The High Point Monument station (Sussex) took coldest honors on the 2nd-4th, 9th, and 28th-31st, with lows ranging from +8° on the 4th and 28th to -1° on the 30th. Low temperatures fell to the single digits above or below 0° F on twelve days. Temperatures were generally below average during the first two weeks of January, then rising to above normal levels for all but the last few days of the month. Note, however, the thin snow cover over the northern Highlands that remains from the snow event on the 28th. The NASA MODIS visible satellite image from the morning of January 31 shown here clearly shows the southern NJ snow cover, along with the generally snow-free conditions in the northern half of the state. In counties receiving measureable snow, the largest totals were 6.8" in Vineland (Cumberland), 5.5" in Franklin Township and Malaga (Gloucester), 5.1" in North Beach Haven (Ocean) and Pittsgrove (Salem), 3.5" at Blackwood (Camden), 2.7" in Tabernacle (Burlington), 1.4" at Wall Township (Monmouth) and 0.4" in Washington Township (Mercer). Snow only accumulated northward to the Rt. The area roughly south of the Atlantic City Expressway received as much as 10.0" in Erma and Lower Township, both in Cape May County, and 8.4" at Linwood (Atlantic). The largest snow event of the month impacted the southern portion of NJ on the 30th-31st. Tewksbury (Hunterdon) and Denville (Morris) picked up 3.0", with 2-2.5" totals in Belvidere Bridge (Warren), Hardyston Township (Sussex) and Ridgewood (Bergen). Most of this fell during the morning rush hour, resulting in numerous minor accidents. North of interstate 195, central and northern sections had measurable snow on the 28th. The last two precipitation events of the month were in the form of snow. Most of the remainder of the state received more than an inch, while coastal locations had a bit less. Morris County was the focal point for the heaviest rain, with 3.09" in Jefferson Township, 3.05" in Washington Township and greater than 2.00" in many locations. The bulk of January's precipitation fell in the 24th-25th rain storm. Most stations in coastal counties had over an inch, while on the low side of the ledger approximately half an inch fell in west central and northwestern NJ. The 17th-18th brought 2.07" of rain to Berkeley Township (Ocean) and 1.50" to Upper Township (Cape May). Through the 16th, the 0.20" in Hamilton Township (Atlantic) was the most rain and melted snow totaled across the state. Other than a minor statewide snowfall on the 8th that brought 2.8" to Upper Township (Cape May County) but under an inch to most locations, the first sixteen days of the month were extremely dry. The first several hours of the New Year saw a light mix of precipitation around the state. Only 0.4" of the white stuff accumulated in Fair Haven (Monmouth), 0.5" in Wall Township (Monmouth) and 0.9" in Franklin Township (Somerset). The 11.5" of snow in Middle Township (Cape May) took top honors for monthly snowfall, followed by the 9.6" in Hamilton Township (Atlantic). On the low end, Washington Township in Mercer County received 1.70", while North Arlington (Bergen) had 1.71", Westfield (Union) 1.73", Wantage (Sussex) 1.88" and Upper Deerfield (Cumberland) 1.91". The largest precipitation (rain and melted snow) totals were found in Morris (3.92" at Washington Township, 3.84" in Jefferson Township), Sussex (3.53" in Hardyston Township), Cumberland (3.46" in Vineland) and Cape May (3.41" at Upper Township) counties. All but the extreme southern counties received below-average snowfall. Precipitation averaged 2.56", which is 1.38" below normal and ranks as 34th driest (tied with 19). The temperature averaged 31.3°, which is 0.7° above the 1971-2000 average and ranks as 50th warmest (tied with 19) since statewide records began in 1895. While New Jersey experienced some cold, windy days, a statewide soaking storm and a late-month southern snow event, overall January 2010 was not too memorable in the weather department. Center for Environmental Prediction, School of Environmental and Biological
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