Toms River Weather Records (USC00288816)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Toms River (USC00288816), New Jersey, United States, with 125 years of record.

Key Facts for Toms River

Toms River (USC00288816) is a weather station in New Jersey, United States at 39.95 latitude and -74.22 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1887 to 2011, 125 years of record.
1,464 records set at Toms River still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Toms River set a daily record high minimum temperature of 16.1 C (61.0 F) on 28 April 2011.

About the Station

Location: New Jersey, United States, 39.95 latitude, -74.22 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1887 to 2011, 125 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Toms River. 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 Toms River, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	36.1 C (97.0 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	39.4 C (102.9 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	39.4 C (102.9 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.8 C (91.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Toms River still stand. 1896 holds the most, with 56.

Standing records at Toms River by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1887	2
1888	2
1889	3
1893	35
1894	31
1895	45
1896	56
1897	12
1898	32
1899	35
1900	38
1901	33
1902	5
1903	41
1904	14
1905	19
1906	30
1907	19
1908	7
1959	3
1960	12
1961	25
1962	24
1963	29
1964	19
1965	20
1966	23
1967	37
1968	20
1969	11
1970	15
1971	16
1972	23
1973	10
1974	23
1975	13
1976	29
1977	20
1978	9
1979	25
1980	28
1981	14
1982	18
1983	15
1984	19
1985	14
1986	21
1987	8
1988	34
1989	27
1990	20
1991	30
1992	10
1993	20
1994	12
1995	20
1996	18
1997	17
1998	35
1999	16
2000	26
2001	21
2002	23
2003	15
2004	14
2005	13
2006	14
2007	17
2008	16
2009	18
2010	20
2011	6

All-Time Record Progression

2 new records

2 all-time records were set at Toms River between 17 January 1982 and 6 February 2010. Each dot is a new record.

When Toms River set new all-time records
Date	Kind	Detail
1982-01-17	Record low minimum temperature	Record low minimum temperature -28.3 C (-18.9 F)
2010-02-06	Record daily snowfall	Record daily snowfall 55.9 cm (22.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Oct: 179.8 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Toms River. The most was 179.8 mm (7.1 in) on 26 October 1943.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Toms River
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	85.3 mm (3.4 in)	4 January 1999
Feb	103.1 mm (4.1 in)	20 February 1898
Mar	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 March 2009
Apr	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	15 April 1970
May	102.1 mm (4.0 in)	29 May 1968
Jun	86.4 mm (3.4 in)	14 June 1984
Jul	179.6 mm (7.1 in)	14 July 1991
Aug	152.4 mm (6.0 in)	21 August 1997
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	11 September 1954
Oct	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	26 October 1943
Nov	130.0 mm (5.1 in)	4 November 1947
Dec	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	11 December 2008

Period of Record Coverage

1887 to 2011

72 years of record at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1887, 1888, 1889, 1902, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907 and others.

