Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1938
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2020) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1938 1-Month |
3.51" (89.15mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-0.21" (-5.34mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1937 | 1903 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1934 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1938 2-Month |
6.07" (154.18mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-1.40" (-35.56mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1936 | 1963 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 1938 3-Month |
8.15" (207.01mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-3.22" (-81.79mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1926 |
| 114th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1938 4-Month |
10.42" (264.67mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-4.00" (-101.60mm) | 10th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2006 |
| 117th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1938 5-Month |
13.88" (352.55mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-4.03" (-102.36mm) | 15th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1985 |
| 112th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1937–May 1938 6-Month |
15.48" (393.19mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-6.12" (-155.45mm) | 4th Driest | Driest to Date | 1959 |
| 122nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1937–May 1938 7-Month |
19.95" (506.73mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-5.05" (-128.27mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1930 | 1985 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1937–May 1938 8-Month |
25.29" (642.37mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-3.06" (-77.72mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 2002 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1937–May 1938 9-Month |
27.52" (699.01mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-4.57" (-116.08mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1985 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1937–May 1938 10-Month |
33.99" (863.35mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-2.73" (-69.34mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1985 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1937–May 1938 11-Month |
36.78" (934.21mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-4.41" (-112.02mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 2002 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1937–May 1938 12-Month |
41.42" (1,052.07mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-3.49" (-88.64mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 95th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1923 | ||||||
|
Dec 1936–May 1938 18-Month |
67.43" (1,712.72mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
0.91" (23.11mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1936–May 1938 24-Month |
87.71" (2,227.83mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
-2.11" (-53.60mm) | 46th Driest | Driest since: 1932 | 1966 |
| 79th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1935–May 1938 36-Month |
138.83" (3,526.28mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
3.99" (101.34mm) | 73rd Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2012 | ||||
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Jun 1934–May 1938 48-Month |
181.23" (4,603.24mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
1.32" (33.53mm) | 55th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 68th Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1933–May 1938 60-Month |
228.06" (5,792.72mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
3.23" (82.04mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1935 | 1966 |
| 62nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1937 | 1976 | ||||
| Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published March 2021, retrieved on March 8, 2021 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/