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Cape May 2 NW Weather Records (USC00281351)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cape May 2 NW (USC00281351), New Jersey, United States, with 155 years of record.

Key Facts for Cape May 2 NW

  • Cape May 2 NW (USC00281351) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 38.95 latitude and -74.94 longitude, 6 m (20 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1871 to 2025, 155 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Cape May 2 NW still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Cape May 2 NW tied a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 2 December 2025.

About the Station

  • Location: New Jersey, United States, 38.95 latitude, -74.94 longitude.
  • Elevation: 6 m (20 ft).
  • Period of record: 1871 to 2025, 155 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

3 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Cape May 2 NW, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape May 2 NW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cape May 2 NW. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 3 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Cape May 2 NW, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.8 C (73.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Feb23.9 C (75.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)16.1 C (61.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Mar27.8 C (82.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)
Apr32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)28.3 C (82.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
May35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Jul38.9 C (102.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)17.2 C (63.0 F)
Aug37.8 C (100.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Sep35.6 C (96.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct35.6 C (96.1 F)-3.3 C (26.1 F)26.7 C (80.1 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)
Nov28.3 C (82.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)
Dec24.4 C (75.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Cape May 2 NW by the year they were set 1,464 records at Cape May 2 NW still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 29. 01020301877: 41878: 91879: 151880: 281881: 201882: 101883: 91884: 121885: 81894: 71895: 191896: 161897: 61898: 101899: 171900: 141901: 131902: 41903: 191904: 221905: 81906: 81907: 211908: 61909: 61910: 21911: 41912: 121913: 131914: 181915: 61916: 81917: 171918: 161919: 91920: 101921: 51922: 21923: 101924: 111925: 141926: 101927: 101928: 121929: 171930: 181931: 111932: 61939: 51940: 121942: 111943: 61944: 31945: 51946: 31947: 151948: 141949: 191950: 171951: 21952: 51953: 51954: 71955: 91956: 61957: 81958: 31959: 61960: 81961: 51962: 41963: 71964: 21965: 21966: 81967: 101968: 101969: 61970: 111971: 81972: 171973: 41974: 161975: 111976: 191977: 131978: 71979: 91980: 61981: 51982: 151983: 171984: 101985: 91986: 151987: 61988: 101989: 121990: 161991: 241992: 91993: 171994: 131995: 81996: 121997: 131998: 261999: 122000: 132001: 162002: 242003: 52004: 22005: 52006: 102007: 162008: 102009: 102010: 142011: 102012: 152013: 92014: 112015: 292016: 212017: 212018: 142019: 62020: 92021: 122022: 72023: 132024: 102025: 71877189919131927194819621976199020042018
1,464 records at Cape May 2 NW still stand. 2015 holds the most, with 29.
Standing records at Cape May 2 NW by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18774
18789
187915
188028
188120
188210
18839
188412
18858
18947
189519
189616
18976
189810
189917
190014
190113
19024
190319
190422
19058
19068
190721
19086
19096
19102
19114
191212
191313
191418
19156
19168
191717
191816
19199
192010
19215
19222
192310
192411
192514
192610
192710
192812
192917
193018
193111
19326
19395
194012
194211
19436
19443
19455
19463
194715
194814
194919
195017
19512
19525
19535
19547
19559
19566
19578
19583
19596
19608
19615
19624
19637
19642
19652
19668
196710
196810
19696
197011
19718
197217
19734
197416
197511
197619
197713
19787
19799
19806
19815
198215
198317
198410
19859
198615
19876
198810
198912
199016
199124
19929
199317
199413
19958
199612
199713
199826
199912
200013
200116
200224
20035
20042
20055
200610
200716
200810
200910
201014
201110
201215
20139
201411
201529
201621
201721
201814
20196
20209
202112
20227
202313
202410
20257

