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Active Pattern for the Center of the Nation

Severe thunderstorms, excessive rainfall, critical fire weather are all in the outlook today and into this last weekend of April. Very large hail, severe wind gusts, and a couple strong tornadoes will all be possible across the central and southern Plains today. Flash flooding also possible for portions of the Plains and Mississippi Valley. Critical fire weather conditions for Southern High Plains Read More >

Monthly County Precipitation Normals (1991 - 2020) for March


... CONNECTICUT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

FAIRFIELD                4.28 
HARTFORD                 4.28 
LITCHFIELD               4.03 
MIDDLESEX                4.62 
NEW HAVEN                4.61 
NEW LONDON               4.74 
TOLLAND                  4.25 
WINDHAM                  4.50 

... MASSACHUSETTS ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BARNSTABLE               4.83 
BERKSHIRE                3.70 
BRISTOL                  5.31 
DUKES                    5.15 
ESSEX                    4.73 
FRANKLIN                 4.04 
HAMPDEN                  4.10 
HAMPSHIRE                3.88 
MIDDLESEX                4.49 
NANTUCKET                4.91 
NORFOLK                  4.89 
PLYMOUTH                 5.43 
SUFFOLK                  4.88 
WORCESTER                4.34 

... MAINE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ANDROSCOGGIN             3.77 
AROOSTOOK                3.05 
CUMBERLAND               4.05 
FRANKLIN                 3.46 
HANCOCK                  4.10 
KENNEBEC                 3.65 
KNOX                     4.50 
LINCOLN                  4.29 
OXFORD                   3.62 
PENOBSCOT                3.51 
PISCATAQUIS              3.15 
SAGADAHOC                4.23 
SOMERSET                 3.09 
WALDO                    3.95 
WASHINGTON               4.22 
YORK                     4.41 

... NEW HAMPSHIRE ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

BELKNAP                  3.52 
CARROLL                  4.02 
CHESHIRE                 3.73 
COOS                     3.52 
GRAFTON                  3.49 
HILLSBOROUGH             3.97 
MERRIMACK                3.61 
ROCKINGHAM               4.13 
STRAFFORD                3.98 
SULLIVAN                 3.33 

... NEW YORK ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ALBANY                   3.20 
ALLEGANY                 2.85 
BROOME *                 3.28 
CATTARAUGUS              3.25 
CAYUGA                   2.97 
CHAUTAUQUA               3.22 
CHEMUNG *                2.81 
CHENANGO *               3.49 
CLINTON                  2.54 
COLUMBIA                 3.17 
CORTLAND *               3.43 
DELAWARE *               3.46 
DUTCHESS                 3.54 
ERIE                     3.15 
ESSEX                    3.37 
FRANKLIN                 2.84 
FULTON                   3.77 
GENESEE                  2.62 
GREENE                   3.82 
HAMILTON                 3.86 
HERKIMER                 3.46 
JEFFERSON                2.90 
LEWIS                    3.31 
LIVINGSTON               2.50 
MADISON                  3.49 
MONROE                   2.47 
MONTGOMERY               3.27 
NASSAU                   4.33 
NEW YORK CITY            4.14 
NIAGARA                  2.62 
ONEIDA                   3.55 
ONONDAGA                 3.30 
ONTARIO                  2.65 
ORANGE                   3.85 
ORLEANS                  2.50 
OSWEGO                   3.54 
OTSEGO *                 3.55 
PUTNAM                   4.03 
RENSSELAER               3.12 
ROCKLAND                 3.98 
SARATOGA                 3.64 
SCHENECTADY              3.24 
SCHOHARIE                3.29 
SCHUYLER                 2.65 
SENECA                   2.59 
STEUBEN *                2.62 
ST LAWRENCE              2.75 
SUFFOLK                  4.64 
SULLIVAN *               3.61 
TIOGA *                  3.18 
TOMPKINS                 2.97 
ULSTER                   4.03 
WARREN                   3.85 
WASHINGTON               3.15 
WAYNE                    2.65 
WESTCHESTER              4.00 
WYOMING                  3.03 
YATES                    2.59 

... RHODE ISLAND ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

KENT                     5.08 
NEWPT&BRISTOL            5.28 
PROVIDENCE               4.93 
WASHINGTON               5.23 

... VERMONT ...

                        County 
                       Averaged 
                        Normal 

ADDISON                  2.81 
BENNINGTON               4.29 
CALEDONIA                3.03 
CHITTENDEN               2.85 
ESSEX                    3.15 
FRANKLIN                 2.97 
GRAND ISLE               2.32 
LAMOILLE                 3.53 
ORANGE                   3.08 
ORLEANS                  3.31 
RUTLAND                  3.55 
WASHINGTON               3.33 
WINDHAM                  4.22 
WINDSOR                  3.58 


NOTE: COUNTIES MARKED WITH A * ARE SERVICED
BY THE MIDDLE ATLANTIC RIVER FORECAST CENTER.