11/8/2022 0 Comments New jersey rainfall totalsIt was also dry enough at one point for a wildfire to scorch over 13,000 acres of the Pine Barrens. June was somewhat drier than average, but eight events brought over an inch of rain somewhere within the state. Such was the case this June, making it difficult to define any conditions that dominated. This all coincides quite well with the most pronounced precipitation deficits of the past month.Īs reported multiple times during the first half of 2022, the day-to-day weather and overall climate of the Garden State have varied frequently, exhibiting lots of variability and never “locking” into a given pattern for an extended period of several weeks or longer. Surrounding central and northern areas were considered abnormally dry (D0), as was the southeast corner of the state. This denotes conditions not seen more than once every five to ten years. At month’s end, portions of central NJ were classified as being in moderate drought (D1) on the weekly U.S. Closer-to-normal totals were found in the northwest, northeast, and southwest. The central portion of the state was driest, with less than 2.00” accumulating, and under an inch in the driest areas. Of the top 15, only two have occurred this century. Statewide July precipitation averaged 2.19”, which is 2.52” below normal, ranking as the 13th driest on record. Northern counties averaged 75.9° (+2.2°, 9th warmest), southern counties 79.5° (+3.0°, 3rd warmest), and coastal areas 78.8° (+2.6°, tied as 4th warmest). The statewide average maximum was 88.6° (+2.9°, 6th warmest) and the minimum 67.5° (+2.4°, 4th warmest). Eight of the ten warmest Julys have occurred since 2010, leaving only 19 as top-ten outliers. The statewide average temperature of 78.1° was 2.7° above the 1991–2020 normal, ranking 6th warmest since records commenced in 1895. This year the heat was joined by quite limited precipitation, something not often seen in recent years. When it comes to recent hot Julys in New Jersey, the beat goes on. Less than half the normal monthly rainfall fell in a good portion of the north and in scattered areas of the south and north coast. Exceptions were found in isolated west central and central coastal areas where several storms quickly deposited hefty totals. As the map shows, virtually the entire state had a monthly total below the statewide 4.57” normal. Statewide, August precipitation averaged 2.61”, which is 1.96” below normal, ranking as the 22nd driest. North Jersey averaged 75.7° (+3.8°, warmest on record), the south 78.4° (+3.8°, warmest on record), and the coast 77.9° (+3.2°, 3rd warmest). The average maximum of 88.5° was 4.7° above normal, the hottest on record, while the average minimum of 66.2° was 2.9° above normal, tied for 5th warmest. Eight of the ten warmest Augusts since 1895 have occurred since 2001. The August average temperature of 77.4° was 3.8° above the 1991–2020 normal, ranking as the hottest on record. More on summer ’22 later in this report, but first to discuss is a record hot and quite dry August. Despite a June with rather close-to-normal numbers, the two most recent months brought the summer temperature and precipitation to top-10 levels for hot and dry conditions. Much like this past July, August was a hotter and drier month than normal.
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