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Trenton, NJ

THIS MONTH · 2026
WETTEST THIS MONTH SINCE 2024
6.18in
23rd wettest of 155 years · normal 3.25"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 154 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
6.18in
23rd wettest of 155 yrs
190% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
14.16in
56th wettest of 154 yrs
113% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
26.38in
50th driest of 154 yrs
91% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

7.25in
on Sep 16, 1999 · in 162 years

Dry Streak

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

Wet Streak

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consecutive days with rain · longest ever 12 days

Year to Date vs Normal

91%
26.38" of a normal 29.07" · wettest 44.7" (1996) · driest 16.55" (1957)

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 Aug 24 ever

4.30in
set in 1877

Rain on Aug 24

29%
of 154 years had measurable rain
1866: 0.00″1867: 0.00″1868: 0.00″1869: 0.00″1870: 0.00″1871: 0.25″1872: 0.00″1873: 0.00″1874: 0.10″1875: 0.00″1876: 0.00″1877: 4.30″1878: 0.00″1879: 0.12″1880: 0.00″1887: 0.37″1888: 0.00″1889: 1.30″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.45″1892: 0.00″1893: 2.60″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.40″1897: 0.26″1898: 0.42″1899: 0.40″1900: 0.18″1901: 2.15″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.17″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.00″1906: 0.16″1907: 1.73″1908: 0.00″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.00″1911: 0.69″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.07″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.44″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.00″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.00″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.00″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.17″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 0.00″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.01″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.05″1934: 0.04″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.75″1937: 0.38″1938: 0.00″1939: 0.15″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.00″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 0.66″1946: 0.00″1947: 0.00″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.06″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.00″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.00″1958: 0.10″1959: 0.03″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.00″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.00″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.34″1968: 0.34″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.00″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.00″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 0.39″1978: 0.00″1979: 1.37″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.03″1983: 0.00″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.00″1986: 0.14″1987: 0.00″1988: 1.47″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.08″1991: 0.00″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.00″1996: 0.07″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.00″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 1.00″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.09″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.14″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.00″2020: 0.00″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.00″2023: 0.14″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″3″4″5″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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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:20 AM
Sunset6:42 PM
Solar noon12:01 PM
Daylight13h 23m
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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