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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2001
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
59.5 |
1.7 |
86 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
63.2 |
0.4 |
65 |
56.2 |
1917 |
68.8 |
1991 |
| Maine |
54.1 |
2.8 |
95 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
62.2 |
-0.2 |
57 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
68.5 |
1991 |
| Massachusetts |
57.8 |
1.6 |
83 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
55.4 |
1.3 |
80 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
61.7 |
1.2 |
75 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
57.2 |
1.9 |
84 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
58.7 |
1.0 |
59 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
59.3 |
2.8 |
104 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
55.3 |
1.3 |
77 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
60.8 |
0.9 |
60 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
57.9 |
1.5 |
77 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 107 years between 1895 and 2001. 1=coolest; 107=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2001
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
4.13 |
-0.20 |
95% |
66 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
3.77 |
-0.41 |
90% |
56 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
1.99 |
-1.65 |
54% |
16 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
4.66 |
0.39 |
109% |
81 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
2.88 |
-1.03 |
73% |
43 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
1.79 |
-1.97 |
47% |
14 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
3.02 |
-1.26 |
70% |
40 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
2.86 |
-0.82 |
77% |
37 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.08 |
-0.99 |
75% |
43 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
4.42 |
0.70 |
118% |
89 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
2.16 |
-1.68 |
56% |
21 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
6.47 |
1.90 |
141% |
102 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
3.28 |
-0.69 |
82% |
48 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 107 years between 1895 and 2001. 1=driest; 107=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.