(1/7) The title of this month’s report is appropriate for two very different reasons. First, it applies to Jersey-wide precipitation this month and over the first half of 2026 being well below normal. This condition has persisted over 23 of the past 26 months when compared to 1991–2020 normals.

NJ State Climatologist John Krasting discusses recent weather happenings in The Garden State and what's expected with a developing El Niño pattern heading into the fall and winter.

Explaining the Heatwave - On New Jersey

We've certainly seen it all lately across New Jersey: record-breaking heat, persistent drought conditions, and now rounds of heavy rain that have triggered

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Blazing hot conditions prevail across The Garden State today. Two NJWxNet stations have already reached 100 before noon, with those being New Brunswick and Jersey City.

(1/5) Spring is often recognized as a period when winter attempts to hold on while summer comes knocking on the door. This past March and April displayed this “battle"...to the extreme. May also followed suit. The focus was mainly on thermal swings, resulting in...

(1/6) April 2026 was a month ranking in the top ten for warmth, yet the major weather news of the month was a damaging late-month freeze. Weeks vacillated between warmth and cold, with the warm ones winning out. This thermal whiplash was accompanied by yet another below-normal month of...

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(1/7) As is common as winter transitions into spring, this weather/climate shift came in fits and starts this March. Included were some rapid thermal flips, occasional powerful winds, and enough rain in the north to ease drought concerns but well below-normal rain in the south, a region that...

🧵 The adage “wash, rinse, repeat” is an appropriate one when reviewing New Jersey’s weather and climate conditions over this past winter.

🧵 We've completed our compilation of snow totals from this past Sunday/Monday (February 22-23, 2026) winter storm.

🧵 Following a cold December and first few days of the month, temperatures rose to above-normal levels through the remainder of the first half of January.

We've completed our compilation of snow totals from Sunday's (Jan 25, 2026) winter storm. Special thanks to our CoCoRaHS observers who make up the bulk of these reports. We take special care in scrutinizing all reports that get included,..... (1/2)

🧵 The winter season of 2025/2026 took no time to display its wares this past month; it was quick out of the gate. Time will tell whether this was a sign of what lies ahead for the rest of the season.

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New Jersey Seasonal Snowfall Record Discovered 30 Years Later

New seasonal snowfall record for New Jersey verified 30 years later.

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30 years ago, the 1995–96 winter season left New Jersey residents stuck digging out again & again. Now, a committee of scientists from NOAA & the N.J. State Climate Office has verified this as the statewide seasonal snowfall record with a mind-blowing 122.0 inches! www.ncei.noaa.gov/.../new-jers....

🧵 On the 30th anniversary of the Blizzard of '96, we can share that the State Climate Extremes Committee (SCEC) has voted to accept a new all-time seasonal snowfall record for New Jersey from the 1995-1996 snow season.

🧵 For the 17th consecutive year, we in the state climate office have evaluated the myriad daily, monthly, and annual observations gathered across New Jersey during the course of the year to choose what we feel were the most significant and impactful 10 weather and climate events of 2025.

🧵 Never doubt that this author can find something interesting associated with the weather and climate of any month or season. However, truth be told, sometimes what transpires does not rise to the level of exceptional interest among those not infected with the weather bug. For the most part...

🧵 With the warm end of September, followed by four days in the 80°s early in October, one might have wondered when fall weather was going to arrive in New Jersey. By now, we know that by mid-month a transition to cooler weather arrived.

🧵 New Jersey's September 2025 temperature averaged 68.1°. This was 1.2° above the 1991–2020 normal and ranked as the 16th warmest September since records commenced in 1895. Ten of the twenty warmest Septembers have occurred since 2010.

August and summer 2025 weather conditions vacillated between heat with plenty of humidity to cool and quite pleasant. In the mix were also some local extreme storms with damaging impacts, while there were also some extended dry intervals. (1/7)

Tragically, this July demonstrated how weather danger lurks across the Garden State during summer months. July thunderstorm winds felled trees that resulted in three fatalities, lightning strikes killed two and injured others, and flash flooding took two lives and put countless others in...(1/7)

Looking back at the past month, or the first half of this year for that matter, “mysterious,” “puzzling,” or “difficult to understand” may best describe what has transpired when it comes to New Jersey’s weather and climate behavior. In other words, enigmas. (1/8)

11 AM heat indexes are already approaching or surpassing 110 °F. Be careful out there today! https://www.njweather.org/maps/?refresh=1&map=heatindex (1/1)

It took a frustratingly long time for the cool season “recharge” of New Jersey’s water resources to get well underway. Following a record dry fall 2024, December through April precipitation remained below normal, including the third driest January of the past 131 years. (1/9)

If it is weather variety you enjoy, April 2025 certainly must have proved rather satisfying. Atmospherically, this was expressed by a cool, wet first half of the month and a warm, dry second half. (1/7)

In cooperation with @dep.nj.gov Geological and Water Survey, an updated version of the extreme monthly temperature and precipitation figure has been posted on the ONJSC website (https://njclimate.org , or go directly to... (1/5)

Some Marches in past years have kept you guessing when, sometimes even if, spring will arrive. That certainly was not the case this year, nor, for that matter, has it been much so in recent years. (1/8)

Statewide, February precipitation (rain and melted snow) averaged 2.53”. This is 0.33” below the 1991–2020 normal and ranks 50th driest since 1895. The precipitation was quite evenly distributed across the state, although the northwest came in on the drier side. (1/6)

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. (1/6)