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...
Heat waves and safety top of mind at the Jersey Shore
Well, that changed fast. June gloom went to summer sizzle. High temperatures were in the 60s as recently as June 16 inland, and June 17 at the shore. Less than a week later, inland areas sweltered in the heat and humidity. Inland highs were in the 90s, with the sultry...
Protect Yourself Against Heat-Related Illness
Summer officially begins on June 20 with the potential for the season’s first official heat wave of three or more days reaching 90 degrees or higher to occur next week. Atlantic County health officials remind residents and visitors to take precautions to avoid...
Why so many wet and cool weekends?
The same weather pattern has been repeating itself since beach season began on Memorial Day weekend — heat and sunshine mid-week, followed by cool, sometimes wet weekends — and it’s not a good one for our shore economy. If you really want to get technical about it,...
The Founding Fathers of Meteorology
Meteorology, the study of weather, is a pretty new science, even though the word comes from Ancient Greek, meaning “the study of things high in the air.” In 340 B.C., the Greek philosopher Aristotle wrote a paper called “Meteorologica,” but after that, not much...
