SPRING 2020

Weather in Historical Perspective
Kearny, NJ

SPRING 2020: The temperature for March averaged 47.4°F and was 5.2°F above normal.  The month ranked as the 14^th warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 2016.  The month was also the 2^nd consecutive month with above normal temperatures.  Only 7 days averaged near or below normal. There was only 4 day with minimums of 32°F or lower (normal is 14) There were none with maximums of 32°F or lower (normal is 1).  There were 23 days with maximums of 50°F and higher and 10 days with maximums of 60°F and higher and 3 days with maximums of 70°F and higher. Temperature extremes included 78°F on the 20^th and 23°F on the 1^st.

The temperature for April averaged 49.7°F and was 1.5°F below normal.  The month ranked as the 3rd coldest such month on record (since 1977) and the coldest since 2018.  Only 10 days averaged above normal. There was only 1 day with minimums of 32°F or lower.  All days had maximums below 70°F.  There were 16 days with maximum of 60°F or lower and 4 days with maximums of 50°F or lower.  Temperature extremes included 68°F on the 28th and 31°F on the 17th.

The temperature for May averaged 60.5°F and was 2.3°F below normal.  The month ranked as the 5^th coldest such month on record (since 1977) and the coldest since 2008.  The month was also the 2^nd consecutive month with below normal temperatures and also the 2^nd consecutive such month with below normal temperatures.  Only 9 days averaged above normal. There was 15 days with maximums of 70°F or above and 6 days of 80°F or higher.  Temperature extremes included 88°F on the 15^th and 33°F on the 9^th.    

The season’s temperature av52.6°F and ties with 1980 and 2000 as the 17^th coldest such season on record.  Temperature extremes included 88°F on May 13^th and 23°F on Mar 1.  There were only 5 with minimums of 32°F and lower.    

Precipitation for March totaled 4.89 inches and was .75 of an inch above normal. The month ranked as the 14^st wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1997. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive month with above normal precipitation. Precipitation fell on 12 days of the month with the most to fall in a 24-hour period was 1.98 inches on the 23^rd. Snowfall was well below normal with only a trace recorded (normal is 5.8”).  The month tied with March 1979, 86, 95, 2000, 02 08, and 10 as the least snowiest such month on record.  The month was the 3^rd consecutive such month with below normal snowfall.  The most received in a 24-hour period was a trace on the 23^rd.

Precipitation for April totaled 4.51 inches and was .63 of an inch above normal. The month ranked as the 15^th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1986. The month was also the 3^rd consecutive month with above normal precipitation. Precipitation fell on 14 days of the month with the most to fall in a 24-hour period was 1.81 inches on the 13^th which is a new record for the day.

May’s precipitation totaled 1.96 inches and was 2.06 inches below normal (44%). The month ranked as the 8^th driest such month on record and the wettest since 1987. Precipitation fell on 12 days of the month with the most to fall in a 24-hour period was .60 inches on the 23^rd.

Precipitation for the season totaled 11.36 inches and ranked as the 14^th driest such season on record and the driest since 1988.  The period April-May precipitation totaled 6.47 inches and ranked as the 14^th driest such season and the driest since 1991.