New Jersey damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 2,763 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in New Jersey, 2,750 of them 58 mph or more and 38 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 249 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was June 3, 2020 (133 reports in New Jersey). The highest wind on record is 150 mph, on August 11, 1966. 2026 so far: 234 preliminary reports.
New Jersey's biggest wind day since 2016: June 3, 2020
133 damaging wind reports in New Jersey, 7 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in New Jersey
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 3, 2020 | 133 | 7 | 93 mph |
| July 22, 2019 | 101 | 7 | 81 mph |
| November 15, 2020 | 52 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 29, 2019 | 51 | 0 | 70 mph |
| May 26, 2021 | 49 | 0 | 70 mph |
| June 23, 2015 | 47 | 4 | 85 mph |
| March 28, 2021 | 46 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 22, 2020 | 45 | 0 | 72 mph |
| April 9, 2020 | 44 | 0 | 71 mph |
| February 7, 2020 | 43 | 0 | 72 mph |
| July 3, 2025 | 42 | 0 | 69 mph |
| June 10, 2008 | 42 | 5 | 104 mph |
| July 8, 2014 | 41 | 0 | 70 mph |
| July 6, 2021 | 40 | 0 | 69 mph |
| April 21, 2020 | 40 | 3 | 76 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in New Jersey
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 11, 1966 | 1 | 1 | 150 mph |
| October 7, 2013 | 19 | 2 | 110 mph |
| September 17, 1991 | 2 | 1 | 110 mph |
| March 18, 1989 | 6 | 1 | 110 mph |
| June 10, 2008 | 42 | 5 | 104 mph |
| July 1, 1992 | 2 | 1 | 102 mph |
| May 16, 2025 | 6 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 1, 1987 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph |
| July 11, 1973 | 1 | 1 | 100 mph |
| September 21, 1974 | 2 | 1 | 99 mph |
New Jersey damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 234 | 45 | 2 | 84 mph | 27 |
| 2025 | 208 | 208 | 1 | 100 mph | 21 |
| 2024 | 262 | 262 | 0 | 70 mph | 17 |
| 2023 | 246 | 246 | 0 | 71 mph | 25 |
| 2022 | 113 | 113 | 4 | 86 mph | 24 |
| 2021 | 402 | 402 | 3 | 75 mph | 34 |
| 2020 | 639 | 639 | 12 | 93 mph | 32 |
| 2019 | 463 | 463 | 13 | 98 mph | 35 |
| 2018 | 85 | 84 | 1 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 2017 | 129 | 120 | 1 | 75 mph | 20 |
| 2016 | 216 | 213 | 3 | 85 mph | 25 |
| 2015 | 90 | 90 | 4 | 85 mph | 15 |
| 2014 | 140 | 140 | 1 | 81 mph | 20 |
| 2013 | 124 | 123 | 4 | 110 mph | 25 |
| 2012 | 169 | 167 | 8 | 90 mph | 27 |
| 2011 | 184 | 179 | 5 | 90 mph | 33 |
| 2010 | 135 | 135 | 2 | 81 mph | 21 |
| 2009 | 121 | 120 | 4 | 85 mph | 26 |
| 2008 | 149 | 148 | 7 | 104 mph | 26 |
| 2007 | 116 | 115 | 1 | 75 mph | 21 |
| 2006 | 128 | 128 | 1 | 75 mph | 26 |
| 2005 | 99 | 99 | 1 | 79 mph | 18 |
| 2004 | 66 | 66 | 1 | 75 mph | 24 |
| 2003 | 106 | 106 | 6 | 90 mph | 24 |
| 2002 | 131 | 131 | 5 | 83 mph | 25 |
| 2001 | 79 | 78 | 3 | 75 mph | 16 |
| 2000 | 73 | 73 | 8 | 94 mph | 13 |
| 1999 | 37 | 32 | 0 | 69 mph | 13 |
| 1998 | 88 | 77 | 4 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 1997 | 93 | 61 | 1 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 1996 | 87 | 21 | 3 | 84 mph | 20 |
| 1995 | 85 | 10 | 2 | 98 mph | 23 |
| 1994 | 116 | 19 | 1 | 81 mph | 27 |
| 1993 | 49 | 14 | 3 | 92 mph | 12 |
| 1992 | 91 | 21 | 4 | 102 mph | 13 |
| 1991 | 96 | 16 | 1 | 110 mph | 20 |
| 1990 | 82 | 14 | 1 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 1989 | 98 | 35 | 5 | 110 mph | 14 |
| 1988 | 67 | 21 | 1 | 85 mph | 13 |
| 1987 | 69 | 11 | 1 | 100 mph | 16 |
| 1986 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 74 mph | 4 |
| 1985 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 71 mph | 6 |
| 1984 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 71 mph | 7 |
| 1983 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 7 |
| 1982 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 64 mph | 3 |
| 1981 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 66 mph | 3 |
| 1980 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 70 mph | 4 |
| 1979 | 6 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1978 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1977 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 75 mph | 4 |
| 1976 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 87 mph | 5 |
| 1975 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 60 mph | 3 |
| 1974 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 99 mph | 10 |
| 1973 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 100 mph | 5 |
| 1972 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 69 mph | 1 |
| 1971 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1970 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 60 mph | 6 |
| 1969 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1968 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 66 mph | 5 |
| 1967 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 62 mph | 2 |
| 1966 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 150 mph | 4 |
| 1965 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 3 |
| 1964 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1963 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 81 mph | 4 |
| 1962 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 67 mph | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1960 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 78 mph | 2 |
| 1958 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1957 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 4 |
| 1956 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1955 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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