This was also the snowiest March statewide and in central NJ since 1993. The March temperature this year averaged 35.8°, which is 5.3° below normal and ranks as the 14th coldest since 1895.

As in 2013/14, this season had below-average November temperatures, milder-than-average December readings, and below-average January, February, and March tallies. The north received 20.4', which is 11.1' above normal and ranks 13th largest for January, 23.1' (+15.3') fell in central NJ, ranking 5th greatest for the month, and the south averaged 18.2' (+12.5') tied for the 4th highest January total.įor the second consecutive year, March served as a meteorological exclamation point on an active cold and snowy season. This was 12.1' above normal and ranks as the 7th highest since 1895 and the largest since the record 23.1' total in 2011. Precipitation averaged 3.65', which is 0.17' above normal and 44th wettest. This is not a record for a December to January swing in temperature, nor for several other monthly pairs too, however it ranks among the largest. The temperature averaged 16.7° colder than the record-shattering December 2015 warmth. The statewide monthly average temperature of 31.1° was 0.1° below the 1981–2010 normal and ranked as the 66th coldest since 1895. Temperatures ranged from 67° to -2°, a storm deposited as much as 2.35' of rain, and a blizzard dumped record-breaking snow in several locations and caused moderate to major flooding, especially in south Jersey coastal communities. While average monthly temperature and precipitation (rain and melted snow) did not vary much from their long term averages, January 2016 certainly had enough of a potpourri of atmospheric conditions to satisfy (or displease) most anyone in the Garden State. This ranked as the 61st coldest or 63rd mildest December on record. Temperatures seesawed from week to week, with the monthly statewide average of 33.6° being 1.6° below the 1981–2010 average. Snowfall averaged 8.7”, which is 3.9” above average and ranks as the 25th snowiest December on record. The 1.57” of rain and melted snowfall was 2.28” below the 1981–2010 average. The one largely absent factor was precipitation, which resulted in the 10th driest December across NJ since records were established in 1895. Thus in December we had a mild week, a snowy week, and a very cold week interspersed with transitional conditions. This was mainly due to an absence of atmospheric blocking in the middle and high latitudes with patterns that can lock a particular weather situation in place for multiple weeks. Whatever the season, weather conditions varied quite a bit from week to week. The last month of 2017 was similar to many a month this past year. January snowfall across the state averaged 8.3”, which was 1.1” above average. This was the 39th driest on record and the lowest total since 2010. Precipitation (rain and melted snow) across NJ averaged 2.69”, which is 0.71” below average for the month. This is 1.5° below the 1981–2010 mean and ranks as the 55th coldest January of the 124 since 1895.

The statewide January mean temperature was 29.2°. Something for most everyone, I suppose you could say! Next was a heavy rain event accompanied by much warmer air, then later in the month, several scattered rain and snow episodes interspersed with dry conditions and some 60° warmth. This interval included a storm that brought over 10” of snow and blizzard conditions to coastal counties. First came an impressive episode of subfreezing conditions that began in late December and extended into the second week of January. The remaining reports are obtained from spotter and public observations sent to the NWS and Office of the NJ State Climatologist.The first month of 2018 was replete with cold, warmth, snow, rain, and stretches of dry weather. 'Coop' denotes observations from official National Weather Service Cooperative Observer Program stations. 'CoCo' denotes observations from the CoCoRaHS precipitation observing network. Notes: Snow totals are posted for events where at least one station in NJ reports 2 or more inches of snow. Please read our Copyright and Data Disclaimer Information Snowfall amounts (inches) are taken from reports gatheredīy the NJ State Climatologist and the National Weather Service (NWS) Offices

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