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September State Temperature Averages

State September 2001 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 62.5 0.8 70 57.9 1917 67.7 1961
Delaware 66.9 -1.1 37 62.8 1917 73.1 1930
Maine 57.6 2.4 82 51.7 1978 62.7 1961
Maryland 65.2 -1.8 23 61.9 1917 72.3 1930
Massachusetts 62.3 1.8 78 57.2 1963 66.8 1961
New Hampshire 58.7 1.7 81 53.2 1918 64.5 1961
New Jersey 64.9 -0.6 52 59.2 1917 71.4 1961
New York 59.5 0.7 55 55.0 1918 66.5 1961
Pennsylvania 60.5 -1.1 22 57.5 1918 67.8 1931
Rhode Island 64.8 2.0 94 58.2 1917 67.5 1961
Vermont 57.6 1.0 62 51.0 1913 65.1 1961
West Virginia 62.0 -1.9 20 59.3 1918 69.9 1900
Northeast 60.4 0.2 43 56.6 1918 66.8 1961

Rankings are for 107 years between 1895 and 2001. 1=coolest; 107=warmest.

September State Precipitation Averages

State September 2001 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 4.34 -0.02 99% 74 0.35 1914 13.89 1938
Delaware 2.31 -1.88 55% 24 0.15 1941 11.59 1935
Maine 3.69 0.01 100% 63 1.26 1948 9.10 1999
Maryland 2.78 -1.26 68% 41 0.58 1941 10.45 1999
Massachusetts 3.52 -0.42 89% 61 0.58 1914 9.66 1933
New Hampshire 4.07 0.41 111% 68 0.77 1914 9.81 1938
New Jersey 2.75 -1.39 66% 40 0.27 1941 9.78 1938
New York 4.10 -0.04 99% 78 1.18 1964 7.87 1977
Pennsylvania 4.16 0.08 102% 76 0.79 1943 7.64 1975
Rhode Island 2.99 -0.81 78% 52 0.50 1959+ 9.39 1961
Vermont 4.01 0.04 101% 64 0.96 1908 8.61 1999
West Virginia 2.54 -0.97 72% 36 0.69 1985 6.73 1996
Northeast 3.70 -0.24 93% 65 1.28 1914 7.44 1999

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.