Jim Munley's Local Climate Data
Local Climate Data
Local
Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
APRIL 2012
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Temperature Data
Normal 54.5 Lowest 37 on 6 |
Number of Days With
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Thunderstorms 0 |
|
Heating Degree Days
Normal 4771 |
Cooling Degree Days
Total for the Season 22 Normal 13 |
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Precipitation Data Normal 3.91 inches |
Wind Data
Date 9 |
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Snow & Ice |
Pressure Data Lowest 29.10 on 23 Averaged 29.86 |
APRIL 2012: The pattern was dominated by a positive NAO and a PNA and a neutral to positive AO index.
The temperature averaged 58.4F and was near normal (only .03F above normal). The month tied with April 2009 as the 10th warmest such month on record (since 1977. The month was also the 6th consecutive month with above normal temperatures. Ten days averaged near to below normal of which most of the days occurred during the last week of the month. There were 24 days with maximums of 60F or higher. There were 6 days with maximums of 70F or higher and 1 day with a maximum of 80F or higher. Temperature extremes included 87F on the 16th and 37F on the 6th.
The trend of below normal precipitation continued in April with a total of 3.02 inches. The month ranked as the 12th driest such month and the driest since 1994. The month was also the 5th consecutive such month with below normal precipitation. The most received in a 24-hour period was 2.68 inch on the 22nd-23rd. There were 16 clear days and 4 overcast days.
Jim G. Munley, Jr.
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