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Hurricane history · New Jersey

Hurricanes near Dayton, NJ

Hurricanes

2

None major

Tropical storms

12

within 60 miles since 1950

Close calls

0

hurricanes within 30 miles

Since 1950, 2 hurricanes and 12 tropical storms have passed within 60 miles of Dayton. That's a hurricane about once every 38 years. The most recent hurricane was Gloria in 1985. The strongest was Gloria in 1985, with winds near 92 mph as it went by. Most came in August.

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Every storm since 1950

YearStormStrength nearbyWinds, mphClosest, mi
2021Elsa JulTropical storm5859
2020Isaias AugTropical storm6346
2020Fay JulTropical storm5212
2011Irene AugTropical storm6922
2008Hanna SepTropical storm5225
1999Floyd SepTropical storm6340
1996Bertha JulTropical storm6912
1985Gloria SepCategory 19254
1976Belle AugCategory 17559
1971Doria AugTropical storm6316
1961Unnamed SepTropical storm6346
1960Brenda JulTropical storm5827
1955Diane AugTropical storm468
1952Able SepTropical storm5839

By decade

DecadeHurricanesTropical storms
1950s02
1960s02
1970s11
1980s10
1990s02
2000s01
2010s01
2020s03

From the National Hurricane Center's best-track archive (HURDAT2), Atlantic and eastern Pacific, through 2025. A storm counts when its center came within 60 miles of the middle of Dayton at tropical-storm strength or more. "Winds" is the strongest it was while that close, over open water; inland it is usually less.

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