Good morning everyone!
Skies are mostly clear early on this Friday morning and temperatures are cooler than the last several mornings with readings at 5 a.m. ranging from 59 in Clifton down to a chilly 42 at Walpack, these temperatures are actually only a little below normal. Winds are calm or light northerly and the humidity is still low.
CLIFTON’S ALMANAC FOR SEPTEMBER 2ND:
AVERAGE HIGH: 80 AVERAGE LOW: 61
RECORD HIGH: 95 – 2010 RECORD LOW: 47 – 1991
YESTERDAY’S HIGH: 86 LOW: 65 PRECIPITATION: NONE
High pressure building over our area will give us abundant sunshine today, high will be slightly lower than yesterday along with continued comfortable humidity and the winds will be lighter than yesterday.
High pressure will move off the coast on Saturday but we should remain dry with only a slight increase in humidity.
Sunday will be a warmer and more humid day ahead of a cold front, there is a chance of afternoon and evening showers and thunderstorms.
With the front in the area showers are likely on Labor Day with cooler temperatures but still on the humid side.
The front will slowly disipate through the week with still a chance of showers on Tuesday followed by drier air Wednesday and Thursday. High temperatures will be slightly below normal on Tuesday but rise to slightly above normal through the rest of next week.
THE FORECAST:
TODAY – SEP 2 – Sunny, high near 80.
TONIGHT – Partly cloudy, low in the low 60s
SATURDAY – SEP 3 – Partly sunny, high in the low 80s.
SUNDAY – SEP 4 – Partly sunny, warmer and more humid with a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2 p.m., high in the upper 80s.
LABOR DAY – SEP 5 – Mostly cloudy with showers and thunderstorms likely, high near 80.
TUESDAY – SEP 6 – Partly sunny with a chance of showers, high in the upper 70s.
WEDNESDAY – SEP 7 – Sunny, high in the low 80s.
THURSDAY – SEP 8 – Sunny, high in the mid 80s.
MARINE FORECAST: TODAY – Northeast winds to 10 knots, seas 2-3 feet. Belmar’s ocean temperature is 77 degrees.
OUTLOOK: No advisories expected Saturday through Tuesday.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2022
The average temperature for the month was 79.0 degrees which was well above normal and it was the warmest August since my records began in 1973. We had a record 17 days of 90 degrees or higher for the month. The highest temperature was 97 degrees set on the 4th, 8th and 9th. The lowest temperature was 60 on the 14th. It was the 10th driest August with only 1.93″ accumulating. Note: The period from August 21st through Sep 2nd only 1.14″ of rain this year while the same period last year we recorded 15.19″ of rain mainly due to Hurricanes Henri and Ida.
CLIFTON’S CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE SUMMER MONTHS
It was the 4th warmest summer since 1973 and the 7th driest.
Have a nice day and stay safe!