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Canton Weather Records (USC00281343)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Canton (USC00281343), New Jersey, United States, with 72 years of record.

Key Facts for Canton

  • Canton (USC00281343) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 39.47 latitude and -75.42 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1902 to 1973, 72 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Canton still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Canton tied a daily record precipitation of 18.3 mm (0.7 in) on 22 August 1973.

About the Station

  • Location: New Jersey, United States, 39.47 latitude, -75.42 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1902 to 1973, 72 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

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Daily record high and record low at Canton, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Canton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Canton. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Canton, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Canton by the year they were set 0 records at Canton still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Canton still stand.
Standing records at Canton by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

Wettest Day of Each Month

Aug: 109.0 mm (4.3 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canton The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canton. The most was 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 19 August 1946. 050100150 Jan: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 2 January 1948 Jan Feb: 48.3 mm (1.9 in), 3 February 1973 Feb Mar: 67.1 mm (2.6 in), 20 March 1958 Mar Apr: 74.7 mm (2.9 in), 15 April 1909 Apr May: 95.5 mm (3.8 in), 28 May 1906 May Jun: 101.9 mm (4.0 in), 23 June 1972 Jun Jul: 99.6 mm (3.9 in), 11 July 1967 Jul Aug: 109.0 mm (4.3 in), 19 August 1946 Aug Sep: 106.2 mm (4.2 in), 13 September 1960 Sep Oct: 81.0 mm (3.2 in), 9 October 1903 Oct Nov: 102.1 mm (4.0 in), 2 November 1956 Nov Dec: 68.6 mm (2.7 in), 26 December 1969 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Canton. The most was 109.0 mm (4.3 in) on 19 August 1946.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Canton
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan62.2 mm (2.4 in)2 January 1948
Feb48.3 mm (1.9 in)3 February 1973
Mar67.1 mm (2.6 in)20 March 1958
Apr74.7 mm (2.9 in)15 April 1909
May95.5 mm (3.8 in)28 May 1906
Jun101.9 mm (4.0 in)23 June 1972
Jul99.6 mm (3.9 in)11 July 1967
Aug109.0 mm (4.3 in)19 August 1946
Sep106.2 mm (4.2 in)13 September 1960
Oct81.0 mm (3.2 in)9 October 1903
Nov102.1 mm (4.0 in)2 November 1956
Dec68.6 mm (2.7 in)26 December 1969

Latest Records

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Latest records at Canton
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
22 August 1973Canton, USdaily rain (Tie)18.3 mm (0.7 in)tie8 years2 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 1973Canton, USdaily rain10.7 mm (0.4 in)3.6 mm (0.14 in)70 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 1973Canton, USdaily rain29.7 mm (1.2 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)27 years19 of 100 (Routine)
26 March 1973Canton, USdaily rain38.6 mm (1.5 in)21.1 mm (0.8 in)8 years30 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1973Canton, USdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)16 years13 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1973Canton, USmonthly rain48.3 mm (1.9 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)0 years18 of 100 (Routine)
29 January 1973Canton, USdaily rain47.8 mm (1.9 in)14.5 mm (0.6 in)61 years41 of 100 (Notable)
20 January 1973Canton, USdaily rain22.9 mm (0.9 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
9 December 1972Canton, USdaily rain41.9 mm (1.6 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)69 years37 of 100 (Notable)
1 December 1972Canton, USdaily rain27.7 mm (1.1 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)5 years14 of 100 (Routine)
20 November 1972Canton, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)15.4 mm (0.6 in)3 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 November 1972Canton, USdaily rain27.4 mm (1.1 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)25 years23 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1972Canton, USdaily rain34.5 mm (1.4 in)17.0 mm (0.7 in)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)
19 October 1972Canton, USdaily rain26.2 mm (1.0 in)0.5 mm (0.02 in)15 years11 of 100 (Routine)
7 October 1972Canton, USdaily rain69.9 mm (2.8 in)34.3 mm (1.4 in)4 years30 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 1972Canton, USdaily rain16.5 mm (0.6 in)8.4 mm (0.33 in)7 years13 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 1972Canton, USdaily rain12.7 mm (0.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)24 years18 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 1972Canton, USdaily rain15.7 mm (0.6 in)2.2 mm (0.09 in)16 years12 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 1972Canton, USmonthly rain101.9 mm (4.0 in)26.2 mm (1.0 in)62 years56 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 1972Canton, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)16.6 mm (0.7 in)5 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1902 to 1973
Yearly extremes at Canton: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)109.0 mm (4.3 in)194665.3 mm (2.6 in)40
Wettest five days (Rx5day)185.2 mm (7.3 in)196091.1 mm (3.6 in)40
Longest dry spell (CDD)38 days190319 days40

