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 July 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 2022
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 2022 1-Month |
5.28" (134.11mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
1.56" (39.62mm) | 105th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1903 |
| 24th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2022 2-Month |
10.22" (259.59mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
2.75" (69.85mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1963 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2022 3-Month |
12.87" (326.90mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
1.50" (38.10mm) | 94th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1926 |
| 35th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2022 4-Month |
15.55" (394.97mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
1.13" (28.70mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 2006 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 2022 5-Month |
18.84" (478.54mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
0.93" (23.63mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1985 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 2019 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2021–May 2022 6-Month |
20.10" (510.54mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-1.50" (-38.10mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1959 |
| 84th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 2021–May 2022 7-Month |
21.11" (536.19mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-3.89" (-98.81mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 1985 |
| 103rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 2021–May 2022 8-Month |
26.18" (664.97mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-2.17" (-55.12mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2012 | 2002 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2021–May 2022 9-Month |
32.63" (828.80mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
0.54" (13.71mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 56th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2021–May 2022 10-Month |
39.22" (996.19mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
2.50" (63.50mm) | 86th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1985 |
| 42nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2021–May 2022 11-Month |
46.84" (1,189.74mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 101st Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 2002 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2021–May 2022 12-Month |
50.21" (1,275.33mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
5.30" (134.62mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2020 | 1966 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2020–May 2022 18-Month |
72.17" (1,833.12mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
5.65" (143.51mm) | 91st Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1966 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2020–May 2022 24-Month |
101.53" (2,578.86mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
11.71" (297.43mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1966 |
| 21st Wettest | Wettest since: 2020 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 2019–May 2022 36-Month |
145.91" (3,706.11mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
11.07" (281.17mm) | 99th Driest | Driest since: 2018 | 1966 |
| 27th Wettest | Wettest since: 2021 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2018–May 2022 48-Month |
209.57" (5,323.08mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
29.66" (753.37mm) | 124th Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1966 |
| 1st Wettest | Wettest to Date | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 2017–May 2022 60-Month |
258.16" (6,557.26mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
33.33" (846.58mm) | 122nd Driest | Driest since: 2021 | 1966 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 1976 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 18, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/