Margate Weather Records (USC00285243)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Margate (USC00285243), New Jersey, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Margate

Margate (USC00285243) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 39.34 latitude and -74.50 longitude, 5 m (16 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1995 to 2026, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Margate still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Margate set a daily record precipitation of 14.5 mm (0.6 in) on 21 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

Location: New Jersey, United States, 39.34 latitude, -74.50 longitude.
Elevation: 5 m (16 ft).
Period of record: 1995 to 2026, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

29 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Margate. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 29 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Margate, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	14.4 C (57.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Feb	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
Mar	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-16.1 C (3.0 F)	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	28.9 C (84.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	32.8 C (91.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	35.0 C (95.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	16.1 C (61.0 F)
Aug	39.4 C (102.9 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	33.3 C (91.9 F)	16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	32.2 C (90.0 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	26.7 C (80.1 F)	8.9 C (48.0 F)
Nov	27.8 C (82.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Margate still stand. 2000 holds the most, with 72.

Standing records at Margate by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1998	18
1999	51
2000	72
2001	56
2002	51
2003	56
2004	53
2005	71
2006	58
2007	68
2008	48
2009	39
2010	46
2011	37
2012	51
2013	34
2014	71
2015	71
2016	39
2017	60
2018	60
2019	41
2020	58
2021	48
2022	40
2023	55
2024	38
2025	45
2026	29

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 119.4 mm (4.7 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Margate. The most was 119.4 mm (4.7 in) on 2 September 2006.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Margate
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.2 mm (2.3 in)	10 January 2024
Feb	64.0 mm (2.5 in)	24 February 1998
Mar	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	22 March 2000
Apr	81.0 mm (3.2 in)	29 April 2023
May	56.1 mm (2.2 in)	14 May 2017
Jun	73.7 mm (2.9 in)	18 June 2001
Jul	82.6 mm (3.3 in)	29 July 2017
Aug	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	21 August 1997
Sep	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2 September 2006
Oct	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	30 October 2020
Nov	63.0 mm (2.5 in)	17 November 2002
Dec	84.8 mm (3.3 in)	12 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1998 to 2026

29 years of record at Margate, 1998 to 2026. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005 and others.

Days with data per year at Margate
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1998	52	14%	No
1999	255	70%	No
2000	284	78%	No
2001	258	71%	No
2002	240	66%	No
2003	238	65%	No
2004	283	77%	No
2005	315	86%	No
2006	296	81%	No
2007	293	80%	No
2008	288	79%	No
2009	282	77%	No
2010	256	70%	No
2011	332	91%	Yes
2012	355	97%	Yes
2013	357	98%	Yes
2014	365	100%	Yes
2015	353	97%	Yes
2016	366	100%	Yes
2017	356	98%	Yes
2018	364	100%	Yes
2019	365	100%	Yes
2020	365	100%	Yes
2021	365	100%	Yes
2022	365	100%	Yes
2023	365	100%	Yes
2024	357	98%	Yes
2025	365	100%	Yes
2026	284	78%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Margate
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
21 September 2026	Margate, US	daily rain (Provisional)	14.5 mm (0.6 in)	6.4 mm (0.25 in)	24 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
5 September 2026	Margate, US	daily rain (Provisional)	20.8 mm (0.8 in)	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	25 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	24.9 mm (1.0 in)	10.4 mm (0.4 in)	1 year	8 of 100 (Routine)
28 May 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	12 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
24 May 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	26.9 mm (1.1 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	5 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
23 February 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	23.4 mm (0.9 in)	23 years	34 of 100 (Routine)
21 February 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	24.1 mm (0.9 in)	7.3 mm (0.29 in)	7 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
20 February 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	5.3 mm (0.21 in)	4 years	9 of 100 (Routine)
11 January 2026	Margate, US	daily rain	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36.1 mm (1.4 in)	26 years	47 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

