Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Cranford (USC00282023), New Jersey, United States, with 48 years of record.
Key Facts for Cranford
Cranford (USC00282023) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.67 latitude and -74.32 longitude, 24 m (80 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1969 to 2016, 48 years of record.
1,464 records set at Cranford still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Cranford set a daily record precipitation of 1.0 mm (0.04 in) on 29 February 2016.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.67 latitude, -74.32 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (80 ft).
Period of record: 1969 to 2016, 48 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Cranford. 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 Cranford, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
36.7 C (98.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.2 C (99.0 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Cranford still stand. 1979 holds the most, with 46.
Standing records at Cranford by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1969
24
1970
30
1971
26
1972
31
1973
32
1974
45
1975
30
1976
45
1977
37
1978
38
1979
46
1980
33
1981
33
1982
39
1983
37
1984
35
1985
32
1986
34
1987
28
1988
38
1989
39
1990
43
1991
37
1992
30
1993
35
1994
24
1995
26
1996
34
1997
19
1998
31
1999
28
2000
36
2001
35
2002
42
2003
20
2004
19
2005
28
2006
19
2007
28
2008
21
2009
25
2010
28
2012
21
2013
29
2014
27
2015
46
2016
1
All-Time Record Progression
6 new records
6 all-time records were set at Cranford between 17 September 1999 and 27 January 2011. Each dot is a new record.
When Cranford set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1999-09-17
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 247.9 mm (9.8 in)
2001-08-10
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 39.4 C (102.9 F)
2006-02-12
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 46.7 cm (18.4 in)
2010-07-07
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010-12-27
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 48.3 cm (19.0 in)
2011-01-27
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 61.0 cm (24.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Sep: 247.9 mm (9.8 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Cranford. The most was 247.9 mm (9.8 in) on 17 September 1999.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Cranford
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
4 January 1982
Feb
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
17 February 2003
Mar
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
14 March 2010
Apr
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
16 April 2007
May
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1 May 2014
Jun
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
29 June 1973
Jul
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
25 July 1997
Aug
246.4 mm (9.7 in)
28 August 2011
Sep
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
20 October 1996
Nov
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
8 November 1977
Dec
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
12 December 2008
Period of Record Coverage
1969 to 2016
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
47 years of record at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1976, 2010, 2012, 2015, 2016.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 40 complete years at Cranford, 1969 to 2013. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.9 C (53.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 10.6 C (51.1 F), and the warmest was 1991, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Cranford as warming stripes, 1969 to 2013
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1969
11.5 C
-0.33 C
1970
11.8 C
-0.10 C
1971
11.9 C
+0.09 C
1972
11.5 C
-0.31 C
1973
12.8 C
+0.99 C
1974
11.5 C
-0.36 C
1975
11.8 C
-0.07 C
1977
11.4 C
-0.44 C
1978
10.6 C
-1.24 C
1979
11.5 C
-0.39 C
1981
11.2 C
-0.67 C
1982
11.4 C
-0.49 C
1983
12.1 C
+0.20 C
1984
11.7 C
-0.15 C
1985
11.2 C
-0.64 C
1986
11.6 C
-0.22 C
1987
11.8 C
-0.07 C
1988
11.6 C
-0.22 C
1989
11.5 C
-0.35 C
1990
13.1 C
+1.26 C
1991
13.2 C
+1.35 C
1992
11.4 C
-0.41 C
1993
11.9 C
+0.02 C
1994
11.9 C
+0.08 C
1995
12.1 C
+0.25 C
1996
11.4 C
-0.49 C
1997
11.2 C
-0.68 C
1998
13.2 C
+1.34 C
1999
12.5 C
+0.65 C
2000
11.0 C
-0.87 C
2001
12.1 C
+0.26 C
2002
12.7 C
+0.83 C
2003
11.4 C
-0.49 C
2004
12.1 C
+0.20 C
2005
12.3 C
+0.47 C
2006
12.8 C
+0.95 C
2007
11.8 C
-0.07 C
2008
11.8 C
-0.02 C
2009
11.4 C
-0.41 C
2013
12.6 C
+0.72 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1969 to 2013 is 0.14 C (-0.02 to 0.30) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.25 F (-0.03 to 0.53) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 40 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Cranford
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.14 C (-0.02 to 0.30) per decade
0.25 F (-0.03 to 0.53) per decade
1969 to 2013
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.1 C (-0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.2 F (-0.1 to 0.5) per decade
1969 to 2013
40
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.16 C (-0.03 to 0.35) per decade
0.3 F (-0.1 to 0.6) per decade
1969 to 2013
40
Not 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
1969 to 2016
Yearly extremes at Cranford: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2010
36.1 C (97.0 F)
47
Coldest night (TNn)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1985
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
47
Wettest day (Rx1day)
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
1999
76.9 mm (3.0 in)
48
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
274.8 mm (10.8 in)
1999
130.1 mm (5.1 in)
48
Longest dry spell (CDD)
29 days
2001
17 days
48
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Cranford by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1978
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1982
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1983
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1987
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1990
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1992
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1993
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1996
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1997
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1998
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1999
38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2001
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2002
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2003
35.6 C (96.1 F)
2004
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2005
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2006
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2007
36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010
40.0 C (104.0 F)
2011
n/a
2012
39.4 C (102.9 F)
2013
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2014
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2015
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2016
17.2 C (63.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Cranford by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1976
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1977
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1978
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1979
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1980
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1982
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1983
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1984
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1985
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1986
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1987
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1990
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1992
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1993