All-Time Record Progression

5 new records
When Cape May 2 NW set new all-time records 5 all-time records were set at Cape May 2 NW between 31 July 1917 and 29 October 2012. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation31 July 1917: Record high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)7 August 1918: Record high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)15 August 1947: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)22 July 2011: Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)29 October 2012: Record daily precipitation 226.1 mm (8.9 in)1920193519501965198019952010
5 all-time records were set at Cape May 2 NW between 31 July 1917 and 29 October 2012. Each dot is a new record.
When Cape May 2 NW set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1917-07-31Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 36.7 C (98.1 F)
1918-08-07Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947-08-15Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
2011-07-22Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
2012-10-29Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 226.1 mm (8.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 226.1 mm (8.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape May 2 NW The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape May 2 NW. The most was 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 29 October 2012. 0100200300 Jan: 66.5 mm (2.6 in), 28 January 1998 Jan Feb: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 16 February 1873 Feb Mar: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 12 March 1963 Mar Apr: 64.3 mm (2.5 in), 14 April 1909 Apr May: 109.5 mm (4.3 in), 21 May 1894 May Jun: 124.2 mm (4.9 in), 19 June 1967 Jun Jul: 103.9 mm (4.1 in), 26 July 2000 Jul Aug: 214.9 mm (8.5 in), 18 August 1879 Aug Sep: 161.3 mm (6.4 in), 12 September 1960 Sep Oct: 226.1 mm (8.9 in), 29 October 2012 Oct Nov: 83.8 mm (3.3 in), 3 November 1951 Nov Dec: 104.9 mm (4.1 in), 11 December 2008 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cape May 2 NW. The most was 226.1 mm (8.9 in) on 29 October 2012.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cape May 2 NW
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan66.5 mm (2.6 in)28 January 1998
Feb56.6 mm (2.2 in)16 February 1873
Mar77.0 mm (3.0 in)12 March 1963
Apr64.3 mm (2.5 in)14 April 1909
May109.5 mm (4.3 in)21 May 1894
Jun124.2 mm (4.9 in)19 June 1967
Jul103.9 mm (4.1 in)26 July 2000
Aug214.9 mm (8.5 in)18 August 1879
Sep161.3 mm (6.4 in)12 September 1960
Oct226.1 mm (8.9 in)29 October 2012
Nov83.8 mm (3.3 in)3 November 1951
Dec104.9 mm (4.1 in)11 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1877 to 2025
Days with data per year at Cape May 2 NW 135 years of record at Cape May 2 NW, 1877 to 2025. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1877, 1885, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951 and others. 1877: 184 of 365 days1878: 365 of 365 days1879: 365 of 365 days1880: 364 of 366 days1881: 347 of 365 days1882: 336 of 365 days1883: 352 of 365 days1884: 337 of 366 days1885: 245 of 365 days1894: 359 of 365 days1895: 365 of 365 days1896: 360 of 366 days1897: 348 of 365 days1898: 365 of 365 days1899: 365 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 365 of 365 days1902: 365 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 365 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 366 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 366 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 365 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 180 of 366 days1939: 119 of 365 days1940: 212 of 366 days1941: 61 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 363 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 230 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 351 of 365 days1950: 356 of 365 days1951: 287 of 365 days1952: 280 of 366 days1953: 345 of 365 days1954: 346 of 365 days1955: 359 of 365 days1956: 356 of 366 days1957: 303 of 365 days1958: 325 of 365 days1959: 343 of 365 days1960: 347 of 366 days1961: 357 of 365 days1962: 360 of 365 days1963: 353 of 365 days1964: 346 of 366 days1965: 346 of 365 days1966: 349 of 365 days1967: 319 of 365 days1968: 337 of 366 days1969: 364 of 365 days1970: 362 of 365 days1971: 362 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 362 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 364 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 365 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 342 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 364 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 358 of 365 days18801900192019401960198020002020
135 years of record at Cape May 2 NW, 1877 to 2025. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1877, 1885, 1932, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1946, 1951 and others.
Days with data per year at Cape May 2 NW
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
187718450%No
1878365100%Yes
1879365100%Yes
188036499%Yes
188134795%Yes
188233692%Yes
188335296%Yes
188433792%Yes
188524567%No
189435998%Yes
1895365100%Yes
189636098%Yes
189734895%Yes
1898365100%Yes
1899365100%Yes
1900365100%Yes
1901365100%Yes
1902365100%Yes
1903365100%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911365100%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916366100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920366100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929365100%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
193218049%No
193911933%No
194021258%No
19416117%No
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194436399%Yes
1945365100%Yes
194623063%No
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
194935196%Yes
195035698%Yes
195128779%No
195228077%No
195334595%Yes
195434695%Yes
195535998%Yes
195635697%Yes
195730383%No
195832589%No
195934394%Yes
196034795%Yes
196135798%Yes
196236099%Yes
196335397%Yes
196434695%Yes
196534695%Yes
196634996%Yes
196731987%No
196833792%Yes
1969364100%Yes
197036299%Yes
197136299%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197336299%Yes
197436399%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982364100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997365100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
200434293%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007364100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
202535898%Yes

