NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

March State Temperature Averages

State March 2006 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 36.8 -0.1 72 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 44.5 0.5 71 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 28.8 1.8 81 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 43.7 0.4 66 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 35.4 -0.1 67 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 30.2 -0.6 67 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 41.9 0.9 77 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 31.8 -0.1 63 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 36.8 -0.2 57 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 37.7 -0.2 65 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 28.9 -0.2 68 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 41.0 -0.8 53 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 34.8 0.1 67 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

Rankings are for 112 years between 1895 and 2006. 1=coolest; 112=warmest.

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 2006 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 0.73 -3.69 16% 3 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 0.22 -4.12 5% 1 0.22 2006 8.15 1994
Maine 1.12 -2.25 33% 3 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 0.36 -3.73 8% 1 0.36 2006 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 0.62 -3.54 14% 2 0.10 1915 9.57 2001
New Hampshire 1.39 -1.98 41% 5 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 0.81 -3.37 19% 1 0.81 2006 7.80 1912
New York 1.77 -1.35 56% 13 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 1.48 -1.93 43% 4 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 0.63 -4.02 13% 2 0.16 1915 10.43 2001
Vermont 1.49 -1.58 48% 11 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 2.01 -1.96 50% 5 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 1.40 -2.11 39% 3 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

Rankings are for 112 years between 1895 and 2006. 1=driest; 112=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.