Most Precipitation in a 2-Day Period in Trenton History
This is a list of the largest precipitation totals ever recorded over 2 consecutive days in
Trenton, New Jersey history from 1865–2024.
Note: Does not include overlapping periods.
Change num days:
- Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
| Rank |
Precipitation |
Date |
| 1 |
8.0 inches |
Aug 27–28, 1971 |
| 2 |
7.6 inches |
Sep 15–16, 1999 |
| 3 |
7.0 inches |
Jun 12–13, 1996 |
| 4 |
6.7 inches |
Jul 6–7, 1880 |
| 5 |
6.1 inches |
Sep 28–29, 2004 |
| 6 |
6.1 inches |
Jul 20–21, 1975 |
| 7 |
6.1 inches |
Oct 8–9, 1903 |
| 8 |
5.8 inches |
Jul 1–2, 1987 |
| 9 |
5.7 inches |
Aug 27–28, 2011 |
| 10 |
5.7 inches |
Sep 19–20, 1989 |
| 11 |
5.6 inches |
Sep 1–2, 2021 |
| 12 |
5.5 inches |
Aug 18–19, 1939 |
| 13 |
5.5 inches |
Aug 14–15, 2011 |
| 14 |
5.4 inches |
Apr 15–16, 2007 |
| 15 |
5.4 inches |
Oct 7–8, 2005 |
| 16 |
5.3 inches |
Sep 20–21, 1874 |
| 17 |
5.3 inches |
Aug 7–8, 1921 |
| 18 |
5.3 inches |
Sep 12–13, 1944 |
| 19 |
5.2 inches |
Aug 10–11, 1902 |
| 20 |
5.2 inches |
May 20–21, 1894 |
Weather Station Details
| Years |
Station |
Coordinates |
| 1999–2024 |
Trenton Mercer County Airport |
location |
| 1977–1998 |
Trenton State College |
location |
| 1913–1976 |
Trenton |
location |
| 1865–1913 |
Trenton 2 |
location |