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Cape May 2 NW
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
2 December 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily rain (Tie)25.9 mm (1.0 in)tie96 years9 of 100 (Routine)
7 July 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie26 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 July 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)70 years35 of 100 (Notable)
29 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie144 years10 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily low max (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie112 years10 of 100 (Routine)
25 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USmonthly high max (Tie)37.2 C (99.0 F)tie61 years9 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)144 years45 of 100 (Notable)
24 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USmonthly high max (Tie)37.2 C (99.0 F)tie61 years9 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)36 years23 of 100 (Routine)
23 June 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min24.4 C (75.9 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily rain50.8 mm (2.0 in)20.6 mm (0.8 in)107 years59 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high min14.4 C (57.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)112 years43 of 100 (Notable)
17 March 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily rain49.5 mm (1.9 in)11.9 mm (0.5 in)94 years49 of 100 (Notable)
13 January 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily snow depth (Tie)7.6 cm (3.0 in)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily snow depth (Tie)10.2 cm (4.0 in)tie85 years8 of 100 (Routine)
7 January 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily snow depth (Tie)22.9 cm (9.0 in)tie29 years4 of 100 (Routine)
6 January 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily snowfall24.6 cm (9.7 in)13.7 cm (5.4 in)46 years46 of 100 (Notable)
6 January 2025Cape May 2 NW, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)7 years15 of 100 (Routine)
7 November 2024Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)2 years12 of 100 (Routine)
6 November 2024Cape May 2 NW, USdaily high max27.8 C (82.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)2 years21 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

118 complete years, 1878 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Cape May 2 NW as warming stripes, 1878 to 2025 One stripe for each of 118 complete years at Cape May 2 NW, 1878 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 10.4 C (50.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1878: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1879: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1880: 13.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1881: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1882: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1883: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1894: 13.0 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1895: 12.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1896: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1898: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1899: 11.4 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1900: 12.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1901: 11.1 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1902: 11.6 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1903: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1904: 10.4 C, -2.3 C from the station mean1905: 11.3 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1906: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1907: 10.9 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1908: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1909: 12.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1910: 11.8 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1911: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1912: 11.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1913: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1914: 11.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1915: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 11.7 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1917: 10.7 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1918: 11.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1919: 12.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1920: 11.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1921: 13.2 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1922: 12.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1923: 12.3 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1924: 11.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1925: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1926: 12.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1927: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1928: 12.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1929: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1930: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1931: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1942: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1943: 12.1 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1944: 12.4 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1945: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1947: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1950: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1954: 13.4 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1955: 13.3 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1956: 13.0 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1958: 12.1 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1959: 13.7 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1961: 13.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1962: 12.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1963: 12.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1964: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1965: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1966: 12.7 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1968: 13.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1969: 12.0 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1970: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 12.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 11.8 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1973: 13.1 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 12.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1975: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1976: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1977: 12.7 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1978: 11.9 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1979: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1980: 12.4 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1981: 12.2 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 12.2 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1983: 12.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1984: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 13.3 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1986: 12.9 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1988: 12.0 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1989: 12.5 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1991: 14.0 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1992: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1993: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1994: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1996: 12.3 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1997: 12.9 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1998: 14.3 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1999: 13.9 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2000: 12.8 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2001: 13.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2002: 14.2 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2003: 12.6 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 13.2 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 14.1 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 13.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 13.5 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2009: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2010: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2011: 14.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2012: 14.7 C, +1.9 C from the station mean2013: 13.1 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 12.6 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2015: 13.6 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2016: 14.1 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2017: 14.2 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2018: 13.8 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 13.9 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2020: 14.4 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2021: 14.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2022: 13.7 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2023: 14.6 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2024: 14.4 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 13.6 C, +0.9 C from the station mean187818901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 118 complete years at Cape May 2 NW, 1878 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.8 C (55.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 10.4 C (50.8 F), and the warmest was 2012, at 14.7 C (58.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cape May 2 NW as warming stripes, 1878 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
187813.2 C+0.45 C
187912.4 C-0.40 C
188013.0 C+0.27 C
188112.5 C-0.31 C
188212.8 C+0.02 C
188312.2 C-0.60 C
189413.0 C+0.26 C
189512.0 C-0.74 C
189612.4 C-0.34 C
189812.2 C-0.59 C
189911.4 C-1.34 C
190012.6 C-0.13 C
190111.1 C-1.64 C
190211.6 C-1.12 C
190311.8 C-0.94 C
190410.4 C-2.33 C
190511.3 C-1.43 C
190612.3 C-0.47 C
190710.9 C-1.85 C
190812.1 C-0.66 C
190912.0 C-0.72 C
191011.8 C-0.93 C
191112.5 C-0.27 C
191211.8 C-0.98 C
191313.3 C+0.54 C
191411.8 C-0.98 C
191512.3 C-0.48 C
191611.7 C-1.04 C
191710.7 C-2.06 C
191811.8 C-0.96 C
191912.7 C-0.08 C
192011.8 C-0.99 C
192113.2 C+0.48 C
192212.6 C-0.13 C
192312.3 C-0.44 C
192411.9 C-0.88 C
192512.8 C-0.01 C
192612.0 C-0.75 C
192712.3 C-0.50 C
192812.1 C-0.64 C
192912.4 C-0.33 C
193012.8 C+0.02 C
193113.4 C+0.63 C
194212.8 C+0.03 C
194312.1 C-0.62 C
194412.4 C-0.36 C
194512.5 C-0.31 C
194712.9 C+0.14 C
195012.9 C+0.09 C
195413.4 C+0.63 C
195513.3 C+0.58 C
195613.0 C+0.19 C
195812.1 C-0.70 C
195913.7 C+0.96 C
196013.1 C+0.32 C
196113.1 C+0.37 C
196212.7 C-0.02 C
196312.7 C-0.04 C
196413.2 C+0.42 C
196513.2 C+0.41 C
196612.7 C-0.04 C
196813.1 C+0.37 C
196912.0 C-0.79 C
197012.2 C-0.55 C
197112.6 C-0.21 C
197211.8 C-1.01 C
197313.1 C+0.38 C
197412.7 C-0.09 C
197512.9 C+0.15 C
197612.2 C-0.55 C
197712.7 C-0.11 C
197811.9 C-0.89 C
197912.3 C-0.50 C
198012.4 C-0.34 C
198112.2 C-0.53 C
198212.2 C-0.59 C
198312.9 C+0.16 C
198412.8 C-0.01 C
198513.3 C+0.51 C
198612.9 C+0.18 C
198712.9 C+0.11 C
198812.0 C-0.73 C
198912.5 C-0.27 C
199013.9 C+1.15 C
199114.0 C+1.23 C
199212.3 C-0.48 C
199312.8 C+0.02 C
199412.8 C+0.03 C
199513.1 C+0.30 C
199612.3 C-0.45 C
199712.9 C+0.12 C
199814.3 C+1.56 C
199913.9 C+1.18 C
200012.8 C+0.01 C
200113.6 C+0.81 C
200214.2 C+1.46 C
200312.6 C-0.14 C
200513.2 C+0.43 C
200614.1 C+1.36 C
200713.5 C+0.71 C
200813.5 C+0.69 C
200913.1 C+0.31 C
201013.7 C+0.91 C
201114.2 C+1.39 C
201214.7 C+1.92 C
201313.1 C+0.32 C
201412.6 C-0.21 C
201513.6 C+0.80 C
201614.1 C+1.34 C
201714.2 C+1.43 C
201813.8 C+1.06 C
201913.9 C+1.11 C
202014.4 C+1.66 C
202114.4 C+1.59 C
202213.7 C+0.94 C
202314.6 C+1.80 C
202414.4 C+1.60 C
202513.6 C+0.87 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1878 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 118 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cape May 2 NW
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1878 to 2025118Rise
Mean daily maximum0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.4 to 0.5) per decade1878 to 2025118Rise
Mean daily minimum0.01 C (-0.01 to 0.04) per decade0.02 F (-0.03 to 0.07) per decade1878 to 2025118Not clearly different from zero