14 complete years, 2012 to 2025

One stripe for each of 14 complete years at Margate, 2012 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 12.0 C (53.6 F), and the warmest was 2020, at 14.9 C (58.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Margate as warming stripes, 2012 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
2012	14.3 C	+0.72 C
2013	12.6 C	-0.97 C
2014	12.0 C	-1.56 C
2015	12.7 C	-0.81 C
2016	12.9 C	-0.61 C
2017	12.9 C	-0.66 C
2018	13.8 C	+0.27 C
2019	14.2 C	+0.64 C
2020	14.9 C	+1.37 C
2021	14.8 C	+1.22 C
2022	13.8 C	+0.22 C
2023	14.0 C	+0.49 C
2024	13.7 C	+0.12 C
2025	13.1 C	-0.48 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1995 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Margate: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2006	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	2015	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	119.4 mm (4.7 in)	2006	69.8 mm (2.7 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	2006	96.9 mm (3.8 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	39 days	2024	18 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Margate, 1995 to 2026. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Margate by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	27.8 C (82.0 F)
1999	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2000	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2001	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2004	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2005	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2006	39.4 C (102.9 F)
2007	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2008	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2010	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2011	38.3 C (100.9 F)
2012	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2013	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2014	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2015	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2016	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2017	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2018	35.6 C (96.1 F)
2019	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2020	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2021	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2022	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2023	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2024	32.8 C (91.0 F)
2025	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2026	38.3 C (100.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Margate, 1995 to 2026. The record is -16.7 C (1.9 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -11.1 C (12.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Margate by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1999	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2000	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2002	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2003	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2004	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2006	-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2007	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2009	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2010	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2011	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2014	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2015	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2016	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2018	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2019	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2020	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2021	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2022	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2023	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2024	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2025	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2026	-13.3 C (8.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Margate, 1995 to 2026. The record is 119.4 mm (4.7 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 69.8 mm (2.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Margate by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1995	37.8 mm (1.5 in)
1996	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1997	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1998	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1999	56.9 mm (2.2 in)
2000	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
2001	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
2002	63.0 mm (2.5 in)
2003	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
2004	76.7 mm (3.0 in)
2005	55.9 mm (2.2 in)
2006	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
2007	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2008	84.8 mm (3.3 in)
2009	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2010	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
2011	41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2012	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2013	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
2014	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
2016	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
2017	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2018	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
2019	49.3 mm (1.9 in)
2020	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
2021	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
2022	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
2023	81.0 mm (3.2 in)
2024	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
2025	67.1 mm (2.6 in)
2026	50.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Margate, 1995 to 2026. The record is 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 2006, marked on the chart; the median year is 96.9 mm (3.8 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Margate by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1995	67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1996	104.3 mm (4.1 in)
1997	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1998	108.3 mm (4.3 in)
1999	97.1 mm (3.8 in)
2000	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2001	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
2002	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
2003	85.0 mm (3.3 in)
2004	117.4 mm (4.6 in)
2005	120.3 mm (4.7 in)
2006	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2007	70.4 mm (2.8 in)
2008	88.1 mm (3.5 in)
2009	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2010	130.1 mm (5.1 in)
2011	61.4 mm (2.4 in)
2012	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
2013	87.6 mm (3.4 in)
2014	72.2 mm (2.8 in)
2015	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
2016	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
2017	101.4 mm (4.0 in)
2018	120.8 mm (4.8 in)
2019	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
2020	147.0 mm (5.8 in)
2021	80.8 mm (3.2 in)
2022	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
2023	120.6 mm (4.7 in)
2024	96.7 mm (3.8 in)
2025	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
2026	83.5 mm (3.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Margate, 1995 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Margate by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1995	31 days
1996	15 days
1997	15 days
1998	27 days
1999	18 days
2000	21 days
2001	22 days
2002	21 days
2003	12 days
2004	13 days
2005	37 days
2006	23 days
2007	24 days
2008	16 days
2009	18 days
2010	12 days
2011	16 days
2012	16 days
2013	14 days
2014	10 days
2015	15 days
2016	17 days
2017	19 days
2018	11 days
2019	12 days
2020	19 days
2021	20 days
2022	19 days
2023	19 days
2024	39 days
2025	15 days
2026	20 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.

Download the Data

Data for Margate standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Margate 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 2026-10-13 (13 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-14. Last revised 14 October 2026 (2026-10-14).