Historical weather data, all-time temperature records, and monthly climate averages for Pompton Lakes, NJ. Explore typical weather conditions by week for trip planning, and see how today compares to the historical record.
April 5th in Pompton Lakes typically lands in that awkward shoulder season — expect a high around 55° and a low dipping to 33°. The date's range across 133 years is wild: an 81° scorcher back in 1928 and a brutal 13° low as recently as 1995. Snow is possible but unlikely, with just a 3% chance.
Pompton Lakes has seen some genuine extremes over its 133-year record. The thermometer hit 105° in July 1936 and bottomed out at -26° in January 1912 — a 131-degree spread that tells you this is not a mild-mannered climate. A single storm dumped 27 inches of snow on February 4, 1926, and a September 1894 event drenched the area with 7.76 inches of rain in one day.
Summer is the clear headline here, with highs peaking around 83-84° in mid-July before tapering off through fall. Winters are genuinely cold — the coolest week of the year sees average highs of just 35° in late January and early February. If you're watching for rain, late summer is the wettest stretch, with early August averaging over an inch of precipitation per week.