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January State Temperature Averages

State January 1994 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 18.6 -6.2 9 16.8 1918 36.1 1932
Delaware 28.1 -4.4 10 22.5 1918 45.9 1950
Maine 4.1 -9.6 1 4.1 1994 24.8 1913
Maryland 25.9 -5.1 8 20.6 1918 44.5 1950
Massachusetts 17.6 -6.4 6 16.7 1981 35.5 1913
New Hampshire 9.5 -8.0 3 7.7 1918 28.2 1932
New Jersey 24.4 -4.8 13 19.9 1918 42.2 1932
New York 11.3 -8.5 2 10.6 1918 32.8 1932
Pennsylvania 18.4 -6.2 5 13.4 1977 39.1 1932
Rhode Island 22.9 -5.4 10 18.8 1918 38.5 1932
Vermont 5.6 -10.2 2 5.1 1918 27.9 1932
West Virginia 24.1 -4.9 8 16.9 1977 44.3 1950
Northeast 14.9 -7.3 3 13.2 1918 34.9 1932

Rankings are for 100 years between 1895 and 1994. 1=coolest; 100=warmest.

January State Precipitation Averages

State January 1994 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 5.86 2.22 160% 93 0.54 1970 12.28 1979
Delaware 5.03 1.49 142% 83 0.54 1981 8.36 1937
Maine 4.51 1.59 154% 84 0.59 1970 7.80 1979
Maryland 4.53 1.33 141% 86 0.53 1981 7.78 1937
Massachusetts 5.38 1.79 149% 91 0.85 1955 11.19 1979
New Hampshire 4.41 1.52 152% 86 0.60 1981 7.88 1979
New Jersey 5.48 2.05 159% 94 0.52 1981 9.09 1979
New York 3.77 1.19 146% 86 0.88 1981 6.05 1979
Pennsylvania 4.42 1.77 167% 93 0.74 1981 6.41 1978
Rhode Island 5.53 1.63 141% 88 0.74 1955 11.82 1979
Vermont 3.76 1.27 151% 85 0.58 1981 6.41 1979
West Virginia 5.55 2.54 184% 91 1.05 1981 8.26 1937
Northeast 4.52 1.66 158% 92 0.88 1981 7.06 1979

Rankings are for 100 years between 1895 and 1994. 1=driest; 100=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.