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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2005
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
53.2 |
-4.6 |
4 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
58.2 |
-4.6 |
5 |
56.2 |
1917 |
69.2 |
2004 |
| Maine |
46.9 |
-4.4 |
7 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
58.2 |
-4.2 |
7 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
69.0 |
2004 |
| Massachusetts |
51.1 |
-5.1 |
6 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
49.0 |
-5.1 |
7 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
56.5 |
-4.0 |
5 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
51.2 |
-4.1 |
12 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
53.3 |
-4.4 |
4 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
52.6 |
-3.9 |
6 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
49.2 |
-4.8 |
10 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
55.9 |
-4.0 |
7 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
52.0 |
-4.3 |
6 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=coolest; 111=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2005
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
2.79 |
-1.54 |
64% |
32 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
4.84 |
0.66 |
115% |
89 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
5.88 |
2.24 |
161% |
104 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
3.71 |
-0.56 |
86% |
56 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
5.32 |
1.41 |
135% |
99 |
0.75 |
1903 |
8.77 |
1984 |
| New Hampshire |
5.19 |
1.43 |
138% |
92 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
2.75 |
-1.53 |
64% |
39 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
1.60 |
-2.08 |
43% |
6 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
2.07 |
-2.00 |
50% |
12 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
4.48 |
0.76 |
120% |
92 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
2.83 |
-1.01 |
73% |
39 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
3.52 |
-1.05 |
76% |
37 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
3.20 |
-0.77 |
80% |
45 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 111 years between 1895 and 2005. 1=driest; 111=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.