Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elizabeth (USC00282644), New Jersey, United States, with 116 years of record.
Key Facts for Elizabeth
Elizabeth (USC00282644) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.67 latitude and -74.23 longitude, 12 m (39 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2008, 116 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elizabeth still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elizabeth set a daily record high maximum temperature of 19.4 C (66.9 F) on 16 December 2008.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.67 latitude, -74.23 longitude.
Elevation: 12 m (39 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2008, 116 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 Elizabeth. 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 Elizabeth, 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)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-3.9 C (25.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.6 C (105.1 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.6 C (105.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Elizabeth still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Elizabeth by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
30
1894
16
1895
33
1896
45
1897
18
1898
26
1899
20
1900
17
1901
18
1902
11
1903
26
1904
14
1905
10
1906
14
1907
13
1908
15
1909
6
1910
14
1911
18
1912
17
1913
29
1914
36
1915
14
1916
28
1917
30
1918
28
1919
24
1920
15
1921
22
1922
11
1923
22
1924
15
1925
19
1926
22
1927
10
1928
13
1929
23
1930
14
1931
23
1932
19
1933
26
1934
20
1935
16
1936
23
1937
22
1938
22
1939
14
1940
36
1941
24
1942
14
1943
12
1944
17
1945
20
1946
20
1947
16
1948
19
1949
26
1950
18
1951
10
1952
11
1953
17
1954
14
1955
14
1956
18
1957
12
1958
5
1959
10
1960
20
1961
12
1962
12
1963
12
1964
12
1965
8
1966
9
1967
17
1968
4
1969
9
1970
2
2002
17
2003
20
2004
8
2005
15
2006
5
2008
8
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Elizabeth between 4 February 1961 and 4 February 1961. Each dot is a new record.
When Elizabeth set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1961-02-04
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 50.8 cm (20.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 221.7 mm (8.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elizabeth. The most was 221.7 mm (8.7 in) on 28 July 1897.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Elizabeth
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
4 January 1944
Feb
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
3 February 1915
Mar
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
13 March 1953
Apr
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
15 April 1909
May
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
29 May 1968
Jun
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2 June 1946
Jul
221.7 mm (8.7 in)
28 July 1897
Aug
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
9 August 1942
Sep
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
13 September 1944
Oct
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
9 October 1903
Nov
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
7 November 1963
Dec
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
27 December 1928
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2008
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
85 years of record at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. 16 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1912, 1927, 1928, 1941 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Elizabeth, 1893 to 1969. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.8 C (53.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 10.1 C (50.1 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 13.2 C (55.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Elizabeth as warming stripes, 1893 to 1969
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
10.3 C
-1.52 C
1895
10.7 C
-1.11 C
1896
11.0 C
-0.77 C
1897
11.3 C
-0.52 C
1898
11.9 C
+0.17 C
1899
11.4 C
-0.38 C
1900
12.3 C
+0.51 C
1901
10.9 C
-0.88 C
1902
11.4 C
-0.38 C
1906
12.3 C
+0.51 C
1907
10.8 C
-1.00 C
1908
12.2 C
+0.40 C
1909
11.7 C
-0.06 C
1910
11.8 C
+0.01 C
1911
12.0 C
+0.26 C
1913
12.4 C
+0.67 C
1914
11.1 C
-0.68 C
1915
11.7 C
-0.05 C
1916
11.1 C
-0.70 C
1917
10.1 C
-1.69 C
1918
11.3 C
-0.46 C
1919
11.7 C
-0.05 C
1920
10.9 C
-0.87 C
1921
12.7 C
+0.97 C
1922
12.0 C
+0.24 C
1923
11.6 C
-0.14 C
1924
10.9 C
-0.90 C
1926
10.6 C
-1.19 C
1927
11.3 C
-0.47 C
1929
11.8 C
+0.06 C
1930
12.2 C
+0.41 C
1931
13.2 C
+1.47 C
1932
12.6 C
+0.87 C
1933
12.4 C
+0.67 C
1934
11.1 C
-0.69 C
1936
11.8 C
+0.07 C
1937
11.8 C
+0.06 C
1938
12.5 C
+0.68 C
1939
12.3 C
+0.54 C
1940
10.6 C
-1.20 C
1944
12.1 C
+0.33 C
1945
11.9 C
+0.12 C
1946
12.5 C
+0.72 C
1947
11.9 C
+0.08 C
1948
11.7 C
-0.05 C
1949
13.2 C
+1.46 C
1950
11.9 C
+0.08 C
1951
12.6 C
+0.80 C
1953
13.2 C
+1.45 C
1954
12.3 C
+0.50 C
1955
12.4 C
+0.61 C
1956
11.9 C
+0.09 C
1957
12.6 C
+0.84 C
1958
11.2 C
-0.59 C
1959
12.7 C
+0.96 C
1960
11.3 C
-0.47 C
1961
11.7 C
-0.11 C
1962
11.3 C
-0.43 C
1963
11.6 C
-0.18 C
1964
12.2 C
+0.45 C
1965
11.8 C
+0.02 C
1966
11.9 C
+0.14 C
1968
11.8 C
+0.00 C
1969
11.9 C
+0.09 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.11 C (0.04 to 0.19) per decade over 1893 to 1969. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Elizabeth
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.11 C (0.04 to 0.19) per decade
0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
1893 to 1969
64
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.2 C (0.1 to 0.3) per decade
0.4 F (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
1893 to 1969
64
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.00 C (-0.08 to 0.09) per decade
0.00 F (-0.15 to 0.15) per decade
1893 to 1969
64
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
1893 to 2008
Yearly extremes at Elizabeth: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1898
37.2 C (99.0 F)
85
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1904
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
85
Wettest day (Rx1day)
221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1897
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
85
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1944
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
85
Longest dry spell (CDD)
45 days
1924
17 days
85
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1898, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1894
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1895
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1897
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1898
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1899
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1905
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1909
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1910
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1911
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1912
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1913
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1917
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1918
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1921
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1922
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1930
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1935
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1939
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1940
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1941
