The ocean’s warm – the complete opposite of last summer
Despite some stormy and cool weekends this summer, there’s one thing we can say about the Jersey Shore right now: “Come on in; the water’s warm!” The ocean water has been above average for most of the summer so far. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric...
Our sweaty Jersey Shore summer may be a sign of things to come
Climatological summer, which runs June through August, is a little more than half over and the data shows that the weather has had us all sweating more than usual at the Jersey Shore. The dew point, which measures how much water vapor is in the air in degrees, was...
Halfway through summer shore weather recap and a look ahead
After such a poor start to our weekend boat and beach season, it feels like summer is just getting into swing at the Jersey Shore. It might be hard to believe but the July 12-13 weekend marked the halfway point between Memorial Day and Labor Day. With six more...
N.J. gets more severe weather than you think
Name a state that sees plenty of severe thunderstorms and tornadoes. You’d probably say Oklahoma or Texas and you’d be right guessing any of those two. However in the second tier of states with the most severe weather, New Jersey is right there. I looked at the number...
Why sunsets get later after the summer solstice
If the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, was two weeks ago now as we enter the Fourth of July weekend, why did the long, bright summer evenings get longer for days after? Between the solstice on June 20 and Independence Day, Atlantic City lost 5 minutes...
