Jim Munley's Local Climate Data
Local Climate Data
Local
Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
MARCH 2012
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Temperature Data
Normal 43.4 Lowest 25 on 6 |
Number of Days With
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Thunderstorms 1 |
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Heating Degree Days
Normal 4413 |
Cooling Degree Days
Total for the Season 6 Normal 0 |
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Precipitation Data Normal 4.35 inches |
Wind Data
Date 5 |
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Snow & Ice |
Pressure Data Lowest 29.42 on 3 Averaged 30.07 |
MARCH 2012: The pattern was dominated by a positive NAO, PNA and AO index. This resulted in a trough in the West and a ridge in the East.
The temperature averaged 51.4F and was 8.0F above normal. The month ranked as the warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 2010. The month was also the 5th consecutive month with above normal temperatures. Only 3 days averaged below normal. The biggest departures occurred around mid-month with temperature departures as high as 26 degrees above normal. Twenty-five days out of the month had maximums of 50F or higher. There were 9 days with maximums of 70F or higher. Temperature extremes included 80F on the 23rd and 25F on the 6th.
Precipitation was below normal again im March. This is the 3rd consecutive month with below normal precipitation with only .95 of an inch. The month ranked as the 2nd driest such month on record and the driest since 2006. The most received in a 24-hour period was .37 of an inch on the 1st-2nd. The trend of below normal snowfall continued in Month. The month ranked as the least snowiest on record since 2010. There were 15 clear days and 7 overcast days.
Jim G. Munley, Jr.
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