Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Milton (USC00285597), New Jersey, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Milton
Milton (USC00285597) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 41.02 latitude and -74.53 longitude, 290 m (951 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1941 to 1972, 32 years of record.
0 records set at Milton still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Milton set an all-time record daily precipitation of 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 28 August 1971.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 41.02 latitude, -74.53 longitude.
Elevation: 290 m (951 ft).
Period of record: 1941 to 1972, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Milton. 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 Milton, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Milton still stand.
Standing records at Milton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Milton between 28 August 1971 and 28 August 1971. Each dot is a new record.
When Milton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1971-08-28
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 133.4 mm (5.3 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Milton. The most was 133.4 mm (5.3 in) on 28 August 1971.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Milton
Yearly extremes at Milton: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1971
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1945
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
27 days
1963
16 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Milton, 1941 to 1972. The record is 133.4 mm (5.3 in) in 1971, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Milton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1941
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1942
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1945
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1947
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1948
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1949
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1950
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1951
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1952
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1954
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1955
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1956
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1957
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1958
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1961
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1962
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1963
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1964
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1965
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1966
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1967
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1968
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1969
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1971
133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1972
16.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Milton, 1941 to 1972. The record is 193.1 mm (7.6 in) in 1945, marked on the chart; the median year is 117.4 mm (4.6 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Milton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1941
97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1942
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1943
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1944
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1945
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1946
161.9 mm (6.4 in)
1947
160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1948
141.1 mm (5.6 in)
1949
154.3 mm (6.1 in)
1950
143.1 mm (5.6 in)
1951
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1952
160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1953
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1954
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1955
186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1956
112.1 mm (4.4 in)
1957
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1958
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1959
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1960
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1961
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1962
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1963
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1964
73.8 mm (2.9 in)
1965
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1967
110.2 mm (4.3 in)
1968
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1969
147.4 mm (5.8 in)
1970
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971
155.0 mm (6.1 in)
1972
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Milton, 1941 to 1972. The record is 27 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Milton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1941
19 days
1942
25 days
1943
19 days
1944
18 days
1945
16 days
1946
15 days
1947
26 days
1948
17 days
1949
20 days
1950
15 days
1951
16 days
1952
8 days
1953
17 days
1954
12 days
1955
12 days
1956
14 days
1957
16 days
1958
20 days
1959
12 days
1960
12 days
1961
12 days
1962
15 days
1963
27 days
1964
23 days
1965
15 days
1966
13 days
1967
16 days
1968
21 days
1969
15 days
1970
12 days
1971
17 days
1972
6 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 Milton standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Milton 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.