Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1970
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1970 1-Month |
2.66" (67.56mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-1.06" (-26.93mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1903 |
| 91st Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1970 2-Month |
7.90" (200.66mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
0.43" (10.92mm) | 78th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1963 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1975 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1970 3-Month |
11.72" (297.69mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
0.35" (8.89mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1926 |
| 50th Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1970 4-Month |
14.79" (375.67mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.37" (9.40mm) | 74th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2006 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1970 5-Month |
15.74" (399.80mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-2.17" (-55.11mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1967 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1970 6-Month |
22.90" (581.66mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
1.30" (33.02mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1959 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1969–May 1970 7-Month |
26.23" (666.24mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
1.23" (31.24mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 44th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1969–May 1970 8-Month |
27.92" (709.17mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-0.43" (-10.92mm) | 61st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1969–May 1970 9-Month |
32.17" (817.12mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
0.08" (2.03mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1967 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1969–May 1970 10-Month |
35.85" (910.59mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-0.87" (-22.10mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1969–May 1970 11-Month |
45.19" (1,147.83mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
4.00" (101.60mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1970 12-Month |
48.94" (1,243.08mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
4.03" (102.37mm) | 90th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 38th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1968–May 1970 18-Month |
65.47" (1,662.94mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-1.05" (-26.67mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1968–May 1970 24-Month |
85.02" (2,159.51mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
-4.80" (-121.92mm) | 34th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 93rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1970 36-Month |
131.75" (3,346.45mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
-3.09" (-78.49mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1962 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1970 48-Month |
172.13" (4,372.10mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
-7.78" (-197.61mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 1965–May 1970 60-Month |
203.94" (5,180.08mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
-20.89" (-530.60mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on September 24, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/