Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Paterson (USC00286775), New Jersey, United States, with 110 years of record.
Key Facts for Paterson
Paterson (USC00286775) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.90 latitude and -74.15 longitude, 31 m (102 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1865 to 1974, 110 years of record.
1,464 records set at Paterson still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Paterson set a daily record precipitation of 52.1 mm (2.1 in) on 29 September 1974.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.90 latitude, -74.15 longitude.
Elevation: 31 m (102 ft).
Period of record: 1865 to 1974, 110 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.
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 Paterson. 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 Paterson, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
22.2 C (72.0 F)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-0.6 C (30.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
39.4 C (102.9 F)
4.4 C (39.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.6 C (105.1 F)
8.9 C (48.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
40.0 C (104.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.1 C (106.0 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Paterson still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Paterson by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1888
4
1889
2
1891
7
1892
3
1893
19
1894
16
1895
29
1896
42
1897
14
1898
20
1899
17
1900
17
1901
12
1902
13
1903
21
1904
13
1905
9
1906
18
1907
15
1908
15
1909
24
1910
14
1911
17
1912
12
1913
19
1914
26
1915
14
1916
24
1917
22
1918
25
1919
29
1920
11
1921
18
1922
8
1923
18
1924
9
1925
21
1926
24
1927
14
1928
20
1929
26
1930
26
1931
2
1932
7
1933
26
1934
29
1935
20
1936
17
1937
15
1938
20
1939
1
1940
25
1941
11
1942
19
1943
32
1944
18
1945
21
1946
12
1947
13
1948
20
1949
24
1950
23
1951
14
1952
14
1953
19
1954
18
1955
20
1956
16
1957
12
1958
14
1959
20
1960
14
1961
20
1962
15
1963
17
1964
16
1965
19
1966
22
1967
28
1968
10
1969
9
1970
13
1971
10
1972
17
1973
18
1974
7
All-Time Record Progression
4 new records
4 all-time records were set at Paterson between 9 February 1934 and 3 September 1953. Each dot is a new record.
When Paterson set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1934-02-09
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1936-07-09
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
1947-12-26
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 58.4 cm (23.0 in)
1953-09-03
Record high maximum temperature
Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 290.8 mm (11.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Paterson. The most was 290.8 mm (11.4 in) on 9 October 1903.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Paterson
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
3 January 1936
Feb
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
6 February 1896
Mar
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
19 March 1881
Apr
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
6 April 1886
May
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
28 May 1882
Jun
90.7 mm (3.6 in)
20 June 1882
Jul
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
24 July 1868
Aug
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
13 August 1955
Sep
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
12 September 1971
Oct
290.8 mm (11.4 in)
9 October 1903
Nov
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
8 November 1972
Dec
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
31 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1887 to 1974
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
87 years of record at Paterson, 1887 to 1974. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1891, 1892, 1931, 1932, 1935 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 70 complete years at Paterson, 1894 to 1973. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.7 C (53.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 10.1 C (50.3 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 13.3 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Paterson as warming stripes, 1894 to 1973
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1894
12.0 C
+0.31 C
1895
11.4 C
-0.28 C
1896
11.6 C
-0.10 C
1897
11.7 C
+0.02 C
1898
12.3 C
+0.64 C
1899
11.9 C
+0.17 C
1900
12.5 C
+0.85 C
1901
11.5 C
-0.22 C
1902
11.6 C
-0.08 C
1903
11.5 C
-0.14 C
1904
10.1 C
-1.54 C
1905
11.4 C
-0.33 C
1906
12.2 C
+0.47 C
1907
10.6 C
-1.05 C
1908
11.8 C
+0.07 C
1909
11.1 C
-0.56 C
1910
11.0 C
-0.72 C
1911
11.0 C
-0.72 C
1912
11.4 C
-0.28 C
1913
12.8 C
+1.09 C
1914
11.3 C
-0.40 C
1915
11.9 C
+0.24 C
1916
11.2 C
-0.50 C
1917
10.4 C
-1.30 C
1918
11.6 C
-0.07 C
1919
12.3 C
+0.61 C
1921
13.0 C
+1.31 C
1922
12.1 C
+0.46 C
1923
11.8 C
+0.10 C
1924
11.1 C
-0.57 C
1925
11.8 C
+0.12 C
1926
10.6 C
-1.06 C
1927
11.6 C
-0.12 C
1928
11.7 C
-0.03 C
1929
12.0 C
+0.36 C
1930
12.1 C
+0.42 C
1933
11.9 C
+0.23 C
1934
10.7 C
-0.96 C
1936
11.5 C
-0.19 C
1937
12.1 C
+0.39 C
1938
12.5 C
+0.77 C
1941
11.8 C
+0.10 C
1942
11.1 C
-0.54 C
1943
10.4 C
-1.27 C
1944
10.9 C
-0.79 C
1945
11.3 C
-0.40 C
1946
12.1 C
+0.43 C
1947
11.4 C
-0.24 C
1949
13.3 C
+1.64 C
1950
11.2 C
-0.49 C
1953
13.2 C
+1.51 C
1954
12.5 C
+0.77 C
1955
12.3 C
+0.57 C
1956
11.6 C
-0.05 C
1957
12.1 C
+0.38 C
1958
10.8 C
-0.90 C
1959
12.1 C
+0.46 C
1960
11.4 C
-0.26 C
1961
12.0 C
+0.34 C
1962
11.2 C
-0.44 C
1963
11.4 C
-0.27 C
1964
11.9 C
+0.24 C
1965
11.7 C
+0.03 C
1966
12.1 C
+0.46 C
1967
11.2 C
-0.51 C
1968
11.8 C
+0.16 C
1969
11.9 C
+0.17 C
1970
11.7 C
+0.04 C
1971
12.0 C
+0.29 C
1973
13.1 C
+1.39 C
The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 1973 is 0.05 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.20) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 70 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Paterson
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.05 C (-0.02 to 0.11) per decade
0.08 F (-0.03 to 0.20) per decade
1894 to 1973
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum
0.05 C (-0.02 to 0.12) per decade
0.09 F (-0.05 to 0.22) per decade
1894 to 1973
70
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
0.05 C (-0.03 to 0.12) per decade
0.08 F (-0.05 to 0.21) per decade
1894 to 1973
70
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
1865 to 1974
Yearly extremes at Paterson: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953
36.7 C (98.1 F)
87
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1934
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
87
Wettest day (Rx1day)
290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1903
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
101
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
393.9 mm (15.5 in)
1903
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
101
Longest dry spell (CDD)
44 days
1924
16 days
101
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Paterson, 1865 to 1974. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Paterson by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1865
n/a
1866
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1875
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
15.6 C (60.1 F)
1888
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1889
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1891
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1892
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1893
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1894
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1895
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1896
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1897
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1904
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1905
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1907
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1910
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1911
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1912
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1913
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1914
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1915
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1916
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1917
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1918
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1919
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1920
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1921
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1922
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1923
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1924
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1925
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1926
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1927
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1928