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1871 to 2025
Yearly extremes at Cape May 2 NW: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)38.9 C (102.0 F)201134.4 C (93.9 F)135
Coldest night (TNn)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)1899-12.8 C (9.0 F)135
Wettest day (Rx1day)226.1 mm (8.9 in)201262.7 mm (2.5 in)141
Wettest five days (Rx5day)264.1 mm (10.4 in)187993.5 mm (3.7 in)141
Longest dry spell (CDD)50 days187419 days141

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Cape May 2 NW by year The hottest day of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F). 15202530354018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2011
The hottest day of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 2011, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cape May 2 NW by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
1871n/a
1872n/a
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
187731.1 C (88.0 F)
187832.2 C (90.0 F)
187930.6 C (87.1 F)
188032.2 C (90.0 F)
188130.6 C (87.1 F)
188230.0 C (86.0 F)
188331.7 C (89.1 F)
188431.7 C (89.1 F)
188531.7 C (89.1 F)
189434.4 C (93.9 F)
189535.0 C (95.0 F)
189633.9 C (93.0 F)
189732.8 C (91.0 F)
189831.1 C (88.0 F)
189934.4 C (93.9 F)
190035.6 C (96.1 F)
190134.4 C (93.9 F)
190233.3 C (91.9 F)
190332.8 C (91.0 F)
190432.8 C (91.0 F)
190533.3 C (91.9 F)
190631.1 C (88.0 F)
190731.1 C (88.0 F)
190831.7 C (89.1 F)
190932.8 C (91.0 F)
191033.9 C (93.0 F)
191134.4 C (93.9 F)
191233.3 C (91.9 F)
191333.3 C (91.9 F)
191435.0 C (95.0 F)
191533.3 C (91.9 F)
191635.0 C (95.0 F)
191736.7 C (98.1 F)
191837.8 C (100.0 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192032.2 C (90.0 F)
192135.0 C (95.0 F)
192233.3 C (91.9 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192536.1 C (97.0 F)
192636.7 C (98.1 F)
192733.3 C (91.9 F)
192833.3 C (91.9 F)
192932.8 C (91.0 F)
193037.8 C (100.0 F)
193133.9 C (93.0 F)
193232.2 C (90.0 F)
193933.3 C (91.9 F)
194033.3 C (91.9 F)
194119.4 C (66.9 F)
194235.6 C (96.1 F)
194332.8 C (91.0 F)
194433.9 C (93.0 F)
194534.4 C (93.9 F)
194631.1 C (88.0 F)
194734.4 C (93.9 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195033.3 C (91.9 F)
195133.9 C (93.0 F)
195236.7 C (98.1 F)
195335.6 C (96.1 F)
195433.3 C (91.9 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195633.3 C (91.9 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195833.3 C (91.9 F)
195934.4 C (93.9 F)
196035.0 C (95.0 F)
196133.9 C (93.0 F)
196232.2 C (90.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196433.3 C (91.9 F)
196533.9 C (93.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196732.2 C (90.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196933.3 C (91.9 F)
197033.9 C (93.0 F)
197132.8 C (91.0 F)
197233.9 C (93.0 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197435.6 C (96.1 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197632.8 C (91.0 F)
197736.1 C (97.0 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)
197933.9 C (93.0 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198133.9 C (93.0 F)
198232.8 C (91.0 F)
198335.0 C (95.0 F)
198433.3 C (91.9 F)
198533.3 C (91.9 F)
198636.1 C (97.0 F)
198735.6 C (96.1 F)
198835.0 C (95.0 F)
198933.9 C (93.0 F)
199036.7 C (98.1 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199537.2 C (99.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199735.6 C (96.1 F)
199836.1 C (97.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200033.3 C (91.9 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200333.9 C (93.0 F)
200432.8 C (91.0 F)
200533.9 C (93.0 F)
200636.7 C (98.1 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200835.6 C (96.1 F)
200934.4 C (93.9 F)
201037.8 C (100.0 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201237.2 C (99.0 F)
201334.4 C (93.9 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201533.9 C (93.0 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201835.6 C (96.1 F)
201936.7 C (98.1 F)
202035.6 C (96.1 F)
202134.4 C (93.9 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202434.4 C (93.9 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Cape May 2 NW by year The coldest night of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F). -20-15-10-5018801900192019401960198020002020Record: -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is -19.4 C (-2.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -12.8 C (9.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cape May 2 NW by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1871n/a
1872n/a
1873n/a
1874n/a
1875n/a
1876n/a
