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 2012
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2012 1-Month |
4.27" (108.46mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
0.55" (13.97mm) | 84th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1903 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 2009 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2012 2-Month |
7.14" (181.36mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-0.33" (-8.38mm) | 66th Driest | Driest since: 2010 | 1963 |
| 63rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2012 3-Month |
8.79" (223.27mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-2.58" (-65.53mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 1926 |
| 105th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2012 4-Month |
10.12" (257.05mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-4.30" (-109.22mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 2006 | 2006 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2012 5-Month |
12.90" (327.66mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-5.01" (-127.25mm) | 7th Driest | Driest since: 1992 | 1985 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2011–May 2012 6-Month |
17.11" (434.59mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-4.49" (-114.05mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1995 | 1959 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Nov 2011–May 2012 7-Month |
20.94" (531.88mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-4.06" (-103.12mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1985 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2011–May 2012 8-Month |
25.13" (638.30mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-3.22" (-81.79mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 2002 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2011–May 2012 9-Month |
32.25" (819.15mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
0.16" (4.06mm) | 69th Driest | Driest since: 2002 | 1985 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2011–May 2012 10-Month |
47.92" (1,217.17mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
11.20" (284.48mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1985 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2011–May 2012 11-Month |
52.03" (1,321.56mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
10.84" (275.33mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 2002 |
| 6th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2011–May 2012 12-Month |
55.46" (1,408.68mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
10.55" (267.97mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2010–May 2012 18-Month |
80.12" (2,035.05mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
13.60" (345.44mm) | 118th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1966 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2010–May 2012 24-Month |
99.67" (2,531.62mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
9.85" (250.19mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1966 |
| 28th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 2009–May 2012 36-Month |
160.19" (4,068.83mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
25.35" (643.89mm) | 125th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2012 | ||||
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Jun 2008–May 2012 48-Month |
203.21" (5,161.53mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
23.30" (591.82mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 2011 | 1966 |
| 9th Wettest | Wettest since: 2010 | 2022 | ||||
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Jun 2007–May 2012 60-Month |
249.06" (6,326.12mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
24.23" (615.44mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 2009 | 1966 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Precipitation, published September 2022, retrieved on October 6, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/