Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newark, New Jersey, United States weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Newark, New Jersey, United States, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1981–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 102°F on 1999-07-05; its coldest fell to -9°F on 1994-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
67°F2007-01-06
4°F1994-01-19
52°F1998-01-08
-9°F1994-01-21
February
71°F2018-02-21
14°F2026-02-08
53°F1990-02-23
-3°F2014-02-12
March
77°F1998-03-30
22°F2007-03-06
58°F1998-03-31
0°F2015-03-06
April
91°F2002-04-17
26°F1982-04-07
65°F2002-04-18
18°F1982-04-07
May
92°F2026-05-19
46°F2020-05-09
70°F2012-05-29
33°F1986-05-04
June
98°F2025-06-24
57°F1982-06-13
76°F2025-06-25
42°F1986-06-03
July
102°F1999-07-05
64°F1997-07-24
78°F2011-07-23
49°F1982-07-02
August
102°F2001-08-09
64°F2007-08-21
78°F2001-08-08
46°F1982-08-29
September
96°F2010-09-01
52°F1984-09-28
76°F2016-09-09
41°F1991-09-28
October
92°F2019-10-02
40°F2011-10-29
70°F2017-10-08
28°F2020-10-31
November
79°F2024-11-06
29°F2018-11-22
62°F2018-11-02
14°F2018-11-23
December
72°F1998-12-07
10°F1983-12-25
56°F2015-12-24
2°F1983-12-26

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
72°F1998-12-07
4°F1994-01-19
56°F2015-12-24
-9°F1994-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
92°F2026-05-19
22°F2007-03-06
70°F2012-05-29
0°F2015-03-06
Summer (Jun–Aug)
102°F1999-07-05
57°F1982-06-13
78°F2011-07-23
42°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
96°F2010-09-01
29°F2018-11-22
76°F2016-09-09
14°F2018-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Newark has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 102°F 1999-07-05
Lowest 4°F 1994-01-19

Low

Highest 78°F 2011-07-23
Lowest -9°F 1994-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 132°F 2006-08-02
Lowest -28°F 1994-01-21

Humidity

Highest 23.0 g/m³ 2013-07-19
Lowest 1.2 g/m³ 1994-01-19

Wind

Highest 36 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 3 mph 2024-07-23

Precip

Wettest 4.90 in 1999-09-16
Driest 27-day dry spell 2024-10-14

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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