Heavy Rain, Cumberland
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain in New Jersey, March 31, 1998
Following a trend that has lasted the whole year so far, March 1998 was an unseasonably wet month for the coastal counties of New Jersey and also for the counties along Delaware Bay. In Atlantic, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem Counties the monthly weighted county average precipitation totals were between 150 and 175 percent of normal.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 10 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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.
Following a trend that has lasted the whole year so far, March 1998 was an unseasonably wet month for the coastal counties of New Jersey and also for the counties along Delaware Bay. In Atlantic, Cumberland, Monmouth, Ocean and Salem Counties the monthly weighted county average precipitation totals were between 150 and 175 percent of normal. In Cape May County, the monthly precipitation average was between 175 and 200 percent of normal. County weighted average monthly precipitation totals were between 5 and 6.8 inches and represented a departure of between 2.0 and 3.1 inches above normal. March 1998 was the tenth wettest March on record at the Atlantic City Marina as 6.29 inches of precipitation fell. It was also the 4th wettest March on record at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona as 6.49 inches of precipitation fell.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
10 heavy rain. Local standard time, as filed.
Heavy Rain, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Cape May
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Eastern Ocean
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ocean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Salem
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Atlantic
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Cape May
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Monmouth
- When
- March 31, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heavy Rain, Western Ocean
- When
- March 31, 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
- Heavy Rain
- Rainfall totals unusual for the place and season that did not produce a flood.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Damaging Wind in Georgia, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Flash Flood in Vermont, March 31, 1998
- Blizzard in South Dakota, March 31, 1998
- Damaging Wind in Texas, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Mississippi, March 31, 1998
- Funnel Clouds and Waterspouts in California, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Maryland, March 31, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Minnesota, March 31, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, March 1998
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5636994, 5636995, 5636996, 5636997, 5636998, 5636999, 5637000, 5637001, 5637002, 5637003.