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 May 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.
New Jersey
Precipitation Rankings, May 2017
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| Period | Value | 1901-2000 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Wettest/Driest Since |
Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
May 2017 1-Month |
6.51" (165.35mm) | 3.72" (94.49mm) |
2.79" (70.86mm) | 119th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1903 |
| 10th Wettest | Wettest since: 1990 | 1989 | ||||
|
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
10.33" (262.38mm) | 7.47" (189.74mm) |
2.86" (72.64mm) | 112th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1963 |
| 17th Wettest | Wettest since: 1998 | 1983 | ||||
|
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
14.39" (365.51mm) | 11.37" (288.80mm) |
3.02" (76.71mm) | 111th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1926 |
| 18th Wettest | Wettest since: 2011 | 1983 | ||||
|
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
16.03" (407.16mm) | 14.42" (366.27mm) |
1.61" (40.89mm) | 93rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2006 |
| 36th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1983 | ||||
| Ties: 1902 | ||||||
|
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
19.74" (501.40mm) | 17.91" (454.91mm) |
1.83" (46.49mm) | 92nd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 37th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1983 | ||||
|
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
23.01" (584.45mm) | 21.60" (548.64mm) |
1.41" (35.81mm) | 87th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1959 |
| 41st Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
25.44" (646.18mm) | 25.00" (635.00mm) |
0.44" (11.18mm) | 75th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 53rd Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
| Ties: 1901 | ||||||
|
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
28.24" (717.30mm) | 28.35" (720.09mm) |
-0.11" (-2.79mm) | 70th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2002 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 1984 | ||||
|
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
31.69" (804.93mm) | 32.09" (815.09mm) |
-0.40" (-10.16mm) | 63rd Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 65th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2019 | ||||
|
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
33.77" (857.76mm) | 36.72" (932.69mm) |
-2.95" (-74.93mm) | 38th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1985 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
40.74" (1,034.80mm) | 41.19" (1,046.23mm) |
-0.45" (-11.43mm) | 59th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 2002 |
| 69th Wettest | Wettest since: 2014 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
43.14" (1,095.76mm) | 44.91" (1,140.71mm) |
-1.77" (-44.95mm) | 47th Driest | Driest since: 2015 | 1966 |
| 81st Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2019 | ||||
|
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
64.17" (1,629.92mm) | 66.52" (1,689.61mm) |
-2.35" (-59.69mm) | 45th Driest | Driest since: 2013 | 1966 |
| 82nd Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2019 | ||||
|
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
88.15" (2,239.01mm) | 89.82" (2,281.43mm) |
-1.67" (-42.42mm) | 49th Driest | Driest since: 2016 | 1966 |
| 78th Wettest | Wettest since: 2015 | 1973 | ||||
|
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
130.95" (3,326.13mm) | 134.84" (3,424.94mm) |
-3.89" (-98.81mm) | 36th Driest | Driest since: 2003 | 1966 |
| 90th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
|
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
183.32" (4,656.33mm) | 179.91" (4,569.71mm) |
3.41" (86.62mm) | 67th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1966 |
| 58th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 2022 | ||||
|
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
227.61" (5,781.29mm) | 224.83" (5,710.68mm) |
2.78" (70.61mm) | 58th Driest | Driest since: 2004 | 1966 |
| 66th Wettest | Wettest since: 2016 | 1976 | ||||
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/