Seasonal Climate Data
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SUMMER 2012

Weather in Historical Perspective
Kearny, NJ

Temperature Data
High 84.3 Low 67.7
Seasonal Average 76
Departure From Normal -0.72
Highest  101 Jul. 18
Lowest 51 on Jun. 5

Number of Days With
Maximum 32F or Below 0
Maximum 90F or Above 26

Minimum 32F or Below 0
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Precipitation .01 or More  29
Snow & Ice 1.0 or More 0
Heavy Fog 1/4 mi. or Less 0
Thunderstorms 16
Clear  57
Partly Cloudy 27
Cloudy  8

 

Heating Degree Days
Total This Season 16

Departure From Normal -2

Normal 18



 

Cooling Degree Days
Total This Season 1059
Departure From Normal  +111
Normal 948

 

Precipitation Data
Total for the Season  9.69”
Departure From Normal -1.92”
Normal 11.61”

24-Hours 1.40” on Jun. 12-13

 

Wind Data
Average Speed 5.5 MPH
Average Direction WNW
Fastest 19 MPH
Direction ESE
Date  Aug. 14

Snow & Ice
Snow & Ice Total .0”

Departure From Normal -1.0

Normal .0”
24 Hours .0” on  0

Pressure Data
Highest 30.31 on Jun. 16
Lowest 30.55 on Jul. 24
Averaged 29.92

SUMMER 2012: The temperature for June averaged 71.5F and was 1.7 degree below normal. The month tied with June 1995 as the 10th coolest such month on record (since 1977). The month was also the 2nd consecutive such month with below normal temperatures. There were 16 days with temperatures above normal and 14 days with temperatures near to below normal.  There were 13 days with maximums of 80F and higher and 6 days with maximum of 90F and higher. Temperature extremes included 96F on the 21st and 51F on the 5th.

The temperature for July averaged 79.4F and was 0.9 degree below normal. The month ranked as the 4th warmest such month on record (since 1977) and the warmest since 1993. The month was also the 3rd consecutive such month with below normal temperatures. There were 8 days with temperatures near or below normal. There were 13 days with maximums of 90F and higher and 1 day with a maximum of 100F or higher. Temperature extremes included 101F on the 18th and 62F on the 20th.

The temperature for August averaged 77.2F and was 0.7 degree above normal. The month tied with 1991 and 2002 as the 7th warmest such month on record (since 1977). There were only 5 days that temperatures averaged near or below normal. There were 7 days with maximums of 90F and higher. Temperature extremes included 93F on the 31st and 61F on the 30th.

Summer 2012 temperature averaged 76F and ranked as the 8th warmest such season on record and the warmest since 1999.  The season was also the 3rd consecutive such season with above normal temperatures.

Precipitation in June totaled 3.61 inches and ranked as the 14th wettest such month on record and the wettest since 1998. The most received in a 24-hour period was 1.40 inches on the 12th-13th.

July’s precipitation totaled 3.13 inches and ranked as the 15th driest such month on record and the wettest since 1982. The month was the 2nd consecutive month with below normal precipitation and the 3rd consecutive such month with below normal precipitation. The most received in a 24-hour period was 1.35 inches on the 18th.

August’s precipitation totaled 2.95 inches and ranked as the 13th driest such month on record and the 3rd consecutive such month with below normal precipitation. Most of the month’s rainfall fell during the first 15 days of the month. The most received in a 24-hour period was .71 on an inch on the 10th. The period June-July precipitation totaled 6.74 inches and ranked as the 15th driest such period and record and the driest such period since 2011.  The period was also the 3rs consecutive such period on record. The period July-August totaled 6.08” and ranked as the 10th driest such period on record and the driest since 1982.

Summer’s precipitation totaled 9.69 inches and ranked as the 11th driest such season on record and the driest since 2001.