Cape May May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Cape May, New Jersey from 1894–2023.
Rainiest May in Cape May History
The rainiest May in Cape May, New Jersey history happened in 2018, with 8.06 inches of total precipitation.
Driest May in Cape May History
The driest May in Cape May, New Jersey history happened in 1964, with just 0.18 inches of total precipitation.
Cape May Average May Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 1.43
2022 3.05
2021 2.52
2020 2.86
2019 5.87
2018 8.06
2017 7.48
2016 6.58
2015 0.84
2014 2.32
2013 1.82
2012 2.28
2011 1.89
2010 2.66
2009 4.51
2008 3.78
2007 0.93
2006 2.86
2005 6.22
2003 3.28
2002 3.61
2001 1.70
2000 3.83
1999 2.69
1998 4.18
1997 3.01
1996 5.46
1995 4.75
1994 3.00
1993 3.60
1992 2.59
1991 0.77
1990 7.43
1989 3.86
1988 3.54
1987 2.12
1986 0.47
1985 4.13
1984 8.02
1983 4.09
1982 2.82
1981 3.40
1980 1.81
1979 3.90
1978 5.63
1977 1.76
1976 2.11
1975 3.13
1974 4.70
1973 3.91
1972 4.26
1971 4.62
1970 2.54
1969 1.30
1968 4.04
1967 5.93
1966 5.34
1965 1.51
1964 0.18
1963 2.64
1962 1.82
1961 4.15
1960 3.23
1959 1.69
1958 5.48
1957 0.40
1956 2.61
1955 1.55
1954 2.35
1953 6.68
1952 5.24
1951 3.06
1949 3.07
1948 7.35
1947 5.19
1945 1.97
1944 1.33
1943 1.45
1942 1.90
1940 4.60
1932 3.75
1931 2.76
1930 2.00
1929 1.26
1928 1.35
1927 2.41
1926 3.75
1913 3.34
1912 3.34
1911 0.41
1910 1.88
1909 4.84
1908 4.39
1907 7.73
1906 3.32
1905 2.65
1904 1.33
1897 3.18
1894 7.78