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NJ Precipitation and Temperature departures
over the past 12 months
February 6, 2025
The first month of 2025 was cold, dry, and windy. It was the coldest January since 2014, one of the driest of the past 131 years, dew points dropped below zero or into the single digits on 23 days, and winds gusted to 40 mph or higher on 16 days. No doubt, a profitable outcome for those in the lip balm business!
Statewide, precipitation (rain and melted snow) averaged 0.89”. This was 2.60” below the 1991–2020 normal and ranked as the 3rd driest since records commenced in 1895. Quite a difference from last year, when January 2024 came in with 6.20”, the 7th greatest total on record. While quite meager, the northern and southeastern areas received the most precipitation, with the northern coast and southwest catching the least. The northern climate division reported 0.81” (-2.69”, 4th driest), the southern division 0.99” (-2.48”, 3rd driest), and the coastal division 0.98” (-2.53”, 3rd driest).
The statewide average monthly temperature of 28.3° was 3.4° below normal, ranking as the 45th coldest of the past 131 years. The average high of 36.4° was 3.9° below normal and ranks 44th coldest. The average low of 20.1° was 3.1° below normal and ranks 50th coldest. The northern division averaged 26.0° (-2.9°, 53rd coldest), the southern division 29.6° (-3.8°, 42nd coldest), and the coastal division 30.7° (-3.7°, 44th coldest).
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