Peak Rainfall Rates at Greg’s Weather Center – 2026

Peak Rainfall Rates at Greg’s Weather Center - 2026 - Shelf Cloud
Shelf cloud from the potent severe thunderstorm at Greg’s Weather Center on July 3, 2025.

The year 2026 had been quite dry as the summer began.  However, over the past two months, there have been fourteen storms that have produced torrential rains in a short period of time.  View the peak rainfall rates of 2026 below.

DatePeak Rainfall Rate (inches/hour)Rainfall Amount (inches)
8/7/202614.051.36
7/11/20267.290.63
8/6/20266.860.23
8/23/20266.700.81
7/18/20266.131.70
8/20/20265.051.93
3/12/20264.840.37
7/28/20264.800.45
4/17/20264.430.18
8/3/20264.172.02
7/9/20263.891.90
7/27/20263.620.67
8/27/20263.430.70
3/16/20263.130.64
8/8/20262.760.08
3/23/20262.490.35
3/5/20261.481.37
6/11/20261.390.42
6/22/20261.301.00
7/21/20261.020.12
7/30/20261.020.04
Watch footage of a downpour at GWC in South Plainfield, NJ, on April 17, 2026. This brief deluge produced the second-highest rainfall rate of the year to date.