New Jersey, 1999

Drought in New Jersey, June 1 to 30, 1999

June 1 to 30, 1999 · NWS PHI · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Unseasonably dry weather continued throughout the month of June across New Jersey. Aside from Essex, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, all the other counties on a county weighted average had less than half of their normal monthly precipitation.

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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  • Floods
  • Wind
  • Hail
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  • Cold
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  • Marine and coastal
  • Other

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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.

Unseasonably dry weather continued throughout the month of June across New Jersey. Aside from Essex, Cumberland and Atlantic Counties, all the other counties on a county weighted average had less than half of their normal monthly precipitation. The state average rainfall total of 1.92 inches was the 10th driest June on record dating back to 1895. The driest counties were Hunterdon, Somerset and Mercer, where either .8 or .9 of an inch of rain fell all month and was about 22 percent of normal monthly rainfall. The unseasonably dry weather forced a fire ban at all campgrounds. The ongoing dry weather will prevent many farming areas from having a second cutting of hay. Yields on other crops are expected to be affected if no rain is received soon including the soybean crop. Farmers were forced to irrigate their crops. Pumpkins and sweet corn in Northern New Jersey were suffering because farms in the northern part of the state rely heavily on precipitation and not irrigation.

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

20 drought. Local standard time, as filed.

Drought, Burlington

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Burlington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Camden

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Cumberland

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Atlantic

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Cape May

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Monmouth

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Eastern Ocean

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Gloucester

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Hunterdon

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Mercer

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Middlesex

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Morris

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Salem

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Somerset

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Sussex

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Warren

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Atlantic

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Cape May

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Monmouth

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Drought, Western Ocean

When
June 1, 12:00 AM EST to June 30, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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: 5703636, 5703637, 5703698, 5703699, 5703700, 5703701, 5703702, 5703703, 5703704, 5703705, 5703706, 5703707, 5703708, 5703709, 5703710, 5703711, 5703712, 5703713, 5703714, 5703715.