DRIESTSINCE
New Jersey · precipitation record 1865–2026

Trenton, NJ

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1992
19.51in
19th driest of 154 years · normal 25.21"
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rain ahead · next 3 days
2.04" of rain forecast
the most rain in 3 days since 2025
2.04in

Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 152 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
4.24in
70th wettest of 153 yrs
103% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
10.54in
59th driest of 154 yrs
91% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
19.51in
19th driest of 154 yrs
77% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.25in
on Sep 16, 1999 · in 162 years

Dry Streak

5days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 42 days (to Nov 9, 2024)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

77%
19.51" of a normal 25.21" · wettest 43.27" (1984) · driest 13.43" (1910)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 149-year record (1866–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 44.23" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1199667.46in
2188966.65in
3188864.25in
4201862.96in
5201160.91in

Driest Years on Record

1195728.79in
2191430.08in
3196330.41in
4197631.18in
5191631.93in

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 (~4.42") and driest in Feb (~2.72"). Wettest calendar month ever: Aug 2011, 15.69".

This Day in History · Rainfall

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

Wettest Jul 28 ever

3.00in
set in 1866

Rain on Jul 28

36%
of 152 years had measurable rain
1866: 3.00″1867: 0.00″1868: 0.00″1869: 0.10″1870: 0.20″1871: 0.00″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.10″1874: 0.00″1875: 0.15″1876: 0.02″1877: 0.00″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.00″1880: 0.00″1888: 1.68″1889: 0.11″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.11″1892: 0.00″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.14″1896: 0.20″1897: 1.55″1898: 0.20″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.00″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 1.11″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.00″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.54″1914: 0.85″1915: 0.63″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.01″1923: 0.42″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.63″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.18″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.00″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.00″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.31″1942: 0.01″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.28″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.06″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.44″1951: 0.01″1952: 0.01″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.06″1957: 0.49″1958: 0.00″1959: 0.00″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.12″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.46″1967: 0.28″1968: 0.00″1969: 2.07″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: 0.09″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.04″1982: 1.13″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.01″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.08″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.01″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.11″1995: 0.60″1996: 0.00″1997: 0.05″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.01″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.00″2003: 0.01″2004: 0.05″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.55″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.02″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.01″2012: 2.35″2013: 0.50″2014: 0.14″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.09″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.62″2023: 0.19″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″1870188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

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

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

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

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:53 AM
Sunset7:18 PM
Solar noon12:05 PM
Daylight14h 25m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.28°N, 74.82°W

Nearby Stations

Philadelphia, PA35 mi SWAllentown, PA42 mi NWNewark, NJ44 mi NENew York-Central Park, NY56 mi NEAtlantic City, NJ58 mi SWilmington, DE59 mi SW

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