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January State Temperature Averages

State January 2004 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 18.7 -7.3 10 16.8 1918 36.1 1932
Delaware 28.3 -5.6 13 22.5 1918 45.9 1950
Maine 6.6 -7.0 4 4.1 1994 24.8 1913
Maryland 27.8 -4.4 16 20.6 1918 44.5 1950
Massachusetts 17.5 -7.4 6 16.7 1981 35.5 1913
New Hampshire 10.7 -7.5 8 7.7 1918 28.2 1932
New Jersey 25.0 -5.6 14 19.9 1918 42.2 1932
New York 13.2 -7.4 11 10.6 1918 32.8 1932
Pennsylvania 20.3 -5.5 13 13.4 1977 39.1 1932
Rhode Island 20.4 -8.7 3 18.8 1918 38.5 1932
Vermont 7.3 -9.1 5 5.1 1918 27.9 1932
West Virginia 27.7 -2.5 25 16.9 1977 44.3 1950
Northeast 16.8 -6.2 11 13.2 1918 34.9 1932

Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=coolest; 110=warmest.

January State Precipitation Averages

State January 2004 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 1.89 -2.41 43% 16 0.54 1970 12.28 1979
Delaware 2.16 -1.76 55% 17 0.54 1981 8.36 1937
Maine 0.90 -2.56 25% 3 0.59 1970 7.80 1979
Maryland 2.30 -1.36 62% 19 0.53 1981 7.78 1937
Massachusetts 1.56 -2.61 37% 8 0.85 1955 11.19 1979
New Hampshire 0.91 -2.51 26% 3 0.60 1981 7.88 1979
New Jersey 2.11 -1.83 53% 12 0.52 1981 9.09 1979
New York 2.21 -0.78 73% 37 0.88 1981 6.05 1979
Pennsylvania 3.27 0.23 107% 76 0.74 1981 6.41 1978
Rhode Island 1.85 -2.60 41% 11 0.74 1955 11.82 1979
Vermont 0.92 -2.19 29% 3 0.58 1981 6.41 1979
West Virginia 3.50 0.04 101% 62 1.05 1981 8.26 1937
Northeast 2.25 -1.07 67% 22 0.88 1981 7.06 1979

Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=driest; 110=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.