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July State Temperature Averages

State July 2002 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 73.8 2.3 100 65.5 1896 76.6 1913
Delaware 78.2 1.8 96 72.2 1895 79.9 1955
Maine 65.7 -0.4 38 61.3 1992+ 71.4 1952
Maryland 77.6 2.2 99 70.6 1895 79.2 1955
Massachusetts 71.3 0.9 81 66.6 1962 74.3 1955
New Hampshire 68.7 0.9 77 63.4 1962+ 71.7 1955
New Jersey 76.0 1.5 95 70.6 1895 79.0 1955
New York 70.4 1.7 89 65.1 2000+ 73.9 1921
Pennsylvania 72.8 2.2 92 67.3 2000 75.6 1955
Rhode Island 73.1 2.0 102 63.1 1912 75.2 1952
Vermont 67.2 -0.2 51 62.9 1992 72.4 1921
West Virginia 73.8 1.8 89 68.6 1947 76.6 1901
Northeast 71.2 1.4 87 66.5 2000 74.0 1955

Rankings are for 108 years between 1895 and 2002. 1=coolest; 108=warmest.

July State Precipitation Averages

State July 2002 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 2.61 -1.58 62% 21 1.09 1968 12.23 1897
Delaware 2.87 -1.18 70% 28 1.10 1974 11.16 1919
Maine 3.90 0.16 104% 75 1.11 1952 7.40 1915
Maryland 2.54 -1.57 61% 18 1.35 1983 10.50 1945
Massachusetts 2.30 -1.53 60% 18 1.21 1968 8.78 1938
New Hampshire 1.87 -2.07 47% 2 1.81 1955 9.82 1915
New Jersey 1.67 -2.79 37% 7 1.14 1955 11.04 1897
New York 2.05 -1.76 53% 2 1.94 1983 6.50 1992
Pennsylvania 2.26 -1.89 54% 6 1.82 1909 7.27 1992
Rhode Island 0.89 -2.31 27% 3 0.40 1952 9.07 1916
Vermont 3.42 -0.79 81% 40 1.83 1959 9.26 1897
West Virginia 5.35 0.60 112% 73 1.96 1930 9.37 1896
Northeast 2.88 -1.19 70% 12 2.16 1968 6.54 1996

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.