The overall dry conditions during the early month contributed to a brush fire covering over 50 acres in Wawayanda State Park in West Milford (Passaic) on the 13th–14th.Ī more substantial storm soaked portions of the state during the first half of the 15th. Elsewhere, several tenths of an inch fell over most areas, with the least occurring in the far northwest and along the Atlantic coast. The first of these did not occur until the daytime hours of the 9th when Maplewood saw 0.59”, Westfield 0.53”, and Pennsville (Salem) and Montgomery (Somerset) 0.50”. There were five events where 0.50” or more rain or the melted equivalent of snow fell at one or more locations across NJ. In Cumberland County, Fortescue only received 0.58” and Upper Deerfield 0.72”. On the other hand, in Cape May County, Wildwood Crest only saw 0.42”, West Cape May 0.43”, and three Middle Township gauges caught 0.54”, 0.55”, and 0.64”. This was followed by 5.51” in Westfield (Union), 5.00” in both Harrison (Hudson) and Jersey City (Hudson), 4.92” at Palisades Park (Bergen), and 4.83” in Maplewood (Essex). November precipitation was above average in the northeast and well-below average in the far south. This ranks as the 17th mildest November of the past 122 years. The statewide total is average for Novembers between 1981–2010 but 0.7” below the 1894–present average.ĭespite a few cold spells, the average statewide November temperature of 46.8° was 1.6° above normal. Snowfall averaged 0.4” for NJ but broken into regions amounted to 1.3” in the north, 0.1” central, and 0” south. Thus the rain that fell later on the 30th is not factored into the monthly average rather, it will be part of the December total. It is worth noting that most of the National Weather Service stations that go into determining this average report in the morning. This is 1.13” below the 1981–2010 average and is the 43rd driest November since 1895. Monthly precipitation (rain and melted snow) averaged 2.48” across NJ. It will be interesting to see if the atmospheric pattern change that delivered the late-month soakings is fleeting or will be longer lasting. However, back-to-back heavy rainfall events on the 29th and 30th provided some replenishment to thirsty soils and began adding water to surface reservoirs across central and northern counties.
A major exception to the slowly-transitioning pattern was the moderate high-elevation snowfall the weekend before Thanksgiving.ĭrought conditions continued to be worrisome across the state, even spreading southwards.
Leaves dropped from ten days to two weeks later than normal, but eventually by the 28th the temperature fell to the freezing mark at West Cape May (Cape May County) and Newark Airport (Essex), these being the last locations in the state to experience their first freeze. Much like the entire fall season, the transition into the cold half of the year was in no great hurry in November. A snowy scene at High Point Monument (Sussex County) on November 20 after a 6.5" snowfall (photo by Shawn Viggiano).
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