the staff of the Ridgewood blog
Ridgewood NJ,in 1904 River Vale in Bergen County posted the lowest temperature ever recorded in New Jersey of -34.
A devastating cold front,known popularly as a “polar vortex,” will move across the Midwest and Northeast this week, keeping temperatures in many places well below freezing for an extended period of time — and wind chill levels at life-threatening lows.
In parts of Minnesota, the wind chill factor could reach as low at -65°F. Chicago might break its record low for temperature excluding wind chill, -27°F, set on Jan 20, 1985. But even if temperatures fall below that level, it will likely not come close to Illinois’ all-time low temperature, a staggering -36°F set in Bloomington in 1999.
In Massachusetts, the record low temperature of -35°F has been recorded at weather stations within the state three times: first in 1904, then in 1943, and finally 1981. In a few states, the record low was recorded on separate days. In Wisconsin, the state’s record of -55°F was set in Stone Lake on Friday, Feb. 2, 1996, and then in the same place two days later.
To identify the coldest days in every state, 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the State Climate Extremes Committee’s (SCEC) records of extreme cold temperatures in every state, then listed the city / location closest to the weather station that recorded the extreme weather event. Data was sourced from the Nautical Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA).
New Jersey
> Record low temperature: -34°F
> Place and time: River Vale, 1/5/1904
This is surprising…normally there’s a lot of hot air originating in River Vale
Global warming caused it.