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1995
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1996
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1998
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1999
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2001
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2003
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2005
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2006
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2007
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2008
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2009
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011
n/a
2012
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2013
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2014
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2015
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2016
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. The record is 247.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.9 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Cranford by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1969
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1970
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1972
84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1973
171.2 mm (6.7 in)
1974
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1975
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1976
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1977
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1979
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1981
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1982
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1983
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1984
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1985
101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1986
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1987
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1988
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1989
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1990
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1991
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1992
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1993
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1994
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1995
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1996
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1997
179.1 mm (7.1 in)
1998
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1999
247.9 mm (9.8 in)
2000
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2001
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
2004
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
2006
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2007
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
2008
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2009
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
2010
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
2011
246.4 mm (9.7 in)
2012
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
2013
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
2014
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2015
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
2016
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. The record is 274.8 mm (10.8 in) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 130.1 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Cranford by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1969
202.7 mm (8.0 in)
1970
147.1 mm (5.8 in)
1971
216.4 mm (8.5 in)
1972
161.5 mm (6.4 in)
1973
175.3 mm (6.9 in)
1974
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1975
254.8 mm (10.0 in)
1976
60.4 mm (2.4 in)
1977
149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1978
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1979
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1980
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981
79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1982
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1983
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1984
133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1985
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1986
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1987
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1988
178.3 mm (7.0 in)
1989
162.3 mm (6.4 in)
1990
119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1991
148.6 mm (5.9 in)
1992
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1993
90.5 mm (3.6 in)
1994
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1995
100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1996
152.1 mm (6.0 in)
1997
215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1998
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1999
274.8 mm (10.8 in)
2000
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2001
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
2002
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
2003
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
2004
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
2005
161.1 mm (6.3 in)
2006
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
2007
193.4 mm (7.6 in)
2008
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
2009
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
2010
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
2011
257.3 mm (10.1 in)
2012
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2013
145.7 mm (5.7 in)
2014
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
2015
95.8 mm (3.8 in)
2016
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Cranford, 1969 to 2016. The record is 29 days in 2001, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Cranford by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1969
13 days
1970
17 days
1971
20 days
1972
21 days
1973
25 days
1974
15 days
1975
13 days
1976
28 days
1977
18 days
1978
20 days
1979
12 days
1980
23 days
1981
25 days
1982
16 days
1983
19 days
1984
12 days
1985
22 days
1986
17 days
1987
16 days
1988
22 days
1989
14 days
1990
12 days
1991
23 days
1992
12 days
1993
11 days
1994
11 days
1995
25 days
1996
13 days
1997
13 days
1998
13 days
1999
20 days
2000
21 days
2001
29 days
2002
16 days
2003
17 days
2004
17 days
2005
20 days
2006
21 days
2007
19 days
2008
16 days
2009
12 days
2010
17 days
2011
16 days
2012
19 days
2013
20 days
2014
13 days
2015
24 days
2016
11 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
40 years with a frost
Across 40 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Cranford falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 171 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +4.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Cranford
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1981 to 2013)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
n/a
27 April
n/a
-3.3 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
n/a
14 October
n/a
+0.7 days per decade
Growing days
171 days
n/a
171 days
n/a
+4.0 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
46 years, 1969 to 2015
A day with at least 78.9 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 306.8 mm (12.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Cranford: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
78.9 mm (3.1 in)
5 years
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
10 years
141.9 mm (5.6 in)
25 years
193.0 mm (7.6 in)
50 years
243.3 mm (9.6 in)
Longer than the 46 years of record
100 years
306.8 mm (12.1 in)
Longer than the 46 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, 46 years of values from 1969 to 2015.
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: 247.9 mm (9.8 in) in 1999; 246.4 mm (9.7 in) in 2011; 179.1 mm (7.1 in) in 1997.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.