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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.