From the NorthEast Regional Climate Center, Northeast Overview for June 2024
Temperature
The Northeast had its fifth-
hottest June on record with an average temperature of 67.9 degrees F, 2.3 degrees F above normal. June average temperatures for the 12 Northeast states ranged from 1.1 degrees F
above normal in West Virginia to 3.3 degrees F
above normal in Connecticut. This June ranked among the 10
hottest Junes on record for 11 of the 12 states: Connecticut, Massachusetts, and Rhode Island, second
hottest; New Jersey, third
hottest; Maine, fourth
hottest; Delaware and Maryland, fifth
hottest; New Hampshire, seventh
hottest; Vermont, eighth
hottest; and New York and Pennsylvania, 10th
hottest. June 2024 was the
hottest June on record for four of the Northeast’s 35 major climate sites – Bridgeport and Hartford, Connecticut; Caribou, Maine; and Islip, New York. On June 19, Caribou tied its all-time
hottest temperature of 96 degrees F and its
all-time warmest low temperature of 71 degrees F. On the same day, Burlington, Vermont, tied its
all-time hottest low temperature of 80 degrees F. Meanwhile, Dulles Airport, Virginia, and Elkins, West Virginia, tied their
hottest low temperatures for June with 78 degrees F on June 23 and 72 degrees F on June 29, respectively. Dulles Airport and Elkins tied their
greatest number of June days with a high of 90 degrees F or higher with 14 days and six days, respectively. Similarly, a few sites tied their
greatest number of days with a low of 70 degrees F or higher including Newark, New Jersey, with 12 days and Buffalo, New York, with seven days.
For additional information on June’s extreme heat, see the Notable Weather Events section below.
www.nrcc.cornell.edu