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10 official all-time records
The official all-time extremes for New Jersey, as NOAA’s State Climate Extremes Committee lists them: from 110°F at Runyon to -34°F at River Vale.
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 110°F | July 10, 1936 | Runyon | 287825 | E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| -34°F | January 5, 1904 | River Vale | 287620 | E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
Greatest 24-Hour Precipitation
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 14.81 inches | August 19, 1939 to August 20, 1939 | Tuckerton | 288899 | E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
Maximum Annual Precipitation Total
This record value was initially evaluated and scientifically validated by the SCEC in 2012. The non-archival status of the station's network was a concern at the time, delaying the approval. This concern is now moot, as the observing system is ingested into a permanent Federal archive.
The previous record of 32 inches, reported at Charlotteburg Reservoir (COOP ID: 287332) on 14 December 1915, was determined to have fallen during a span of time exceeding 24 hours, per notes indicated on the observer form, and was subsequently invalidated and replaced by the next-largest known 24-hour snowfall value located in Long Branch.
Maximum Seasonal (July-June) Snowfall
This is the inaugural record for seasonal snowfall in New Jersey. The 1995-1996 snow season was exceptional and included the East Coast 'Blizzard of 1996' event in January, which buried much of the state under more than two feet of snow.
| Record | Date | Where | Station | Status |
|---|
| 52 inches | February 5, 1961 | Canistear Reservoir | 281327 | E: Value is unchanged from previous extremes tables last updated by NCEI (formerly NCDC) between 1998 and 2006. Value exceeds all other valid values. |
To better track intense, two-day snowstorms, the SCEC introduced a new 48-hour snowfall record category. New Jersey's inaugural record belongs to the Oak Ridge Reservoir station (COOPID: 286460), which reported 34 inches of snow over a two-day span in December 1947. To learn more about this record snowfall and the storm that produced it, see the full report.
To better capture the impact of prolonged, three-day snowstorms, The SCEC established a new 72-hour snowfall record category. New Jersey's inaugural record is shared by two locations: the Oak Ridge Reservoir station (COOPID: 286460) and Cape May City (COOPID: 281351), which both measured 34 inches of snow. To learn more about this record snowfall and the storm that produced it, see the full report. To better capture the impact of prolonged, three-day snowstorms, The SCEC established a new 72-hour snowfall record category. New Jersey's inaugural record is shared by two locations: the Oak Ridge Reservoir station (COOPID: 286460) and Cape May City (COOPID: 281351), which both measured 34 inches of snow. To learn more about this record snowfall and the storm that produced it, see the full report.