The highest network gust of 76 mph occurred at Sea Girt (Monmouth County) on the 21st. Southern areas were warmest, at 3.5° above normal, while the north was 2.8° above.
Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon. The warmth was a common theme throughout June to August, while the earlier summer months were on the wet side. On 12 days, the temperature topped out at 90° or hotter at one or more Rutgers NJ Weather Network station, but never exceeded 96°. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds and heavy rain. Chance of precipitation is 30%. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. New rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
Get the monthly weather forecast for Jersey City, NJ, including daily high/low, historical averages, to help you plan ahead. This ranked as the 7th driest September since records commenced in 1895. However, the last time New Jersey experienced a noteworthy dry and cold month (of any month) was November 2012 when the statewide average temperature was 3.7° below average and the precipitation 2.31” below average. "Beyond Isaias: Atlantic stirs up new tropical depressionThe tropical Atlantic is bubbling with activity in addition to Isaias as forecasters are closely watching two other areas for developmentAccuWeather Summer Camp: How can heavy cars float in flood waters?You don’t normally float in a swimming pool, so how can a car that weighs much more than all of us float away in flood waters? The average August temperature of 74.4° was 1.4° above the 1981–2010 mean and is tied with 1983 and 1973 as the 14th warmest since 1895. Monthly: 1981-2010 normals Chance of precipitation is 50%. Chance of precipitation is 70%. © 2020 AccuWeather, Inc. "AccuWeather" and sun design are registered trademarks of AccuWeather, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
Chance of precipitation is 60%.A chance of showers and thunderstorms. A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after midnight. Northern counties were wettest, averaging 7.20” or some 2.45” above normal and ranking 16th wettest. The statewide average precipitation this June was 3.10”. about Summer Arrives: June Recap (with a brief look at the first half of 2020) about More Like Virginia: February 2020 and Winter 2019/20 Recaps about Cold and Dry (A Rarity of Late), and Quite the Transition Season: November and Fall 2019 Recaps about So Much for a Flash Drought: October 2019 Recap about Leaning Warm and a Bit Dry, and Once Again, Top-Ten Warmth: August and Summer 2019 Recaps about Mother Nature Picking on Two NJ Communities! Average High Average Low Record High Record Low Average Precipitation. The 69.1° statewide average was 3.3° above the 1981–2010 mean.
Still, the month ended with only 18 of the 63 NJWxNet stations having fallen to the freezing mark. February precipitation (rain and melted snow) came in very close to the 1981–2010 average at 2.82”. The average maximum of 56.2° (+5.4°) ranked 7th mildest and the minimum of 36.4° (+5.6°) 2nd mildest. Since 2000, only six other months early in the century have been drier (February 2002: 0.75”, October 2000: 0.77”, March 2006: 0.82”, October 2001: 0.93”, November 2001: 1.00”, and September 2005: 1.19”). Divisional totals ranged from 2.48” (-0.34”, 49th driest) in the north, 2.99” (+0.21”, 60th wettest) in the south, and 3.37” (+0.48”, 51st wettest) at the coast. Read more about Cold and Dry (A Rarity of Late), and Quite the Transition Season: November and Fall 2019 Recaps The south averaged 4.07”, which is 0.21” above normal and is 40th wettest. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall.