New Jersey May Precipitation by Year

This page is a list of the average statewide precipitation in the month of May 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 May in New Jersey History?

1989 was the wettest May in New Jersey history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 8.43 inches.

What Was the Driest May in New Jersey History?

1903 was the driest May in New Jersey history with an average monthly statewide precipitation of 0.64 inches.

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Year	Rank	Precipitation (in)
2023	108	1.97
2022	24	5.28
2021	53	3.84
2020	101	2.47
2019	9	6.75
2018	15	5.80
2017	10	6.51
2016	32	4.79
2015	127	1.21
2014	34	4.72
2013	55	3.82
2012	45	4.27
2011	59	3.77
2010	75	3.35
2009	41	4.43
2008	36	4.57
2007	119	1.58
2006	86	3.03
2005	95	2.56
2004	61	3.75
2003	60	3.77
2002	46	4.26
2001	82	3.17
2000	56	3.82
1999	87	3.01
1998	14	5.95
1997	79	3.20
1996	64	3.68
1995	62	3.73
1994	68	3.60
1993	123	1.42
1992	76	3.26
1991	107	2.26
1990	4	7.62
1989	1	8.43
1988	33	4.77
1987	93	2.61
1986	125	1.26
1985	25	5.24
1984	3	8.30
1983	21	5.43
1982	80	3.19
1981	40	4.48
1980	102	2.47
1979	16	5.77
1978	6	7.04
1977	122	1.43
1976	63	3.71
1975	37	4.55
1974	65	3.66
1973	29	4.94
1972	19	5.51
1971	44	4.32
1970	91	2.66
1969	98	2.51
1968	12	6.27
1967	49	3.95
1966	57	3.81
1965	116	1.68
1964	128	1.00
1963	96	2.52
1962	117	1.64
1961	69	3.59
1960	58	3.80
1959	113	1.78
1958	43	4.34
1957	121	1.44
1956	92	2.63
1955	120	1.45
1954	50	3.92
1953	18	5.57
1952	17	5.63
1951	47	4.08
1950	66	3.66
1949	39	4.52
1948	2	8.38
1947	5	7.08
1946	11	6.45
1945	38	4.55
1944	115	1.70
1943	27	4.97
1942	99	2.51
1941	112	1.88
1940	13	6.07
1939	126	1.25
1938	72	3.51
1937	81	3.18
1936	97	2.52
1935	109	1.96
1934	35	4.66
1933	30	4.88
1932	85	3.10
1931	70	3.59
1930	89	2.76
1929	83	3.13
1928	106	2.32
1927	77	3.25
1926	94	2.57
1925	90	2.69
1924	22	5.40
1923	118	1.61
1922	74	3.43
1921	51	3.92
1920	88	2.88
1919	31	4.86
1918	26	5.17
1917	67	3.66
1916	78	3.25
1915	54	3.84
1914	104	2.39
1913	73	3.48
1912	48	3.99
1911	124	1.30
1910	105	2.39
1909	103	2.40
1908	7	6.88
1907	28	4.96
1906	52	3.87
1905	114	1.71
1904	100	2.49
1903	129	0.64
1902	111	1.93
1901	20	5.47
1900	42	4.40
1899	110	1.94
1898	8	6.77
1897	23	5.37
1896	71	3.54
1895	84	3.13