1/9/12 Northeast Region Average Precipitation and Temperatures for 2011

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By Jason Parrish, Chief Meteorologist - bio | email

From the Northeast Regional Climate Center:

Annual State Temperature Averages

State	Annual 2011			Coolest		Warmest
State	Temperature	Departure	Rank	Average	Year	Average	Year
Connecticut	50.8	1.4	109	44.9	1904	51.8	1998
Delaware	58.2	2.5	117	51.4	1904	58.2	2011
Maine	43.1	1.8	108	38.4	1904	45.6	1913
Maryland	56.1	1.4	113	50.6	1917	57.0	1998
Massachusetts	49.4	1.2	108	44.4	1904	50.6	1949
New Hampshire	45.6	1.4	110	39.5	1926	46.6	1998
New Jersey	55.1	1.9	115	48.6	1904	55.5	1998
New York	47.4	1.5	108	41.7	1904	48.8	1998
Pennsylvania	50.4	1.3	106	46.1	1917	52.0	1998
Rhode Island	51.9	1.4	110	45.2	1917	52.6	1999+
Vermont	44.9	1.9	111	38.6	1904	46.0	1953
West Virginia	53.4	1.3	106	49.0	1917	54.7	1921
Northeast	49.0	1.5	109	44.0	1917	50.0	1998

Rankings are for 117 years between 1895 and 2011. 1=coolest; 117=warmest.

State	Annual 2011				Driest		Wettest
State	Precipitation	Departure	Pct Normal	Rank	Amount	Year	Amount	Year
Connecticut	67.59	17.08	133%	117	30.98	1965	67.59	2011
Delaware	50.14	4.28	109%	97	28.29	1930	62.08	1948
Maine	48.37	4.92	111%	92	29.61	2001	61.12	2005
Maryland	52.39	8.07	118%	109	23.77	1930	62.74	2003
Massachusetts	60.58	11.46	123%	115	28.73	1965	62.19	2008
New Hampshire	53.99	8.47	118%	113	30.28	1941	60.79	2005
New Jersey	63.81	16.93	136%	117	29.36	1965	63.81	2011
New York	53.86	11.56	127%	117	30.75	1941	53.86	2011
Pennsylvania	59.16	15.87	136%	117	25.36	1930	59.16	2011
Rhode Island	58.42	8.78	117%	112	27.59	1965	63.71	1972
Vermont	55.21	10.84	124%	116	30.21	1941	57.03	1897
West Virginia	53.68	8.05	117%	112	25.74	1930	60.35	2003
Northeast	55.14	10.97	124%	117	31.00	1930	55.14	2011

Rankings are for 117 years between 1895 and 2011. 1=driest; 117=wettest.

+ indicates extreme also occurred in one or more previous years.
Departures are calculated using the 1981-2010 normals.