Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Newton (USC00286177), New Jersey, United States, with 113 years of record.
Key Facts for Newton
Newton (USC00286177) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 41.06 latitude and -74.76 longitude, 184 m (605 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2005, 113 years of record.
1,464 records set at Newton still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Newton set a daily record precipitation of 34.8 mm (1.4 in) on 24 December 2004.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 41.06 latitude, -74.76 longitude.
Elevation: 184 m (605 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2005, 113 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 Newton. 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 Newton, 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)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
24.4 C (75.9 F)
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
0.6 C (33.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
40.0 C (104.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Newton still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 26.
Standing records at Newton by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1893
8
1894
14
1895
16
1896
23
1897
13
1898
18
1899
14
1900
20
1901
18
1902
12
1903
14
1904
18
1905
10
1906
17
1907
13
1908
14
1909
15
1910
11
1911
4
1913
15
1914
13
1915
2
1916
11
1917
18
1918
15
1919
10
1920
14
1921
12
1922
5
1923
10
1924
8
1925
15
1926
11
1927
13
1928
14
1929
18
1930
25
1931
15
1932
16
1933
16
1934
11
1935
6
1936
15
1937
13
1938
11
1939
13
1940
7
1941
11
1942
15
1943
11
1944
7
1945
22
1946
13
1947
13
1948
13
1949
19
1950
20
1951
14
1952
12
1953
19
1954
16
1955
14
1956
17
1957
17
1958
12
1959
17
1960
13
1961
11
1962
14
1963
22
1964
26
1965
14
1966
13
1967
13
1968
11
1969
5
1970
8
1971
7
1972
7
1973
4
1974
13
1975
9
1976
19
1977
12
1978
14
1979
24
1980
18
1981
16
1982
17
1983
10
1984
15
1985
14
1986
8
1987
10
1988
16
1989
13
1990
22
1991
15
1992
7
1993
14
1994
9
1995
5
1996
13
1997
3
1998
14
1999
9
2000
7
2001
12
2002
23
2003
5
2004
4
All-Time Record Progression
10 new records
10 all-time records were set at Newton between 28 July 1929 and 9 January 1996. Each dot is a new record.
When Newton set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1929-07-28
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 38.9 C (102.0 F)
1933-07-31
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1948-01-19
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1955-08-19
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1961-01-22
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1972-07-24
Record high minimum temperature
Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1978-02-07
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 66.0 cm (26.0 in)
1996-01-08
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 94.0 cm (37.0 in)
1996-01-09
Record snow depth
Record snow depth 101.6 cm (40.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 170.2 mm (6.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Newton. The most was 170.2 mm (6.7 in) on 19 August 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Newton
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 January 1905
Feb
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
26 February 1894
Mar
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
2 March 1914
Apr
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
25 April 1968
May
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
30 May 1984
Jun
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
12 June 1903
Jul
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
24 July 1920
Aug
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
19 August 1955
Sep
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
17 September 1999
Oct
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
9 October 1903
Nov
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
26 November 1950
Dec
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
29 December 1901
Period of Record Coverage
1893 to 2005
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
113 years of record at Newton, 1893 to 2005. 19 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1895, 1896, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1915, 1916, 1923 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 80 complete years at Newton, 1893 to 2002. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 9.4 C (49.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 7.7 C (45.9 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 11.1 C (52.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Newton as warming stripes, 1893 to 2002
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1893
8.5 C
-0.94 C
1897
9.6 C
+0.16 C
1898
10.3 C
+0.89 C
1899
9.7 C
+0.22 C
1900
10.5 C
+1.09 C
1901
9.6 C
+0.16 C
1902
9.5 C
+0.08 C
1903
9.3 C
-0.10 C
1905
9.0 C
-0.41 C
1906
10.1 C
+0.64 C
1908
9.9 C
+0.49 C
1909
9.6 C
+0.15 C
1912
9.5 C
+0.08 C
1913
10.9 C
+1.51 C
1914
9.0 C
-0.48 C
1917
8.1 C
-1.37 C
1920
9.0 C
-0.44 C
1921
11.0 C
+1.58 C
1922
10.0 C
+0.61 C
1927
10.0 C
+0.55 C
1928
10.2 C
+0.77 C
1929
10.4 C
+0.95 C
1930
10.6 C
+1.15 C
1931
11.1 C
+1.66 C
1932
10.7 C
+1.31 C
1937
10.1 C
+0.70 C
1938
10.1 C
+0.68 C
1939
9.7 C
+0.27 C
1942
9.7 C
+0.24 C
1945
9.8 C
+0.34 C
1946
10.5 C
+1.10 C
1947
9.6 C
+0.13 C
1948
9.1 C
-0.31 C
1950
9.0 C
-0.48 C
1951
9.6 C
+0.18 C
1952
10.0 C
+0.52 C
1953
10.5 C
+1.05 C
1954
9.7 C
+0.29 C
1955
9.7 C
+0.29 C
1956
9.0 C
-0.42 C
1957
9.7 C
+0.31 C
1958
8.4 C
-1.00 C
1959
10.1 C
+0.70 C
1960
8.9 C
-0.52 C
1961
9.3 C
-0.15 C
1962
8.5 C
-0.91 C
1963
8.5 C
-0.92 C
1964
9.2 C
-0.24 C
1965
9.0 C
-0.47 C
1966
9.0 C
-0.40 C
1967
8.7 C
-0.76 C
1968
8.8 C
-0.61 C
1969
9.0 C
-0.48 C
1971
9.2 C
-0.27 C
1972
8.8 C
-0.60 C
1973
10.4 C
+0.94 C
1975
9.2 C
-0.24 C
1976
8.1 C
-1.34 C
1977
8.6 C
-0.87 C
1978
7.7 C
-1.72 C
1979
8.9 C
-0.52 C
1980
8.3 C
-1.10 C
1981
8.5 C
-0.94 C
1982
8.5 C
-0.93 C
1983
9.2 C
-0.24 C
1984
8.9 C
-0.51 C
1985
8.9 C
-0.57 C
1986
8.8 C
-0.59 C
1987
9.0 C
-0.44 C
1988
8.5 C
-0.91 C
1989
8.8 C
-0.67 C
1990
10.6 C
+1.21 C
1991
10.5 C
+1.05 C
1992
8.6 C
-0.86 C
1993
9.0 C
-0.39 C
1994
9.0 C
-0.39 C
1995
9.4 C
-0.04 C
1996
8.9 C
-0.51 C
1998
10.5 C
+1.06 C
2002
10.8 C
+1.32 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.08 C (0.03 to 0.14) per decade over 1893 to 2002. In Fahrenheit: 0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 80 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Newton
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.08 C (-0.14 to -0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
1893 to 2002
80
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.02 C (-0.08 to 0.04) per decade
-0.03 F (-0.14 to 0.07) per decade
1893 to 2002
80
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.2) per decade
1893 to 2002
80
Fall
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 2005
Yearly extremes at Newton: 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)
1933
35.0 C (95.0 F)
113
Coldest night (TNn)
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1961
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
113
Wettest day (Rx1day)
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1955
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1903
98.4 mm (3.9 in)
112
Longest dry spell (CDD)
35 days
1947
16 days
113
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Newton, 1893 to 2005. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1933, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Newton by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1895
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1896
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1897
