2012 Is New Jersey’s Hottest Year On Record
It may not feel like it with the cold temperatures and biting wind of the last few days, but 2012 was the warmest year on record for New Jersey. State climatologists say the average temperature was around 55.9 degrees, the highest since record keeping began in 1895 and nearly 4 degrees above normal.
“Jersey has been baking,” said David Robinson, the New Jersey state climatologist and a professor at Rutgers University. “And there’s really no signs overall that it should stop.”
Robinson said the 2012 increase was largely due to above-normal winter temperatures. February was 7.4 degrees above normal and the state saw the warmest March on record, with temperatures more than 8 degrees above normal. Over the past 24 months, 22 months have seen above-average temperatures, Robinson said.
But don’t expect to retire snow shovels and winter coats. Robinson said November was colder than normal, and temperatures this week are right around average, with even colder weather expected later this week.
“The fact is November was cool and relatively snowy in parts of the state,” he said. “So it’s not like we’re becoming Miami Beach.”
Warmth wasn’t the only wild weather pattern to hit New Jersey this year. More from AP.
There are 8 Comments to "2012 Is New Jersey’s Hottest Year On Record"
hotter and hotter?
I wonder how tent city managed…
You got an answer for me anyone???
Lakewood in particular is really warm, what with all the fires coming from tent city…
(there can’t be any post on the scoop without mention of tent city, so there, I did it)
That’s right! It is gehenim to live in NJ, high taxes, crazy laws, high tolls, corruption everywhere you bet I feel its heat!
get ready for global-warming coming ahead & getting closer & closer
save yourself now & exit the USA & start heading towards eretz Yisroel. Don’t wait until its too late
no snow this year from all the fires in tent city keeping lakewood warm
Thnak g-d keep it up. Last winter was great. Not to cold. For all you believers in global waerming keep in mind that there is a god. And the world will go till he says it should stop.
Would it be possible for people with inane comments to refrain from posting? Nothing above makes any sense at all.
No shaichs at all (Common Sense) that doesent go with your comment; IT SHOULD BE “Random” …Says;