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Tag: rainfall analysis

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Rainfall in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ

    Overview Rainfall has been measured at our weather station continuously since 1989, when we deployed our first 8 inch rain gauge. While an 8 inch rain gauge provides perhaps the most accurate method for measuring rainfall in a home weather station setting, it has three issues. First, someone needs to be present to empty the…

  • Reviewing March 2024 Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Overview March 2024 was remarkable for both heavy rainfall and near record warm temperatures in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. The month started much warmer than normal with heavy rainfall, followed by a 13 day period of no rainfall at all during mid month, followed by heavy rainfall and cooler temperatures at end…

  • Just How Dry has February 2024 Been in Toms River, NJ?

    During February 2024, only three days have had recorded precipitation in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. While the first half of the month featured above normal temperatures, the second half has been decidedly colder, making February 2024 feel more like the winter month that it is. Not surprisingly, cold temperatures typically mean dry…

  • Will Toms River, NJ see its first accumulating snow of the winter this weekend?

    Thus far this winter, our weather has been wet and warm, with December 2023 providing the 6th warmest December on record in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ (where temperature records date back to 1978) and the 5th wettest December on record (rainfall records extend back to 1989). While there have been a few…

  • 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…

  • Christmas Day Weather in Toms River, NJ

    Overview The Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ is located on the central NJ shore in eastern Ocean county. Its proximity to the ocean typically modifies the influence of cold during December, and can be the major reason for rain falling here while snow falls in other portions of NJ. Normal high temperatures in the…