How extreme does West Milford's weather get?

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest days West Milford has recorded — the outer limits of what its weather can do, and how far they sit beyond a normal day.

Based on 50+ years of daily weather observations (1971–present), from the Boonton 1 Se station 27 km away. Updated through May 2026 — an all-time extreme only changes when a more extreme day actually occurs, so some dates are old. That is normal, not stale data.

The four kinds of extreme

The hottest, coldest, wettest and snowiest single days West Milford has recorded — each shown against what a normal day that time of year looks like.

🔥 Hottest day

102°F Jul 7, 2010

That is about 17°F hotter than a normal July afternoon in West Milford (typical high near 85°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 102°F Jul 7, 2010

2 102°F Jul 23, 2011

3 102°F Jul 8, 2012

❄️ Coldest night

-15°F Jan 22, 1984

About 36°F colder than a normal January night in West Milford (typical low near 21°F).

The three most extreme on record

1 -15°F Jan 22, 1984

2 -14°F Jan 22, 1985

3 -13°F Jan 21, 1985

🌧️ Most rain in one day

5.92 in Oct 9, 2005

More rain in a single day than West Milford usually gets in the whole month of October (typical October total about 4.5 in).

The three most extreme on record

1 5.92 in Oct 9, 2005

2 5.06 in Oct 30, 1973

3 4.84 in Sep 2, 2021

⛄ Most snow in one day

22.0 in Jan 8, 1996

The three most extreme on record

1 22.0 in Jan 8, 1996

2 20.0 in Feb 7, 1978

3 16.0 in Feb 12, 1983

How hot and cold it gets, month by month

The shaded band is the normal range of daily temperatures for each month. The dots show the most extreme it has ever been — so you can see how far beyond a normal day the records really sit.

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West Milford's record heat sits well above even a hot day for the season — July's 102°F is about 17°F beyond a normal hot afternoon. Its record cold is just as far below a normal winter night — the dots mark how rare each extreme really is.

In plain terms

In a normal year, West Milford's warmest days reach the mid-80s°F and its coldest nights drop to the low 20s°F. But across the record it has gone as high as 102°F and as low as −15°F. A single day has delivered over 6 inches of rain or close to 22 inches of snow. Those are the outer edges worth knowing if you are moving here, planning a trip, or thinking about a house.

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — the official 1991–2020 climate normals from NOAA's U.S. Climate Normals, measured at Harrison (NOAA GHCN station USC00283704), about 46 km from the city centre.

How we build these numbers →

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