Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Ridgefield (USC00287545), New Jersey, United States, with 45 years of record.
Key Facts for Ridgefield
Ridgefield (USC00287545) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.83 latitude and -74.02 longitude, 24 m (79 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1916 to 1960, 45 years of record.
1,464 records set at Ridgefield still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Ridgefield set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 25 April 1960.
About the Station
Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.83 latitude, -74.02 longitude.
Elevation: 24 m (79 ft).
Period of record: 1916 to 1960, 45 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.
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 Ridgefield. 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 Ridgefield, 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)
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.3 C (73.9 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
31.1 C (88.0 F)
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.8 C (91.0 F)
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-2.2 C (28.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
38.3 C (100.9 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
38.9 C (102.0 F)
7.2 C (45.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
39.4 C (102.9 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
38.9 C (102.0 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
29.4 C (84.9 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
21.1 C (70.0 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 Ridgefield still stand. 1918 holds the most, with 65.
Standing records at Ridgefield by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1916
38
1917
62
1918
65
1919
41
1920
34
1921
25
1922
22
1923
13
1925
23
1926
41
1927
36
1928
27
1929
40
1930
39
1931
27
1932
37
1933
46
1934
49
1935
31
1936
50
1937
26
1938
31
1939
22
1940
39
1941
27
1942
42
1943
47
1944
28
1945
48
1946
31
1947
41
1948
28
1949
41
1950
28
1951
23
1952
21
1953
24
1954
25
1955
29
1956
37
1957
28
1958
16
1959
27
1960
9
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Ridgefield between 12 August 1955 and 12 August 1955. Each dot is a new record.
When Ridgefield set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1955-08-12
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 137.7 mm (5.4 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Aug: 137.7 mm (5.4 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Ridgefield. The most was 137.7 mm (5.4 in) on 12 August 1955.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Ridgefield
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
54.4 mm (2.1 in)
3 January 1936
Feb
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
7 February 1941
Mar
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
13 March 1953
Apr
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
5 April 1947
May
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
14 May 1957
Jun
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2 June 1946
Jul
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
23 July 1953
Aug
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
12 August 1955
Sep
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
15 September 1933
Oct
73.9 mm (2.9 in)
17 October 1936
Nov
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
8 November 1947
Dec
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
31 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1916 to 1960
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
44 years of record at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1916, 1923, 1925, 1960.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 39 complete years at Ridgefield, 1917 to 1959. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 8.9 C (48.0 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 12.7 C (54.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Ridgefield as warming stripes, 1917 to 1959
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1917
8.9 C
-2.30 C
1918
10.0 C
-1.15 C
1919
10.6 C
-0.56 C
1920
9.9 C
-1.32 C
1921
11.3 C
+0.14 C
1922
10.8 C
-0.38 C
1926
9.5 C
-1.68 C
1927
10.6 C
-0.55 C
1929
11.0 C
-0.14 C
1930
11.2 C
+0.03 C
1931
12.1 C
+0.93 C
1932
11.7 C
+0.48 C
1933
11.3 C
+0.08 C
1934
10.6 C
-0.62 C
1935
10.8 C
-0.41 C
1936
10.9 C
-0.27 C
1937
11.5 C
+0.31 C
1938
11.7 C
+0.54 C
1939
11.4 C
+0.26 C
1940
9.8 C
-1.33 C
1941
11.5 C
+0.32 C
1942
11.2 C
+0.03 C
1943
10.7 C
-0.44 C
1944
11.2 C
-0.02 C
1945
11.2 C
-0.01 C
1946
11.8 C
+0.60 C
1947
11.2 C
+0.01 C
1948
11.1 C
-0.05 C
1949
12.7 C
+1.57 C
1950
11.0 C
-0.21 C
1951
11.9 C
+0.71 C
1952
12.2 C
+0.99 C
1953
12.7 C
+1.55 C
1954
11.7 C
+0.56 C
1955
11.9 C
+0.73 C
1956
11.3 C
+0.15 C
1957
12.1 C
+0.94 C
1958
10.8 C
-0.40 C
1959
12.2 C
+1.06 C
The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade over 1917 to 1959. In Fahrenheit: 0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 39 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Ridgefield
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
0.4 C (0.3 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.5 to 1.1) per decade
1917 to 1959
39
Rise
Mean daily maximum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.8 F (0.4 to 1.1) per decade
1917 to 1959
39
Rise
Mean daily minimum
0.4 C (0.2 to 0.6) per decade
0.7 F (0.4 to 1.1) per decade
1917 to 1959
39
Rise
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
1916 to 1960
Yearly extremes at Ridgefield: 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)
1918
36.1 C (97.0 F)
44
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1934
-16.4 C (2.5 F)
44
Wettest day (Rx1day)
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1955
70.4 mm (2.8 in)
44
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1944
102.7 mm (4.0 in)
44
Longest dry spell (CDD)
26 days
1939
16 days
44
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1918, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Ridgefield by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1916
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1917
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1920
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1921
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1922
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1923
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1925
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1926
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1927
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1928
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1929
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1930
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1931
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1932
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1933
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1934
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1935
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1936
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1937
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1938
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1939
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1941
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1945
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1946
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1947
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1952
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1953
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1956
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960
32.2 C (90.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.4 C (2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Ridgefield by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1916
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1917
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1918
