Local Climate Data
Kearny, NJ
January, 2001
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January 2001: The long wave pattern consisted of a trough in the West and a ridge in the western Atlantic. This caused temperatures to average 2.6°F above normal. January 2001 ranked as the 7th warmest such month on record since 1977 and the warmest since 1992. January 2001 was also the 5th consecutive such month of above normal temperatures. Eleven days averaged near or below normal. Temperature extremes included 54°F on the 30th and 14°F on the 3rd. Ten days had maximums of 40°F or higher and there were also 2 days with maximums or 50°F or higher, There were 2 days with maximums of 32°F or lower and 25 days with minimums of 32°F or lower.
Precipitation totaled 3.21 inches and was .75 inches below normal. January 2001
ranked the 9th driest such month on record since 1977 and the wettest since
1984. January 2001 was also the 2nd consecutive such month of below normal
precipitation. The most rainfall to fall in a 24-hour period was 1.08 inches on
the 18th-19th. Snowfall totaled below normal with 7.2 inches. January ranked as
the 13th least snowiest such month on record since 1976-77 and the least since
1981. The most to fall in a 24-hour period was 5.0 inches on the 21st. There
were 14 clear days and only 3 overcast days.
Jim G. Munley, jr.
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