New Brunswick, NJ

New Jersey · Records since 1893–2026

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

101°F

August 11, 1896

+16° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

August 11, 1972

-16° from 65° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 65°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — New Brunswick

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 7, 1918
-16°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 9, 1934
🌧
7.96"
Wettest Day Ever
Aug 28, 2011
19.8"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 12, 2006

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 101°F August 11, 1896
2 100°F August 11, 1900
3 99°F August 11, 1949
4 97°F August 11, 1944
5 97°F August 11, 1911
6 95°F August 11, 2009
7 95°F August 11, 2001
8 94°F August 11, 1895
9 93°F August 11, 2020
10 93°F August 11, 1973

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F August 11, 1972
2 52°F August 11, 1930
3 55°F August 11, 1996
4 55°F August 11, 1994
5 55°F August 11, 1974
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
1
day
Hot Streak
1 consecutive day at or above 92°F · since August 10
2 more days to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — New Brunswick

threshold: 92°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.3
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
22
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

107 of 221 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
27
2026 so far
20
Avg/year 1970–2025
29
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
51
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — New Brunswick

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 24, 1999 – Aug 3, 1999 11 100°F (Aug 2) 96°F 70°F
2 Aug 4, 1896 – Aug 13, 1896 10 101°F (Aug 6) 98°F 73°F
3 Jun 25, 1901 – Jul 3, 1901 9 106°F (Jul 2) 99°F 72°F
4 Aug 10, 1944 – Aug 18, 1944 9 97°F (Aug 11) 94°F 70°F
5 Aug 27, 1953 – Sep 3, 1953 8 102°F (Sep 2) 98°F 66°F
6 Jul 16, 1980 – Jul 23, 1980 8 102°F (Jul 22) 96°F 70°F
7 Jul 15, 1900 – Jul 22, 1900 8 101°F (Jul 17) 96°F 69°F
8 Aug 3, 2022 – Aug 10, 2022 8 100°F (Aug 10) 96°F 73°F
9 Aug 13, 2002 – Aug 20, 2002 8 99°F (Aug 14) 97°F 70°F
10 Jul 19, 2022 – Jul 26, 2022 8 99°F (Jul 24) 96°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

40
2026 so far
above-normal nights
42.0
Avg / summer
1970–2020
63
Most in a summer
2021

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

28.87"
2026 YTD
Normal: 30.42"
-1.55"
4.97"
August so far
August normal: 4.66"
+0.31"
15.08"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 14.32"
+0.76"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — July 2026

76.8°F

Average temperature · July 2026

29th-warmest month on record

24th-warmest July of 133 on record

+0.9° vs. 75.9° average (1991–2020)
79.7°F
Warmest month ever
July 1955
79.7°F
Warmest July ever
1955
8
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
104°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 3

Longest 90°F Streak in July

5 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 1–5, 2026, peaking at 104°F)

The longest July streak since 2024 (2 years). The July record is 11 days, set in 1900.


Average July Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1955 79.7°F
2 1999 79.7°F
3 2022 79.5°F
4 2013 79.1°F
5 2010 79.1°F
6 2025 79.1°F
7 2020 79.0°F
8 2024 79.0°F
9 1901 78.7°F
10 2011 78.5°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1955 79.7°F
2 July 1999 79.7°F
3 July 2022 79.5°F
4 July 2013 79.1°F
5 July 2010 79.1°F
6 July 2025 79.1°F
7 July 2020 79.0°F
8 July 2024 79.0°F
9 July 1901 78.7°F
10 July 2011 78.5°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
New Brunswick, NJ 76.8°F 24th of 133
Newark, NJ 78.2°F 36th of 179
Trenton, NJ 76.4°F 54th of 132
New York-Central Park, NY 76.4°F 77th of 158
New York-Kennedy Airport, NY 76.7°F 30th of 78
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1573 complete months on record.