New Brunswick, NJ: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in New Brunswick, NJ: 106°F on Wednesday 7 August 1918 and Tuesday 2 July 1901.

The record begins: 1893

All-time records

Hottest day: 106°F; 7 August 1918, 2 July 1901
Coldest night: -16°F; 9 February 1934
Wettest day: 7.96 in; 28 August 2011
Warmest night: 82°F; 20 July 1942
Coldest day: 0°F; 18 January 1982

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in New Brunswick, NJ by decade since the 1920s: the most record highs, 77, came in the 1930s; the most record lows, 69, in the 1920s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1890s	0	0	7
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	0	0	10
1920s	65	69	10
1930s	77	61	10
1940s	63	47	10
1950s	44	23	10
1960s	30	21	10
1970s	31	21	10
1980s	25	45	10
1990s	46	12	10
2000s	46	4	10
2010s	40	10	10
2020s	23	0	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	73°F 27 January 1916	-15°F 5 January 1904	2.82 in 21 January 1979
February	79°F 22 February 2018	-16°F 9 February 1934	2.77 in 6 February 1896
March	88°F 31 March 1998	2°F 19 March 1967	3.71 in 14 March 2010
April	95°F 18 April 2002, 18 April 1896, 17 April 1896	11°F 1 April 1923	6.43 in 16 April 2007
May	99°F 31 May 1895	28°F 12 May 1907	5.21 in 29 May 1968
June	102°F 30 June 1901, 1 June 1895	38°F 1 June 1938, 13 June 1907	3.35 in 2 June 1946
July	106°F 2 July 1901	45°F 2 July 1982, 5 July 1909	6.24 in 25 July 1997
August	106°F 7 August 1918	40°F 29 August 1982	7.96 in 28 August 2011
September	103°F 23 September 1895, 22 September 1895, 21 September 1895	33°F 30 September 1942	7.02 in 2 September 2021
October	95°F 3 October 2019	22°F 28 October 1936	5.35 in 9 October 1903
November	83°F 1 November 2024	6°F 26 November 1938	4.27 in 7 November 1963
December	76°F 8 December 1998	-15°F 30 December 1917	3.39 in 18 December 2023

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	13 days	25 August to 6 September 1900	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	16 days	20 January to 4 February 1961	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	17.43 in	August 2011
Driest month	0.00 in	October 2024
Wettest year	66.11 in	2011
Driest year	27.51 in	1965

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in New Brunswick, NJ: a low of -16°F on Friday 9 February 1934.
The wettest day on record in New Brunswick, NJ: 7.96 in on Sunday 28 August 2011.
The warmest night on record in New Brunswick, NJ: a low of 82°F on Monday 20 July 1942.
The coldest day on record in New Brunswick, NJ: a high of 0°F on Monday 18 January 1982.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in New Brunswick, NJ: 13 days, from Saturday 25 August to Thursday 6 September 1900.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in New Brunswick, NJ: 16 days, from Friday 20 January to Saturday 4 February 1961.
The wettest month on record in New Brunswick, NJ: August 2011, with 17.43 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in New Brunswick, NJ: October 2024, with 0.00 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in New Brunswick, NJ: 2011, with 66.11 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in New Brunswick, NJ: 1965, with 27.51 in of precipitation.

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