New Jersey Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

New Jersey city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

 Avg # days of Precip

Avg # thunderstorm days

 Avg # hail days
Atlantic City 40.59 16.3 112 26 0
Newark 46.25 28.7 122 44 1
State Average - 47.15", 15th wettest in the U.S. 

New Jersey Precipitation Records 

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Atlantic City (Marina), southeastern New Jersey, 38.37" 
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Morris Plains, central New Jersey, 53.67"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Sussex, northern New Jersey, 39.8"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Tuckerton, central New Jersey, 8/19/1939, 14.81"
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Paterson, northern New Jersey, 1882, 85.99"
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - White House, northwestern New Jersey, 3/6-7/1996, 35.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - High Point State Park, northern New Jersey, 1995-1996, 122.0"
  • February 2010 was a remarkable month for snowfall in New Jersey. Most weather reporting stations experienced 
their heaviest monthly snowfall for any winter month in the past 130 years.

Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center