Monthly Precipitation in New Jersey
From 1895-2008

Values are calculated from a spatially weighted average of several dozen stations throughout the state and represent inches of liquid equivalent precipitation.

  1895-2007 Column Chart

  Top 3 NJ warm/cold and wet/dry months since 1895

Click the months in the table below to view time series of monthly rainfall history (courtesy of the Oklahoma Climatological Survey).
Seasonal time series are also provided in the links below:
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

    YEAR    JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    TOTAL   DEPARTURE
                                                                                                                   FROM NORMAL
    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----    ----   -----   -----

    1895    4.48    1.27    3.23    4.72    2.55    3.17    4.12    2.42    1.08    3.69    2.89    2.39   36.01  -11.19
    1896    1.60    6.72    5.47    1.31    2.87    5.35    5.32    1.75    4.39    2.29    2.78    1.36   41.21   -5.99
    1897    2.69    3.58    2.85    3.66    5.08    3.31   11.04    4.20    1.66    2.49    4.18    4.49   49.23    2.03
    1898    4.05    3.45    3.43    3.62    6.26    2.06    4.80    5.13    2.01    5.90    6.16    3.23   50.10    2.90
    1899    3.85    6.01    6.70    1.67    1.72    2.45    5.56    4.16    5.91    2.79    2.09    1.93   44.84   -2.36
    1900    3.70    5.25    3.60    2.21    4.22    3.02    4.58    3.51    2.87    3.79    3.13    2.37   42.25   -4.95
    1901    2.42    0.92    4.76    6.10    5.01    1.54    5.68    9.01    3.40    1.98    2.17    6.68   49.67    2.47
    1902    3.15    6.18    4.45    3.50    1.84    6.43    4.62    3.73    5.68    6.54    2.00    6.61   54.73    7.53
    1903    3.75    4.83    5.25    3.84    0.53    7.52    5.33    6.65    3.36    9.13    1.15    3.74   55.08    7.88
    1904    2.97    2.43    3.53    3.31    2.33    3.06    4.71    6.33    4.81    3.87    1.99    2.92   42.26   -4.94
    1905    4.02    2.51    4.05    2.78    1.53    3.36    3.93    5.46    5.26    2.78    1.68    3.34   40.70   -6.50
    1906    2.74    2.56    5.21    3.53    3.77    4.39    5.40    5.68    2.20    4.57    1.47    3.64   45.16   -2.04
    1907    3.37    2.64    3.13    3.66    4.52    4.32    2.53    3.29    8.12    4.57    5.15    4.49   49.79    2.59
    1908    3.59    4.75    2.87    2.63    6.35    2.27    4.54    4.83    2.10    2.78    0.87    3.33   40.91   -6.29
    1909    3.06    4.92    3.57    5.77    2.06    3.19    2.05    4.39    3.32    1.21    2.15    4.08   39.77   -7.43
    1910    4.84    3.05    1.25    5.16    2.28    5.06    1.32    3.61    2.40    3.23    3.45    2.56   38.21   -8.99
    1911    3.31    2.75    3.46    3.97    1.23    5.25    3.52    8.52    2.89    5.62    4.71    3.45   48.68    1.48
    1912    2.71    2.47    7.80    3.44    3.66    1.90    3.73    3.27    4.49    3.38    3.12    4.33   44.30   -2.90
    1913    3.44    2.47    5.28    5.59    3.09    1.76    2.44    3.89    3.89    7.98    2.47    2.78   45.08   -2.12
    1914    3.70    2.82    3.74    3.55    2.62    2.60    5.85    3.01    0.37    2.04    2.37    5.36   38.03   -9.17
    1915    6.29    5.32    1.16    2.62    3.42    3.05    5.13    7.40    2.09    3.10    1.54    4.42   45.54   -1.66
    1916    1.44    4.17    3.57    3.21    3.11    4.11    5.22    1.28    2.85    1.40    1.92    4.22   36.50  -10.70
    1917    3.13    1.93    4.76    2.31    3.43    4.18    4.67    2.11    2.75    7.16    0.51    2.91   39.85   -7.35
    1918    3.98    2.06    2.10    3.92    4.42    3.36    3.80    1.77    3.86    1.28    1.70    3.59   35.84  -11.36
    1919    3.37    3.36    5.45    2.96    4.46    3.09    8.11    6.59    3.28    3.51    3.41    2.73   50.32    3.12
