Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
February, 2001
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February 2001: The long wave pattern consisted of a trough in the West and a ridge in the western Atlantic. This caused temperatures to average 2.8°F above normal. February 2001 ranked as the 10th warmest such month on record since 1977 and the warmest since 1999. February 2001 was also the 6th consecutive such month of above normal temperatures. Nineteen days averaged above normal. Only 8 days averaged near or below normal. Temperature extremes included 60°F on the 10th and 14°F on the 12th. Twelve days had maximums below 40°F. Fourteen days had maximums above 40°F and 8 days with maximums of 50°F or higher. There was only one day with a maximum of 32°F or lower and 22 days with minimums or 32°F or lower.
Precipitation totaled 1.96 inches and was .84 of an inch below normal. February
2001 tied with February 1985 as the 5th dries such month on record. February
2001 was also the 2nd consecutive such month and the 2nd consecutive month of
below normal precipitation. The most rainfall to fall in a 24-hour period was
.69 of an inch on the 5th. The period January-February ranked as the 5th driest
such period in record with 5.17 inches. It was also the wettest such period
since 1989. Snowfall totaled above normal with 10.9 inches. February ranked as
the 9th snowiest such month on record since 1976-77 and the snowiest since 1995.
This is the first time for above normal snowfall in February since 1996. The
most to fall in a 24-hour period was 5.7 inches on the 22nd and 23rd. There were
9 clear days and only 4 overcast days.
Jim G. Munley, jr.
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