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March State Temperature Averages

State March 2005 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 32.5 -4.4 19 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 39.5 -4.5 17 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 24.6 -2.4 30 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 39.1 -4.2 26 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 31.3 -4.2 16 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 27.1 -3.7 31 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 37.3 -3.7 28 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 27.9 -4.0 24 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 32.1 -4.9 14 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 33.9 -4.0 21 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 25.1 -4.0 27 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 37.2 -4.6 18 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 30.6 -4.1 19 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=coolest; 111=warmest.

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 2005 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 4.40 -0.02 99% 75 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 4.25 -0.09 97% 71 1.28 1915 8.15 1994
Maine 4.25 0.88 126% 81 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 4.61 0.52 112% 80 1.16 1915 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 5.33 1.17 127% 97 0.10 1915 9.57 2001
New Hampshire 3.93 0.56 116% 76 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 4.37 0.19 104% 71 1.16 1915 7.80 1912
New York 2.65 -0.47 84% 36 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 3.68 0.27 108% 65 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 5.85 1.20 125% 94 0.16 1915 10.43 2001
Vermont 2.47 -0.60 80% 36 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 4.56 0.59 114% 78 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 3.76 0.24 106% 70 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=driest; 111=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.