Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
MARCH 2020

The temperature for March averaged 47.4°F and was 5.2°F above normal.  The month ranked as the 14^th warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 2016.  The month was also the 2^nd consecutive month with above normal temperatures.  Only 7 days averaged near or below normal. There was only 4 day with minimums of 32°F or lower (normal is 14) There were none with maximums of 32°F or lower (normal is 1).  There were 23 days with maximums of 50°F and higher and 10 days with maximums of 60°F and higher and 3 days with maximums of 70°F and higher. Temperature extremes included 78°F on the 20^th and 23°F on the 1^st.   

Precipitation for March totaled 4.89 inches and was .75 of an inch above normal. The month ranked as the 14^st wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1997. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive month with above normal precipitation. Precipitation fell on 12 days of the month with the most to fall in a 24-hour period was 1.98 inches on the 23^rd. Snowfall was well below normal with only a trace recorded (normal is 5.8”).  The month tied with March 1979, 86, 95, 2000, 02 08, and 10 as the least snowiest such month on record.  The month was the 3^rd consecutive such month with below normal snowfall.  The most received in a 24-hour period was a trace on the 23^rd. There were only 5 clear days and 11 overcast days.