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canton by year The wettest day of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in). 255075100125192019401960Record: 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1946
The wettest day of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1946, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.3 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Canton by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190251.8 mm (2.0 in)
190381.0 mm (3.2 in)
190451.8 mm (2.0 in)
190547.8 mm (1.9 in)
190695.5 mm (3.8 in)
190783.1 mm (3.3 in)
190878.2 mm (3.1 in)
190975.7 mm (3.0 in)
191075.4 mm (3.0 in)
191182.0 mm (3.2 in)
191233.3 mm (1.3 in)
194526.7 mm (1.1 in)
1946109.0 mm (4.3 in)
194749.5 mm (1.9 in)
194862.2 mm (2.4 in)
194946.5 mm (1.8 in)
1950104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195153.3 mm (2.1 in)
195255.6 mm (2.2 in)
195352.1 mm (2.1 in)
195466.0 mm (2.6 in)
195596.8 mm (3.8 in)
1956102.1 mm (4.0 in)
195736.6 mm (1.4 in)
195867.1 mm (2.6 in)
195964.8 mm (2.6 in)
1960106.2 mm (4.2 in)
196154.6 mm (2.1 in)
196251.6 mm (2.0 in)
196348.3 mm (1.9 in)
196467.3 mm (2.6 in)
196530.0 mm (1.2 in)
196665.8 mm (2.6 in)
196799.6 mm (3.9 in)
196850.8 mm (2.0 in)
196969.9 mm (2.8 in)
197058.4 mm (2.3 in)
197191.9 mm (3.6 in)
1972101.9 mm (4.0 in)
197348.3 mm (1.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canton by year The wettest five days of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.1 mm (3.6 in). 050100150200192019401960Record: 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1960
The wettest five days of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 185.2 mm (7.3 in) in 1960, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.1 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Canton by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
190278.7 mm (3.1 in)
1903166.8 mm (6.6 in)
190462.4 mm (2.5 in)
190563.8 mm (2.5 in)
1906132.3 mm (5.2 in)
190790.0 mm (3.5 in)
1908110.2 mm (4.3 in)
190975.7 mm (3.0 in)
191075.4 mm (3.0 in)
1911145.0 mm (5.7 in)
191247.5 mm (1.9 in)
194546.5 mm (1.8 in)
1946131.0 mm (5.2 in)
194761.7 mm (2.4 in)
1948110.5 mm (4.4 in)
194972.7 mm (2.9 in)
1950162.5 mm (6.4 in)
195192.2 mm (3.6 in)
195297.0 mm (3.8 in)
1953111.0 mm (4.4 in)
195479.5 mm (3.1 in)
1955117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1956120.4 mm (4.7 in)
195766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958125.7 mm (4.9 in)
195965.6 mm (2.6 in)
1960185.2 mm (7.3 in)
196187.1 mm (3.4 in)
196270.3 mm (2.8 in)
196378.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964124.9 mm (4.9 in)
196549.2 mm (1.9 in)
1966102.8 mm (4.0 in)
1967107.5 mm (4.2 in)
196876.4 mm (3.0 in)
1969151.5 mm (6.0 in)
197088.9 mm (3.5 in)
1971158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1972177.1 mm (7.0 in)
197358.5 mm (2.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canton by year The longest dry spell of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 38 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 010203040192019401960Record: 38 days in 1903
The longest dry spell of the year at Canton, 1902 to 1973. The record is 38 days in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Canton by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190215 days
190338 days
190420 days
190514 days
190618 days
190718 days
190821 days
190924 days
191036 days
191116 days
191217 days
19458 days
194617 days
194720 days
194818 days
194916 days
195015 days
195114 days
195224 days
195318 days
195425 days
195522 days
195616 days
195716 days
195825 days
195925 days
196019 days
196116 days
196223 days
196324 days
196429 days
196527 days
196627 days
196719 days
196826 days
196917 days
197018 days
197121 days
197226 days
197315 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

37 years, 1903 to 1973

A day with at least 67.4 mm (2.7 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 131.7 mm (5.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Canton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years67.4 mm (2.7 in)
5 years87.5 mm (3.4 in)
10 years99.5 mm (3.9 in)
25 years113.5 mm (4.5 in)
50 years123.0 mm (4.8 in)Longer than the 37 years of record
100 years131.7 mm (5.2 in)Longer than the 37 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 37 years of values from 1903 to 1973.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 109.0 mm (4.3 in) in 1946; 106.2 mm (4.2 in) in 1960; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1950.

Download the Data

  • Data for Canton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Canton threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).