Climate at a Glance
Statewide Rankings
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New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 1971
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2021) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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May 1971 1-Month |
4.32" (109.73mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
0.60" (15.24mm) | 85th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1903 |
| 43rd Wettest | Wettest since: 1968 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 1971 2-Month |
6.90" (175.26mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
-0.57" (-14.48mm) | 57th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1963 |
| 71st Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1964 | ||||||
|
Mar–May 1971 3-Month |
9.86" (250.44mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
-1.51" (-38.36mm) | 39th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1926 |
| 89th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 1971 4-Month |
15.29" (388.37mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
0.87" (22.10mm) | 81st Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2006 |
| 47th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–May 1971 5-Month |
17.85" (453.39mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
-0.06" (-1.52mm) | 68th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1985 |
| 60th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1970–May 1971 6-Month |
20.76" (527.30mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
-0.84" (-21.34mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1959 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1918, 2013 | ||||||
|
Nov 1970–May 1971 7-Month |
26.07" (662.18mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
1.07" (27.18mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 1984 | ||||
|
Oct 1970–May 1971 8-Month |
29.88" (758.95mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
1.53" (38.86mm) | 82nd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 2002 |
| 45th Wettest | Wettest since: 1960 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 1970–May 1971 9-Month |
31.58" (802.13mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.51" (-12.96mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1970–May 1971 10-Month |
34.96" (887.98mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-1.76" (-44.71mm) | 50th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1985 |
| 77th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1970–May 1971 11-Month |
38.47" (977.14mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-2.72" (-69.09mm) | 37th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 2002 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1970–May 1971 12-Month |
42.40" (1,076.96mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-2.51" (-63.75mm) | 41st Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 86th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
| Ties: 1935 | ||||||
|
Dec 1969–May 1971 18-Month |
65.30" (1,658.62mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-1.22" (-30.99mm) | 54th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 72nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1969–May 1971 24-Month |
91.34" (2,320.04mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
1.52" (38.61mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 59th Wettest | Wettest since: 1961 | 1973 | ||||
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Jun 1968–May 1971 36-Month |
127.42" (3,236.47mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
-7.42" (-188.47mm) | 26th Driest | Driest since: 1969 | 1966 |
| 99th Wettest | Wettest since: 1970 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 1967–May 1971 48-Month |
174.15" (4,423.41mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
-5.76" (-146.30mm) | 30th Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 94th Wettest | Wettest since: 1963 | 2021 | ||||
|
Jun 1966–May 1971 60-Month |
214.53" (5,449.06mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
-10.30" (-261.62mm) | 23rd Driest | Driest since: 1970 | 1966 |
| 100th Wettest | Wettest since: 1964 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 21, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/