-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1919
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1921
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1922
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1923
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1925
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1926
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1929
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1930
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1931
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1932
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1933
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1934
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1935
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1937
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1938
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1939
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1940
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1941
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1943
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1946
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1948
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1949
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1950
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1957
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. The record is 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1955, marked on the chart; the median year is 70.4 mm (2.8 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Ridgefield by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1916
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1917
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1920
61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1921
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1922
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1923
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1925
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1926
48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1927
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1928
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1929
51.8 mm (2.0 in)
1930
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1931
48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1932
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1933
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934
113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1935
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1936
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1937
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1938
114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1939
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1940
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1941
84.8 mm (3.3 in)
1942
119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1943
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1944
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945
67.8 mm (2.7 in)
1946
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949
69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1950
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1951
77.2 mm (3.0 in)
1952
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1954
127.3 mm (5.0 in)
1955
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1956
71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1957
118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1958
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1959
39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. The record is 238.3 mm (9.4 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 102.7 mm (4.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Ridgefield by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1916
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1917
81.1 mm (3.2 in)
1918
69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1919
124.1 mm (4.9 in)
1920
90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1921
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1923
78.3 mm (3.1 in)
1925
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1926
128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1927
130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1928
102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1929
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1930
84.0 mm (3.3 in)
1931
63.2 mm (2.5 in)
1932
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1933
197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1934
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1935
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1936
85.7 mm (3.4 in)
1937
98.9 mm (3.9 in)
1938
218.7 mm (8.6 in)
1939
67.2 mm (2.6 in)
1940
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1941
119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1942
171.0 mm (6.7 in)
1943
121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1944
238.3 mm (9.4 in)
1945
110.3 mm (4.3 in)
1946
101.2 mm (4.0 in)
1947
127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1948
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1949
138.9 mm (5.5 in)
1950
77.3 mm (3.0 in)
1951
102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1952
94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1953
139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1954
136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1955
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1956
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1957
122.1 mm (4.8 in)
1958
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1959
62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1960
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Ridgefield, 1916 to 1960. The record is 26 days in 1939, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Ridgefield by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1916
15 days
1917
21 days
1918
14 days
1919
15 days
1920
14 days
1921
14 days
1922
25 days
1923
19 days
1925
16 days
1926
15 days
1927
17 days
1928
13 days
1929
13 days
1930
19 days
1931
20 days
1932
18 days
1933
14 days
1934
15 days
1935
16 days
1936
17 days
1937
15 days
1938
13 days
1939
26 days
1940
21 days
1941
22 days
1942
24 days
1943
19 days
1944
24 days
1945
17 days
1946
17 days
1947
23 days
1948
19 days
1949
23 days
1950
16 days
1951
12 days
1952
16 days
1953
18 days
1954
13 days
1955
17 days
1956
15 days
1957
12 days
1958
14 days
1959
16 days
1960
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
39 years with a frost
Across 39 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Ridgefield falls on 16 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 186 days between them.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Ridgefield
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1930 to 1959)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
16 April
n/a
16 April
n/a
-1.8 days per decade
First autumn frost
19 October
n/a
19 October
n/a
+1.0 days per decade
Growing days
186 days
n/a
187 days
n/a
+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
40 years, 1917 to 1959
A day with at least 72.5 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.1 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Ridgefield: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
72.5 mm (2.9 in)
5 years
96.2 mm (3.8 in)
10 years
112.3 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
132.9 mm (5.2 in)
50 years
148.5 mm (5.8 in)
Longer than the 40 years of record
100 years
164.1 mm (6.5 in)
Longer than the 40 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, 40 years of values from 1917 to 1959.
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: 137.7 mm (5.4 in) in 1955; 137.2 mm (5.4 in) in 1933; 127.3 mm (5.0 in) in 1954.
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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.