Trenton, NJ

New Jersey · Records since 1865–2026

☀️ 70°F
Currently in Trenton
As of 4:30 PM EST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

78°F

November 4, 1974

+19° from 59° normal

❄ Record Low

24°F

November 4, 1983

-15° from 39° normal
🌞 Normal high: 59°F 🌑 Normal low: 39°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Trenton

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 22, 2011
❄
-16°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1984
🌧
7.25"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 16, 1999
☃
21.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Mar 12, 1888

First & Last Dates — Trenton

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
253 days
Longest growing season
1945
142 days
Shortest growing season
1996
193 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 78°F November 4, 1974
2 77°F November 4, 1987
3 77°F November 4, 1961
4 76°F November 4, 1994
5 76°F November 4, 1975
6 76°F November 4, 1914
7 75°F November 4, 2015
8 75°F November 4, 1982
9 74°F November 4, 1990
10 73°F November 4, 1977

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 24°F November 4, 1983
2 26°F November 4, 1951
3 27°F November 4, 1912
4 28°F November 4, 2019
5 28°F November 4, 1891
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 1865–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Trenton

threshold: 92°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
25
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1865–2026
18
2026 so far
18
Avg/year 1970–2025
24
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
52
Most in a year (2010)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Trenton

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 4, 1993 – Jul 14, 1993 11 100°F (Jul 7) 96°F 72°F
2 Jul 23, 1999 – Aug 2, 1999 11 99°F (Aug 1) 96°F 71°F
3 Jul 12, 1983 – Jul 21, 1983 10 99°F (Jul 15) 95°F 71°F
4 Aug 5, 1896 – Aug 13, 1896 9 99°F (Aug 6) 97°F 77°F
5 Jul 17, 1987 – Jul 25, 1987 9 99°F (Jul 21) 96°F 66°F
6 Aug 11, 2002 – Aug 19, 2002 9 99°F (Aug 14) 96°F 72°F
7 Jul 17, 2011 – Jul 24, 2011 8 106°F (Jul 22) 98°F 75°F
8 Jul 16, 1991 – Jul 23, 1991 8 101°F (Jul 19) 97°F 69°F
9 Aug 27, 1953 – Sep 3, 1953 8 100°F (Sep 2) 97°F 72°F
10 Aug 28, 1973 – Sep 4, 1973 8 98°F (Aug 28) 95°F 74°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

52
2026 total
above-normal nights
45.2
Avg / summer
1970–2020
66
Most in a summer
1898

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1865–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1865, annual totals have trended +0.14" per decade, about +2.3" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

This Year — 2026

How Trenton is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

145 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

35.63"
2026 YTD
Normal: 38.70"
-3.07"
0.00"
November so far
November normal: 3.20"
-3.20"
11
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Trenton is 3.07" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Oct 4 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 31 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
55.5°F
Average temperature
74th-warmest of 152
+0.8°
vs. average
Normal: 54.8°F (1991–2020)
2.10"
Precipitation
46th-driest of 147
-1.72"
vs. average
Normal: 3.82" · 55% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Oct 4 – Nov 3

1865–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.07° per decade (cooling since 1865)

Precipitation by Year — Oct 4 – Nov 3

1865–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.03" per decade (drier since 1865)

Warmest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1971 62.0°F
2 2017 61.5°F
3 1947 61.3°F
4 1946 61.2°F
5 2007 60.7°F
6 1949 60.1°F
7 1900 60.1°F
8 1899 60.1°F
9 1879 59.9°F
10 2021 59.7°F

Coolest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1988 46.9°F
2 1925 48.0°F
3 1987 48.4°F
4 1917 50.1°F
5 1869 50.2°F
6 1992 50.4°F
7 2002 50.6°F
8 1976 51.0°F
9 1993 51.5°F
10 1940 51.6°F

Wettest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 2005 11.21"
2 1927 8.41"
3 1995 7.96"
4 1951 7.84"
5 1932 6.88"
6 1903 6.84"
7 1955 6.79"
8 1871 6.65"
9 1869 6.62"
10 2006 6.28"

Driest Oct 4 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 2024 0.00"
2 1952 0.01"
3 1924 0.20"
4 1921 0.38"
5 1892 0.47"
6 1879 0.47"
7 1964 0.56"
8 1985 0.60"
9 2001 0.62"
10 1918 0.67"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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