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The average annual precipitation in New Jersey ranges from 40 inches along the southeastern coast to around 51 inches in the north-central part of the state. The driest season is usually autumn which has an average of 8 days per month with measurable precipitation. During other seasons the average month has between 9 and 12 days of precipitation.
The storm's high winds and heavy rainfall knocked down or damaged more than 113,000 trees across the state, many of which fell onto power lines, leaving about 2.7 million New Jerseyans without power. [8][27] The power outages affected 70 water systems and 80 sewage systems. High waters sank 1,400 boats.
September 20, 1961 – Offshore Hurricane Esther caused high surf and 70 mph (115 km/h) winds at beaches in New Jersey. [ 38 ] August 28, 1962 – The outer rainbands of Hurricane Alma dropped 0.97 in (25 mm) of rainfall in Bass River State Forest.
Other rainfall totals included 3.28 inches at Teterboro Airport, 3.09 inches at Newark Liberty Airport, 3.08 inches in Lodi, and 2.4 inches in Mahwah, the weather service said.
Check out the rainfall totals for the past 72 hours in eastern Monmouth and Ocean counties: (Check back for updates throughout the day.Monmouth County NJ rainfall totals. as of 1 p.m. April 3 ...
Weather in New Jersey: How much rain did we get? Nor'easter could bring floods to Jersey Shore. ... New Jersey rainfall totals. Eatontown, 1.96. Colts Neck, 1.81. Freehold Township, 3.11.
New Jersey. Part of the 2011 Atlantic hurricane season. The effects of Hurricane Irene in New Jersey in 2011 included about $1 billion in damage to 200,000 homes and buildings. This made it the costliest disaster in the state's history, [ 1] though this was dwarfed by Hurricane Sandy the following year. Irene struck the state on August 28, and ...
Although the state received normal rainfall in the month leading up to Floyd, New Jersey was still in a drought emergency when the storm arrived. On September 15, 1999, a day before Floyd moved through the state, an approaching cold front dropped over 1 inch (25 mm) of rainfall, fueled by moisture from the storm.