Simplify the following text for a Grade 5 native English-speaking person.
Original: Rainfall extended into the Mid-Atlantic states through New England , with 4.50 inches ( 113 mm ) reported at Absecon , New Jersey , 3.91 inches ( 99 mm ) recorded near Central Park , New York , and 3.19 inches ( 81 mm ) at Taunton , Massachusetts .
Simplified: Rain went north into the Mid-Atlantic States and New England , with 4.50 inches ( 113 mm ) at Absecon , New Jersey , 3.91 inches ( 99 mm ) near Central Park , New York , and 3.19 inches ( 81 mm ) at Taunton , Massachusetts .