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1901
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1903
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1908
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1909
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1910
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1911
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1912
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1915
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1916
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1917
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1918
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1921
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1922
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1923
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1926
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1927
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1928
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1929
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1930
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1931
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1932
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1933
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1938
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1939
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940
31.1 C (88.0 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1943
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1944
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1945
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1946
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1949
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1950
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1951
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1954
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1955
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1956
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
1961
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1970
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1971
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1977
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1980
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1985
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1986
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1987
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1988
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1989
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1990
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1991
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1993
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1994
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1995
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1996
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1997
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1998
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1999
37.2 C (99.0 F)
2000
32.8 C (91.0 F)
2001
37.8 C (100.0 F)
2002
36.7 C (98.1 F)
2003
33.9 C (93.0 F)
2004
33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005
17.8 C (64.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Newton, 1893 to 2005. The record is -32.2 C (-26.0 F) in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Newton by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1894
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1895
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1896
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1897
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1898
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1899
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1900
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1901
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1902
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1905
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1906
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1907
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1908
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1909
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1911
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1913
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1914
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1915
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1916
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1917
-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1918
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1919
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1920
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1921
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1922
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1925
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1926
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1927
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1928
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1929
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1930
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1931
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1932
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1933
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1934
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1935
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1936
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1937
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1939
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1940
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1941
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1942
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1943
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1944
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1945
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1947
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948
-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1949
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1950
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1951
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1952
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1953
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1954
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1955
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1956
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1958
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1959
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1960
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1961
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1962
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1963
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1965
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1966
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1968
-30.6 C (-23.1 F)
1969
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1970
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1971
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1972
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1976
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1977
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1978
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980
-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1981
-31.1 C (-24.0 F)
1982
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983
-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984
