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Vernon, NJ, October 16, 2009
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NJ State Climatologist
November 5, 2009
Being a transition month, some October days provide lingering summer warmth, while others may bring early reminders of the winter ahead. Stretches of dry weather may prevail, as summer thunderstorms diminish while winter low pressure systems have yet to place New Jersey in their sights. However either of those wet occurrences may arise, or even a late tropical system. While NJ didn't see a tropical visitor this past October, all of the other conditions were in evidence, including a very windy day more often seen in the spring than in fall.
Prior to examining the stormy side of the ledger, let's first look at the thermometer. The 53.6° statewide average temperature was 0.6° below normal. This is tied with three other years as the 40th coolest of the past 115 Octobers. Warm and cold episodes alternated throughout the month. Low temperatures reached 32° at Pequest (Warren County) and Berkeley Township (Ocean) on the 2nd, but warmed quickly to highs of 78° on the 3rd at Sicklerville (Camden) and Upper Deerfield (Cumberland), and the 4th at New Brunswick (Middlesex), Chatham (Morris) and Berkeley Township. Woodstown (Salem) and Sicklerville reached 80° on the 9th for the warmest temperature of the month. Highs reached 76° at these two locations as well as at Woodbine (Cape May) and Sea Girt (Monmouth) on the 10th, preceding the arrival of more cold air on the 11th (31° at three locations) and 12th (27° at Walpack (Sussex)).
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