Days with data per year at Toms River
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1887	2	1%	No
1888	15	4%	No
1889	9	2%	No
1893	365	100%	Yes
1894	357	98%	Yes
1895	365	100%	Yes
1896	363	99%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	359	98%	Yes
1899	359	98%	Yes
1900	362	99%	Yes
1901	348	95%	Yes
1902	77	21%	No
1903	362	99%	Yes
1904	91	25%	No
1905	299	82%	No
1906	328	90%	No
1907	240	66%	No
1908	172	47%	No
1959	60	16%	No
1960	364	99%	Yes
1961	363	99%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	334	91%	Yes
1965	361	99%	Yes
1966	361	99%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	364	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	365	100%	Yes
1972	366	100%	Yes
1973	364	100%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	365	100%	Yes
1976	363	99%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	364	100%	Yes
1979	360	99%	Yes
1980	361	99%	Yes
1981	339	93%	Yes
1982	363	99%	Yes
1983	365	100%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	364	100%	Yes
1986	364	100%	Yes
1987	363	99%	Yes
1988	365	100%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	88	24%	No
1991	298	82%	No
1992	334	91%	Yes
1993	364	100%	Yes
1994	365	100%	Yes
1995	365	100%	Yes
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	363	99%	Yes
1998	365	100%	Yes
1999	364	100%	Yes
2000	366	100%	Yes
2001	359	98%	Yes
2002	363	99%	Yes
2003	364	100%	Yes
2004	366	100%	Yes
2005	365	100%	Yes
2006	365	100%	Yes
2007	364	100%	Yes
2008	364	99%	Yes
2009	354	97%	Yes
2010	260	71%	No
2011	116	32%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Toms River
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	1 year	12 of 100 (Routine)
27 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min (Tie)	16.1 C (61.0 F)	tie	1 year	2 of 100 (Routine)
26 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min	16.1 C (61.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	1 year	14 of 100 (Routine)
25 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min	15.6 C (60.1 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	36 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily rain	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	20.6 mm (0.8 in)	108 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
11 April 2011	Toms River, US	daily high max	28.3 C (82.9 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	105 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	30 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
10 March 2011	Toms River, US	daily rain	32.3 mm (1.3 in)	1.8 mm (0.07 in)	104 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
18 February 2011	Toms River, US	daily high min	8.9 C (48.0 F)	4.5 C (8.1 F)	29 years	25 of 100 (Routine)
17 February 2011	Toms River, US	daily high max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	35 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
14 February 2011	Toms River, US	daily high max (Tie)	16.7 C (62.1 F)	tie	35 years	5 of 100 (Routine)
12 January 2011	Toms River, US	daily snowfall	15.2 cm (6.0 in)	5.0 cm (2.0 in)	117 years	46 of 100 (Notable)
14 December 2010	Toms River, US	daily low max	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2010	Toms River, US	daily low max	19.4 C (66.9 F)	2.3 C (4.1 F)	43 years	28 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2010	Toms River, US	daily high min	23.3 C (73.9 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	12 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2010	Toms River, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	113 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
5 August 2010	Toms River, US	daily high min (Tie)	24.4 C (75.9 F)	tie	104 years	10 of 100 (Routine)
4 August 2010	Toms River, US	daily high min	23.9 C (75.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	36 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
27 June 2010	Toms River, US	daily high min	22.2 C (72.0 F)	0.5 C (0.9 F)	4 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
24 June 2010	Toms River, US	daily high max	36.7 C (98.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	101 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

51 complete years, 1893 to 2009

One stripe for each of 51 complete years at Toms River, 1893 to 2009. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1988, at 9.9 C (49.8 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.2 C (55.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Toms River as warming stripes, 1893 to 2009
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1893	10.3 C	-1.19 C
1895	10.9 C	-0.53 C
1896	11.5 C	0.00 C
1897	11.2 C	-0.24 C
1898	11.6 C	+0.10 C
1900	11.7 C	+0.21 C
1903	11.0 C	-0.46 C
1960	11.5 C	0.00 C
1962	11.2 C	-0.31 C
1963	11.3 C	-0.18 C
1965	10.7 C	-0.79 C
1966	10.8 C	-0.67 C
1967	10.8 C	-0.68 C
1968	11.3 C	-0.16 C
1969	11.1 C	-0.34 C
1970	11.3 C	-0.18 C
1971	11.6 C	+0.13 C
1972	11.1 C	-0.39 C
1973	12.3 C	+0.83 C
1974	11.7 C	+0.19 C
1975	12.2 C	+0.68 C
1976	11.2 C	-0.27 C
1977	11.6 C	+0.14 C
1978	10.7 C	-0.78 C
1979	11.3 C	-0.17 C
1980	11.0 C	-0.47 C
1982	11.5 C	+0.01 C
1983	12.0 C	+0.57 C
1984	11.7 C	+0.24 C
1985	11.8 C	+0.35 C
1986	11.7 C	+0.27 C
1987	11.8 C	+0.33 C
1988	9.9 C	-1.60 C
1989	10.4 C	-1.04 C
1993	11.8 C	+0.30 C
1994	11.9 C	+0.41 C
1995	11.9 C	+0.47 C
1996	11.4 C	-0.12 C
1997	11.7 C	+0.18 C
1998	13.2 C	+1.71 C
1999	12.5 C	+1.02 C
2000	11.4 C	-0.11 C
2001	11.9 C	+0.40 C
2002	12.1 C	+0.61 C
2003	10.9 C	-0.60 C
2004	11.6 C	+0.13 C
2005	11.6 C	+0.10 C
2006	12.4 C	+0.95 C
2007	11.9 C	+0.40 C
2008	12.0 C	+0.50 C
2009	11.5 C	+0.06 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade over 1893 to 2009. In Fahrenheit: 0.11 F (0.02 to 0.19) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 51 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Toms River
Measure	Per decade (C)	Per decade (F)	Period	Complete years	Reading
Annual mean temperature	0.06 C (0.01 to 0.11) per decade	0.11 F (0.02 to 0.19) per decade	1893 to 2009	51	Rise
Mean daily maximum	0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade	0.10 F (-0.01 to 0.22) per decade	1893 to 2009	51	Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum	0.06 C (0.00 to 0.12) per decade	0.11 F (0.00 to 0.22) per decade	1893 to 2009	51	Rise

