New Jersey January Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of January in New Jersey for each year from 1895–2023. It is a statewide average over the entire territory of the state, based on data from the NOAA.

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What Was the Rainiest January in New Jersey History?

1979 was the wettest January in New Jersey history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 9.12 inches.

What Was the Driest January in New Jersey History?

1981 was the driest January in New Jersey history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.54 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	45	3.67
2022	59	3.29
2021	119	1.86
2020	104	2.29
2019	22	4.49
2018	88	2.72
2017	41	3.71
2016	66	3.19
2015	25	4.43
2014	69	3.12
2013	75	3.00
2012	87	2.78
2011	57	3.33
2010	92	2.64
2009	80	2.93
2008	112	2.06
2007	48	3.60
2006	14	5.17
2005	30	4.35
2004	117	1.98
2003	97	2.54
2002	110	2.21
2001	73	3.03
2000	71	3.10
1999	3	7.19
1998	20	4.57
1997	68	3.18
1996	8	5.73
1995	67	3.19
1994	9	5.42
1993	95	2.59
1992	122	1.76
1991	31	4.33
1990	26	4.42
1989	111	2.12
1988	82	2.90
1987	10	5.24
1986	38	4.06
1985	125	1.40
1984	114	2.02
1983	58	3.32
1982	24	4.45
1981	129	0.54
1980	108	2.25
1979	1	9.12
1978	2	7.56
1977	105	2.29
1976	13	5.18
1975	11	5.23
1974	51	3.57
1973	34	4.20
1972	90	2.65
1971	96	2.56
1970	127	0.95
1969	115	2.02
1968	94	2.60
1967	126	1.33
1966	65	3.21
1965	72	3.06
1964	21	4.52
1963	99	2.46
1962	77	2.96
1961	70	3.12
1960	60	3.28
1959	107	2.26
1958	19	4.77
1957	118	1.92
1956	102	2.40
1955	128	0.63
1954	116	1.99
1953	12	5.21
1952	15	5.09
1951	63	3.22
1950	103	2.35
1949	7	5.87
1948	17	4.95
1947	42	3.71
1946	121	1.78
1945	78	2.95
1944	49	3.60
1943	83	2.87
1942	81	2.91
1941	55	3.42
1940	120	1.84
1939	36	4.12
1938	54	3.46
1937	4	6.55
1936	5	6.55
1935	35	4.19
1934	85	2.82
1933	101	2.42
1932	23	4.49
1931	113	2.04
1930	76	2.97
1929	56	3.39
1928	106	2.27
1927	109	2.25
1926	89	2.69
1925	33	4.29
1924	27	4.42
1923	16	5.08
1922	84	2.85
1921	98	2.53
1920	93	2.62
1919	50	3.60
1918	32	4.33
1917	62	3.23
1916	124	1.53
1915	6	6.30
1914	43	3.71
1913	47	3.63
1912	74	3.01
1911	46	3.64
1910	18	4.89
1909	64	3.22
1908	44	3.71
1907	53	3.52
1906	86	2.80
1905	28	4.42
1904	79	2.94
1903	39	3.94
1902	61	3.24
1901	100	2.46
1900	52	3.57
1899	40	3.75
1898	37	4.10
1897	91	2.65
1896	123	1.61
1895	29	4.36