New Jersey, 1997

Drought in New Jersey, June 30, 1997

June 30, 1997 · NWS PHI · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

June 1997 was drier than normal throughout New Jersey. 5 and 2 inches in most counties.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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  • Wind
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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
20

Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.

What happened

The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.

June 1997 was drier than normal throughout New Jersey. On a county weighted average, deficits averaged between 1.5 and 2 inches in most counties. Deficits though were within an inch of normal in Atlantic, Cape May, Mercer, Middlesex and Ocean Counties. The largest deficits were in southwest New Jersey where less than half of the normal rainfall fell with only 40 percent of normal precipitation in Salem and Cumberland Counties. Half of the rain fell during the first three days of the month and coupled with the hot weather at the end of the month, the lack of rain started to stress growing areas. Some representative monthly rainfall totals included 2.26 inches in Flemington (Hunterdon County), 1.87 inches in Long Branch (Monmouth County), 1.83 inches in South Harrison (Gloucester County), 1.66 inches in Toms River (Ocean County), 1.34 inches in Hainesville (Sussex County), 1.24 inches in Mount Holly (Burlington County), 1.16 inches in Hammonton (Atlantic County) and 0.94 inches in MIllville (Cumberland County).

The radar

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Event by event

20 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Burlington

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Burlington forecast zone
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Camden

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cumberland

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Atlantic

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Cape May

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Monmouth

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Ocean

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gloucester

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hunterdon

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mercer

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Middlesex

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morris

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Salem

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Somerset

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sussex

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Atlantic

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Cape May

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Monmouth

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Ocean

When
June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Drought
A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.

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Sources

NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5612075, 5612076, 5612077, 5612078, 5612079, 5612080, 5612081, 5612082, 5612083, 5612084, 5612085, 5612086, 5612087, 5612088, 5612089, 5612090, 5612091, 5612092, 5612093, 5612094.