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

1887 to 2011

Yearly extremes at Toms River: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1896	36.7 C (98.1 F)	72
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)	1982	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	72
Wettest day (Rx1day)	179.8 mm (7.1 in)	1943	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	89
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	281.2 mm (11.1 in)	2005	115.8 mm (4.6 in)	89
Longest dry spell (CDD)	40 days	1995	18 days	89

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1896, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Toms River by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1887	29.4 C (84.9 F)
1888	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1889	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1893	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1894	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1895	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1896	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1897	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1898	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1900	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1901	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1902	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1903	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1904	21.7 C (71.1 F)
1905	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1906	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1907	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1908	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	25.0 C (77.0 F)
1960	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1965	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1966	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1974	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1975	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1980	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1981	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1982	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1983	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1984	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1985	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1986	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	30.6 C (87.1 F)
1991	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1992	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1993	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1994	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1995	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1996	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1997	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1998	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1999	40.6 C (105.1 F)
2000	33.9 C (93.0 F)
2001	38.9 C (102.0 F)
2002	37.2 C (99.0 F)
2003	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2004	33.3 C (91.9 F)
2005	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2006	37.8 C (100.0 F)
2007	36.1 C (97.0 F)
2008	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2009	34.4 C (93.9 F)
2010	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2011	28.3 C (82.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. The record is -28.3 C (-18.9 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.8 C (0.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Toms River by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1887	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1888	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1889	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1893	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1894	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1895	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1896	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1897	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1899	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1900	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1901	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1902	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1903	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1904	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1905	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1906	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1907	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1908	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1960	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1962	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1965	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1966	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1967	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1970	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1971	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1972	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1973	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1974	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1975	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1977	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1978	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1980	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1982	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1989	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1990	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1991	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1992	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1993	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1994	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1995	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1998	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1999	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2000	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2001	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2002	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2003	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2004	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2005	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2006	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2007	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2008	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2009	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2010	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2011	-15.0 C (5.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. The record is 179.8 mm (7.1 in) in 1943, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.0 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Toms River by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1893	73.2 mm (2.9 in)
1894	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1895	104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1896	70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1897	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1898	113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1899	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1900	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1901	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1902	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1903	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1904	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1905	55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1906	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1907	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1908	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1939	103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1940	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1941	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1942	90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1943	179.8 mm (7.1 in)
1944	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1946	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1947	130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1948	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1949	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1950	43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1951	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1952	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1953	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1955	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1956	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1957	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1959	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1960	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1961	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1962	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1964	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1965	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1966	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1967	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1968	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1969	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1970	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1972	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1973	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1974	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1975	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1976	106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1977	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1978	133.4 mm (5.3 in)
