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Tag: winter

  • The Record Cold of February 2015

    Figure 1 Weather Prediction Center’s (WPC) surface analysis on February 15th, 2015 at 7 pm. Note the strong high pressure system over southern Ontario. This system would deliver the coldest air of the coldest February on record to the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ. Overview During the first half of February 2015, temperatures in…

  • The February 16th – 17th 2003 Blizzard

    Recent snowfall along the Jersey Shore reminds us that it is indeed still winter, even if temperatures have been above normal for much of the season. While January tends to be the coldest month of the winter for NJ, February is typically the snowiest. Colder ocean water temperatures allows precipitation along the coast to remain…

  • Warmer Temperatures this Weekend, then a Return to Winter…

    Following a stretch of dry and seasonably cool temperatures during the first week of February, warmer temperatures are on tap for this weekend, and wet conditions follow early next week. Beyond that, there are indications that winter will make a strong comeback across the Jersey Shore, with the potential for snow during the President’s Day…

  • The February 6-7 1978 Blizzard

    Overview As a snow lover obsessed with winter storms, the early to mid 1970s was bereft of snowstorms. Even when snow fell, it inevitably changed to rain (breaking the heart of this young snow lover), and I do not have any recollections of significant winter weather during this period. However, that started to change during…

  • 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…

  • Meteorological Winter in Toms River, NJ

    Overview Meteorological winter consists of December/January/February, rather than the more typical definition of (approximately) December 21st to March 21st. Meteorologists use the first definition because it simplifies calculations, rather than attempt to account for the irregular number of days the second definition brings with it. For the sake of brevity, the term winter herein will…

  • The Record Cold of December 1989 in Toms River, NJ

    Following a rare Thanksgiving Day snowstorm on the New Jersey shore in 1989, arctic air plunged into the region, beginning the coldest month on record for the Bellcrest section of Toms River, NJ (where temperature records extend back to 1978). For the next five weeks, wave after wave of bitter arctic air spilled into the…