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Local Climate Data

Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
DECEMBER 2016

 

Temperature Data                                    
High 44.7 Low 29.7             
Average Monthly  37.2              
Departure From Normal  -1.3

Highest 61 on 27

Lowest  15 on 16

Heating Degree Days                      
Total This Month 858            
Departure From Normal  -50  
Total for the Season  1592

Departure From Normal  -251

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Month  0

Departure From Normal  0
Total for the Season 1556

Departure From Normal +209

Precipitation Data
Total for the Month 2.83
inches
Departure From Normal  -1.11  inches
24-Hours .70 inches  on 17

Normal 3.94 inches

Snow & Ice
Total  3.2 inches
24-Hours 2.8 inches  on 27

Departure -1.5  inches

Normal 4.7 inches

 

 

Wind Data
Average Speed 7.7  mph
Average Direction WSW
Fastest 21
Direction NNW

Date 17

Pressure Data
Highest  30.81 on 1

Lowest  29.58 on  30

Averaged  30.14

Number of Days With   
Maximum 32F or Below  2  
Maximum 90F or Above 0    
Minimum 32F or Below  20

Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More  10
Snow & Ice 1.0+ and More  1
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or less 0

Thunderstorms  0
Clear 5

Partly Cloudy 20
Cloudy 6

November’s temperature averaged 37.2F and was 1.3F below normal.  The month ranked as the 15th warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 2003.  Fifteen days averaged near or above normal. There were 8 days with maximums of 50F or higher and 1 day with a maximum of 60F and higher. There were 3 days with maximums of 32F or lower and 20 days with minimums of 32F or lower. Temperatures extremes included 61F on the 27th and 15F on the 16th.    

Precipitation was below normal with 2.83 inches recorded. The month ranked as the 14th driest such month on record and the driest since 1994. There were 10 days with measurable precipitation. Snowfall was also below normal with 3.2 inches. The month tied with 2007 as the 12th least snowiest such month.  The month was also the 3rd consecutive such month with below normal snowfall. There were only 5 clear days and 6 overcast days.

Jim G. Munley, Jr.

Jim G. Munley, Jr.
http://www.jimmunleywx.com/

 

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