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1942
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1945
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1947
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1958
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970
8.9 C (48.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
34.4 C (93.9 F)
2004
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005
38.3 C (100.9 F)
2006
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2008
36.1 C (97.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.7 C (1.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1894
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1895
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1896
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1897
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1898
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1899
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1900
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1901
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1902
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1903
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1904
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1905
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1906
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1909
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1910
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1911
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1912
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1914
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1919
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1920
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1921
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1922
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1923
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1924
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1925
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1926
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1927
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1929
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1930
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1931
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1933
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1934
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1935
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1936
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1937
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1938
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1939
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1940
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1941
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1942
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1943
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1950
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1958
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1962
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1967
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2002
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2004
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2005
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2006
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2007
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. The record is 221.7 mm (8.7 in) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 71.1 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1894
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1895
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1896
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1897
221.7 mm (8.7 in)
1898
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1899
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1900
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1901
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1902
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1903
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1904
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1905
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1906
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1907
71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1908
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1909
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1910
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1912
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1913
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1914
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1915
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1916
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1917
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1918
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1919
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1920
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1923
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1924
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1925
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1926
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1927
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1928
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1929
62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1930
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1931
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1932
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1933
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1934
83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1935
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1936
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1937
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1938
126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1939
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1940
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1941
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1942
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1943
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1944
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1945
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1946
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1948
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1949
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1951
96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1952
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1953
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1954
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1955
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1956
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1957
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1958
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1959
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1960
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1961
105.2 mm (4.1 in)
1962
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1963
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1964
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1965
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1966
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1967
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1968