1877-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1878-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1879-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1880-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1881-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1882-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1883-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1884-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1885-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1894-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1895-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1896-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1897-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1898-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1899-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1900-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1902-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1904-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1906-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1907-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1908-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1909-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1910-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1911-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1912-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1913-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1914-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1915-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1916-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1917-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1918-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1919-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1920-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1921-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1922-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1923-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1924-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1925-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1926-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1927-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1929-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1930-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1931-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1932-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1939-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1940-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1941-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1942-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1943-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1944-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1946-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1948-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1950-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1951-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1952-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1956-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1958-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1959-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1960-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1961-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1964-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1966-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1968-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1969-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1972-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1974-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1976-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1977-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1979-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1981-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1982-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1984-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1985-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1986-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1987-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1988-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1989-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1990-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1991-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1994-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1995-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1996-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1997-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1998-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2001-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2004-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2005-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2009-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2010-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2011-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2013-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2014-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2016-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2017-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2019-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2020-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2021-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2022-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2023-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2024-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2025-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape May 2 NW by year The wettest day of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.7 mm (2.5 in). 010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 2012
The wettest day of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 62.7 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cape May 2 NW by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
187162.7 mm (2.5 in)
187244.5 mm (1.8 in)
187366.3 mm (2.6 in)
187480.0 mm (3.1 in)
187561.7 mm (2.4 in)
187683.8 mm (3.3 in)
187778.2 mm (3.1 in)
187859.7 mm (2.4 in)
1879214.9 mm (8.5 in)
188055.1 mm (2.2 in)
188151.1 mm (2.0 in)
1882122.2 mm (4.8 in)
188375.9 mm (3.0 in)
188459.7 mm (2.4 in)
188552.6 mm (2.1 in)
1894109.5 mm (4.3 in)
189531.2 mm (1.2 in)
189660.7 mm (2.4 in)
189748.8 mm (1.9 in)
189850.3 mm (2.0 in)
189950.8 mm (2.0 in)
190042.4 mm (1.7 in)
190152.3 mm (2.1 in)
190254.1 mm (2.1 in)
190369.6 mm (2.7 in)
190463.5 mm (2.5 in)
190577.7 mm (3.1 in)
190646.7 mm (1.8 in)
190766.0 mm (2.6 in)
190853.1 mm (2.1 in)
190973.7 mm (2.9 in)
191068.8 mm (2.7 in)
191155.4 mm (2.2 in)
191249.0 mm (1.9 in)
191346.7 mm (1.8 in)
191461.0 mm (2.4 in)
191530.2 mm (1.2 in)
191650.3 mm (2.0 in)
191756.1 mm (2.2 in)
191836.3 mm (1.4 in)
1919192.3 mm (7.6 in)
192071.6 mm (2.8 in)
192142.9 mm (1.7 in)
192255.6 mm (2.2 in)
192361.0 mm (2.4 in)
192450.0 mm (2.0 in)
192564.3 mm (2.5 in)
192676.2 mm (3.0 in)
192738.1 mm (1.5 in)
192888.1 mm (3.5 in)
192942.7 mm (1.7 in)
193044.7 mm (1.8 in)
193190.4 mm (3.6 in)
193244.7 mm (1.8 in)
193935.1 mm (1.4 in)
194076.2 mm (3.0 in)
194125.4 mm (1.0 in)
194244.2 mm (1.7 in)
194348.0 mm (1.9 in)
194490.2 mm (3.6 in)
194562.0 mm (2.4 in)
194632.8 mm (1.3 in)
194751.1 mm (2.0 in)
194876.2 mm (3.0 in)
1949116.1 mm (4.6 in)
195055.1 mm (2.2 in)
195183.8 mm (3.3 in)
195261.0 mm (2.4 in)
1953207.0 mm (8.1 in)
195482.3 mm (3.2 in)
195549.8 mm (2.0 in)
195688.9 mm (3.5 in)
195766.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195969.9 mm (2.8 in)
1960161.3 mm (6.4 in)
196172.6 mm (2.9 in)
196250.3 mm (2.0 in)
196377.0 mm (3.0 in)
196447.8 mm (1.9 in)
196581.8 mm (3.2 in)
196677.7 mm (3.1 in)
1967124.2 mm (4.9 in)
196848.3 mm (1.9 in)
196958.4 mm (2.3 in)
197059.4 mm (2.3 in)
197172.4 mm (2.9 in)
197281.3 mm (3.2 in)
197368.6 mm (2.7 in)
197443.4 mm (1.7 in)
197548.5 mm (1.9 in)
197696.8 mm (3.8 in)
197755.4 mm (2.2 in)
197849.0 mm (1.9 in)
197996.8 mm (3.8 in)
198047.5 mm (1.9 in)
198170.1 mm (2.8 in)
1982132.1 mm (5.2 in)
198360.7 mm (2.4 in)
198467.8 mm (2.7 in)
198595.5 mm (3.8 in)
198648.5 mm (1.9 in)
198738.9 mm (1.5 in)
198849.0 mm (1.9 in)
198989.4 mm (3.5 in)
199074.9 mm (2.9 in)
199147.8 mm (1.9 in)
199274.7 mm (2.9 in)
199374.9 mm (2.9 in)
199458.9 mm (2.3 in)
199558.9 mm (2.3 in)
199682.6 mm (3.3 in)
199756.1 mm (2.2 in)
199866.5 mm (2.6 in)
199954.6 mm (2.1 in)
2000103.9 mm (4.1 in)
200147.0 mm (1.9 in)
200267.3 mm (2.6 in)
200362.5 mm (2.5 in)
200477.0 mm (3.0 in)
200582.8 mm (3.3 in)
200673.4 mm (2.9 in)
200743.2 mm (1.7 in)
2008104.9 mm (4.1 in)
200976.7 mm (3.0 in)
2010108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2011109.7 mm (4.3 in)
2012226.1 mm (8.9 in)
201397.3 mm (3.8 in)
201460.5 mm (2.4 in)
201575.4 mm (3.0 in)
2016115.1 mm (4.5 in)
201784.6 mm (3.3 in)
201865.8 mm (2.6 in)
201942.4 mm (1.7 in)
202090.9 mm (3.6 in)
202143.2 mm (1.7 in)
202256.1 mm (2.2 in)
202377.5 mm (3.1 in)
202497.0 mm (3.8 in)
202550.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape May 2 NW by year The wettest five days of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 264.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1879, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.5 mm (3.7 in). 010020030018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 264.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1879
The wettest five days of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 264.1 mm (10.4 in) in 1879, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.5 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cape May 2 NW by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
187187.1 mm (3.4 in)
187261.0 mm (2.4 in)
187396.7 mm (3.8 in)
1874142.6 mm (5.6 in)
187588.4 mm (3.5 in)
1876120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1877154.1 mm (6.1 in)
187877.1 mm (3.0 in)
1879264.1 mm (10.4 in)
188098.5 mm (3.9 in)
188199.6 mm (3.9 in)
1882134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1883107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1884108.7 mm (4.3 in)
188578.6 mm (3.1 in)
1894128.0 mm (5.0 in)
189535.3 mm (1.4 in)
189667.6 mm (2.7 in)
1897109.3 mm (4.3 in)
1898119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1899109.3 mm (4.3 in)
190053.3 mm (2.1 in)
190166.3 mm (2.6 in)
190271.8 mm (2.8 in)
1903121.7 mm (4.8 in)
190466.0 mm (2.6 in)
190596.0 mm (3.8 in)
190657.4 mm (2.3 in)
