Tag: Jersey Shore weather

  • The Record Warm March of 2012 in Toms River, NJ

    Typically, March is a transition month along the Jersey Shore. As the jet streams retreats north of the area during the month, storminess tends to diminish, as temperatures slowly rise. However, being a transition month, March can take on shades of winter as well as the warmth of spring. The warmest March on record in…

  • March Snow along the Jersey Shore

    Despite the warmer temperatures over the last couple of days, and the forecast of above normal temperatures into the middle of March 2024, it can still snow along the Jersey Shore during March. Of course, the time of year becomes more detrimental to snowfall during the month. Normal high temperatures during March range from mid…

  • A Review of February 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Temperatures During the first 13 days of February 2024, temperatures in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ averaged between 5 and 15 degrees above normal, with the warmest temperatures peaking around the 10th. These temperatures were a continuation of the warmth from late January, and it appeared as though Toms River might experience a…

  • The President’s Day Snowstorm of 1979

    Overview For the second straight year, the Jersey Shore received more than a foot of snow in a storm during the month of February. Unlike the February 6-7 1978 storm, this event was not well forecast, catching many off guard with its intensity and snowfall amounts. Had the storm not occurred at the end of…

  • January 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Temperature January 2024 was wet, warm and windy in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Temperatures during the month resembled a roller coaster ride, with warm temperatures in the beginning of the month, cold weather during the middle, and a resurgence of warmth near the end of the month. Following the warm temperatures that…

  • Wet Weather Continues into the Weekend…

    Overview Thus far, January 2024 has produced a wide variety of weather conditions along the NJ coast. First, warm temperatures produced near record high temperatures into the middle part of the month, followed by a week of the the coldest weather since February 2023. Finally, many places on the Jersey Shore received their first measurable…

  • More Heavy Rainfall and Gusty Winds Possible Friday into Friday night

    As the current weather system wraps up early Wednesday, yet another strong low pressure system is set to affect the region Friday into Friday night. Like the system affecting the area into Wednesday morning, this next storm system is expected to produce mainly rain, as high temperatures Friday and Saturday climb into the 40s and…

  • 2023 Weather in Toms River, NJ: Year in Review

    Overview Overall 2023 was warmer than normal in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ, and rainfall amounts were about normal for the 12 month period. However,as might be expected over the course of a year, there were variations in both temperature and rainfall that resulted in daily records being set. Rather than review each…

  • December 2023 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Temperature December 2023 was wet and warm in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ.  Like most months, there was some variation with respect to temperature during the month, but the warm periods of December 2023 dwarfed the cooler periods. All of the cooler periods of the month lasted a day or two, while each…