Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Newark weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Newark, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 103°F on 2010-07-06; its coldest fell to -12°F on 1984-01-22.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
69°F2007-01-06
7°F1985-01-21
58°F2007-01-06
-12°F1984-01-22
February
73°F2018-02-21
16°F1996-02-05
55°F2022-02-23
-5°F2015-02-24
March
80°F1998-03-30
23°F2007-03-07
64°F1989-03-29
5°F1980-03-01
April
92°F2009-04-26
29°F1982-04-07
72°F2002-04-18
18°F1982-04-07
May
93°F2012-05-29
47°F2020-05-09
74°F2012-05-29
35°F2020-05-09
June
99°F2025-06-24
56°F2015-06-02
82°F2010-06-28
47°F1986-06-03
July
103°F2010-07-06
68°F1992-07-24
84°F2010-07-07
53°F1988-07-01
August
99°F2001-08-09
63°F2007-08-21
82°F2006-08-03
48°F1982-08-29
September
95°F1983-09-11
53°F1984-09-28
78°F2016-09-09
41°F2000-09-29
October
91°F2019-10-02
41°F2002-10-30
73°F2017-10-08
28°F1988-10-31
November
78°F2024-11-01
30°F2018-11-23
66°F2022-11-07
13°F2018-11-23
December
69°F2015-12-24
11°F1983-12-25
62°F2006-12-01
-1°F1980-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
73°F2018-02-21
7°F1985-01-21
62°F2006-12-01
-12°F1984-01-22
Spring (Mar–May)
93°F2012-05-29
23°F2007-03-07
74°F2012-05-29
5°F1980-03-01
Summer (Jun–Aug)
103°F2010-07-06
56°F2015-06-02
84°F2010-07-07
47°F1986-06-03
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
95°F1983-09-11
30°F2018-11-23
78°F2016-09-09
13°F2018-11-23

All-time records

The most extreme value Newark has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 103°F 2010-07-06
Lowest 7°F 1985-01-21

Low

Highest 84°F 2010-07-07
Lowest -12°F 1984-01-22

Feels-like

Highest 137°F 1995-07-15
Lowest -28°F 1984-01-22

Humidity

Highest 23.6 g/m³ 1991-07-23
Lowest 0.7 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 36 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 3 mph 2021-10-07

Gust

Highest 75 mph 2012-10-29
Lowest 6 mph 1999-11-23

Precip

Wettest 5.78 in 1999-09-16
Driest 12-day dry spell 2005-09-02

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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