190791.7 mm (3.6 in)
190866.5 mm (2.6 in)
190978.3 mm (3.1 in)
191095.0 mm (3.7 in)
1911110.2 mm (4.3 in)
191265.1 mm (2.6 in)
191365.8 mm (2.6 in)
191480.0 mm (3.1 in)
191563.0 mm (2.5 in)
191660.0 mm (2.4 in)
191780.2 mm (3.2 in)
191845.5 mm (1.8 in)
1919236.7 mm (9.3 in)
192079.0 mm (3.1 in)
192162.2 mm (2.4 in)
192286.6 mm (3.4 in)
192387.7 mm (3.5 in)
192461.2 mm (2.4 in)
192580.0 mm (3.1 in)
192687.3 mm (3.4 in)
192778.8 mm (3.1 in)
1928123.4 mm (4.9 in)
192964.3 mm (2.5 in)
193068.9 mm (2.7 in)
1931119.3 mm (4.7 in)
193280.0 mm (3.1 in)
193956.3 mm (2.2 in)
194078.5 mm (3.1 in)
194125.4 mm (1.0 in)
194296.0 mm (3.8 in)
194392.2 mm (3.6 in)
1944112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1945128.6 mm (5.1 in)
194687.7 mm (3.5 in)
194766.6 mm (2.6 in)
1948165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1949170.7 mm (6.7 in)
195068.6 mm (2.7 in)
1951154.7 mm (6.1 in)
1952128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1953245.4 mm (9.7 in)
1954110.7 mm (4.4 in)
195591.0 mm (3.6 in)
195695.8 mm (3.8 in)
1957126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1958192.9 mm (7.6 in)
1959119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1960168.9 mm (6.6 in)
196172.6 mm (2.9 in)
196260.2 mm (2.4 in)
196380.1 mm (3.2 in)
196473.2 mm (2.9 in)
196599.9 mm (3.9 in)
196696.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967176.0 mm (6.9 in)
196862.6 mm (2.5 in)
196970.4 mm (2.8 in)
197066.3 mm (2.6 in)
1971134.6 mm (5.3 in)
197285.9 mm (3.4 in)
197374.1 mm (2.9 in)
197462.2 mm (2.4 in)
197568.4 mm (2.7 in)
1976122.2 mm (4.8 in)
1977101.7 mm (4.0 in)
197871.6 mm (2.8 in)
1979116.4 mm (4.6 in)
198066.8 mm (2.6 in)
198196.2 mm (3.8 in)
1982191.8 mm (7.6 in)
198375.4 mm (3.0 in)
1984144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1985126.2 mm (5.0 in)
198664.5 mm (2.5 in)
198787.7 mm (3.5 in)
198879.3 mm (3.1 in)
1989102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1990107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1991106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1992132.7 mm (5.2 in)
199383.6 mm (3.3 in)
199485.6 mm (3.4 in)
199569.9 mm (2.8 in)
199699.5 mm (3.9 in)
199793.5 mm (3.7 in)
199879.6 mm (3.1 in)
1999105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000114.1 mm (4.5 in)
200179.0 mm (3.1 in)
2002102.1 mm (4.0 in)
200383.1 mm (3.3 in)
2004112.1 mm (4.4 in)
200592.4 mm (3.6 in)
2006117.6 mm (4.6 in)
200782.5 mm (3.2 in)
2008131.8 mm (5.2 in)
2009111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2010119.1 mm (4.7 in)
2011155.7 mm (6.1 in)
2012254.3 mm (10.0 in)
2013110.8 mm (4.4 in)
201479.1 mm (3.1 in)
201594.2 mm (3.7 in)
2016151.7 mm (6.0 in)
2017133.6 mm (5.3 in)
201895.4 mm (3.8 in)
201968.8 mm (2.7 in)
2020105.4 mm (4.1 in)
202160.2 mm (2.4 in)
202281.6 mm (3.2 in)
202399.9 mm (3.9 in)
2024106.1 mm (4.2 in)
202595.5 mm (3.8 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape May 2 NW by year The longest dry spell of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 50 days in 1874, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 020406018801900192019401960198020002020Record: 50 days in 1874
The longest dry spell of the year at Cape May 2 NW, 1871 to 2025. The record is 50 days in 1874, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cape May 2 NW by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
187110 days
187219 days
187318 days
187450 days
187514 days
187618 days
187723 days
187819 days
187926 days
188014 days
188126 days
188232 days
188312 days
188420 days
188511 days
189420 days
18952 days
18962 days
189718 days
189818 days
189920 days
190021 days
190128 days
190220 days
190326 days
190419 days
190521 days
190619 days
190714 days
190828 days
190913 days
191021 days
191116 days
191217 days
191317 days
191419 days
191527 days
191613 days
191722 days
191816 days
191918 days
192024 days
192116 days
192227 days
192325 days
192419 days
192515 days
192617 days
192718 days
192819 days
192917 days
193035 days
193119 days
193216 days
193917 days
194015 days
194121 days
194219 days
194316 days
194440 days
194516 days
194612 days
194720 days
194821 days
194921 days
195014 days
195113 days
195223 days
195334 days
195425 days
195526 days
195620 days
195723 days
195820 days
195927 days
196019 days
196119 days
196217 days
196322 days
196431 days
196521 days
196618 days
196719 days
196821 days
196923 days
197017 days
197121 days
197213 days
197322 days
197416 days
197513 days
197617 days
197718 days
197821 days
197919 days
198016 days
198120 days
198223 days
198319 days
198420 days
198516 days
198620 days
198716 days
198819 days
198923 days
199017 days
199123 days
199218 days
199318 days
199420 days
199534 days
199628 days
199716 days
199832 days
199921 days
200021 days
200135 days
200218 days
200313 days
200415 days
200520 days
200620 days
200719 days
200825 days
200918 days
201013 days
201117 days
201213 days
201314 days
201413 days
201516 days
201617 days
201719 days
201823 days
201927 days
202018 days
202117 days
20229 days
202317 days
202438 days
202516 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

