It’s Been A While: November 2021; A Common Theme: Fall 2021 Recap
November Overview
November was the first month since May 2020 with both averages of precipitation and temperature below 1991–2020 normals.
A Slow Crawl into Fall: October 2021 Recap
October was the second mildest on record in the Garden State since records commenced in 1895. This follows on the heels of the 11th warmest September, leaving most residents wondering when cool weather would arrive and leaves would turn and fall. For the first time since at least 1900, not a single weather observing station in New Jersey recorded a freezing low temperature on any day in either September or, as is climatologically most common, October. All of this resulted in a leaf season that was delayed by one to two weeks.
Unprecedented: September 2021 Recap
Post-tropical storm Ida. The title of this month’s report speaks to this momentous weather extreme that will forever be the defining event of this month and likely the entire year. The storm delivered the most powerful tornado to strike the Garden State since 1990, demolishing multiple homes in Gloucester County. Rainfall exceeding 3.00” per hour led to the most widespread flash flood event on record for the state, resulting in the tragic deaths of 30 individuals in central and northeastern locales.
Cold and Dry (A Rarity of Late), and Quite the Transition Season: November and Fall 2019 Recaps
November Overview
Winter Arrives Early, Record Wet Fall: November 2018 and Fall 2018 Recaps
November Overview
November weather packed quite a punch, putting an exclamation point on what will go into the book as the wettest Fall (September–November) on record (since 1895). With seven storms that each deposited an inch or more of rain (or melted snow) at numerous locations, this was the second wettest November (Table 1). The statewide average of 8.77” was 5.16” above the 1981–2010 average. The record will remain 9.01” in 1972.
Rapid Transition: October 2018 Recap
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