DRIESTSINCE
New Jersey · precipitation record 1850–2026

Newark, NJ

2026
NEAR NORMAL PRECIPITATION
21.12in
year to date · normal 25.45"
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flood watch
2.86" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2024
2.86in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 174 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.31in
64th wettest of 175 yrs
115% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
9.38in
60th driest of 175 yrs
85% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
21.12in
47th driest of 175 yrs
83% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

8.67in
on Sep 23, 1882 · in 177 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 41 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

83%
21.12" of a normal 25.45" · wettest 44.31" (1984) · driest 13.37" (1874)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 170-year record (1850–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.41" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1201169.91in
2190368.19in
3198365.5in
4192065.45in
5189761.83in

Driest Years on Record

1196526.09in
2193129.28in
3196329.52in
4193530.53in
5185630.81in

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 Jul (~4.1") and driest in Feb (~2.81"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1897, 19.09".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

7.69in
set in 1897

Rain on Jul 28

32%
of 174 years had measurable rain
1850: 0.31″1851: 0.00″1852: 0.00″1853: 0.00″1854: 0.00″1855: 0.40″1856: 0.00″1857: 0.00″1858: 0.00″1859: 0.00″1860: 0.00″1861: 0.00″1862: 0.00″1863: 0.00″1864: 0.00″1865: 0.04″1866: 0.24″1867: 0.07″1868: 0.00″1869: 0.00″1870: 3.17″1871: 0.24″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.05″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.13″1876: 0.40″1877: 0.02″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1881: 0.00″1882: 0.00″1883: 0.05″1884: 0.00″1885: 0.00″1886: 0.00″1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1891: 0.07″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.06″1897: 7.69″1898: 0.65″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.09″1902: 0.54″1903: 0.00″1904: 1.72″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.07″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.42″1914: 0.70″1915: 0.35″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.25″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.07″1922: 0.52″1923: 0.57″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 1.09″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.75″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.02″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.30″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.08″1944: 0.65″1945: 0.05″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.01″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.09″1951: 2.89″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.11″1958: 0.32″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.05″1967: 0.16″1968: 0.00″1969: 1.38″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: 0.05″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 1.62″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.26″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.00″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.28″1995: 0.24″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.01″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.06″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.02″2013: 0.31″2014: 0.21″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.14″2021: 0.04″2022: 0.12″2023: 0.09″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″2″4″6″8″18501860187018801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Newark'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.
Newark, NJ — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Newark'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.
Newark, NJ — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:49 AM
Sunset7:16 PM
Solar noon12:03 PM
Daylight14h 27m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.68°N, 74.17°W

Nearby Stations

New York-Central Park, NY12 mi NENew York-LGA, NY16 mi ENew York-Kennedy Airport, NY21 mi ETrenton, NJ44 mi SWIslip, NY56 mi EBridgeport, CT63 mi NE

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