SPRING 2013

Weather in Historical Perspective
Kearny, NJ

Temperature Data
High 60.9 Low 42.9
Seasonal Average 51.9
Departure From Normal -2.3
Highest 94 May 31
Lowest 26 on Mar. 22

Number of Days With
Maximum 32F or Below 0
Maximum 90F or Above 2

Minimum 32F or Below 21

Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More 24
Snow & Ice 1.0 or More 2
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or Less 7
Thunderstorms 4
Clear 40
Partly Cloudy 33
Cloudy 19

Heating Degree Days
Total This Season 1279

Departure From Normal +76

Normal 1203

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Season 92
Departure From Normal -4
Normal 88

Precipitation Data
Total for the Season 12.86”
Departure From Normal +.25”
Normal 12.61”
24-Hours 2.10” on May 8

Wind Data
Average Speed 7.4 MPH
Average Direction WSW
Fastest 24 MPH
Direction NW
Date Mar. 7

Snow & Ice
Snow & Ice Total 8.9”

Departure From Normal +3.7”

Normal 5.6”
24 Hours 6.0” on Mar. 8

Pressure Data
Highest 30.49 on May 1
Lowest 29.47 on Mar. 12
Averaged 30.04

SPRING 2013: The temperature in March averaged 40 degrees and tied with March 2001 as the 8^th coldest such month on record(1977). The month was also the 2^nd consecutive month with below normal temperatures. There were 7 days that averaged above normal. There were 10 days with maximums of 50F or higher. Temperature extremes included 58F on the 30^th and 26F on the 22^nd.

The temperature in April averaged 52.6 degrees and tied with April 1999 as the 15^th coldest such month on record. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive month with below normal temperatures. Only 8 days averaged above normal. There were 8 days with maximums of 70F or higher and 1 day with maximums of 80 degrees and higher. Temperature extremes included 83F on the 9^th and 29F on the 1^st.

The temperature in May averaged 63.2 degrees and ranked as the 14^th coldest such month on record and the coldest since 1989. Eleven days averaged above normal. There were 13 days with maximums below 70F and 3 days with maximums below 60F. There were also 2 days with maximums of 90F or higher. Temperature extremes included 94F on the 31^st and 41F on the 14^th

The season averaged 51.9F and was 2.3F below normal. The season tied with spring 1982 as the 11^th coldest such season.

Precipitation in March totaled 3.41 inches and was .99 of an inch above normal. The month ranked as the 12^th driest such month on record and the driest since 2004. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive month with below normal precipitation. The most to fall in a 24-hour period was 1.25 inches on the 8^th. Snowfall was also above normal for the month with 8.9 inches. The month ranked as the 7^th snowiest such month on record the snowiest since 1981. The most received in a 24-hour period was 6.0” set on the 8^th. The For the season, snowfall totaled 27.6 inches and ranked as the 14^th snowiest such season on record and the snowiest since the 2005-05 season.

April’s precipitation totaled 1.70 inches and was 2.54 inches below normal. The month ranked as the 4^th driest such month on record and the driest since 1981. The month was also the 4^th consecutive month with below normal precipitation and the 2^nd consecutive such month with below normal precipitation. The most to fall in a 24-hour period was .62 of an inch on the 10^th.

May’s precipitation totaled 7.75 inches and was 3.29 inches above normal. The month ranked as the 6^th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1979. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive such month with above normal precipitation. The most to fall in a 24-hour period was 2.10 of an inch on the 8^th.

Precipitation for the season totaled 12.86 inches and tied with spring 2012 as the 19^th driest such season and the 2^nd consecutive such season with above normal precipitation. The period March-April ranked as the 7^th driest such period on record and the driest since 1992. The period April-May ranked as the 11^th wettest such period on record with 9.45 inches.

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