NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

March State Temperature Averages

State March 2000 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 40.6 4.2 99 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 48.1 4.5 97 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 31.6 4.8 92 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 47.6 4.7 100 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 40.3 5.2 101 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 35.5 5.0 98 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 44.9 4.4 100 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 37.2 5.4 100 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 41.9 5.1 98 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 41.5 4.0 99 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 33.6 4.5 96 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 45.2 3.3 87 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 39.3 4.8 98 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

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

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 2000 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 4.54 0.65 116% 75 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 7.08 3.24 184% 104 1.28 1915 8.15 1994
Maine 3.65 0.73 124% 66 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 4.82 1.18 132% 82 1.16 1915 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 4.82 1.11 129% 87 0.10 1915 8.35 1953
New Hampshire 3.64 0.60 119% 62 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 4.64 0.86 122% 71 1.16 1915 7.80 1912
New York 3.16 0.30 110% 61 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 3.39 0.15 104% 55 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 6.42 2.31 156% 95 0.16 1915 8.94 1980
Vermont 3.13 0.37 113% 60 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 3.05 -0.70 81% 26 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 3.59 0.37 111% 64 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

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

Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.