Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Barnegat, NJ

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Brant Beach-Beach Haven, NJ, 14 miles south of Barnegat at 5 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 84°F and low of 69°F; January is the coolest, at 41°F and 27°F. August is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and November the driest at 2.5 inches; the year adds up to 41.0 inches over 71 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (21.5 of 41.0 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 60 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (26); a normal September there has highs of 77°F and 3.3 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 10 days a year, almost all from June to August. Lows fall below freezing on about 71 nights a year. Snowfall averages 10.2 inches a year, most of it in February. That 41.0 inches is more than at 1 of the 51 New Jersey stations used on this site (2%). Waretown, 3 miles northeast, has its own station (Toms River, NJ): 52.0 inches a year, 11.0 more than here, and a July average high of 86°F against 84°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 104 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Barnegat: 63 thunderstorm wind reports, 15 flash floods, 12 heavy rain events, 12 lightning strikes and 2 floods. None is recorded as killing or injuring anyone; the NWS estimated $1.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 92 mph, on June 3, 2020. August has had the most flash floods, 5 of 15. Of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 39 have had fewer than Barnegat.

Flood insurance policyholders in Barnegat's ZIP code 08005 have filed 380 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1981, and were paid $10.2 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Sandy in 2012: 240 claims (63% of all) and $9.5 million, then December Storm - Nor'easter in 1992 with 49. 85% of the claims carry the name of a storm or flood event; the rest have no event name. Of the 395 New Jersey cities on this site with 10 or more claims, 311 have fewer than Barnegat.