Newark May Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of May in Newark, New Jersey from 1893–2023.
Rainiest May in Newark History
The rainiest May in Newark, New Jersey history happened in 1984, with 10.22 inches of total precipitation.
Driest May in Newark History
The driest May in Newark, New Jersey history happened in 1903, with just 0.42 inches of total precipitation.
Newark Average May Precipitation by Year
Year Precipitation (inches)
2023 0.89
2022 5.23
2021 4.55
2020 1.66
2019 7.31
2018 3.80
2017 7.24
2016 3.85
2015 4.83
2014 4.03
2013 5.44
2012 4.32
2011 4.78
2010 3.48
2009 4.08
2008 3.95
2007 1.87
2006 3.35
2005 1.21
2004 4.60
2003 3.45
2002 3.89
2001 2.88
2000 5.66
1999 4.19
1998 6.52
1997 3.12
1996 2.59
1995 3.27
1994 3.64
1993 1.77
1992 3.46
1991 4.80
1990 6.87
1989 8.80
1988 5.86
1987 2.55
1986 1.41
1985 4.23
1984 10.22
1983 4.22
1982 2.96
1981 3.88
1980 2.61
1979 7.78
1978 7.97
1977 1.31
1976 4.12
1975 3.27
1974 3.49
1973 3.56
1972 6.02
1971 3.65
1970 2.64
1969 2.73
1968 6.28
1967 3.57
1966 4.86
1965 1.23
1964 0.52
1963 2.37
1962 1.46
1961 3.35
1960 4.11
1959 1.47
1958 3.76
1957 1.87
1956 2.45
1955 2.30
1954 3.66
1953 4.21
1952 5.96
1951 5.16
1950 2.58
1949 4.01
1948 8.12
1947 5.38
1946 7.28
1945 5.53
1944 1.55
1943 6.16
1942 2.43
1941 0.98
1940 8.10
1939 0.78
1938 2.63
1937 2.35
1936 2.02
1935 1.01
1924 7.08
1923 3.62
1922 7.55
1921 5.19
1920 3.34
1919 4.74
1918 4.69
1917 3.08
1916 4.02
1915 3.28
1914 3.13
1913 3.63
1912 4.12
1911 2.94
1910 1.88
1909 1.84
1908 9.01
1907 6.45
1906 4.77
1905 1.25
1904 2.93
1903 0.42
1902 1.58
1901 5.95
1900 4.62
1899 1.63
1898 6.86
1897 6.56
1896 3.57
1895 2.84
1894 4.15
1893 4.54