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Local Climate Data

Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
OCTOBER 2017

 

Temperature Data                                    
High 73.9 Low 53.7             
Average Monthly  63.9             
Departure From Normal  +4.2

Highest 86 on 5

Lowest  39 on 17

Heating Degree Days                      
Total This Month 113            
Departure From Normal  -179  
Total for the Season  129

Departure From Normal  -207

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Month  86

Departure From Normal +60
Total for the Season 1323

Departure From Normal +901

Precipitation Data
Total for the Month 4.00 inches
Departure From Normal  +.28  inches
24-Hours 3.12 inches  on 29-30

Normal 3.72 inches

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

Departure .0  inches

Normal T inches

Season Total .0 inches
Departure .0 inches

Wind Data

Average Speed 7.8 mph
Average Direction W
Fastest 25
Direction ESE

Date 28

Pressure Data
Highest  30.64 on 3

Lowest  28.85 on 30

Averaged  30.07

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 10
Snow & Ice 1.0+ and More  0
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or less 0

Thunderstorms  2
Clear 11

Partly Cloudy 12
Cloudy 8

Temperatures for the month averaged 63.9F and was 4.2F above normal.  The month ranked as the warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 2007. Eleven days averaged near or below normal. There were 22 days with maximums of 70 and higher and 7 days with maximums of 80F and high. Temperature extremes included 86F on the 5th and 39F on the 17th.

Precipitation totaled only 4.00 inches and was .28 of an inch above normal. The month ranked as the 16th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1984. Most of the rainfall fell on the 29-30th with 3.12 inches. Before then, precipitation was light and sparse with only .88 of an inch.  The most to fall in a 24-hour period was 3.12 inches on the 29-30th. There were 11 clear days and only 8 overcast days.

Jim G. Munley, Jr.
http://www.jimmunleywx.com/

 

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