![]() ![]() Temperatures were similar to those normally seen in March and accumulating snowfall was meager in the north and non-existent further south. January 2023 was unlike most any first month of the year a New Jersey resident has experienced. Temperatures in the northern climate division averaged 36.0° (+4.7°, 7th mildest), southern 40.6° (+5.1°, 4th mildest), and coastal 41.1° (+5.1°, 3rd mildest). The average February maximum was 49.3°, which is 6.2° above normal and ranks 3rd mildest, while the average minimum of 28.5° was 3.9° above normal, ranking 7th mildest. Atlantic City Airport in Pomona (Atlantic) had 18 above and ten below normal, and Cape May (Cape May) reported 21 above and seven below. The same was true at both Sussex (Sussex) and Newark Airport (Union). Exemplifying the warmth, the New Brunswick (Middlesex County) Cooperative station experienced 23 days with above-average temperatures and just five below average. Five of the six mildest Februarys have occurred in the last 11 years. The statewide average temperature of 38.9° was 5.0° above the 1991–2020 normal and ranked as the 5th mildest February since 1895 (tied with 2012). First, focusing on February, milder-than-normal temperatures and limited snowfall were the rule, a short-lived frigid blast was followed by 70° warmth, and the most notable February tornado of at least the past 74 years touched down. Northern counties averaged 5.4” (-1.8”, 56th least snowy), central counties 1.5” (-3.9”, 46th least snowy), and southern counties 0.0” (-2.7”, tied with 37 other years as least snowy).Ībnormal conditions were seemingly the norm cross the Garden State during the second month of 2023 and, for that matter, during much of the winter (December–February). This was 2.8” below normal and ranks as 49th least snowy. March statewide average snowfall was 1.8”. The northern coast and northeast were wettest and the southwest and far south driest. Statewide, precipitation averaged 2.75”, which is 1.45” below normal and ranks 29th driest of the past 129 years. The National Centers for Environmental Information northern division averaged 39.8° (+1.0°, 31st mildest), the southern division 43.5° (+1.1°, 31st mildest), and the coastal division 43.7° (+1.5°, 23rd mildest). The average minimum of 32.1° was 0.9° on the mild side, ranking 29th mildest. The average maximum temperature of 52.2° was 1.3° above normal, ranking 37th mildest. This was 1.2° above the 1991–2020 normal and ranks as the 30th mildest March since 1895. The average March temperature across NJ was 42.1°. ![]() This quelled concerns that an early blooming season might arise, one that could result in damaged vegetation had an early bloom been followed by an unseasonable cold spell. While March temperatures came in above normal, they were not nearly as anomalously mild as those seen in January and February. The northern division averaged 57.8° (-2.1°, 50th coolest), the southern division 60.3° (-1.9°, 50th coolest), and the coastal division 59.6° (-1.4°, 63rd coolest). The average low temperature of 46.9° was 3.3° below normal, ranking 26th coolest. The average high temperature of 71.7° was 0.6° below normal, ranking 60th warmest and 68th coolest. ![]() This is the third smallest temperature difference on record between these two months. Following the third mildest April on record, May was only 4.0° milder than the previous month. It was the coolest month compared to normal since January 2022. This ranked as the 52nd coolest May since 1895. The statewide average temperature of 59.3° was 1.9° below the 1991–2020 normal. Otherwise, May temperatures were cooler than normal, and rainfall sparse. Such was the case during the middle two weeks of May and at month’s end, with smoke from wildfires in western Canada frequently passing well overhead, followed by smoke from fires in Nova Scotia and a few in NJ. When the headline for this monthly report alludes to hazy May skies that were frequently overhead, you know it was a quiet period weather-wise across the Garden State. ![]()
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