    1920    2.50    4.16    3.90    4.35    2.69    6.05    5.57    5.83    3.89    1.84    4.02    4.67   49.47    2.27
    1921    2.53    3.78    3.11    3.45    3.73    3.16    3.50    4.12    2.36    0.99    3.88    2.17   36.78  -10.42
    1922    2.52    2.91    4.64    2.47    3.44    6.18    5.60    3.87    2.27    1.52    0.83    3.54   39.79   -7.41
    1923    5.02    2.56    4.19    3.43    1.49    2.04    3.75    2.33    3.80    4.35    2.29    3.79   39.04   -8.16
    1924    4.31    4.06    2.57    5.95    5.09    4.11    2.50    4.21    5.45    0.32    1.85    2.36   42.78   -4.42
    1925    4.26    2.21    3.56    2.32    2.56    3.03    7.13    2.01    2.93    4.70    3.10    2.60   40.41   -6.79
    1926    2.51    4.50    2.31    1.98    2.31    2.55    5.28    6.29    4.20    4.18    3.68    3.15   42.94   -4.26
    1927    2.13    3.09    1.50    2.34    3.27    3.09    5.86    8.17    2.67    8.01    3.66    4.16   47.95    0.75
    1928    2.17    4.01    2.91    5.09    2.00    6.61    6.63    6.43    4.54    1.22    1.73    1.50   44.84   -2.36
    1929    3.35    4.02    3.15    6.22    3.12    3.04    1.59    2.47    4.76    4.72    2.49    2.76   41.69   -5.51
    1930    2.81    2.77    2.61    2.26    2.46    4.08    3.85    3.17    2.15    2.00    3.37    2.45   33.98  -13.22
    1931    2.14    2.01    4.22    2.69    3.55    4.67    4.15    5.56    1.84    2.84    0.83    2.18   36.68  -10.52
    1932    4.52    2.00    5.78    2.74    3.04    3.77    2.90    2.70    2.39    5.70    7.45    2.94   45.93   -1.27
    1933    2.46    3.27    4.90    4.68    4.99    2.84    3.77   10.71    5.59    1.81    1.08    3.23   49.33    2.13
    1934    2.79    2.87    3.29    3.72    4.49    3.69    3.46    3.83    8.61    2.44    2.86    2.85   44.90   -2.30
    1935    4.05    2.86    2.49    2.44    1.91    4.67    4.52    2.74    6.60    4.69    5.14    1.80   43.91   -3.29
    1936    6.38    3.13    5.05    3.05    2.59    4.79    2.66    4.04    4.67    3.24    1.10    6.26   46.96   -0.24
    1937    6.29    2.28    2.78    4.69    3.08    4.60    2.55    6.80    2.51    5.49    4.48    1.61   47.16   -0.04
    1938    3.47    2.40    2.09    2.69    3.48    7.73    8.86    3.05    9.78    2.55    3.55    2.66   52.31    5.11
    1939    4.02    5.60    4.96    5.14    1.37    3.69    2.41    7.26    1.45    4.24    1.87    1.44   43.45   -3.75
    1940    1.87    3.09    4.95    5.57    6.24    3.07    2.61    6.15    4.63    2.36    4.73    2.97   48.24    1.04
    1941    3.53    2.47    2.73    2.31    1.87    5.12    6.76    3.73    0.27    1.87    2.88    3.59   37.13  -10.07
    1942    2.96    2.63    5.71    1.39    2.37    3.12    6.94    7.76    4.40    3.51    4.08    4.50   49.37    2.17
    1943    2.96    1.98    3.02    2.82    4.84    3.38    4.13    2.02    1.65    7.48    2.88    1.44   38.60   -8.60
    1944    3.50    2.29    5.72    5.42    1.62    4.05    1.44    2.83    8.14    2.54    6.41    3.00   46.96   -0.24
    1945    2.97    3.21    2.32    3.28    4.64    4.11    9.56    4.31    4.54    2.57    5.49    5.12   52.12    4.92
    1946    1.83    2.16    3.33    1.51    6.48    5.34    5.73    4.27    3.12    1.53    1.47    2.40   39.17   -8.03
    1947    3.75    1.97    2.62    4.18    7.20    3.60    4.32    4.13    2.59    2.07    6.17    2.76   45.36   -1.84
    1948    5.06    2.57    3.61    3.65    8.02    5.24    4.11    6.04    1.19    2.30    4.77    6.39   52.95    5.75
    1949    5.96    3.78    2.72    3.60    4.78    0.24    3.76    3.65    4.19    2.52    1.64    2.89   39.73   -7.47
    1950    2.37    3.82    4.36    2.14    3.67    2.69    5.14    4.97    3.52    1.92    5.50    3.77   43.87   -3.33
