Tag: rainfall
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Heat Abates Toward the End of the Week, Along with a Heavy Rain Threat
Except for a couple of less humid days near the beginning of the month, July 2024 has been very warm and humid. Figure 1 shows the maximum dew point recorded for each day at our station in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ this month. Generally, any time the dew point rises above 70…
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June 2024 Weather in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ: A Review
Overview June 2024 was both warmer and drier than normal in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Much of the warmth during the month was driven by the consistently high overnight low temperatures, which helped account for a sizeable positive anomaly for the month. In fact, only a couple of cooler days at the…
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A Bit More Heat for Mid Week, and Maybe Again to Start the Weekend
Rounds of showers and thunderstorms Sunday night into early Monday morning pushed the heat and humidity out into the Atlantic Ocean, replaced by an airmass that could be described as delightful for late June along the Jersey Shore. The high temperature in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ topped out at 83 degrees on…
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The Heat is On: The first extended heat for the Jersey Shore is here
The much discussed heat wave, the first so far this year across NJ, has arrived across portions of the Mid Atlantic and Northeast states. However, along the Jersey Shore, where the opposing low level southwest flow was relatively weak, the sea breeze asserted itself, keeping the warmest air north and west of the Garden State…
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The First Heat Wave of 2024 is in the Offing for the Jersey Shore
Following about 10 days of above normal temperatures to start June 2024 in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ, a brief cooldown was noted ahead of the next surge of warmth for the end of this week. Once a cold front crosses the region Friday afternoon into Friday night, cooler temperatures are ushered into…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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).…
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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…
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