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Jun 12
The second of two new state snowfall records for New Jersey is for 72 hour snowfall recently accepted at NCEI.
NJ Snow Record TIE confirmed by the SCEC! ❄️ The official 72-hour snowfall record is 34 inches, shared by two NJ cities—New Cape May City (Feb. 1899) and Oak Ridge Reservoir (Dec. 1947). bit.ly/NJ72HourSnowfall #NJwx #ClimateHistory
ALT Graphic of the “Record Snowfalls” in New Jersey. On the left-hand side it reads, “Oak Ridge Reservoir, NJ, December 26–27, 1947, 34 inches in 48 hours.” On the right-hand side it says, “Oak Ridge Reservoir, NJ, December 26–27, 1947, 34 inches in 72 hours (tied) with Cape May, NJ, February 12–14, 1899.”
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Jun 12
Recently two new state snowfall records were accepted at NCEI for the State of New Jersey. This record establishes a 48 hour snowfall record for the Garden State.
NJ's NEW 48-HOUR SNOW RECORD IS 79 YEARS OLD! 🤯
The State Climate Extremes Committee finally made it official: The 48-hour record is 34 inches at Oak Ridge Reservoir (Dec. 26–27, 1947). What's the snowiest storm you remember? Share your blizzard tales! 👇bit.ly/NJ48HourSnowfall
ALT A sketch of the Cooperative Observer station surroundings at Oak Ridge Reservoir from the U.S. Weather Bureau inspection prepared on November 29, 1951.
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Jun 12
⛈️ Here is the latest on where a threat for severe thunderstorms will exist through early Saturday morning and again from Sunday afternoon into Sunday Night/early Monday morning. Keep an eye to the sky if you have outdoor plans!
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Jun 12
El Niño has formed and is expected to strengthen. Get more details at:
noaa.gov/news-release/el-nin…
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Jun 12
🥵A hot weekend is shaping up in the Southeast. Stay safe if you have any outdoor plans!
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May 2026 was a wild month for temperature swings in the East with rounds of cold intermixed with heat. A few all-time monthly record high temperatures were tied. Here is a look back at this past month.
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Spring 2026 was a soaker in parts of the East but for other areas it was one of the driest and in one case the driest ever on record.
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Today is June 1st, which marks the start of the Atlantic Hurricane Season. Here the list of names for tropical cyclone for this year. To stay safe this season visit: noaa.gov/hurricane-prep
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May 29
The outlook from @NWSCPC for June 6-12 favors above normal temps across much of the country with a slight risk of extreme heat into Ohio, far western Pennsylvania, northern Kentucky and the Ohio River Valley of West Virginia.
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May 29
Well another chilly Saturday is shaping up across the Northeast, this time we'll also have gusty winds to deal with with Wind Advisories in areas in light brown & a High Wind Warning on Cape Cod, plus a soaking rain in parts of ME & NH along with even higher elevation snow!!!
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May 26
☔️Well we needed the rain in many areas on the East Coast and the last couple of days did deliver in these locations. On the other hand, areas in the Ohio Valley have had too much and just added to the wetness. Here is a look at some selected amounts that fell since Friday.
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May 26
Well if you like cooler weather, you may be in luck across much of the East as @NWSCPC is favoring cooler than normal temperatures to start off June. Below normal precipitation chances are favored for the start of June as well across the Great Lakes, Ohio Valley & Northeast.
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May 26
⛈️ Wednesday afternoon and evening could bring the risk for severe thunderstorms to parts of the Mid-Atlantic, eastern Ohio Valley & western North Carolina with gusty and damaging winds the primary hazard.
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May 26
The pattern has been quite wet lately in the eastern Ohio Valley and central Appalachians and with more rain on the way through Wednesday, Flood Watches are in effect for a large area as shown in green. Shown is also the excessive rain potential for Wednesday.
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May 22
Cool conditions, especially for late May, are expected across Virginia and back towards the Appalachians in the Carolinas on Saturday before temperatures moderate back up region-wide as we move into Sunday and Memorial Day.
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May 22
The May Gloom is on across the Northeast for Saturday and Sunday. Cloudy and wet weather will be around to accompany the cool, if not cold for late May, forecasted temperatures.
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May 22
Here comes the rain for the East Coast! This is a look at how much rain is expected to fall through Memorial Day evening. This will certainly help with areas in a drought.
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May 21
The cold front that moved through late Wednesday into this morning across the Northeast has tanked temperatures sharply. Some areas were nearly 30 degrees lower for highs today and these readings were largely set early this morning, many areas were only in the 50s this afternoon.
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May 21
The latest U.S. Drought Monitor released today shows drought conditions remain across much of the East with significant year to date deficits in some places.
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May 21
🌧️☔️ Well, we need the rain in many areas of the East with an ongoing drought. Here's a look at how much is expected to fall through Tuesday evening. Check weather.gov for specific local forecasts to see when your area has the best chances for rain coming up.
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