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1969
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970
5.3 mm (0.21 in)
2002
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2003
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
2004
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005
38.9 mm (1.5 in)
2006
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2007
32.3 mm (1.3 in)
2008
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. The record is 295.1 mm (11.6 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 109.1 mm (4.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
131.0 mm (5.2 in)
1894
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1895
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1896
109.1 mm (4.3 in)
1897
237.7 mm (9.4 in)
1898
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1899
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1900
92.9 mm (3.7 in)
1901
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1902
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1903
224.7 mm (8.8 in)
1904
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1905
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1906
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1907
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1908
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1909
119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1910
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1911
146.0 mm (5.7 in)
1912
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1913
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1914
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1915
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1916
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1917
113.1 mm (4.5 in)
1918
78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1919
169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1920
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1921
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1922
144.4 mm (5.7 in)
1923
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1924
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1925
88.1 mm (3.5 in)
1926
120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1927
103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1928
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1929
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1930
85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1931
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1932
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1933
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1934
157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1935
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1936
82.4 mm (3.2 in)
1937
86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1938
210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1939
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1940
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1941
81.6 mm (3.2 in)
1942
173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1943
164.3 mm (6.5 in)
1944
295.1 mm (11.6 in)
1945
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1946
184.9 mm (7.3 in)
1947
146.3 mm (5.8 in)
1948
104.5 mm (4.1 in)
1949
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
96.8 mm (3.8 in)
1952
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1953
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1954
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1955
247.4 mm (9.7 in)
1956
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1957
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1958
148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1959
153.6 mm (6.0 in)
1960
124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1961
127.1 mm (5.0 in)
1962
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1963
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1964
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1965
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1966
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1967
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1968
118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969
220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1970
11.0 mm (0.4 in)
2002
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
2003
132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2004
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2005
67.5 mm (2.7 in)
2006
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
2008
58.0 mm (2.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Elizabeth, 1893 to 2008. The record is 45 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elizabeth by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
14 days
1894
18 days
1895
15 days
1896
13 days
1897
17 days
1898
12 days
1899
12 days
1900
19 days
1901
20 days
1902
17 days
1903
17 days
1904
23 days
1905
14 days
1906
15 days
1907
17 days
1908
22 days
1909
18 days
1910
19 days
1911
17 days
1912
11 days
1913
16 days
1914
26 days
1915
26 days
1916
18 days
1917
23 days
1918
16 days
1919
13 days
1920
17 days
1921
19 days
1922
25 days
1923
20 days
1924
45 days
1925
16 days
1926
15 days
1927
17 days
1928
14 days
1929
13 days
1930
21 days
1931
20 days
1932
20 days
1933
17 days
1934
16 days
1935
21 days
1936
17 days
1937
15 days
1938
14 days
1939
18 days
1940
14 days
1941
21 days
1942
25 days
1943
18 days
1944
17 days
1945
14 days
1946
18 days
1947
20 days
1948
18 days
1949
39 days
1950
16 days
1951
18 days
1952
16 days
1953
26 days
1954
13 days
1955
27 days
1956
15 days
1957
12 days
1958
15 days
1959
26 days
1960
18 days
1961
15 days
1962
20 days
1963
26 days
1964
20 days
1965
16 days
1966
20 days
1967
16 days
1968
27 days
1969
19 days
1970
12 days
2002
13 days
2003
18 days
2004
17 days
2005
17 days
2006
8 days
2007
6 days
2008
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
64 years with a frost
Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Elizabeth falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 187 days between them.
In 1934 to 1969 the median growing season was 184 days. That is 5 days fewer than in 1893 to 1929.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.3 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Elizabeth
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1929)
Recent period (1934 to 1969)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
19 April
16 April
21 April
5 days later
+0.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
21 October
21 October
20 October
1 day earlier
+0.5 days per decade
Growing days
187 days
189 days
184 days
5 days fewer
-0.3 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
70 years, 1893 to 2002
A day with at least 74.0 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 167.8 mm (6.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Elizabeth: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
74.0 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
96.9 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
112.9 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
50 years
150.6 mm (5.9 in)
100 years
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
Longer than the 70 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, 70 years of values from 1893 to 2002.
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: 143.5 mm (5.6 in) in 1903; 131.3 mm (5.2 in) in 1942; 129.5 mm (5.1 in) in 1944.
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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.