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NEW JERSEY: AVERAGE MONTHLY AND ANNUAL PRECIPITATION
AT SELECTED STATIONS AND BY STATE DIVISIONS,1996

Division and Station Jan Feb Mar Apr May June Annual
Avg. 		Depart
From
Normal
NORTH DIVISION Inches
Essex, Newark 5.24 2.34 4.40 5.63 2.59 5.06 58.07 14.10
Canoe Brook 5.78 1.97 3.72 4.67 3.30 7.03 58.86 8.66
Hunterdon, Lambertville 6.42 2.23 4.94 5.02 3.57 10.41 69.82 24.39
Flemington 7.45 2.22 4.84 5.49 4.88 5.71 M66.15 ---
Morris, Boonton 7.01 2.27 4.14 5.23 3.07 M
Passaic, Little Falls 8.06 2.52 4.41 5.21 3.34 5.74 59.41 9.62
Somerset, Somerville 6.01 2.35 4.63 5.53 3.50 4.36 63.53 17.17
Sussex, Newton 7.13 1.96 3.52 M M2.800 3.24 --- ---
Sussex 7.07 1.64 2.63 7.23 3.37 5.67 62.44 ---
Union, Plainfield 5.67 2.12 4.65 4.62 3.09 4.11 60.09 11.09
Warren, Belvidere 6.40 2.57 M 5.26 3.31 4.30 --- ---
CENTRAL AND SOUTH
DIVISION
Atlantic City, Airport R 3.59 2.05 3.65 4.45 4.51 3.94 50.46 10.17
Burlington, Indian Mills 3.90 2.19 4.98 4.31 4.04 7.20 59.58 14.45
Cape May, Belleplain 8.02 M .38 4.14 M2.71 4.14 3.57 -- ---
Cumberland, Millville 4.48 2.07 4.83 4.35 3.86 7.29 55.19 12.91
Gloucester, Glassboro 5.91 M1.99 4.53 4.96 M 3.03 --- ---
Mercer, Hightstown 4.99 1.63 4.05 4.34 3.10 9.37 58.67 12.79
Middlesex, New Brunswick 5.97 2.42 4.88 4.99 3.26 4.39 61.45 14.43
Ocean, Toms River M7.53 2.10 5.35 5.82 3.52 4.47 M61.01 ---
Salem, Woodstown 6.33 3.09 4.52 4.84 3.74 4.33 58.19 14.48
COASTAL DIVISION
Cape May 4.40 2.84 3.14 4.32 5.46 4.29 54.74 14.26
Long Branch M4.46 3.34 3.23 4.76 2.76 3.83 M53.35 ---
DIVISIONS Departure from normal (inches)
North 6.61 2.34 4.20 5.54 3.45 5.29 62.96 15.43
Central and South 5.43 2.27 4.57 4.67 4.00 5.38 58.59 14.28
Coastal 4.22 2.78 3.15 4.18 3.71 3.64 51.65 9.62

Division and Station July Aug Sept Oct Nov Dec Annual
Avg. 		DepartFrom
Normal
NORTH DIVISION
Essex, Newark 8.27 2.39 6.05 6.92 2.31 6.87 58.07 14.10
Canoe Brook 6.51 1.89 7.04 8.69 3.01 5.25 58.86 8.66
Hunterdon, Lambertville 7.15 2.53 6.89 7.93 3.28 9.45 69.82 24.39
Flemington 8.42 2.31 4.46 7.73 3.47 9.17 M66.15 ---
Morris, Boonton 7.07 1.07 5.56 8.17 3.01 8.46
Passaic, Little Falls 6.02 1.188 5.25 7.95 2.85 6.88 59.41 9.62
Somerset, Somerville 9.14 3.20 5.50 8.59 2.76 7.96 63.53 17.17
Sussex, Newton M3.94 5.08 12.63 8.35 3.18 8.06 --- ---
Sussex 8.92 1.71 6.43 5.72 4.82 7.23 62.44 ---
Union, Plainfield 9.46 1.43 6.58 8.56 2.90 6.90 60.09 11.09
Warren, Belvidere 8.09 1.63 3.44 6.77 4.59 7.69 --- ---
CENTRAL AND SOUTH
DIVISION
Atlantic City, Airport R 4.63 4.31 5.82 5.03 1.38 7.10 50.46 10.17
Burlington, Indian Mills 9.30 3.74 5.04 5.54 1.76 7.58 59.58 14.45
Cape May, Belleplain M 5.45 7.85 5.69 1.04 6.52 -- ---
Cumberland, Millville 4.33 5.21 5.06 4.50 1.36 7.85 55.19 12.91
Gloucester, Glassboro 6.97 4.17 4.76 5.11 1.87 9.02 --- ---
Mercer, Hightstown 5.99 4.03 5.39 6.09 2.63 7.06 58.67 12.79
Middlesex, New Brunswick 6.21 6.55 5.20 7.33 2.78 7.47 61.45 14.43
Ocean, Toms River 5.52 3.63 6.18 6.31 1.87 8.71 M61.01 ---
Salem, Woodstown 5.98 3.44 5.00 4.53 2.230 10.16 58.19 14.48
COASTAL DIVISION
Cape May 4.93 4.16 7.41 4.61 1.84 7.34 54.74 14.26
Long Branch M4.54 5.51 5.69 6.02 2.55 6.66 M53.35 ---
DIVISIONS
North 7.88 2.31 6.30 7.83 3.23 7.98 62.96 15.43
Central and South 6.67 4.60 5.47 5.58 1.87 8.08 58.59 14.28
Coastal 4.49 4.81 6.66 5.22 1.83 6.96 51.65 9.62

M - Insufficient or partial data; total is entered if less than 10 days values are missing. M appears alone if 10 or more daily values are missing.
R - Amounts from recording rain gauge.
--- No record. Data not recorded, determined unreliable by quality control checks, or not received in time for publication.

SOURCE: NOAA Weather Bureau, National Climatic Data Center.

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