NRCC Northeast Regional Climate Center  

March State Temperature Averages

State March 2007 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 34.6 -2.3 46 27.0 1916 44.0 1946
Delaware 45.3 1.3 80 32.5 1960 54.1 1921
Maine 25.7 -1.3 50 18.7 1923 35.4 1946
Maryland 44.4 1.1 75 31.7 1960 52.8 1921
Massachusetts 33.9 -1.6 46 27.2 1916 44.1 1946
New Hampshire 28.2 -2.6 47 21.1 1923 39.4 1946
New Jersey 41.4 0.4 72 31.3 1916 49.5 1945
New York 30.4 -1.5 52 22.2 1916 42.0 1946
Pennsylvania 37.2 0.2 62 25.4 1960 47.2 1945
Rhode Island 37.1 -0.8 61 23.8 1895 44.0 1946
Vermont 25.6 -3.5 34 18.7 1916 38.9 1946
West Virginia 46.3 4.5 101 27.9 1960 51.6 1921
Northeast 34.3 -0.3 60 25.5 1960 43.5 1945

Rankings are for 113 years between 1895 and 2007. 1=coolest; 113=warmest.

March State Precipitation Averages

State March 2007 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 4.94 0.52 111% 89 0.16 1915 10.14 1953
Delaware 3.37 -0.97 77% 43 0.22 2006 8.15 1994
Maine 4.05 0.68 120% 78 0.43 1915 10.83 1902
Maryland 3.99 -0.10 97% 65 0.36 2006 8.31 1994
Massachusetts 5.29 1.13 127% 98 0.10 1915 9.57 2001
New Hampshire 3.61 0.24 107% 65 0.23 1915 9.27 1936
New Jersey 4.37 0.19 104% 73 0.81 2006 7.80 1912
New York 3.63 0.51 116% 86 0.63 1915 5.62 1913
Pennsylvania 4.06 0.65 119% 86 0.54 1910 7.01 1936
Rhode Island 6.57 1.92 141% 103 0.16 1915 10.43 2001
Vermont 3.27 0.20 106% 69 0.38 1915 8.12 1896
West Virginia 4.05 0.08 102% 58 0.56 1910 7.58 1963
Northeast 3.98 0.47 113% 81 0.83 1915 6.53 1936

Rankings are for 113 years between 1895 and 2007. 1=driest; 113=wettest.

Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.