Jim Munley's Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
OCTOBER 2010
Temperature Data High 67.1 Low 50.5 Average Monthly 58.8 Departure From Normal +0.8 Normal 58.0 Highest 77 on 11 Lowest 42 on 30 |
Number of Days
With Maximum 32F or Below 0 Maximum 90F or Above Minimum 32F or Below 0 Minimum 0F or Below 0 Precipitation .01 or More 9 Snow & Ice 1.0+ and More 0 Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or less 1 Thunderstorms 1 Clear 18 Partly Cloudy 8 Cloudy 1 |
Heating
Degree Days
Total This Month 200 Departure From Normal -196 Normal 296 nbsp; &nbs Total for the Season 208 Departure From Normal -132 Normal 340 |
Cooling
Degree Days Total This Month 15 Departure From Normal -10 Normal 25 Total for the Season 1529 Departure From Normal +336 Normal 1203 |
Precipitation
Data Total for the Month 4.87 inches Departure From Normal +1.32 inches 24-Hours 2.85R on 1 Normal 3.50 inches |
Wind Data Average Speed 6.0 mph Average Direction WSW Fastest 23 Direction SSE Date 1 |
Snow & Ice Total .0 24-Hours .0 on .0 Departure .0 Normal .0 |
Pressure
Data Highest 30.19 on 11 Lowest 29.49 on 1 Averaged 29.90 |
The month featured a negative NAO and a positive PNA. The temperature averaged 58.8F and was 0.8 degrees above normal. The month ranked as the 5th warmest such month on record (1977) and the warmest since 1995. Only 8 days averaged below or near normal. Temperature extremes included 77F on the 11th and 42F on the 30th. There were 17 days with maximums of 70F or higher and 4 days with maximums of 60F or lower.
Precipitation totaled 4.87 inches and ranked as the 10th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1995. The month was also the 3rd consecutive month and the 2ns consecutive such month with above normal precipitation. There were 9 days with measurable precipitation. Most of the month’s rainfall fell on the first day of the month when 2.85 inches fell which was the most to fall in a 24-hour period. This was a record for the day. The old record was 1.29 inches set in 1979. There were 18 clear days and only 5 overcast days.
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