Heavy Rain in Burlington County, New Jersey

Heavy Rain in Burlington County, New Jersey: 63 recorded events between 1997 and 2017. The strongest on record measured 0. That places the county #63 nationally and #5 statewide for this hazard.

Reporting practice changed over time — early decades are undercounted, not calmer.

The busiest decade for heavy rain in Burlington County is the 2000s, when 28 of the county's 63 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 Burlington County archive, heavy rain makes up 5.5% of all recorded severe weather across 9 hazard types. Nationally the county sits at #63 for this hazard and #5 within New Jersey, putting it in the 97.4 percentile of all U.S. counties.

Aug is the peak month for heavy rain in Burlington County with 13 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.

• Thunderstorm Wind 712
• Hail 148
• Flash Flood 87
• Lightning 46

Written by National Weather Service staff at the time of the event · public domain

How many heavy rain events are on record in Burlington County, New Jersey?

63 heavy rain events are recorded in Burlington County between 1997 and 2017, causing 0 direct deaths.

What is the strongest heavy rain recorded in Burlington County?

The strongest heavy rain on record in Burlington County measured 0.

Where does the heavy rain data for Burlington 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.