10 1980 15.85 1898
West Virginia 10.00 0.23 102% 45 5.54 1977 17.15 1979
Northeast 9.72 0.37 103% 56 4.83 1980 14.35 1979

Rankings are for 87 years between 1896 and 1982. 1=driest; 87=wettest.

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1951-1980 normals.
All references to years are the ending year of the season (2001 is Dec 2000-Feb 2001).