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Tornado damage in the Lawrence Square Village housing complex in Lawrence Twp. (Mercer County) after an EF2 tornado tore through the area on the afternoon of February 21st. Photo by Michael Mancuso/NJ Advance Media.
Tornado damage in the Lawrence Square Village housing complex in Lawrence Twp. (Mercer County) after an EF2 tornado tore through the area on the afternoon of February 21st. Photo by Michael Mancuso/NJ Advance Media.

Abnormal 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). More on winter later in this report. 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.

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). Five of the six mildest Februarys have occurred in the last 11 years. Exemplifying the warmth, the New Brunswick (Middlesex County) Cooperative station experienced 23 days with above-average temperatures and just five below average. The same was true at both Sussex (Sussex) and Newark Airport (Union). 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 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. 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).

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City, State Temp
Howell, NJ 56
Dennis Twp., NJ 55
Mannington Twp., NJ 55
Jersey City, NJ 55
Hamilton, NJ 55
City, State Temp
Walpack, NJ 43
High Point Monument, NJ 43
Vernon Twp., NJ 44
Wantage, NJ 46
High Point, NJ 47
most current information as of Mar 27 9:40 AM

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New Brunswick, NJ

Rutgers University Meteorology Program

55°F

Wind

3 mph from the ENE

Wind Gust

13 mph from the ESE

Partly Sunny then Rain
56 °F
Rain then Chance Rain
40 °F
Mostly Cloudy
52 °F
Slight Chance Showers
33 °F
Mostly Sunny
55 °F
Slight Chance Showers
32 °F
Sunny
50 °F
Partly Cloudy
33 °F
Mostly Cloudy then Chance Rain
61 °F
Chance Rain then Rain
53 °F
Rain and Windy
70 °F
Breezy. Chance Showers then Partly Cloudy
38 °F
Mostly Sunny
54 °F

Today

Rain, mainly after 4pm. High near 56. East wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tonight

Rain, mainly before midnight. Low around 40. North wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New precipitation amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

Tuesday

Mostly cloudy, with a high near 52. North wind around 5 mph.

Tuesday Night

A slight chance of showers after 11pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. North wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Wednesday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 55. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.

Wednesday Night

A slight chance of showers between 11pm and 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 32. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Thursday

Sunny, with a high near 50.

Thursday Night

Partly cloudy, with a low around 33.

Friday

A chance of rain after 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 61. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

Friday Night

Rain, mainly after 2am. Low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday

Rain. High near 70. Windy. Chance of precipitation is 80%.

Saturday Night

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

Sunday

Mostly sunny, with a high near 54.

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The pronounced snowline (at about 1000 feet elevation) near the base of Sunrise Mountain as seen from Rt 519 in the Beemerville section of Wantage (Sussex County) at 4:25 PM on January 23rd. Photo courtesy of Karen Walsh.

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A Rather Average Month, A Mild Winter 2012/2013

March 15, 2013 - 3:59pm -- Dave Robinson

Snow cover photo

An amalgamation of cold and mild spells, a few moderate rain events, one significant snowstorm, and several local or minor snowfalls brought a rather average February in the weather department to New Jersey. Preliminary numbers indicate an average temperature of 32.5°. This is 1.3° below normal and 53rd warmest of the 119 Februaries since 1895. Precipitation averaged 3.28" (rain and melted snow/sleet), which is 0.42" above normal and 44th wettest. Snowfall averaged 6.8", which is 1.2" below normal and 53rd most snowy.

A Mild Start to the Year, Despite One Frigid Week: January 2013 Report

February 13, 2013 - 4:16pm -- Dave Robinson

Highway sign knocked over by the wind

By mid-winter standards, January 2013 was not an exceedingly memorable one in the New Jersey weather and climate annals. But like every month, there were certainly events worthy of mention. This included the state's coldest week since 2007 and a surge of warmth late in the month that was broken by a squall line with strong winds and heavy rain.

Statewide, the January temperature averaged 33.7°, which is 2.5° above average. This ranks as the 27th mildest January since 1895 (119 years). Of the past 24 months, only one (November 2012) has averaged below normal. Going back a bit further, since March 2010, 30 of the past 35 months have been above average, one month was exactly average, and four months were below average.

The first three weeks of the month were mostly on the mild side. On five of the first 20 days, one or more station topped out at 55° or higher.

Sandy Strikes: October 2012 Report

November 9, 2012 - 3:47pm -- Dave Robinson

Hurricane Sandy satellite image

Sandy, a category 1 hurricane as it approached the New Jersey coast during the daytime hours of the 29th and a post-tropical cyclone as it came ashore near Atlantic City (Atlantic County) that evening, dealt the state a punishing blow. It brought hurricane-force wind gusts to coastal and inland sections, close to a foot of rain in the far south, a state record low barometric pressure, and a record storm surge along the coast and in adjacent water bodies. Additional
information on Sandy can be found later in this report, and a more complete analysis will be provided on an upcoming website from the state climate office.

Statewide, the month averaged 57.1°, which is 2.3° above average. This ranks as the 20th warmest October since statewide records commenced in 1895. It marks the 21st consecutive month with temperatures equal to (June 2012) or warmer than (all other months since February 2011) average. The first ten months of this year have averaged 58.9°, or 3.1° above the 1981-2010 average. This keeps 2012 on pace to be the Garden State's warmest year on record (Table 1).

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