Seasonal Climate Data
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Autumn 2009 Weather in Historical Perspective
 Kearny, NJ

Temperature Data
High 65.1 Low 50.4
Seasonal Average 57.8
Departure From Normal -1.0
Highest 84 on Sep. 5
Lowest 32 on Nov. 7

Number of Days With
Maximum 32F or Below 0
Maximum 90F or Above 0
Minimum 32F or Below 1
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More 27
Snow & Ice 1.0 or More 0
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or Less 0
Thunderstorms 1
Clear 53
Partly Cloudy 23
Cloudy 16

 

Heating Degree Days
Total This Season 733
Departure From Normal -167
Normal 900



 

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Season 94
Departure From Normal -77
Normal 171

 

Precipitation Data
Total for the Season 9.72
Departure From Normal -1.72
Normal 11.44
24-Hours 2.20 on Oct. 24

 

Wind Data
Average Speed 7.0
Average Direction SSW
Fastest 20
Direction SSW
Date Oct. 7

Snow & Ice
Snow & Ice Total .0
Departure From Normal -0.5
Normal .5
24 Hours .0 on 0

Pressure Data
Highest 30.39 on Oct. 12
Lowest 29.36 on Nov. 27
Averaged 30.04

 

AUTUMN 2009: The average temperature in September was 66.3F and was 3.8F below normal. The month tied with September 1997 as the 4th coldest such month on record (1977). The month was the 2nd consecutive such month with below normal temperatures. Temperature extremes included 84F on the 5th and 48F on the 30th. Fourteen days averaged above normal. The average temperature in October was 55.6F and was 2.4F below normal. The month ranked as the 11th coldest such month on record and the coldest since 1977. The month was also the 2nd consecutive month with below normal temperatures. The month was also the 2nd consecutive such month with below normal temperatures. The average temperature in November was 51.3F and was 3.0F above normal. The month tied with November 2006 as the 3rd warmest such month on record. For the season, the temperature averaged 57.8F and tied with Autumn 1999 as the 10th warmest such season on record. The season was also the 6th consecutive such season with above normal temperatures.

Precipitation in September totaled only 1.80 inches which contrasted with the past 5 months of above normal precipitation. The month tied with September 1990 as the 3rd driest such month on record. Most of the rain fell on the 26-27 when 1.18 inches was recorded. The 1.18 inches was also the most recorded in a 24-hour period. Precipitation in October totaled 6.50 inches and ranked as the 5th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1983. Much of the month was dry with most of the precipitation falling during the last week of the month. The most rain to fall in a 24-hour period was 2.20 inches on the 24th. Precipitation totaled 1.42 inches and ranked as the 3rd driest such month on record and the wettest since 1998. Much of the month precipitation was sparse with more than half of the month�s rainfall occurring on the 19th-20th which was .76 of an inch (53%). This was also the most received in a 24-hour period. Precipitation for the season totaled 9.72 inches (85% of normal) and ranked as the 13th driest such season on record and the driest since 1992. The period Oct-November rainfall totaled 7.92 and ranked as the 20th driest such season on record and the driest since 1979. The period was also the 3rd consecutive such period with below normal precipitation.