NJ Weather Info

Tag: rainfall

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Revisiting the Warmest 5 Day Period during March in Toms River, NJ

    March 2024 appears as though it will end on a wet note, as yet another rainstorm brings heavy rain to the Jersey Shore Wednesday into Thursday. If the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ receives more than three-quarters of an inch of rain during that time, a new monthly rainfall record for the location will…

  • A Dry Mid March Becomes A Wet Saturday

    Though scattered rain showers dotted the Jersey Shore Wednesday afternoon and evening, no rain was recorded in the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. The showers accompanied a cold front on its trek across the state, bringing an end to the warmer temperatures over the past couple of days. Behind the front, a bubble of…

  • The March 1993 Superstorm in Toms River, NJ

    Overview During the period March 11-13 1993, inclusive, a storm tracking from the eastern Gulf Coast into New England produced a swath of devastation that had rarely been seen in these areas. From destructive storm surges across FL and tornadoes across the Southeast to records snowfall across portion of the southern and eastern US, the…

  • After a Wet and Cool Weekend, Spring Temperatures are Expected Late Next Week

    Yet another wet and windy system is expected for the Jersey Shore Saturday into Saturday night, bringing with it the potential for heavy rainfall and wind gusts to 40 mph. Toms River, NJ has seen these types of systems for much of the cool season, starting in December 2023 and lasting through January 2024. After…

  • 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…

  • Meteorological Winter 2024 in Toms River, NJ

    Meteorologists consider winter to stretch from December 1st to February 29th, 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 coldest month of the winter is January, followed by February and finally…