Sandy Hook Lightboat S Weather Records (USC00287869)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Sandy Hook Lightboat S (USC00287869), New Jersey, United States, with 57 years of record.

Key Facts for Sandy Hook Lightboat S

Sandy Hook Lightboat S (USC00287869) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 40.47 latitude and -74.02 longitude, 7 m (22 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1903 to 1959, 57 years of record.
1,464 records set at Sandy Hook Lightboat S still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: New Jersey, United States, 40.47 latitude, -74.02 longitude.
Elevation: 7 m (22 ft).
Period of record: 1903 to 1959, 57 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Sandy Hook Lightboat S. 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 Sandy Hook Lightboat S, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	n/a	n/a
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	2.2 C (36.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	38.3 C (100.9 F)	12.8 C (55.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	11.1 C (52.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.1 C (97.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	31.1 C (88.0 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	26.7 C (80.1 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Sandy Hook Lightboat S still stand. 1904 holds the most, with 100.

Standing records at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1903	24
1904	100
1905	85
1906	65
1940	14
1941	50
1942	58
1943	74
1944	49
1945	81
1946	69
1947	72
1948	66
1949	86
1950	76
1951	51
1952	49
1953	55
1954	56
1955	60
1956	88
1957	61
1958	42
1959	33

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 123.2 mm (4.9 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Sandy Hook Lightboat S. The most was 123.2 mm (4.9 in) on 26 October 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Sandy Hook Lightboat S
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	15 January 1958
Feb	55.6 mm (2.2 in)	7 February 1941
Mar	62.2 mm (2.4 in)	13 March 1953
Apr	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	24 April 1944
May	58.4 mm (2.3 in)	24 May 1951
Jun	80.0 mm (3.1 in)	2 June 1946
Jul	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	4 July 1906
Aug	102.9 mm (4.1 in)	12 August 1955
Sep	113.0 mm (4.4 in)	15 September 1904
Oct	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	26 October 1943
Nov	73.9 mm (2.9 in)	4 November 1947
Dec	82.0 mm (3.2 in)	13 December 1941

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 1959

24 years of record at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1906, 1940, 1957, 1959.

Days with data per year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1903	91	25%	No
1904	366	100%	Yes
1905	362	99%	Yes
1906	271	74%	No
1940	61	17%	No
1941	363	99%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	364	100%	Yes
1946	365	100%	Yes
1947	363	99%	Yes
1948	365	100%	Yes
1949	361	99%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	363	99%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	362	99%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	360	98%	Yes
1957	327	90%	No
1958	360	99%	Yes
1959	176	48%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1904 to 1958

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1904 to 1958. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1904, at 9.8 C (49.7 F), and the warmest was 1949, at 13.6 C (56.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).

Annual mean temperature at Sandy Hook Lightboat S as warming stripes, 1904 to 1958
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1904	9.8 C	-2.16 C
1905	10.9 C	-1.15 C
1941	11.9 C	-0.14 C
1942	11.7 C	-0.30 C
1943	11.5 C	-0.55 C
1944	11.8 C	-0.21 C
1945	11.7 C	-0.27 C
1946	12.7 C	+0.72 C
1947	12.2 C	+0.17 C
1948	11.9 C	-0.08 C
1949	13.6 C	+1.58 C
1950	11.8 C	-0.23 C
1951	12.5 C	+0.45 C
1952	12.7 C	+0.65 C
1953	13.1 C	+1.09 C
1954	12.2 C	+0.22 C
1955	12.7 C	+0.68 C
1956	11.9 C	-0.14 C
1958	11.7 C	-0.35 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

1903 to 1959

Yearly extremes at Sandy Hook Lightboat S: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1957	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)	1943	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	123.2 mm (4.9 in)	1943	72.8 mm (2.9 in)	24
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	207.7 mm (8.2 in)	1944	104.7 mm (4.1 in)	24
Longest dry spell (CDD)	41 days	1949	19 days	24

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1903	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1904	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1905	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1906	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1940	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1941	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1942	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1943	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1944	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1945	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1946	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1948	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1949	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1950	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1951	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1952	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1953	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1955	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1958	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959	35.6 C (96.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1903	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1904	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1905	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1940	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1941	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1942	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1943	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1944	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1945	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1946	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1947	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1949	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1950	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1951	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1952	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1953	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1957	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1958	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1959	-13.9 C (7.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. The record is 123.2 mm (4.9 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 72.8 mm (2.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1903	61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1904	113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1905	52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1906	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1940	23.4 mm (0.9 in)
1941	82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1942	58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1943	123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1944	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1945	66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1947	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1949	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1950	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1951	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1952	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1953	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1954	106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1955	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
1956	84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1957	38.9 mm (1.5 in)
1958	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1959	56.4 mm (2.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. The record is 207.7 mm (8.2 in) in 1944, marked on the chart; the median year is 104.7 mm (4.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1903	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1904	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1905	76.6 mm (3.0 in)
1906	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1940	60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1941	121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1942	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943	157.8 mm (6.2 in)
1944	207.7 mm (8.2 in)
1945	120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1946	103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1947	132.9 mm (5.2 in)
1948	97.6 mm (3.8 in)
1949	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1950	92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1951	111.7 mm (4.4 in)
1952	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1953	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1954	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1955	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1956	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1957	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1958	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1959	67.6 mm (2.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Sandy Hook Lightboat S, 1903 to 1959. The record is 41 days in 1949, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Sandy Hook Lightboat S by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1903	18 days
1904	14 days
1905	18 days
1906	11 days
1940	9 days
1941	37 days
1942	23 days
1943	19 days
1944	16 days
1945	12 days
1946	19 days
1947	22 days
1948	17 days
1949	41 days
1950	15 days
1951	18 days
1952	37 days
1953	20 days
1954	21 days
1955	31 days
1956	17 days
1957	19 days
1958	18 days
1959	19 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.

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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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).