After 2-year drought, NJ now in period of above average rainfall
A wet and warm start to November helped push New Jersey's long-running drought into the past. Thunderstorms the morning of Nov. 6, combined with a September nor'easter that soaked portions of the Garden State, helped refill reservoirs and groundwater supplies, according to weather and water supply experts. The Friday morning thunderstorms broke rainfall records in portions of New Jersey, said State Climatologist John Krasting. "The rainfall rates across New Jersey for this morning are some of the highest we've ever seen in New Jersey in the month of November," said Krasting. "This is summer-type rain that we saw today." In Sicklerville, Camden County, 0.4 inches of rain fell in just 5 minutes, breaking a precipitation record, he said. In Sea Girt, 3.71 inches of rain fell across a three-hour span, Krasting said. "That is on par with how much rain that we see in a typical month in November," he said. "So today (Nov. 6) is certainly something that's off the charts." Related: Flooding closes major roads across the Jersey Shore after storms According to the National Weather Service , 3.81 inches fell in Manasquan, 3.37 inches fell in Lake Como and 4.04 inches fell in Spring Lake Heights in
