New Jersey · county areal climate 1951–2025
Essex County, NJ
A 54.0°F / 49.3" normal · 2025 ran +0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Aug 29: This area is running
-0.1°F (55.2°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the
57th coldest start of 76 years. Precipitation
92% of normal.
U.S. year-to-date → Normal (1996–2025)
54.0°F
annual mean · 49.3" precipitation
2025 vs Normal
+0.2°F
54.2°F · 38.7" (78% of normal)
Warmest Year
56.1°F
2024 · coldest 50.0°F (1958)
Wettest Year
70.3in
2011 · driest 30.9" (1965)
Hottest Day
104.0°F
Jul 7 · 2010
Coldest Day
-9.2°F
Jan 22 · 1984
Biggest Rain Day
7.74in
Aug 28 · 2011
Record
1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal
nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the
station records.