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 September 2019. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1962
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2019) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 1962 1-Month |
1.64" (41.66mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
-2.08" (-52.83mm) | 13th Driest | Driest since: 1957 | 1903 |
| 113th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1962 2-Month |
5.59" (141.99mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-1.88" (-47.75mm) | 22nd Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1963 |
| 104th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1995 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1962 3-Month |
9.18" (233.17mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-2.19" (-55.63mm) | 29th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1926 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1904 | ||||||
|
Feb–May 1962 4-Month |
13.13" (333.50mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
-1.29" (-32.77mm) | 44th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2006 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1962 5-Month |
16.09" (408.69mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-1.82" (-46.22mm) | 40th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1961–May 1962 6-Month |
19.51" (495.55mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-2.09" (-53.09mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1959 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 1961–May 1962 7-Month |
22.13" (562.10mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
-2.87" (-72.90mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 87th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1961–May 1962 8-Month |
24.86" (631.44mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-3.49" (-88.65mm) | 31st Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 2002 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1961–May 1962 9-Month |
27.46" (697.48mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-4.63" (-117.61mm) | 25th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1985 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1961–May 1962 10-Month |
31.41" (797.81mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-5.31" (-134.88mm) | 24th Driest | Driest since: 1954 | 1985 |
| 101st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1961–May 1962 11-Month |
37.25" (946.15mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-3.94" (-100.08mm) | 33rd Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 2002 |
| 92nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1961–May 1962 12-Month |
40.37" (1,025.40mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-4.54" (-115.31mm) | 28th Driest | Driest since: 1955 | 1966 |
| 97th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 1960–May 1962 18-Month |
63.95" (1,624.33mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-2.57" (-65.28mm) | 43rd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1960–May 1962 24-Month |
90.23" (2,291.84mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
0.41" (10.41mm) | 60th Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 64th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 1959–May 1962 36-Month |
138.23" (3,511.04mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
3.39" (86.10mm) | 72nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 51st Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1958–May 1962 48-Month |
180.20" (4,577.08mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
0.29" (7.37mm) | 52nd Driest | Driest since: 1960 | 1966 |
| 70th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 2007 | ||||
|
Jun 1957–May 1962 60-Month |
227.47" (5,777.74mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
2.64" (67.06mm) | 56th Driest | Driest since: 1959 | 1966 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published October 2019, retrieved on October 17, 2019 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/