Jim Munley's Local Climate Data

Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
MAY 2023

 

Temperature Data                                    
High 73.2 Low 53.3             
Average Monthly  63.3             
Departure From Normal  +0.5

Highest 88 on 12

Lowest  44 on 183

Heating Degree Days                      
Total This Month 100           
Departure From Normal  +19 
Total for the Season      3875

Departure From Normal -874

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Month  54

Departure From Normal +42
Total for the Season 91

Departure From Normal +79

Precipitation Data
Total for the Month 1.71
inches
Departure From Normal  -2.73  inches
24-Hours .50 inches on 20

Normal 4.44 inches

Snow & Ice
Total  .0 inches
24-Hours .0 inches  on 0

Departure 0.0 inches

Normal 0.0 inches

Season Total  0.0 inches
Departure  0.0 inches

Wind Data
Average Speed 4.5 mph
Average Direction N

Fastest 18
Direction N

Date 1

Pressure Data
Highest  30.41on 19

Lowest  29.07 on 1

Averaged  30.05

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

Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More 7

Snow & Ice .0 and More 0
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or less 0

Thunderstorms  0
Clear  13

Partly Cloudy 15
Cloudy 3

The temperature averaged 63.3°F and tied with May as the 13th warmest such month on record and was also the 2nd consecutive such month with above normal temperatures (since records started 1977).   Fifteen days averaged near or below normal.  There were 7 days with maximums of 80°F or higher.  Temperature extremes included 88°F on the 12th and 44°F on the 18th.        

Precipitation for the month totaled only 171 inches (39%).  The month ranked as the 6th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1993.  There period April-May precipitation totaled 8.25 inches and ranked as the 24th driest such period on record since 1987.  The most received in a 24-hour was .75 on an inch on the 20th.  Precipitation fell on 7 days of the month.  There 13 clear day and only 3 overcast days.

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