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Damaged Magnolia flowers in Piscataway (Middlesex County) as the result of an exceptionally warm February followed by more typical cold March conditions.
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Crocuses made an early appearance during an unseasonably warm February (photo by Robyn Gerbush).
February Overview
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September 4th sunrise at Sea Girt (Monmouth County) as Tropical Storm Hermine lurked offshore (photo couretesy of Kathleen Melli).
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The several-hour-long downpour that drenched parts of Mercer and Middlesex County on the afternoon of July 30, 2016, represented an exceptionally rare event for the area. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms dropped 7.23” in West Windsor (Mercer County), with Plainsboro (Mercer) reporting 5.15”, South Brunswick (Middlesex) 5.03,” and North Brunswick (Middlesex) 4.90”. These rainfall totals were measured by volunteer weather observers in the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Snow (CoCoRaHS) network, providing vital precipitation data that would otherwise be nonexistent.
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A coating of graupel occurred at some northern NJ locals on May 15, such as this Sparta (Sussex County) residence (photo by Erik Aronson).
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Firefighters battle a brush fire along the Northeast Corridor rail line in Secaucus on April 19 (photo by Joe Shine/The Jersey Journal).
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Following a winter of widely-varying conditions, likely in part due to the influence of the major El Niño event that has been underway since last fall, it is useful to look back at past spring weather in years that, like this year, experienced strong El Niños. While certainly not providing a definitive forecast for what we might see over the next several months, this exercise will provide some insights into what might be seen.
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Snow in Hillsborough (Somerset County) on the morning of January 23rd.
Overview
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Surfers and other beach goers on Christmas day near Asbury Park (Monmouth County). Photo by Robyn Gerbush.
December Overview
Listed below is the Office of the NJ State Climatologist’s ranking of the top 10 weather and climate events of 2015. More about each event can be found in the monthly narratives posted on njclimate.org. You might be tempted to rearrange the rankings, particularly as some of the events down the list may have affected you more than others ranked higher. Or perhaps you best recall one that didn’t make the list. That’s the enjoyment (and frustration!) of lists.