DRIESTSINCE
New Jersey · precipitation record 1943–2026

Atlantic City, NJ

IN 90 DAYS · 2026
DRIEST IN 90 DAYS SINCE 1993
5.44in
6th driest of 83 years · normal 10.45"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
0.93" of rain forecast
the 3-day record here is 13.76"
0.93in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 83 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
2.16in
21st driest of 84 yrs
64% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
5.44in
6th driest of 83 yrs
52% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
16.84in
10th driest of 83 yrs
70% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

11.1in
on Aug 20, 1997 · in 84 years

Dry Streak

3days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 38 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 9 days

Year to Date vs Normal

70%
16.84" of a normal 23.93" · wettest 38.2" (1958) · driest 11.77" (1946)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 81-year record (1944–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 43.34" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201868.57in
2194865.8in
3195863.31in
4200961.55in
5202058.16in

Driest Years on Record

1196525.27in
2194726.03in
3200127.21in
4198529.97in
5195530.11in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Mar (~3.77") and driest in Jun (~2.71"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 1997, 16.06".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Atlantic City — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Jul 28 ever

2.05in
set in 2012

Rain on Jul 28

45%
of 83 years had measurable rain
1943: 0.04″1944: 0.22″1945: 0.01″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.10″1948: 0.45″1949: 0.03″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.03″1956: 0.73″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.22″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.01″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 1.46″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.05″1966: 0.13″1967: 0.38″1968: 0.00″1969: 0.15″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.00″1978: 0.18″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.17″1982: 0.02″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.19″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.10″1989: 0.03″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.13″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.06″1998: 0.02″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.07″2004: 1.21″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.17″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.04″2012: 2.05″2013: 0.40″2014: 0.63″2015: 0.25″2016: 1.18″2017: 0.40″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.03″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″19501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Atlantic City's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Atlantic City, NJ — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Atlantic City's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Atlantic City, NJ — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Atlantic City's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Atlantic City, NJ — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:15 PM
Solar noon12:04 PM
Daylight14h 21m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.45°N, 74.57°W

Nearby Stations

Atlantic City Marina, NJ9 mi SEPhiladelphia, PA45 mi NWWilmington, DE57 mi WTrenton, NJ58 mi NGeorgetown, DE67 mi SWNewark, NJ87 mi N

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