July State Temperature Averages

State July 2009 Coolest Warmest
Temperature Departure Rank Average Year Average Year
Connecticut 68.2 -3.3 6 65.5 1896 76.6 1913
Delaware 74.5 -2.0 21 72.2 1895 79.9 1955
Maine 63.2 -2.9 6 61.3 1992+ 71.4 1952
Maryland 72.7 -2.7 8 70.6 1895 79.2 1955
Massachusetts 67.3 -3.1 6 66.6 1962 74.3 1955
New Hampshire 64.2 -3.6 4 63.4 1962+ 71.7 1955
New Jersey 72.2 -2.3 17 70.6 1895 79.0 1955
New York 65.6 -3.1 4 65.1 2000+ 73.9 1921
Pennsylvania 66.7 -3.9 1 66.7 2009 75.6 1955
Rhode Island 69.7 -1.4 34 63.1 1912 75.2 1952
Vermont 64.9 -2.5 12 62.9 1992 72.4 1921
West Virginia 67.8 -4.2 1 67.8 2009 76.6 1901
Northeast 66.5 -3.3 2 66.5 2000 74.0 1955

Rankings are for 115 years between 1895 and 2009. 1=coolest; 115=warmest.

July State Precipitation Averages

State July 2009 Driest Wettest
Precipitation Departure Pct Normal Rank Amount Year Amount Year
Connecticut 9.26 5.07 220% 113 1.09 1968 12.23 1897
Delaware 2.50 -1.55 61% 23 1.10 1974 11.16 1919
Maine 6.49 2.75 173% 112 1.11 1952 7.40 1915
Maryland 3.03 -1.08 73% 28 1.35 1983 10.50 1945
Massachusetts 8.36 4.53 218% 114 1.21 1968 8.78 1938
New Hampshire 7.43 3.49 188% 112 1.81 1955 9.82 1915
New Jersey 4.91 0.45 110% 73 1.14 1955 11.04 1897
New York 5.50 1.69 144% 105 1.94 1983 6.50 1992
Pennsylvania 5.04 0.89 121% 93 1.82 1909 7.27 1992
Rhode Island 9.71 6.51 303% 115 0.40 1952 9.71 2009
Vermont 6.82 2.61 162% 110 1.83 1959 9.26 1897
West Virginia 5.23 0.48 110% 72 1.96 1930 9.37 1896
Northeast 5.72 1.66 140% 110 2.16 1968 6.54 1996

Rankings are for 115 years between 1895 and 2009. 1=driest; 115=wettest.

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1971-2000 normals.