Jim Munley's Local Climate Data
Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
FEBRUARY 2018
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Temperature Data
Highest 80 on 21 Lowest 14 on 3
Heating Degree Days
Departure From Normal -344
Cooling Degree Days
Departure From Normal +2 Departure From Normal +2
Precipitation Data Normal 2.71 inches
Snow & Ice Departure -5.5 inches Normal 10.0 inches
Season Total 21.9 inches |
Wind Data
Average
Speed 7.7 mph Date 17
Pressure Data Lowest 29.62 on 5 Averaged 30.21
Number of Days With
Minimum 0F or Below 0
Thunderstorms 0
Partly Cloudy 11 |
Temperatures for the month of February averaged 410.1F and was 7.1F above normal. The month was the warmest February on record since 2012. Only six days averaged near or below normal. There were 24 days with maximums of 40 and higher, 14 days with maximums of 50F and higher and 5 days with maximums of 60F or higher. There were also 1 day maximum over 70F. There was only 1 day with maximums of 32F or lower (normal is 5) and 14 days with minimums of 32F or lower. Temperature extremes included 80F on the 21st and 14F on the 3rd.
Precipitation totaled 6.38 inches and was 3.68 inches above normal (235 percent of normal). The month ranked as the 3rd wettest such month on record and the wettest since 2007. The month was also the 2nd consecutive such month with above normal precipitation. Most of which fell during the first 11 days of the month. There were 17 days with measurable precipitation. The most to fall in a 24-hours period was 1.21 of an inch on the 11th. Snowfall totaled only 4.5 inches, which was 45 percent of normal. The month tied with February 2011 as the 12th lest snowiest such month on record. The most to fall in a 24-hour period was 4.0 inches on the 17th. There were only 4 clear days and 13 overcast days.
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