


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...
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,...
It’s Over! Record May rainfall delivers knockout punch to statewide drought
To be honest, I thought getting out of the drought would be near impossible during the month of May. However, to quote the old Adidas campaign slogan: “Impossible is nothing.” Rain, and persistent rain at that, wiped out our drought according to the United States...