71
Recorded events
0
Direct deaths
0
Direct injuries
$1.0M
Property damage
Heavy Rain in Atlantic County, New Jersey: 71 recorded events between 1996 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #48 nationally and #3 statewide for this hazard.
Decade by decade
Heavy Rain in Atlantic County, New Jersey: events per decade
Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.
The busiest decade for heavy rain in Atlantic County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 71 recorded events were logged. Comparing decades is useful for spotting active periods, but the earliest years are thin because systematic reporting for this hazard began later.
Within the Atlantic County archive, heavy rain makes up 16.7% of all recorded severe weather across 10 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #48 for this hazard and #3 within New Jersey, putting it in the 98.1 percentile of all U.S. counties.
Seasonality
Events by month
Jul is the peak month for heavy rain in Atlantic County with 18 recorded events, while Apr is the quietest. Seasonality here is a property of the archive as much as the climate: reports cluster where population and spotter networks are densest.
Most recent
Latest recorded events
| Date | Location | Magnitude | Damage |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 7, 2017 | CORBIN CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | (ACY)ATLANTIC CITY A | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | ATLANTIC CITY | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | SWEETWATER | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | OCEANVILLE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | DEVONSHIRE | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | (ACY)ATLANTIC CITY A | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | BARGAINTOWN | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | RICHLAND | 0 | $0 |
| Jul 29, 2017 | CORBIN CITY | 0 | $0 |
Other hazards here
More from Atlantic County
- Thunderstorm Wind 189
- Hail 56
- Flash Flood 40
From the record
What the reports say
Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain
Poor drainage flooding affected the Stoney Field Estates Mobile Home Park in Egg Harbor Township. There was also minor tidal flooding at the time of the morning high tide along the ocean front. The morning high tide at the Cape May Ferry Terminal reached 6.94 feet above mean lower low water. Minor tidal flooding starts at 6.7 feet above mean lower low water.|||Event precipitation totals included 4.99 inches in Atlantic City, 4.96 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport and 3.19 inches in Hammonton.
Event precipitation totals included 2.51 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 2.34 inches in Hamilton Township, 2.31 inches in Linwood, 2.24 inches in Estell Manor, 2.07 inches in Buena Vista Township and 1.97 inches in Folsom.
Showers and thunderstorms with heavy rain produced poor drainage flooding across Atlantic County during the first half of the day on the 11th. Event precipitation totals included 4.66 inches in Estell Manor, 4.20 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport, 3.69 inches in Folsom, 3.19 inches in Hammonton and 3.15 inches in Buena Vista Township.
Quick answers
Frequently asked
How many heavy rain events are on record in Atlantic County, New Jersey?
71 heavy rain events are recorded in Atlantic County between 1996 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.
What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Atlantic County?
The strongest heavy rain on record in Atlantic County measured 0.
Where does the heavy rain data for Atlantic County come from?
All events come from the NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database, the federal public-domain archive of severe weather reports. Dates are UTC, damage is as reported and not inflation-adjusted, and the most recent entries may still be revised.
Cite this page
“Heavy Rain in Atlantic County, New Jersey.” Severe Weather History. severeweatherhistory.com/county/new-jersey/atlantic-county/heavy-rain/ · Data: NOAA/NCEI, FEMA, U.S. Census — public domain.