Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, March 1978
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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March 1978 1-Month |
4.22" (107.19mm) | 3.89" (98.81mm) |
0.33" (8.38mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 2006 |
| 48th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2010 | ||||
|
Feb–Mar 1978 2-Month |
5.62" (142.75mm) | 6.94" (176.28mm) |
-1.32" (-33.53mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1976 | 2006 |
| 96th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 2010 | ||||
|
Jan–Mar 1978 3-Month |
13.18" (334.77mm) | 10.44" (265.18mm) |
2.74" (69.59mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2009 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1979 | ||||
|
Dec 1977–Mar 1978 4-Month |
19.07" (484.38mm) | 14.13" (358.90mm) |
4.94" (125.48mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1981 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 2010 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Mar 1978 5-Month |
26.56" (674.62mm) | 17.53" (445.26mm) |
9.03" (229.36mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1978 | ||||
|
Oct 1977–Mar 1978 6-Month |
30.80" (782.32mm) | 20.88" (530.35mm) |
9.92" (251.97mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Sep 1977–Mar 1978 7-Month |
35.41" (899.41mm) | 24.61" (625.09mm) |
10.80" (274.32mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 3rd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1977–Mar 1978 8-Month |
40.70" (1,033.78mm) | 29.25" (742.95mm) |
11.45" (290.83mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1977–Mar 1978 9-Month |
43.24" (1,098.30mm) | 33.72" (856.49mm) |
9.52" (241.81mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1939 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1977–Mar 1978 10-Month |
47.13" (1,197.10mm) | 37.44" (950.98mm) |
9.69" (246.12mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2010 | ||||
|
May 1977–Mar 1978 11-Month |
48.56" (1,233.42mm) | 41.16" (1,045.46mm) |
7.40" (187.96mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2010 | ||||
|
Apr 1977–Mar 1978 12-Month |
52.26" (1,327.40mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
7.35" (186.69mm) | 107th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2010 | ||||
|
Oct 1976–Mar 1978 18-Month |
70.92" (1,801.37mm) | 65.79" (1,671.07mm) |
5.13" (130.30mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 40th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1953 | ||||
|
Apr 1976–Mar 1978 24-Month |
90.61" (2,301.49mm) | 89.79" (2,280.67mm) |
0.82" (20.82mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 1971 | 1966 |
| 61st Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1903 | ||||
|
Apr 1975–Mar 1978 36-Month |
145.32" (3,691.13mm) | 134.82" (3,424.43mm) |
10.50" (266.70mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr 1974–Mar 1978 48-Month |
191.24" (4,857.50mm) | 179.90" (4,569.46mm) |
11.34" (288.04mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1967 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2021 | ||||
|
Apr 1973–Mar 1978 60-Month |
242.00" (6,146.80mm) | 224.79" (5,709.67mm) |
17.21" (437.13mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 1973 | 1967 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1976 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 5, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/