-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1987
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1988
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1989
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1990
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1992
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1993
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1994
-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1996
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1997
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1998
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1999
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2000
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2001
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2002
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2004
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2005
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Newton, 1893 to 2005. The record is 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Newton by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1894
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1895
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1896
57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1897
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1898
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1900
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1901
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1902
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1903
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1904
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1905
135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1906
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1907
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1908
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1910
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1911
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1912
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1913
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914
73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1915
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1916
54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1917
33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1918
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1919
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1920
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1921
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1923
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1924
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1926
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1927
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1928
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1929
49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1930
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1931
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1932
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1933
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1934
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1935
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1936
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1937
48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1938
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1939
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1940
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1941
40.1 mm (1.6 in)
1942
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1943
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1944
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1945
81.0 mm (3.2 in)
1946
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1947
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1948
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1949
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1950
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951
39.1 mm (1.5 in)
1952
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1953
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1955
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1956
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1957
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1959
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1961
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1962
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1963
47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1964
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1965
31.8 mm (1.3 in)
1966
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1967
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1968
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1969
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1970
48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1972
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1973
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1977
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1980
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1981
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
1982
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1983
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1984
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1985
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1986
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1987
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1988
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1989
125.0 mm (4.9 in)
1990
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1991
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1992
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1993
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1994
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1995
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996
109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1997
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1998
55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1999
146.1 mm (5.8 in)
2000
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
2001
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
2002
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2003
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
2004
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
2005
15.0 mm (0.6 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Newton, 1893 to 2005. The record is 235.4 mm (9.3 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.4 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Newton by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1894
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1895
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1896
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1897
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1898
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1899
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1900
111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1901
114.4 mm (4.5 in)
1902
125.6 mm (4.9 in)
1903
235.4 mm (9.3 in)
1904
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1905
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1906
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1907
59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1908
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1909
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1910
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1911
