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October State Temperature Averages

State October 2003 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 48.9 -1.7 18 45.3 1925 59.1 1913
Delaware 55.8 -1.1 37 51.4 1895 62.9 1919
Maine 44.1 0.1 31 38.5 1925 57.7 1913
Maryland 54.4 -1.3 34 50.2 1895 61.9 1919
Massachusetts 48.4 -1.3 19 44.8 1925 57.1 1947
New Hampshire 45.1 -0.8 31 38.2 1925 53.6 1947
New Jersey 52.9 -1.2 28 48.5 1925 60.1 1971+
New York 46.0 -1.8 19 41.3 1925 55.8 1947
Pennsylvania 48.0 -2.3 16 44.9 1925 57.8 1947
Rhode Island 51.7 -0.9 31 46.3 1895 58.4 1947
Vermont 43.7 -1.6 24 38.4 1925 52.9 1947
West Virginia 51.3 -1.4 27 46.4 1988 61.2 1919
Northeast 47.6 -1.4 20 43.3 1925 56.4 1947

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

October State Precipitation Averages

State October 2003 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 5.82 1.51 135% 91 0.36 1924 12.37 1955
Delaware 4.06 0.68 120% 80 0.14 1963 8.11 1976
Maine 7.55 3.85 204% 108 0.36 1947 7.67 1990
Maryland 4.27 0.89 126% 84 0.16 1963 8.05 1976
Massachusetts 5.84 1.69 140% 97 0.27 1924 8.88 1898
New Hampshire 5.96 2.01 151% 103 0.31 1924 8.33 1995
New Jersey 4.89 1.38 139% 91 0.32 1963+ 9.13 1903
New York 5.22 1.74 150% 99 0.33 1963 8.08 1955
Pennsylvania 4.16 0.98 130% 84 0.24 1963 6.59 1976
Rhode Island 6.31 2.52 166% 99 0.35 1946 11.14 1898
Vermont 6.80 3.13 185% 107 0.52 1963 7.94 1995
West Virginia 3.09 0.04 101% 67 0.23 1963 7.33 1925
Northeast 5.17 1.70 149% 99 0.44 1924 6.60 1995

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.