NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

July State Temperature Averages

State July 2003 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 71.9 0.4 78 65.5 1896 76.6 1913
Delaware 76.6 0.1 77 72.2 1895 79.9 1955
Maine 66.1 0.0 46 61.3 1992+ 71.4 1952
Maryland 75.3 -0.1 68 70.6 1895 79.2 1955
Massachusetts 71.2 0.8 79 66.6 1962 74.3 1955
New Hampshire 68.5 0.7 75 63.4 1962+ 71.7 1955
New Jersey 74.5 0.0 70 70.6 1895 79.0 1955
New York 68.5 -0.2 45 65.1 2000+ 73.9 1921
Pennsylvania 70.0 -0.6 29 67.3 2000 75.6 1955
Rhode Island 72.3 1.2 97 63.1 1912 75.2 1952
Vermont 67.1 -0.3 49 62.9 1992 72.4 1921
West Virginia 71.2 -0.8 29 68.6 1947 76.6 1901
Northeast 69.6 -0.2 45 66.5 2000 74.0 1955

Rankings are for 109 years between 1895 and 2003. 1=coolest; 109=warmest.

July State Precipitation Averages

State July 2003 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 3.38 -0.81 80% 50 1.09 1968 12.23 1897
Delaware 5.25 1.20 129% 71 1.10 1974 11.16 1919
Maine 3.30 -0.44 88% 45 1.11 1952 7.40 1915
Maryland 5.63 1.52 136% 88 1.35 1983 10.50 1945
Massachusetts 2.67 -1.16 69% 32 1.21 1968 8.78 1938
New Hampshire 2.99 -0.95 75% 32 1.81 1955 9.82 1915
New Jersey 3.92 -0.54 87% 46 1.14 1955 11.04 1897
New York 4.52 0.71 118% 88 1.94 1983 6.50 1992
Pennsylvania 5.72 1.57 137% 102 1.82 1909 7.27 1992
Rhode Island 3.49 0.29 109% 71 0.40 1952 9.07 1916
Vermont 4.75 0.54 112% 83 1.83 1959 9.26 1897
West Virginia 6.10 1.35 128% 96 1.96 1930 9.37 1896
Northeast 4.67 0.60 114% 91 2.16 1968 6.54 1996

Rankings are for 109 years between 1895 and 2003. 1=driest; 109=wettest.

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.