160.9 mm (6.3 in)
1912
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1913
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1914
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1915
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1916
76.8 mm (3.0 in)
1917
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1918
75.7 mm (3.0 in)
1919
106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1920
203.7 mm (8.0 in)
1921
107.0 mm (4.2 in)
1922
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1923
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1924
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1925
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1926
132.7 mm (5.2 in)
1927
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1928
81.2 mm (3.2 in)
1929
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1930
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1931
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1932
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933
168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1934
85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1935
161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1936
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1937
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1938
153.3 mm (6.0 in)
1939
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1940
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1941
85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1942
116.2 mm (4.6 in)
1943
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1944
125.3 mm (4.9 in)
1945
186.1 mm (7.3 in)
1946
128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1947
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1948
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1949
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1950
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1951
80.9 mm (3.2 in)
1952
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1953
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1954
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1955
211.1 mm (8.3 in)
1956
166.2 mm (6.5 in)
1957
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1958
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1959
88.7 mm (3.5 in)
1960
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1961
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962
72.7 mm (2.9 in)
1963
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1964
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1965
38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1966
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967
116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1968
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1969
99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1970
110.9 mm (4.4 in)
1971
150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1972
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1973
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1974
124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1975
191.7 mm (7.5 in)
1976
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1977
93.3 mm (3.7 in)
1978
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1979
128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1980
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1981
116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1982
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1983
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1984
134.1 mm (5.3 in)
1985
121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1986
75.5 mm (3.0 in)
1987
93.8 mm (3.7 in)
1988
88.3 mm (3.5 in)
1989
205.4 mm (8.1 in)
1990
98.6 mm (3.9 in)
1991
79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1992
71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1993
80.8 mm (3.2 in)
1994
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1995
99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1996
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1997
98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1998
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1999
181.2 mm (7.1 in)
2000
77.6 mm (3.1 in)
2001
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
2002
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2003
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
2004
106.1 mm (4.2 in)
2005
n/a
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Newton, 1893 to 2005. The record is 35 days in 1947, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Newton by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
17 days
1894
16 days
1895
20 days
1896
15 days
1897
11 days
1898
11 days
1899
20 days
1900
17 days
1901
16 days
1902
14 days
1903
18 days
1904
19 days
1905
12 days
1906
15 days
1907
11 days
1908
21 days
1909
16 days
1910
14 days
1911
18 days
1912
16 days
1913
18 days
1914
21 days
1915
14 days
1916
17 days
1917
22 days
1918
22 days
1919
20 days
1920
13 days
1921
15 days
1922
24 days
1923
20 days
1924
34 days
1925
10 days
1926
17 days
1927
13 days
1928
11 days
1929
15 days
1930
21 days
1931
18 days
1932
20 days
1933
33 days
1934
14 days
1935
12 days
1936
15 days
1937
15 days
1938
13 days
1939
26 days
1940
16 days
1941
24 days
1942
24 days
1943
19 days
1944
16 days
1945
8 days
1946
14 days
1947
35 days
1948
18 days
1949
21 days
1950
15 days
1951
15 days
1952
16 days
1953
18 days
1954
11 days
1955
13 days
1956
15 days
1957
18 days
1958
20 days
1959
17 days
1960
18 days
1961
18 days
1962
15 days
1963
27 days
1964
26 days
1965
15 days
1966
15 days
1967
14 days
1968
19 days
1969
14 days
1970
16 days
1971
17 days
1972
11 days
1973
20 days
1974
15 days
1975
13 days
1976
22 days
1977
15 days
1978
19 days
1979
13 days
1980
27 days
1981
15 days
1982
14 days
1983
17 days
1984
10 days
1985
13 days
1986
15 days
1987
23 days
1988
24 days
1989
17 days
1990
16 days
1991
23 days
1992
13 days
1993
17 days
1994
11 days
1995
25 days
1996
12 days
1997
15 days
1998
14 days
1999
19 days
2000
10 days
2001
18 days
2002
16 days
2003
14 days
2004
17 days
2005
1 day
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
80 years with a frost
Across 80 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Newton falls on 8 May and the median first autumn frost on 6 October, which leaves a median of 152 days between them.
In 1967 to 2002 the median growing season was 145 days. That is 22 days fewer than in 1893 to 1945.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Newton
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1893 to 1945)
Recent period (1967 to 2002)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
8 May
28 April
10 May
12 days later
+1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost
6 October
13 October
5 October
8 days earlier
-1.5 days per decade
Growing days
152 days
167 days
145 days
22 days fewer
-2.9 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
93 years, 1893 to 2002
A day with at least 62.3 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 172.6 mm (6.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Newton: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
62.3 mm (2.5 in)
5 years
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
10 years
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
25 years
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
50 years
146.6 mm (5.8 in)
100 years
172.6 mm (6.8 in)
Longer than the 93 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, 93 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: 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1955; 154.9 mm (6.1 in) in 1903; 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 1971.
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.