1979	58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1980	89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1983	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1984	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1986	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1987	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1989	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1990	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1991	179.6 mm (7.1 in)
1992	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1993	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1994	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1996	83.6 mm (3.3 in)
1997	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1998	84.3 mm (3.3 in)
1999	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
2000	95.3 mm (3.8 in)
2001	63.8 mm (2.5 in)
2002	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2003	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
2004	108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2005	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
2006	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
2007	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
2008	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2009	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
2010	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011	63.5 mm (2.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. The record is 281.2 mm (11.1 in) in 2005, marked on the chart; the median year is 115.8 mm (4.6 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Toms River by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1893	98.4 mm (3.9 in)
1894	156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1895	122.6 mm (4.8 in)
1896	91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897	117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1898	123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1899	74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1900	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1901	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1902	74.0 mm (2.9 in)
1903	117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1904	71.2 mm (2.8 in)
1905	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1906	138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1907	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1908	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1939	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1940	182.6 mm (7.2 in)
1941	97.4 mm (3.8 in)
1942	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1943	258.5 mm (10.2 in)
1944	173.3 mm (6.8 in)
1945	89.0 mm (3.5 in)
1946	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1947	186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1948	117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1949	119.8 mm (4.7 in)
1950	66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1951	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1952	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1953	97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1954	140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1955	136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1956	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1957	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1958	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1959	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1960	137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1961	84.9 mm (3.3 in)
1962	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1963	89.5 mm (3.5 in)
1964	146.6 mm (5.8 in)
1965	73.1 mm (2.9 in)
1966	137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1967	139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1968	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1969	197.6 mm (7.8 in)
1970	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1971	150.7 mm (5.9 in)
1972	139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1973	115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1974	90.6 mm (3.6 in)
1975	135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1976	130.3 mm (5.1 in)
1977	160.4 mm (6.3 in)
1978	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1979	134.0 mm (5.3 in)
1980	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1981	100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1982	84.5 mm (3.3 in)
1983	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1984	95.5 mm (3.8 in)
1985	77.8 mm (3.1 in)
1986	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1987	80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1988	71.9 mm (2.8 in)
1989	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1990	209.0 mm (8.2 in)
1991	194.3 mm (7.6 in)
1992	137.5 mm (5.4 in)
1993	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1994	80.6 mm (3.2 in)
1995	230.4 mm (9.1 in)
1996	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1997	161.3 mm (6.4 in)
1998	199.1 mm (7.8 in)
1999	102.8 mm (4.0 in)
2000	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2001	76.5 mm (3.0 in)
2002	151.7 mm (6.0 in)
2003	93.3 mm (3.7 in)
2004	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2005	281.2 mm (11.1 in)
2006	140.0 mm (5.5 in)
2007	126.8 mm (5.0 in)
2008	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
2009	116.0 mm (4.6 in)
2010	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
2011	113.3 mm (4.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Toms River, 1887 to 2011. The record is 40 days in 1995, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Toms River by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1887	n/a
1888	n/a
1889	n/a
1893	13 days
1894	16 days
1895	19 days
1896	17 days
1897	20 days
1898	18 days
1899	16 days
1900	22 days
1901	27 days
1902	11 days
1903	18 days
1904	15 days
1905	22 days
1906	17 days
1907	18 days
1908	11 days
1939	17 days
1940	24 days
1941	37 days
1942	22 days
1943	18 days
1944	23 days
1945	13 days
1946	18 days
1947	12 days
1948	19 days
1949	32 days
1950	16 days
1951	19 days
1952	19 days
1953	18 days
1954	22 days
1955	22 days
1956	13 days
1957	20 days
1958	18 days
1959	27 days
1960	15 days
1961	15 days
1962	16 days
1963	23 days
1964	21 days
1965	18 days
1966	19 days
1967	19 days
1968	26 days
1969	18 days
1970	16 days
1971	21 days
1972	12 days
1973	15 days
1974	16 days
1975	12 days
1976	28 days
1977	26 days
1978	19 days
1979	19 days
1980	23 days
1981	25 days
1982	16 days
1983	14 days
1984	20 days
1985	27 days
1986	23 days
1987	18 days
1988	18 days
1989	19 days
1990	17 days
1991	23 days
1992	18 days
1993	17 days
1994	21 days
1995	40 days
1996	16 days
1997	15 days
1998	19 days
1999	20 days
2000	21 days
2001	38 days
2002	21 days
2003	12 days
2004	12 days
2005	14 days
2006	16 days
2007	23 days
2008	21 days
2009	16 days
2010	13 days
2011	13 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

51 years with a frost

Across 51 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Toms River falls on 25 April and the median first autumn frost on 14 October, which leaves a median of 170 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Toms River
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1976 to 2009)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	25 April	n/a	24 April	n/a	-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	14 October	n/a	14 October	n/a	+1.2 days per decade
Growing days	170 days	n/a	171 days	n/a	+2.1 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

77 years, 1893 to 2009

A day with at least 80.3 mm (3.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 180.4 mm (7.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Toms River: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	80.3 mm (3.2 in)
5 years	106.3 mm (4.2 in)
10 years	123.8 mm (4.9 in)
25 years	146.3 mm (5.8 in)
50 years	163.3 mm (6.4 in)
100 years	180.4 mm (7.1 in)	Longer than the 77 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 77 years of values from 1893 to 2009.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 179.8 mm (7.1 in) in 1943; 179.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1991; 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1997.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).