11/23/2023 0 Comments March 4 snow totals nj![]() ![]() This can be compared with the relatively smooth progression of temperatures at Howell (Monmouth), 10 miles inland from Sea Girt. The most notable fluctuation included warming surrounding midnight from the 6th into the 7th. Given the exceptional inland warmth, even during the overnight period, a temperature timeseries shows multiple rapid swings from the low 50°s to upper 60°s, also seen to a lesser extent in dew point temperatures. Such was the case at Sea Girt (Monmouth) on the 6th and 7th (Figure 2). Temperatures can quickly fluctuate by 10°–20° near the coast as the wind direction subtly changes from off the still cold offshore waters to a more landward source. As occurs on many warm spring days, there was pronounced cooling along the Atlantic and/or Delaware Bay coasts (Raritan Bay and the NY/NJ harbor area too). Record highs were set at the Newark Airport NWS weather station in Elizabeth (Union 69°) and Atlantic City Airport NWS station in Pomona (Atlantic 71°). Of the warmest ones, the 6th found Cape May Court House (Cape May County) up to 73°, with 24 NJWxNet station from 70°–72°. ![]() Can the north perhaps sneak past the south with a late season storm? Such suspense! More on the snow season in the May report.Īs mentioned previously, there were seven March days where the maximum temperature at a NJWxNet station reached or exceeded the 70° mark. Should the south hold on to the highest of the three regional totals, it will mark just the third season back to 1894/95 where this has occurred. Through March, the snow season has deposited an average of 22.4” across the state, 2.8” below the 1991–2020 normal. The northern counties averaged 5.0” (-2.1”, 68th least snowy), central counties averaged 1.8” (-3.5”, 46th least snowy), and southern counties averaged 0.0” (-2.7”, tied 36 years for least snowy). This is 2.7” below normal and ranks as the 49th least snowy March back to 1895. Note the scale in full inches at the bottom of the map. March 2022 precipitation across New Jersey based on a PRISM (Oregon State University) analysis generated using NWS Cooperative and CoCoRaHS observations from 7AM on February 28th to 7AM on March 31st (PM rainfall on the 31st to be included in April totals). In particular, a zone from Hunterdon to Bergen counties was driest and the coast from Atlantic to Monmouth counties was wettest (Figure 1).įigure 1. Precipitation averaged 2.72” across NJ, which was 1.48” below normal and ranks as the 26th driest March since 1895. The average minimum of 33.3° was 2.1° above normal, also ranking 17th. The average maximum of 54.0° was 3.1° above normal, ranking 17th mildest. ![]() This ranked as the 16th mildest March since 1895, with the end-of-month cold spell keeping the month out of the top 10 for warmth. When all was said and done, the statewide average temperature of 43.6° was 2.6° above the 1991–2020 normal. Interspersed with these wild fluctuations were episodes of thunderstorms, snow and rain, and 13 days where winds gusted to greater than 40 mph at some locations. Next came some more seasonable temperatures before a polar blast brought mid-winter frigid conditions from the 28th–30th, only to be followed by another day of 70°s to end the month. High temperatures jumped into the 70°s on the 6th and 7th, then back to the cold until the 70° mark was again eclipsed during four of the five days from the 15th–19th. This spring foolery was on exceptional display this month. Then, along comes some late winter cold to remind us winter is not quite ready to disappear. When it comes to shedding the winter coat and thinking of warm weather to come, March is known to have its early spring teases. ![]()
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