Tag: Climate prediction center

  • June 2024 on the Jersey Shore: Drier than normal and warming up

    Despite the rainfall of more than three-quarters of an inch received in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ thus far in June 2024, the frequency of rainfall is already behind normal, a trend is expected to continue through at least the first half of the month. As was the case through much of May…

  • After coming in like a lion, April should become more springlike

    The second half of March into the first few days of April have been more winterlike than springlike, with heavy rainfall and below normal temperatures. Since March 1st 2024, the Bellcrest section of Toms River has received nearly a foot of rain (11.80 inches), with the heavy rain continuing into the first four days of…

  • March 2024 in Toms River, NJ (So Far)….

    March 2024 So Far… The first half of March 2024 has seen much above normal temperatures and much above normal rainfall in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Extraordinary warmth thus far this month has resulted in March 2024 being a full seven degrees above normal! Figure 1 shows the daily average temperature departure…

  • Warmer Temperatures are expected for the end of February 2024

    February 2024 saw much above normal temperatures for the first 12 days of the month in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. However, since that time, temperatures have been consistently colder, with many spots in the Jersey Shore receiving accumulating snowfall. After one more cold shot of air this upcoming weekend, temperatures will rebound,…

  • Winter Takes a Break…

    After the snow and cold of late this week and the weekend, winter eases a bit in the eastern United States, with warmer than normal temperatures returning by the middle of next week. A change in the overall weather pattern is responsible for the change, as warmer air shifts from the Rocky Mountain of the United…