New Jersey Summary
U.S. Billion-Dollar Weather and Climate Disasters
From 1982–2026, New Jersey experienced 80 billion-dollar events totaling $50B–100B in CPI-adjusted costs. The costliest year was 2012 ($20B–50B), and the most active year by count was 2024 (10 events). Risk Score accounted for the largest share of costs, while Risk Score was most frequent. Over the last 5 years, annual CPI-adjusted costs were down 80% versus the long-term average.
New Jersey Monthly Climatology of Billion-Dollar Disasters (45 years)
| Month | Drought | Flooding | Freeze | Severe Storm | Tropical Cyclone | Wildfire | Winter Storm | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 14 |
| Feb | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 13 |
| Mar | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13 |
| Apr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| May | 4 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Jun | 6 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| Jul | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Aug | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| Oct | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Nov | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Dec | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
New Jersey Monthly Probability of Billion-Dollar Disasters
| Month | 1+ Events | 2+ Events | 3+ Events | 4+ Events | 5+ Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 24% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| Feb | 27% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Mar | 27% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Apr | 24% | 4% | 2% | 0% | 0% |
| May | 20% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jun | 27% | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Jul | 22% | 4% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Aug | 24% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Sep | 27% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Oct | 16% | 2% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Nov | 11% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Dec | 16% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
New Jersey Cost (cumulative monthly)
New Jersey Events (cumulative monthly)
New Jersey's Billion-Dollar Disasters
Central and Eastern Winter Storm
North Central and Eastern Severe Storms
North Central and Northeast Severe Storms
Southeastern Severe Storms
Southern/Eastern/Northwestern Drought and Heat Wave
Hurricane Debby
Central and Eastern Tornado Outbreak and Severe Weather
Central and Northeast Severe Weather
Central, Southern, Eastern Severe Weather
Southern and Eastern Severe Weather
Central Tornado Outbreak and Eastern Severe Weather
Central and Eastern Severe Weather
Central, Southern, Northeastern Winter Storm and Cold Wave
Southern Tornado Outbreak and East Coast Storm
East Coast Storm and Flooding
Northeastern and Eastern Severe Weather
Rockies Hail Storms and Central and Eastern Severe Weather
Central Tornado Outbreak and Eastern Severe Weather
Northeastern Winter Storm/Cold Wave
Central and Eastern Winter Storm and Cold Wave
North Central Hail Storms
Southeast Tornado Outbreak
Hurricane Ida
Tropical Storm Elsa
Eastern Severe Weather
Southeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather
Hurricane Isaias
Central, Southern and Eastern Severe Weather
Southeast and Eastern Tornado Outbreak
South, East and Northeast Severe Weather
Rockies, Central and Northeast Tornadoes and Severe Weather
Southeast, Ohio Valley and Northeast Severe Weather
Central and Eastern Severe Weather
Southern and Eastern Tornadoes and Severe Weather
Northeast Winter Storm
Central and Eastern Winter Storm
Rockies and Northeast Severe Weather
Southeast and Eastern Tornadoes
South Carolina and East Coast Flooding
Central and Northeast Severe Weather
Central and Eastern Winter storm, Cold Wave
Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Tornadoes and Flooding
Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Winter Storm
U.S. Drought/Heat Wave
Hurricane Sandy
Plains/East/Northeast Derecho
Northeastern Winter Storm
Tropical Storm Lee
Hurricane Irene
Northeast Flooding
Northeast Winter Storm
U.S. Drought
Midwest/Mid-Atlantic Severe Weather
Western/Eastern Drought/Heat Wave
East/South Severe Weather and Flooding
Northeast Flooding
Hurricane Jeanne
Hurricane Ivan
Hurricane Isabel
U.S. Drought
Tropical Storm Allison
Hurricane Floyd
Eastern Drought/Heat Wave
Central and Eastern Winter Storm
Central and Eastern Winter Storm
Central and Eastern Severe Storms and Flooding
Northern Plains and Great Lakes Derecho, Tornadoes
Mississippi and Ohio Valley Severe Weather and Flooding
Blizzard/Floods
Central, Southern and Northeast Drought/Heat Wave
Southeast Ice Storm
Winter Storm, Cold Wave
East Coast Blizzard and Severe Weather
Northeast Winter Storm
Hurricane Gloria
Winter Storm, Cold Wave
Tornadoes, Severe Storms, Floods
Freeze/Cold Wave
Midwest/Southeast/Northeast Winter Storm, Cold Wave
About State-Level Data
State-level summaries and charts on this page are derived from authoritative data that assigns costs to each affected state for every billion-dollar disaster. Those state-specific costs are shown only as binned ranges. The event cards and table list each disaster's full event cost rather than an exact state allocation.
Climate Central maintains this comprehensive database tracking U.S. weather and climate disasters since 1980 where overall damages/costs reached or exceeded $1 billion (including Consumer Price Index adjustment). As the steward of this dataset, Climate Central is committed to maintaining the scientific rigor and methodological standards established by NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI) while enhancing the dataset's utility for climate communication and public understanding of climate risks.
For more information on methodology and data sources, please visit the main Billion-Dollar Disasters page.
