![]() The frozen mix continued in the north, especially at higher elevations, into the evening before tapering off during the overnight hours. A number of stations across the south received less than 1.0” during the month.Ī mixed bag of precipitation broke out across the state in the late morning and early afternoon of the 1st, in particular bringing some snow, sleet, and freezing rain to central and northern areas. On the low side there was also Greenwich (Cumberland) with 4.13”, West Cape May (Cape May) 4.20”, two Blairstown (Warren) sites with 4.21” and 4.44”, two Upper Deerfield (Cumberland) stations with 4.28” and 4.50”, Logan Township (Gloucester) 4.36”, and Dennis Township (Cape May) 4.37”.ĬoCoRaHS stations reporting a full month of observations saw as much as 15.0” of snow in Sparta (Sussex), Wantage (Sussex) 14.1”, Montague (Sussex) 13.4”, two Jefferson Township (Morris) stations with 13.3” and 12.6”, Vernon Township (Sussex) 12.4”, and Randolph Township (Morris) 12.3”. Among other top totals were two Brick Township (Ocean) sites with 8.82” and 8.29”, Point Pleasant Beach (Ocean) 8.70”, two Stafford Township (Ocean) stations with 8.67” and 7.97”, Wall Township (Monmouth) 8.55”, and Berkeley Township 8.54” (Ocean). Individual CoCoRaHS and NJWxNet stations observed as much as 9.11” of rain and melted snow during the month in both Red Bank (Monmouth County) and Lacey Township (Ocean), and as little as 3.90” at Fortescue (Cumberland). The north came in with 8.0”, or 1.4” more than average, while the central area had 3.4” (-2.0”) and the south 0.5” (-3.1”). Snowfall averaged 3.2”, which was 1.6” below average. Despite a rather dry second half, the 5.56” of rain and melted snowfall averaged across the state was 1.71” above average, ranking as the 19th wettest (tied with 2012). ![]() There was also a notable difference between the first and second halves of the month, with the first being stormy and the second having just one storm.ĭespite a wintry start to the month, the statewide average temperature of 36.3° was 1.1° above the 1981–2010 normal and ranks as the 29th mildest since 1895 (tied with 2016). Central and southern areas saw less snow than average and temperatures a little milder than normal compared to up north. Regionally, the north received above-average snowfall, several episodes of freezing rain, and over two weeks of snow cover, particularly at higher elevations. There were multiple faces to December weather around the Garden State. Center for Environmental Prediction, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/NJAES, Rutgers University
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