Northeast heat wave looks concentrated in New Jersey
Here's an interesting map that shows temperatures in the Northeast yesterday. Thirty of 35 stations had readings in the 90s, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. And it looks like the...
View ArticleDrought, dryness widespread in N.J. and Northeast
Images and stats tell the story of the drought and dry conditions in this region. Here are some interesting ones, courtesy of the Northeast Regional Climate Center and U.S. Drought Monitor: Source:...
View ArticleNew Jersey drought: severe to moderate, index says
New Jersey's drought ranged from severe to moderate for the week that ended on Aug. 4, according to the Palmer Drought Severity Index. But only about 47 percent of the Garden State was abnormally dry...
View ArticleNew Jersey weather warmest on record through September
If you think it's been much warmer than normal in New Jersey this year, you're 100 percent correct, according to a climate summary. The first nine months of 2012 were the warmest on record in New...
View ArticleWinter temps ‘well above normal’ in N.J., Northeast
Temperatures were well above normal in New Jersey and the Northeast from Dec. 1 through Jan. 15, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. Snowfall has also been below normal at 30 of 35...
View ArticleJanuary climate: Biting cold, balmy and high winds in N.J.
Talk about a January of wide-ranging contrasts. We experienced our coldest week in New Jersey since 2007, but it was also the 27th mildest January since 1895 and we got little snow, according to our...
View ArticleWinter turning out warm in Northeast, climate center says
It's chilly in New Jersey today, but winter has been warm overall, according to climate centers. Indeed, winter 2012-13 was winding up to be on the warm side across the Northeast, according to the...
View ArticleCold weather in March, warmth expected next week
March 2012 was much warmer than normal in New Jersey and the Northeast, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. The tables turned a year later, as you've surely noticed by now. It was also...
View ArticleColder, drier than normal in most of Northeast
Though it was colder than normal in New Jersey last month, March was the 10th warmest since 1880 around the planet, according to NOAA. Meanwhile, it was colder and drier than normal from March 1 to...
View ArticleIt’s dry in New Jersey and much of the Northeast
Are you longing for a little rain? It's been dry in New Jersey and much of the Northeast in recent weeks, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. More than a decade ago, a severe to...
View ArticleApril on dry side in Northeast and N.J.
Happy May Day! It's a beautiful and dry one in New Jersey. April, meanwhile, was also on the dry side in nearly all of the state and much of the Northeast, according to the Northeast Regional Climate...
View ArticleShivering lately? May cooler than normal in N.J.
Have you frequently felt a chill in the air New Jersey this month? It has indeed been cooler than normal, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. But precipitation has varied widely in the...
View ArticleMay climate near-normal in N.J.; 8 tornadoes in Northeast
While New Jersey had near-normal temperatures and precipitation in May, spring was dry on average, according to climate experts. Still, precipitation fell often enough in March through May...
View ArticleJune rain triples the norm in much of N.J.
Are you sick of the watery weather? It seems like the rain has been largely nonstop since June 1 in New Jersey. Indeed, it's raining right now, with a flood advisory in Ocean County, according to the...
View ArticleOur N.J. climate future? Heat, rain prevail in July
I'm catching up on July climate info, and the bottom line is that it was very warm and pretty wet in New Jersey, according to our state climate office. How hot was it? Only five states - all in the...
View ArticleClimate update: dry and warm in Monmouth, Ocean
It's been drier and warmer than normal in Monmouth and Ocean counties since Sept. 1, according to Northeast Regional Climate Center maps. Here are some maps and tables: Source: Northeast Regional...
View ArticleOctober weather: Jekyll and Hyde in Northeast
The Northeast was "wickedly wet and dreadfully dry" in October, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. In New Jersey, which was quite dry in the north and somewhat wet in the south, the...
View ArticleDry N.J. climate in September, October, November
Meteorological fall - September, October and November - was quite dry in most of New Jersey, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. Reservoir levels in North Jersey rebounded a bit after...
View ArticleDecember 1992 nor’easter slammed N.J.
One of the worst nor'easters to hit New Jersey in modern times arrived 21 years ago today, causing severe coastal flooding and hundreds of millions in damages. The December 1992 nor'easter (Source:...
View ArticleClimate center: Snowy, cold first half of December
The first 15 days of December were largely colder and snowier than normal in the Northeast, according to the Northeast Regional Climate Center. David A. Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist,...
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