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October State Temperature Averages

State October 2002 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 49.5 -1.1 27 45.3 1925 59.1 1913
Delaware 58.0 1.1 67 51.4 1895 62.9 1919
Maine 41.6 -2.4 6 38.5 1925 57.7 1913
Maryland 55.9 0.2 51 50.2 1895 61.9 1919
Massachusetts 48.2 -1.5 17 44.8 1925 57.1 1947
New Hampshire 44.1 -1.8 19 38.2 1925 53.6 1947
New Jersey 53.7 -0.4 43 48.5 1925 60.1 1971+
New York 46.3 -1.5 20 41.3 1925 55.8 1947
Pennsylvania 49.2 -1.1 26 44.9 1925 57.8 1947
Rhode Island 52.1 -0.5 37 46.3 1895 58.4 1947
Vermont 42.7 -2.6 12 38.4 1925 52.9 1947
West Virginia 54.1 1.4 65 46.4 1988 61.2 1919
Northeast 48.0 -1.1 24 43.3 1925 56.4 1947

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

October State Precipitation Averages

State October 2002 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 3.79 -0.52 88% 62 0.36 1924 12.37 1955
Delaware 7.84 4.46 232% 107 0.14 1963 8.11 1976
Maine 3.01 -0.69 81% 48 0.36 1947 7.67 1990
Maryland 6.42 3.04 190% 104 0.16 1963 8.05 1976
Massachusetts 4.01 -0.14 96% 70 0.27 1924 8.88 1898
New Hampshire 3.51 -0.44 88% 69 0.31 1924 8.33 1995
New Jersey 7.04 3.53 200% 103 0.32 1963+ 9.13 1903
New York 4.36 0.88 125% 88 0.33 1963 8.08 1955
Pennsylvania 5.11 1.93 160% 96 0.24 1963 6.59 1976
Rhode Island 4.05 0.26 106% 74 0.35 1946 11.14 1898
Vermont 3.51 -0.16 95% 67 0.52 1963 7.94 1995
West Virginia 5.46 2.41 179% 101 0.23 1963 7.33 1925
Northeast 4.58 1.12 132% 92 0.44 1924 6.60 1995

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.