    1951    3.20    4.23    5.19    2.98    4.16    3.70    3.99    2.91    1.77    4.38    6.74    5.49   48.74    1.54
    1952    5.17    2.24    5.46    6.58    5.72    3.66    4.75    7.33    3.71    0.84    4.85    4.19   54.50    7.30
    1953    5.19    2.64    6.91    5.41    5.79    2.90    3.89    3.39    1.44    3.73    2.92    4.34   48.55    1.35
    1954    2.12    1.79    3.72    3.52    3.86    1.12    1.71    6.76    5.64    2.26    5.16    3.68   41.34   -5.86
    1955    0.68    3.03    4.58    2.59    1.43    4.10    1.14   11.44    2.45    6.96    2.20    0.39   40.99   -6.21
    1956    2.46    4.98    4.92    3.21    2.71    4.49    5.72    3.49    3.43    4.27    3.82    4.28   47.78    0.58
    1957    1.93    2.73    3.22    4.65    1.63    2.22    1.34    2.17    2.88    2.73    4.08    6.33   35.91  -11.29
    1958    4.86    4.78    5.36    5.72    4.42    3.14    6.07    6.21    3.78    5.41    2.74    1.57   54.06    6.86
    1959    2.26    2.02    3.95    2.90    1.86    3.97    7.35    5.05    1.89    4.55    4.32    4.10   44.22   -2.98
    1960    3.19    4.42    2.40    2.99    3.72    1.98    7.40    4.67    7.73    2.34    2.22    3.05   46.11   -1.09
    1961    3.14    3.68    5.44    4.97    3.58    3.10    6.11    4.08    2.64    2.78    2.54    3.47   45.53   -1.67
    1962    2.91    3.98    3.67    3.94    1.66    4.36    2.95    5.87    3.64    2.60    4.87    2.76   43.21   -3.99
    1963    2.50    2.37    4.31    0.90    2.64    2.67    2.73    2.88    4.76    0.32    6.94    2.13   35.15  -12.05
    1964    4.67    3.44    2.11    5.99    0.94    2.16    4.83    0.90    3.22    1.91    1.97    4.49   36.63  -10.57
    1965    3.08    2.57    3.31    2.49    1.63    1.77    3.27    3.44    2.43    2.12    1.44    1.81   29.36  -17.84
    1966    3.20    4.11    1.70    2.92    3.97    1.15    2.08    2.44    7.82    4.72    2.72    3.93   40.76   -6.44
    1967    1.35    2.42    5.14    2.81    3.93    2.79    6.04    9.11    2.15    2.40    1.98    5.76   45.88   -1.32
    1968    2.56    1.07    5.08    2.05    6.15    5.33    2.10    2.96    1.55    2.70    4.87    3.31   39.73   -7.47
    1969    2.12    2.61    3.02    3.04    2.49    3.80    9.60    3.64    4.40    1.77    3.19    7.21   46.89   -0.31
    1970    0.97    3.03    3.83    5.21    2.68    3.83    3.28    3.37    1.60    3.74    5.40    2.84   39.78   -7.42
    1971    2.56    5.36    3.02    2.59    4.19    1.34    4.34   10.36    5.68    4.69    5.33    1.98   51.44    4.24
    1972    2.74    4.79    3.40    3.77    5.50    8.41    3.96    2.00    2.37    5.45    9.06    6.11   57.56   10.36
    1973    4.25    3.71    3.65    6.64    4.87    5.92    3.26    3.00    3.54    3.94    1.43    7.29   51.50    4.30
    1974    3.58    2.14    5.19    3.19    3.67    3.59    2.14    6.34    5.54    2.11    1.49    5.15   44.13   -3.07
    1975    5.33    3.29    4.26    3.42    4.68    6.38    9.06    3.85    8.16    3.88    3.75    2.79   58.85   11.65
    1976    5.35    2.50    2.06    2.09    3.68    2.87    3.79    4.59    2.60    6.29    0.59    2.43   38.84   -8.36
    1977    2.29    2.13    4.85    3.73    1.37    3.96    2.57    5.46    4.26    4.24    7.59    6.01   48.46    1.26
    1978    7.50    1.45    4.19    1.99    7.06    2.66    4.58    7.06    2.53    1.71    2.52    4.93   48.18    0.98
    1979    9.09    5.30    3.71    3.75    5.78    3.77    3.92    5.71    6.13    3.90    3.45    2.09   56.60    9.40
    1980    2.39    1.01    6.92    6.28    2.51    3.49    3.47    2.09    1.97    4.10    3.21    0.86   38.30   -8.90
    1981    0.52    4.36    1.50    4.07    4.48    4.52    3.83    2.87    3.38    3.66    1.53    4.38   39.10   -8.10
    1982    4.50    2.70    2.37    5.72    3.05    5.15    3.40    2.83    2.42    1.76    3.71    2.15   39.76   -7.44
