The north saw the most, averaging 2.3”, but having the largest deficit at -7.0”. This ranks as the 6th least snowy January since 1895 (tied with two other years) and the least snowy since 1995. Snowfall was quite meager, with the statewide average of 0.9” being 6.2” below average. The 20 driest Januarys across New Jersey since 1895. January 2021 precipitation across New Jersey based on a PRISM (Oregon State University) analysis generated using NWS Cooperative and CoCoRaHS observations from 7 AM on December 31st to 7 AM on January 31st. Generally, the eastern half of the state was wetter (particularly the northeast) than the west (Figure 1).įigure 1. January precipitation (rain and melted snow) averaged 1.99” across the state, which is 1.41” below normal and ranks 13th driest since 1895. The average high was 41.1°, which is 1.8° above normal and ranks 34th mildest, while the average low of 26.3° was 4.2° above normal, ranking 20th mildest. This was 3.0° above the 1981–2010 normal and ranks as the 26th mildest January in the past 127 years. The January statewide average temperature was 33.7°. Yes, the last day of the month turned snowy, the harbinger of anything but a boring start to February, but that’s to be covered next month. The first month of 2021 lacked major storms, whether wet or white, and temperatures rarely were either quite mild or very cold. Center for Environmental Prediction, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences/NJAES, Rutgers University
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