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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
|
May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2002
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
55.8 |
-2.0 |
37 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
62.5 |
-0.3 |
57 |
56.2 |
1917 |
68.8 |
1991 |
| Maine |
48.7 |
-2.6 |
14 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
61.8 |
-0.6 |
50 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
68.5 |
1991 |
| Massachusetts |
54.4 |
-1.8 |
31 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
51.2 |
-2.9 |
25 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
59.5 |
-1.0 |
39 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
51.5 |
-3.8 |
12 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
55.1 |
-2.6 |
19 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
56.0 |
-0.5 |
58 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
49.7 |
-4.3 |
12 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
58.0 |
-1.9 |
24 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
53.7 |
-2.7 |
17 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=coolest; 108=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2002
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
5.13 |
0.80 |
118% |
87 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
3.72 |
-0.46 |
88% |
56 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
3.38 |
-0.26 |
92% |
60 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
3.25 |
-1.02 |
76% |
45 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
5.68 |
1.77 |
145% |
100 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
4.40 |
0.64 |
117% |
77 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
4.21 |
-0.07 |
98% |
73 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
5.24 |
1.56 |
142% |
100 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
5.76 |
1.69 |
141% |
99 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
5.45 |
1.73 |
146% |
98 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
4.48 |
0.64 |
116% |
81 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
5.09 |
0.52 |
111% |
80 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
4.84 |
0.87 |
122% |
90 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=driest; 108=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.