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WEATHER REPORT
For the following weather charts, the numbers for each state reflect the temperature ranking for the period since records began in 1895.
STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RANKS MAY 2020
NORTHEAST Delaware: (Hearth, BBQ) “We have been open the whole time, but floor traffic has been nil! No one is coming in. Not much to compare sales from May of last year, since it was the worse month since, I have been selling stoves for 15 years! Praying for our nation and that it picks up.”
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Maine: (Hearth, Patio, BBQ) “The current
shutdown due to COVID-19 has greatly affected sales for the month of May. We remain cautiously optimistic as our state begins to re-open. After sheltering in place for months, some customers are emerging with a greater focus on home improvements that include hearth products! We are seeing longer lead times with suppliers as they struggle to maintain business with a reduced work force. For the most part, everyone understands the ongoing challenges and continues to do business to the extent possible.”
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NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NESDIS/NOAA
Much Below Average
Record Coldest
Below Average
Near Average
Above Average
Much Above Average
Record Warmest
In May, only five states (California, Utah, Colorado, Arizona, and New Mexico) posted Much Above Average temperatures, with five more states (Washington, Oregon, Nevada, Wyoming, and Texas) at Above Average. All the rest of the states experienced Near Average, Below Average, or Much Below Average.
Maine: (Hearth, Patio, BBQ) “Things are
picking up as businesses open up.”
New Jersey: (Hearth) “Coronavirus is
STATEWIDE AVERAGE TEMPERATURE RANKS MARCH 2020 – MAY 2020
still shutting down our showroom. Have been doing sales curbside or by appointment only. We started going out to houses for cleanings and service mid-May.” New York: (Hearth) “No sales or
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installations because of COVID-19 shutdown.” New York: (Hearth & Spas) “We have had
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resumed on May 16 (none since March 20), we were able to finally turn the product that had been in the warehouse. The retail store re-opened on May 30. Several
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enough already of the new rules, the face masks, the crazy restrictions on our retail business, and most of all, the TURBO – unemployment that keeps employees home and refusing to work. Hate to make this comment space political, but seriously, how much more can our small businesses take?” New York: (Hearth, Patio) “As installations
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Record Coldest
Much Below Average
NATIONAL CLIMATIC DATA CENTER/NESDIS/NOAA
Below Average
Near Average
Above Average
Much Above Average
Record Warmest
For the period March – May, seven states (Utah, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Texas, Louisiana, and Florida) were at Much Above Average temperatures. Not a single state was colder than average.
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