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1931
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1932
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1933
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1934
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1935
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1936
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1939
31.7 C (89.1 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1949
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1953
41.1 C (106.0 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
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1962
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Paterson, 1865 to 1974. The record is -26.7 C (-16.1 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Paterson by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1865
n/a
1866
n/a
1867
n/a
1868
n/a
1869
n/a
1870
n/a
1871
n/a
1875
n/a
1879
n/a
1880
n/a
1881
n/a
1882
n/a
1883
n/a
1884
n/a
1885
n/a
1886
n/a
1887
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1888
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1889
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1891
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1892
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1893
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1894
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1895
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1896
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1897
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1899
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1900
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1901
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1902
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1903
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1904
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1905
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1907
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1908
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1909
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1910
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1911
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1912
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1913
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1914
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1915
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1916
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1917
-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1918
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1919
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1920
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1921
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1922
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1923
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1924
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1926
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1927
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1928
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1929
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1931
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1932
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1933
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1935
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1936
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1937
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1940
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1942
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1943
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1946
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1950
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1951
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1952
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1960
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1964
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1966
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1969
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1973
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1974
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Paterson, 1865 to 1974. The record is 290.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 67.1 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Paterson by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1865
41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1866
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1867
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1868
91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1869
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1870
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1871
30.5 mm (1.2 in)
1875
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1879
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1880
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1881
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1882
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1883
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1884
59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1885
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1886
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1887
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1891
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1892
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1893
107.4 mm (4.2 in)
1894
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1895
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1896
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1897
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1898
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1899
47.5 mm (1.9 in)
1900
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1901
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1902
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903
290.8 mm (11.4 in)
1904
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1905
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1906
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1907
67.1 mm (2.6 in)
1908
66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1909
79.2 mm (3.1 in)
1910
46.5 mm (1.8 in)
1911
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1912
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
1913
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1914
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1915
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1916
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1917
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1918
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1919
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1920
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1921
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1922
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1923
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1924
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1925
65.0 mm (2.6 in)
1926
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1927
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1928
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1929
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1930
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1931
44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1932
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1933
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1934
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1935
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1937
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1938
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1939
43.7 mm (1.7 in)
1940
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941
50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1942
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1943
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1944
46.7 mm (1.8 in)
1945
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1946
68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1947
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1948
82.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1950
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1951
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1952
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1953
87.6 mm (3.4 in)
1954
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1955
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1956
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1957
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1958
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1959
