Jim Munley's Local Climate Data
Local Climate Data
Local
Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
OCT 2012
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Temperature Data
Highest 84 on 5 Lowest 35 on 13
Heating Degree Days
Departure From Normal -125
Cooling Degree Days Departure From Normal +159
Precipitation Data
Snow & Ice
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Wind Data
Date 30
Pressure Data Lowest 28.50 on 29 Averaged 29.99
Number of Days With
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Thunderstorms 0
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The pattern featured a mostly negative NAO and a PNA.
The temperature averaged 58.8F and was 0.8 degree above normal. The month tied with October 20110 as the 5th warmest such month on record (since 1977). There were 91 days that temperatures that averaged near or below normal. There were 7 days with maximums of 70F and higher and 2 days with maximums of 80F and higher. Temperature extremes included 84F on the 15th and 35F on the 13th.
Precipitation totaled 3.02 inches and ranked 15th driest such month on record and the driest since 1999. R=The period Sep-Oct. a total of 7.25 inches of rain was recorded and ranked as the 5th wettest such period on record. Most of the month’s rain fell at the beginning and end of the month. The most received in a 24-hour period was 1.09 inches on the 29th-30th. There were 11 clear days and 12 overcast days.
Jim G. Munley, Jr.
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