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 April 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, April 1979
View Period (Months):All1234567891011121824364860
Download:
| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
April 1979 1-Month |
3.86" (98.04mm) | 3.75" (95.25mm) |
0.11" (2.79mm) | 80th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1963 |
| 49th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1923, 1997 | ||||||
|
Mar–Apr 1979 2-Month |
7.38" (187.45mm) | 7.65" (194.31mm) |
-0.27" (-6.86mm) | 62nd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 67th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–Apr 1979 3-Month |
12.56" (319.02mm) | 10.70" (271.78mm) |
1.86" (47.24mm) | 98th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 31st Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1983 | ||||
|
Jan–Apr 1979 4-Month |
21.68" (550.67mm) | 14.19" (360.43mm) |
7.49" (190.24mm) | 127th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest to Date | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 1978–Apr 1979 5-Month |
26.55" (674.37mm) | 17.88" (454.15mm) |
8.67" (220.22mm) | 126th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 2nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1958 | 1958 | ||||
|
Nov 1978–Apr 1979 6-Month |
29.04" (737.62mm) | 21.28" (540.51mm) |
7.76" (197.11mm) | 121st Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1985 |
| 7th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 1973 | ||||
|
Oct 1978–Apr 1979 7-Month |
30.75" (781.05mm) | 24.63" (625.60mm) |
6.12" (155.45mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1973 | ||||
|
Sep 1978–Apr 1979 8-Month |
33.17" (842.52mm) | 28.37" (720.60mm) |
4.80" (121.92mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 22nd Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 1978–Apr 1979 9-Month |
39.88" (1,012.95mm) | 33.00" (838.20mm) |
6.88" (174.75mm) | 108th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1985 |
| 20th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 1978–Apr 1979 10-Month |
44.57" (1,132.08mm) | 37.47" (951.74mm) |
7.10" (180.34mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 2002 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 1978–Apr 1979 11-Month |
47.21" (1,199.13mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
6.02" (152.90mm) | 102nd Driest | Driest since: 1977 | 1966 |
| 26th Wettest | Wettest since: 1978 | 1939 | ||||
|
May 1978–Apr 1979 12-Month |
54.25" (1,377.95mm) | 44.92" (1,140.97mm) |
9.33" (236.98mm) | 116th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 12th Wettest | Wettest since: 1973 | 2019 | ||||
|
Nov 1977–Apr 1979 18-Month |
82.70" (2,100.58mm) | 66.20" (1,681.48mm) |
16.50" (419.10mm) | 123rd Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 4th Wettest | Wettest since: 1953 | 1953 | ||||
|
May 1977–Apr 1979 24-Month |
104.70" (2,659.38mm) | 89.81" (2,281.17mm) |
14.89" (378.21mm) | 114th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 13th Wettest | Wettest since: 1974 | 1973 | ||||
|
May 1976–Apr 1979 36-Month |
144.63" (3,673.60mm) | 134.85" (3,425.19mm) |
9.78" (248.41mm) | 97th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1967 |
| 29th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2021 | ||||
|
May 1975–Apr 1979 48-Month |
198.11" (5,031.99mm) | 179.93" (4,570.22mm) |
18.18" (461.77mm) | 109th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1966 |
| 16th Wettest | Wettest since: 1976 | 2021 | ||||
|
May 1974–Apr 1979 60-Month |
244.23" (6,203.44mm) | 224.86" (5,711.44mm) |
19.37" (492.00mm) | 106th Driest | Driest since: 1978 | 1967 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 1977 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published May 2022, retrieved on May 18, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/