Hurricanes and Tornadoes That Hit Flemington, NJ

The nearest NOAA station with 1991–2020 climate normals is Flemington 5 NNW, NJ, 4 miles north of Flemington at 265 feet. July is the warmest, with an average high of 86°F and low of 63°F; January is the coolest, at 38°F and 21°F. July is the wettest at 4.9 inches of precipitation on average and February the driest at 3.1 inches; the year adds up to 50.9 inches over 83 days with at least a tenth of an inch. June to November, the hurricane season months, bring 52% of the year's precipitation (26.3 of 50.9 inches); the other six months are drier. September has brought the most of the 35 tropical systems that passed within 75 miles (14); a normal September there has highs of 77°F and 4.4 inches of precipitation. Highs reach 90°F on about 21 days a year, almost all from May to September. Lows fall below freezing on about 124 nights a year. Snowfall averages 27.1 inches a year, most of it in February. That 50.9 inches is more than at 43 of the 51 New Jersey stations used on this site (84%). Ringoes, 5 miles south, has its own station (Wertsville 4 NE, NJ): 51.1 inches a year, 0.2 more than here, and a July average high of 85°F against 86°F.

Since 1996, the National Weather Service has logged 354 flood, rain, thunderstorm wind and lightning events that began within 10 miles of Flemington: 241 thunderstorm wind reports, 45 floods, 43 flash floods, 19 heavy rain events and 6 lightning strikes. They killed 7 people and injured 20, and the NWS estimated $187.0 million in property and crop damage. The strongest thunderstorm gust on record here was 81 mph, on July 18, 1997. July has had the most flash floods, 18 of 43. Of the 455 New Jersey cities on this site with a flash flood on record, 162 have had fewer than Flemington.

Flood insurance policyholders in Flemington's ZIP code 08822 have filed 91 claims with the National Flood Insurance Program since 1979, and were paid $3.0 million for buildings and contents, in the dollars of each year. The most came from Hurricane Ida in 2021: 24 claims (26% of all) and $2.3 million, then Hurricane Floyd in 1999 with 16 and Hurricane Irene in 2011 with 16. 77% 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, 199 have fewer than Flemington.