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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2004
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
60.5 |
2.7 |
102 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
69.2 |
6.4 |
110 |
56.2 |
1917 |
69.2 |
2004 |
| Maine |
51.7 |
0.4 |
63 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
69.0 |
6.6 |
110 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
69.0 |
2004 |
| Massachusetts |
58.1 |
1.9 |
90 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
55.7 |
1.6 |
87 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
65.9 |
5.4 |
109 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
58.7 |
3.4 |
103 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
63.4 |
5.7 |
105 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
59.0 |
2.5 |
105 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
55.3 |
1.3 |
79 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
65.8 |
5.9 |
107 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
60.1 |
3.8 |
104 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=coolest; 110=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2004
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
3.75 |
-0.58 |
86% |
58 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
2.93 |
-1.25 |
70% |
37 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
3.70 |
0.06 |
101% |
66 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
3.95 |
-0.32 |
92% |
60 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
3.77 |
-0.14 |
96% |
67 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
5.23 |
1.47 |
139% |
92 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
3.64 |
-0.64 |
85% |
59 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
5.38 |
1.70 |
146% |
104 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
5.45 |
1.38 |
133% |
95 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
2.96 |
-0.76 |
79% |
49 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
5.00 |
1.16 |
130% |
91 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
6.96 |
2.39 |
152% |
107 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
5.02 |
1.06 |
126% |
96 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 110 years between 1895 and 2004. 1=driest; 110=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.