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October State Temperature Averages

State October 2000 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 50.9 -0.1 47 45.3 1925 59.1 1913
Delaware 57.7 0.9 60 51.4 1895 62.9 1919
Maine 44.3 -0.4 32 38.5 1925 57.7 1913
Maryland 57.1 1.4 69 50.2 1895 61.9 1919
Massachusetts 50.2 0.0 43 44.8 1925 57.1 1947
New Hampshire 46.2 -0.2 51 38.2 1925 53.6 1947
New Jersey 54.7 0.3 54 48.5 1925 60.1 1971+
New York 48.7 0.5 53 41.3 1925 55.8 1947
Pennsylvania 52.0 1.4 61 44.9 1925 57.8 1947
Rhode Island 53.4 0.7 65 46.3 1895 58.4 1947
Vermont 45.2 -1.0 36 38.4 1925 52.9 1947
West Virginia 54.9 2.1 72 46.4 1988 61.2 1919
Northeast 50.1 0.7 56 43.3 1925 56.4 1947

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

October State Precipitation Averages

State October 2000 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 1.07 -2.79 27% 4 0.36 1924 12.37 1955
Delaware 0.19 -3.02 5% 2 0.14 1963 8.11 1976
Maine 3.26 -0.29 91% 51 0.36 1947 7.67 1990
Maryland 0.31 -2.92 9% 2 0.16 1963 8.05 1976
Massachusetts 2.71 -1.03 72% 39 0.27 1924 8.88 1898
New Hampshire 2.79 -0.84 76% 44 0.31 1924 8.33 1995
New Jersey 0.75 -2.56 22% 3 0.32 1963+ 9.13 1903
New York 2.33 -0.98 70% 28 0.33 1963 8.08 1955
Pennsylvania 2.38 -0.71 76% 42 0.24 1963 6.59 1976
Rhode Island 1.12 -2.58 30% 5 0.35 1946 11.14 1898
Vermont 2.74 -0.60 81% 48 0.52 1963 8.00 1995
West Virginia 0.88 -2.34 27% 5 0.23 1963 7.33 1925
Northeast 2.15 -1.18 64% 24 0.44 1924 6.59 1995

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

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1961-1990 normals.