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Northeast Regional Climate Center |
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May State Temperature Averages
| State
| May 2006
| Coolest
| Warmest
|
| Temperature
| Departure
| Rank
| Average
| Year
| Average
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
57.5 |
-0.3 |
62 |
49.8 |
1917 |
63.1 |
1991 |
| Delaware |
62.9 |
0.1 |
64 |
56.2 |
1917 |
69.2 |
2004 |
| Maine |
52.8 |
1.5 |
82 |
44.3 |
1967 |
57.6 |
1911 |
| Maryland |
61.7 |
-0.7 |
52 |
56.5 |
1967+ |
69.0 |
2004 |
| Massachusetts |
55.7 |
-0.5 |
53 |
48.8 |
1917 |
61.4 |
1944 |
| New Hampshire |
53.5 |
-0.6 |
59 |
45.0 |
1917 |
59.7 |
1911 |
| New Jersey |
61.3 |
0.8 |
73 |
53.5 |
1917 |
66.1 |
1991 |
| New York |
55.8 |
0.5 |
64 |
46.9 |
1917 |
61.6 |
1911 |
| Pennsylvania |
57.0 |
-0.7 |
40 |
51.0 |
1967 |
64.8 |
1944 |
| Rhode Island |
57.2 |
0.7 |
78 |
48.1 |
1917 |
60.8 |
1991 |
| Vermont |
54.4 |
0.4 |
71 |
44.8 |
1917 |
59.9 |
1975 |
| West Virginia |
57.5 |
-2.4 |
19 |
54.3 |
1997 |
67.3 |
1896 |
| Northeast |
56.3 |
-0.1 |
51 |
49.5 |
1917 |
62.1 |
1911 |
Rankings are for 112 years between 1895 and 2006. 1=coolest; 112=warmest.
May State Precipitation Averages
| State
| May 2006
| Driest
| Wettest
|
| Precipitation
| Departure
| Pct Normal
| Rank
| Amount
| Year
| Amount
| Year
|
| Connecticut |
7.29 |
2.96 |
168% |
109 |
0.60 |
1903 |
10.42 |
1984 |
| Delaware |
1.80 |
-2.38 |
43% |
16 |
0.34 |
1964 |
10.80 |
1948 |
| Maine |
6.19 |
2.55 |
170% |
107 |
0.77 |
1903 |
7.16 |
1984 |
| Maryland |
2.37 |
-1.90 |
55% |
24 |
0.80 |
1964 |
7.62 |
1989 |
| Massachusetts |
9.28 |
5.37 |
237% |
112 |
0.75 |
1903 |
9.28 |
2006 |
| New Hampshire |
9.30 |
5.54 |
247% |
111 |
0.69 |
1903 |
9.58 |
1984 |
| New Jersey |
3.18 |
-1.10 |
74% |
50 |
0.53 |
1903 |
8.29 |
1984 |
| New York |
3.54 |
-0.14 |
96% |
66 |
0.64 |
1903 |
7.03 |
1984 |
| Pennsylvania |
3.31 |
-0.76 |
81% |
53 |
1.43 |
1903 |
7.63 |
1989 |
| Rhode Island |
7.20 |
3.48 |
193% |
109 |
0.68 |
1939 |
9.00 |
1948 |
| Vermont |
7.14 |
3.30 |
185% |
110 |
0.41 |
1903 |
8.47 |
1984 |
| West Virginia |
2.83 |
-1.74 |
61% |
24 |
1.46 |
1911 |
9.26 |
1996 |
| Northeast |
4.49 |
0.53 |
113% |
84 |
1.23 |
1903 |
6.91 |
1984 |
Rankings are for 112 years between 1895 and 2006. 1=driest; 112=wettest.
+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.