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January State Temperature Averages

State January 2000 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 24.7 -0.1 37 16.8 1918 36.1 1932
Delaware 33.5 1.0 47 22.5 1918 45.9 1950
Maine 14.0 0.3 44 4.1 1994 24.8 1913
Maryland 32.2 1.2 53 20.6 1918 44.5 1950
Massachusetts 23.8 -0.2 36 16.7 1981 35.5 1913
New Hampshire 17.2 -0.3 40 7.7 1918 28.2 1932
New Jersey 30.4 1.2 51 19.9 1918 42.2 1932
New York 19.7 -0.1 39 10.6 1918 32.8 1932
Pennsylvania 26.1 1.5 47 13.4 1977 39.1 1932
Rhode Island 27.9 -0.4 37 18.8 1918 38.5 1932
Vermont 15.0 -0.8 36 5.1 1918 27.9 1932
West Virginia 29.8 0.8 40 16.9 1977 44.3 1950
Northeast 22.6 0.5 42 13.2 1918 34.9 1932

Rankings are for 106 years between 1895 and 2000. 1=coolest; 106=warmest.

January State Precipitation Averages

State January 2000 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 3.70 0.06 101% 70 0.54 1970 12.28 1979
Delaware 3.51 -0.03 99% 60 0.54 1981 8.36 1937
Maine 3.53 0.61 120% 60 0.59 1970 7.80 1979
Maryland 3.41 0.21 106% 63 0.53 1981 7.78 1937
Massachusetts 3.60 0.01 100% 70 0.85 1955 11.19 1979
New Hampshire 3.57 0.68 123% 68 0.60 1981 7.88 1979
New Jersey 3.16 -0.27 92% 52 0.52 1981 9.09 1979
New York 3.13 0.55 121% 74 0.88 1981 6.05 1979
Pennsylvania 2.26 -0.39 85% 37 0.74 1981 6.41 1978
Rhode Island 4.13 0.23 105% 74 0.74 1955 11.82 1979
Vermont 3.62 1.13 145% 84 0.58 1981 6.41 1979
West Virginia 2.05 -0.96 68% 15 1.05 1981 8.26 1937
Northeast 2.96 0.11 103% 56 0.88 1981 7.06 1979

Rankings are for 106 years between 1895 and 2000. 1=driest; 106=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.