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  • Meteorological Spring 2024 in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ

    Overview Meteorologists consider spring to stretch from March 1st to May 31st, inclusive. This is done primarily to make calculations of parameters simpler and more consistent (as the first day of each season can vary slightly, resulting in difficulties comparing seasonal averages). Typically, the coolest month of the winter is March, which is just shaking…

  • May 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Overview May 2024 was warmer than normal in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ, and much drier than normal, despite an unusual number of rainfall events for the month. As is often the case during the spring on the Jersey Shore, there were strong variations in temperatures, with the last third of the month…

  • The Sea Breeze Along the Jersey Shore

    Jersey Shore residents and visitors alike are quite familiar with the sea breeze, which seems like a constant companion that arrives in May and departures during September. When the sea breeze develops, it can result in temperatures dropping considerably along the coast during the afternoon, especially compared to places further inland. On rare occasions, the…

  • May 2024 on the Jersey Shore (so Far)…

    Not too surprisingly, May 2024 has debuted as cooler than normal with nearly half of the days of the month having rain, yet rainfall amounts are below normal so far. May along the Jersey Shore can often contain two distinct personalities, each reflecting the exiting season (early spring) and the approaching season (late spring/early summer).…

  • May Snow on the Jersey Shore?

    While this past weekend was wet and cool along the Jersey Shore (especially for early May), it was nothing compared to conditions associated with the latest snowfall I have seen in NJ. On May 9th-10th 1977, a winter like storm produced snow across a large section of the Northeast, including some incredible snowfall amounts over…

  • From Early Summer to early Spring across the Jersey Shore

    A cold front dropping southwestward toward the Jersey Shore (often referred to as a backdoor cold front) resulted in a dramatic drop in the mercury, as temperatures plummeted 35 degrees in just under 12 hours. Early summer temperatures during the mid afternoon on the 2nd were replaced with early spring temperatures during the early morning…

  • The Last Freeze of the Spring in Toms River, NJ

    Overview In the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ, the high temperature touched 90 degrees today (May 2nd 2024), as a front impinging from the northeast allowed offshore winds to keep the cooler ocean temperatures at bay. Given our first taste of summer, it would be hard to imagine that the last freezing temperatures in…

  • April 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Overview Unlike the past few months, April 2024 was much closer to what might be expected during the first full month of spring in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Other than a week of above normal temperatures in the middle of the month, normal variations in temperatures were experienced, and low temperatures did…

  • April 2024 Ends on a Warmer Note

    Despite the temperature swings so far during April 2024 in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ, the month on the whole thus far has featured near normal temperatures and near normal rainfall. Below normal temperatures for the first week of the month were replaced by about 10 days of above normal temperatures (during which…

  • One Last Taste of Winter: The Late April Snow of 1983

    Following a week of above normal temperatures across the Jersey Shore, temperatures dipped back below normal, making conditions feel more like March than April. Though temperatures feel chillier in the wake of the previous warmth, it felt much colder 41 years ago across much of NJ, as winter took one final swipe at the Northeast…