118 years with a frost

Across 118 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cape May 2 NW falls on 5 April and the median first autumn frost on 12 November, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.

In 1995 to 2025 the median growing season was 218 days. That is 6 days fewer than in 1878 to 1918.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Cape May 2 NW
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1878 to 1918)Recent period (1995 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost5 April6 April6 Aprilno change0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost12 November14 November11 November3 days earlier-0.4 days per decade
Growing days221 days224 days218 days6 days fewer-0.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

127 years, 1872 to 2025

A day with at least 63.9 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 206.3 mm (8.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Cape May 2 NW: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years63.9 mm (2.5 in)
5 years88.7 mm (3.5 in)
10 years109.4 mm (4.3 in)
25 years141.8 mm (5.6 in)
50 years171.4 mm (6.7 in)
100 years206.3 mm (8.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 127 years of values from 1872 to 2025.

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: 226.1 mm (8.9 in) in 2012; 214.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1879; 207.0 mm (8.1 in) in 1953.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Cape May 2 NW, at 1974. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1974 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Cape May 2 NW, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1974+0.4+0.7likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Cape May 2 NW had a mean temperature of 13.9 C (57.1 F) and 1,121.1 mm (44.1 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Painter 2 W (United States, 171 km away), Patuxent River NAS (United States, 148 km away) and Assateague (United States, 101 km away).

Climate twins of Cape May 2 NW: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Painter 2 WUnited States171 km (106 mi)14.2 C (57.5 F)1,061.7 mm (41.8 in)0.70
Patuxent River NASUnited States148 km (92 mi)14.0 C (57.1 F)1,031.3 mm (40.6 in)0.72
AssateagueUnited States101 km (63 mi)13.4 C (56.1 F)1,111.5 mm (43.8 in)0.74

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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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 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

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