Table 1. Precipitation in the Delaware River Basin above Montague, N.J.

[All values, except percentages, in inches]

Month

December 1940 to
November 2000
Monthly Average

December 2000 to November 2001

Amount

Percent
of average

Surplus (+) or deficit (-)

Month

Cumulative

December

3.34

4.30

129

+.96

+.96

January

3.02

1.46

48

-1.56

-.60

February

2.65

2.38

90

-.27

-.87

March

3.33

4.95

149

+1.62

+.75

April

3.77

1.35

36

-2.42

-1.67

May

4.21

3.08

73

-1.13

-2.80

June

3.96

4.06

103

+.10

-2.70

July

4.09

2.49

61

-1.60

-4.30

August

3.85

2.84

74

-1.01

-5.31

September

3.83

5.37

140

+1.54

-3.77

October

3.38

1.28

38

-2.10

-5.87

November

3.83

1.37

36

-2.46

-8.33

12 months

43.26

34.93

81

-8.33