    1983    3.32    2.89    7.72    8.91    5.62    4.05    1.87    3.04    2.85    4.64    6.34    7.08   58.33   11.13
    1984    2.15    4.09    6.41    5.33    8.29    3.36    7.05    2.32    2.58    2.99    2.44    2.68   49.69    2.49
    1985    1.46    2.44    1.83    1.07    5.25    4.01    4.49    4.28    5.47    1.75    6.06    1.45   39.56   -7.64
    1986    4.18    3.50    1.96    5.13    1.21    2.49    5.34    4.47    2.56    2.73    6.30    5.97   45.84   -1.36
    1987    5.47    1.32    2.98    5.44    2.66    3.30    6.25    4.24    4.29    4.21    2.96    2.26   45.38   -1.82
    1988    3.02    4.13    2.43    2.48    4.74    1.13    6.31    3.52    2.78    2.70    6.29    1.00   40.53   -6.67
    1989    2.20    3.24    4.34    4.03    8.22    5.87    6.55    5.04    7.31    5.09    2.86    0.81   55.56    8.36
    1990    4.49    1.84    2.87    3.68    7.67    2.82    3.76    8.24    2.20    4.26    2.18    5.06   49.07    1.87
    1991    4.60    1.38    5.37    3.98    2.19    2.82    5.60    5.01    4.17    2.10    1.82    4.11   43.15   -4.05
    1992    1.77    1.96    3.65    1.72    3.07    4.77    4.77    5.14    4.06    1.47    4.74    4.99   42.11   -5.09
    1993    2.64    2.91    7.08    4.37    1.34    2.72    2.72    3.99    5.82    4.13    2.88    4.76   45.36   -1.84
    1994    5.59    3.59    7.34    2.92    3.69    3.68    5.62    5.96    2.84    0.85    3.68    2.31   48.07    0.87
    1995    3.15    2.40    1.87    1.87    3.98    2.24    4.46    1.92    4.29    6.85    5.35    2.43   40.81   -6.39
    1996    5.77    2.33    4.33    4.95    3.80    5.25    7.20    3.77    5.87    6.38    2.37    7.96   59.98   12.78
    1997    3.24    2.56    4.92    4.04    3.21    2.13    5.22    5.69    2.16    2.46    4.28    3.99   43.90   -3.30
    1998    4.58    4.61    5.22    4.55    6.23    5.05    2.09    2.64    1.98    2.65    1.31    1.52   42.43   -4.77
    1999    7.39    2.71    4.96    2.79    3.05    1.76    1.42    5.52    9.58    3.47    2.35    3.01   48.01    0.81
    2000    3.16    2.16    4.64    3.31    3.82    4.27    5.51    5.80    5.15    0.75    3.31    3.52   45.40   -1.80
    2001    3.01    2.86    6.11    1.79    3.02    5.39    2.96    3.65    2.75    0.97    1.00    2.14   35.65  -11.55
    2002    2.18    0.75    4.34    4.18    4.21    4.89    1.67    3.77    3.89    7.04    5.29    4.41   46.62   -0.58
    2003    2.85    4.99    4.16    3.10    3.63    8.61    3.92    4.94    6.17    4.89    4.51    5.99   57.76   10.56
    2004    2.11    2.53    3.48    5.48    3.64    2.84    7.28    4.65    5.80    2.35    4.74    3.32   48.22    1.02
    2005    4.30    2.50    4.37    4.10    2.75    3.66    4.57    2.13    1.28    11.98   3.94    3.63   49.21    2.01
    2006    5.13    1.91    0.81    3.59    3.18    7.43    5.35    3.83    5.69    6.58    6.40    2.18   52.08    4.88
    2007    3.74    2.02    4.37    9.11    1.74    4.04    4.58    4.73    1.04    5.23    2.15    5.54   48.29    1.09
    2008    2.21P   5.01P   3.76P   2.90P   4.57P   3.43P   

MEAN        3.47    3.11    3.96    3.72    3.64    3.78    4.52    4.55    3.77    3.55    3.40    3.55   45.02
NORMAL      3.94    2.96    4.17    3.93    4.30    3.79    4.49    4.56    4.15    3.51    3.71    3.70   47.20
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    YEAR    JAN     FEB     MAR     APR     MAY     JUN     JUL     AUG     SEP     OCT     NOV     DEC    TOTAL    DEPARTURE       
                                                                                                                    FROM NORMAL 

Means based on values from 1895-2007 (preliminary values excluded).
Normals based on values from 1971-2000.

P=Preliminary Report

Last Updated: 7/2/08

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