Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1989
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1989 1-Month |
8.43" (214.12mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
4.71" (119.63mm) | 128th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1903 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1989 2-Month |
12.19" (309.63mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
4.72" (119.89mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1963 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1989 3-Month |
16.32" (414.53mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
4.95" (125.73mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1926 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1989 4-Month |
19.35" (491.49mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
4.93" (125.22mm) | 120th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2006 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1989 5-Month |
21.47" (545.34mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
3.56" (90.43mm) | 113th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1985 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1984 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1988–May 1989 6-Month |
22.42" (569.47mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
0.82" (20.83mm) | 79th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1959 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1988–May 1989 7-Month |
28.82" (732.03mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
3.82" (97.03mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1985 |
| 23rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 2014 | ||||||
|
Oct 1988–May 1989 8-Month |
31.50" (800.10mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
3.15" (80.01mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2002 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1988–May 1989 9-Month |
34.26" (870.20mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
2.17" (55.11mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1985 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 2005 | ||||||
|
Aug 1988–May 1989 10-Month |
37.66" (956.56mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
0.94" (23.87mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1985 |
| 55th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1988–May 1989 11-Month |
44.08" (1,119.63mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
2.89" (73.40mm) | 83rd Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1988–May 1989 12-Month |
45.18" (1,147.57mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
0.27" (6.86mm) | 64th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1987–May 1989 18-Month |
63.63" (1,616.20mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-2.89" (-73.41mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 88th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1987–May 1989 24-Month |
88.67" (2,252.22mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
-1.15" (-29.21mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1986 | 1966 |
| 75th Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1986–May 1989 36-Month |
136.08" (3,456.43mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
1.24" (31.49mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 1985 | 2012 | ||||
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Jun 1985–May 1989 48-Month |
179.49" (4,559.05mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
-0.42" (-10.66mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 1988 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 1987 | 2022 | ||||
| Ties: 1959 | ||||||
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Jun 1984–May 1989 60-Month |
214.38" (5,445.25mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
-10.45" (-265.43mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 102nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1988 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 3, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/