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1960
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1962
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1963
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1964
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1965
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1966
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1967
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1968
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1969
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1970
44.7 mm (1.8 in)
1971
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1972
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1973
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1974
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Paterson, 1865 to 1974. The record is 393.9 mm (15.5 in) in 1903, marked on the chart; the median year is 106.7 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Paterson by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1865
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1866
115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1867
179.0 mm (7.0 in)
1868
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1869
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1870
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1871
36.1 mm (1.4 in)
1875
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1879
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1880
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1881
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1882
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1883
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1884
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1885
86.3 mm (3.4 in)
1886
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1887
56.1 mm (2.2 in)
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1891
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1892
84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1893
116.5 mm (4.6 in)
1894
198.1 mm (7.8 in)
1895
84.4 mm (3.3 in)
1896
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1897
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1898
112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1899
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1900
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1901
120.4 mm (4.7 in)
1902
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1903
393.9 mm (15.5 in)
1904
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1905
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906
79.7 mm (3.1 in)
1907
100.2 mm (3.9 in)
1908
125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1909
108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1910
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1911
110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1912
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1913
97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1914
86.7 mm (3.4 in)
1915
156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1916
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1917
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1918
64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1919
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1920
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1921
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1922
101.5 mm (4.0 in)
1923
117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1924
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1925
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1926
163.6 mm (6.4 in)
1927
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1928
108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1929
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1930
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1931
77.1 mm (3.0 in)
1932
100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1933
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1934
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1935
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1936
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1937
96.7 mm (3.8 in)
1938
151.2 mm (6.0 in)
1939
89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1940
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1941
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1942
183.7 mm (7.2 in)
1943
125.4 mm (4.9 in)
1944
127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1945
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1946
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1947
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1948
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1949
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1950
86.5 mm (3.4 in)
1951
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1952
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1953
144.6 mm (5.7 in)
1954
150.8 mm (5.9 in)
1955
207.2 mm (8.2 in)
1956
107.1 mm (4.2 in)
1957
80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1958
129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1959
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1960
148.2 mm (5.8 in)
1961
118.6 mm (4.7 in)
1962
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963
112.8 mm (4.4 in)
1964
65.6 mm (2.6 in)
1965
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1966
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1967
99.8 mm (3.9 in)
1968
131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1969
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1970
117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1971
231.1 mm (9.1 in)
1972
163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1973
98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1974
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Paterson, 1865 to 1974. The record is 44 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Paterson by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1865
32 days
1866
15 days
1867
11 days
1868
11 days
1869
14 days
1870
23 days
1871
10 days
1875
9 days
1879
20 days
1880
21 days
1881
14 days
1882
15 days
1883
21 days
1884
27 days
1885
15 days
1886
20 days
1887
6 days
1888
n/a
1889
n/a
1891
18 days
1892
13 days
1893
13 days
1894
18 days
1895
19 days
1896
12 days
1897
13 days
1898
16 days
1899
16 days
1900
18 days
1901
22 days
1902
21 days
1903
14 days
1904
15 days
1905
20 days
1906
15 days
1907
14 days
1908
21 days
1909
15 days
1910
16 days
1911
14 days
1912
22 days
1913
14 days
1914
25 days
1915
16 days
1916
19 days
1917
21 days
1918
19 days
1919
15 days
1920
12 days
1921
14 days
1922
24 days
1923
24 days
1924
44 days
1925
16 days
1926
15 days
1927
16 days
1928
13 days
1929
13 days
1930
21 days
1931
13 days
1932
16 days
1933
12 days
1934
16 days
1935
15 days
1936
17 days
1937
15 days
1938
14 days
1939
9 days
1940
20 days
1941
22 days
1942
25 days
1943
19 days
1944
19 days
1945
14 days
1946
17 days
1947
23 days
1948
18 days
1949
20 days
1950
16 days
1951
13 days
1952
17 days
1953
18 days
1954
13 days
1955
28 days
1956
16 days
1957
15 days
1958
14 days
1959
19 days
1960
19 days
1961
14 days
1962
21 days
1963
27 days
1964
36 days
1965
20 days
1966
26 days
1967
16 days
1968
26 days
1969
22 days
1970
16 days
1971
17 days
1972
13 days
1973
26 days
1974
12 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
70 years with a frost
Across 70 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Paterson falls on 13 April and the median first autumn frost on 28 October, which leaves a median of 197 days between them.
In 1938 to 1973 the median growing season was 206 days. That is 9 days more than in 1894 to 1924.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.0 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Paterson
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1894 to 1924)
Recent period (1938 to 1973)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
13 April
12 April
13 April
1 day later
-0.5 days per decade
First autumn frost
28 October
26 October
31 October
5 days later
+1.5 days per decade
Growing days
197 days
197 days
206 days
9 days more
+2.0 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
83 years, 1866 to 1973
A day with at least 70.7 mm (2.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 213.4 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Paterson: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
70.7 mm (2.8 in)
5 years
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
10 years
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
25 years
146.8 mm (5.8 in)
50 years
177.0 mm (7.0 in)
100 years
213.4 mm (8.4 in)
Longer than the 83 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, 83 years of values from 1866 to 1973.
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: 290.8 mm (11.4 in) in 1903; 176.5 mm (6.9 in) in 1971; 140.7 mm (5.5 in) in 1966.
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.