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Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
JANUARY 2021

 

Temperature Data                                    
High 40.8 Low 28.1             
Average Monthly  34.5             
Departure From Normal  +2.8

Highest 54 on 2

Lowest  15 on 29

Heating Degree Days                      
Total This Month 938           
Departure From Normal  -96 
Total for the Season  2412

Departure From Normal -311

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Month  0

Departure From Normal 0
Total for the Season 0

Departure From Normal 0

Precipitation Data
Total for the Month 2.70
inches
Departure From Normal  -.86  inches
24-Hours 1.49 inches  on 15-1+6

Normal 3.56 inches

Snow & Ice
Total  2.3 inches
24-Hours 1.5 inches  on 31

Departure -7.7 inches

Normal 10.0 inches

Season Total  13.1 inches
Departure  -3.2 inches

Wind Data
Average Speed 5.45mph
Average Direction WSW

Fastest 27
Direction N

Date 29

Pressure Data
Highest  30.34 on 11

Lowest  29.76 on 16

Averaged  29.99

Number of Days With   
Maximum 32F or Below 2  
Maximum 90F or Above 0    
Minimum 32F or Below  22

Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More  9
Snow & Ice .0 and More 1
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or less 0

Thunderstorms  1
Clear  11

Partly Cloudy 13
Cloudy 7

January’s temperature averaged 34.5°F and was2.8°F above normal.  The month ranked as the 11th warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 1989.  The month was also the 3rd consecutive such month with above normal temperatures.  Only 8 days averaged below normal and occurred during the last half of the month.  There were 18 days above 40°F and 2 days with maximums above 50°F.  There were 2 days with maximums below 32°F or lower.  There were 22 days with minimums of 32°F or lower.  Temperature extremes included 54°F on the 2nd and 15°F on the 29th.     

Precipitation totaled 2.70 inches and was .39 on an inch above normal (76%).  The month ranked as the 14th such month with above normal precipitation and the driest since 2003.  Measurable precipitation fell on 9 days of the month.  The most received in a 24-hour period was 1.49 inches on the 15th-16th.  Snowfall was below normal with only 2.3 inches (normal is 10.0 inches).  The month ties with January 1993 as the 10th least snowiest such month on record.  The month was slo the 4th consecutive such month with below normal snowfall.  The most received in a 24-hour period was 1.5 inches on the 31st.  There were 11 clear days and 7 overcast days.

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