Category: Shore Local Magazine
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April Snow at the Jersey Shore: How often does it happen?
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article appeared in the April 3rd edition of Shore Local Magazine, which you can find here! April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. But what about April snow showers? Some April snow is common at the Jersey Shore, but don’t expect the plows to pass by the blooming…
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NJ’s drought improves but path to drought-free will get tougher
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article ran in Shore Local Magazine on March 27th. The original article had data through March 21 (read here). However, this version is updated to the 27th. Mother Nature has made up for lost time, bringing plentiful rain to the state since March 5. That’s led to three consecutive weeks…
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We lived through the Jersey Shore’s windiest winter since 2010-2011
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This article appeared in Shore Local Magazine on March 20th. Read the story here, also! No, it wasn’t just you thinking the wind was howling this winter. This was the windiest winter since 2010-2011, and featured the second highest wind gust on record. At Atlantic City International Airport, the average sustained…
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It’s Spring Break: How far south should you go?
This article initially appeared in Shore Local Magazine on March 13. You can see it here. The clocks have turned forward an hour, the buds are on the trees and now, it’s time to pack up and get a glimpse of summer, away from New Jersey. It’s spring break season. That may mean a cruise,…
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The coldest winter in 10 years just froze N.J.
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci This story first appeared in Shore Local magazine on Mar. 6. Read it here! Climatological winter – December, January and February – is over, and the latest data shows that this was the coldest since 2014-2015 for the Jersey Shore. The average temperature was 34.8 degrees at Atlantic City International Airport…
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Understanding Snow Forecasts: Meteorology vs. Weather Apps
Originally appearing on Shore Local News on Feb. 27. Visit my friends at Shore Local here! By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Five to seven days before the New Jersey nor’easter that never was on Feb. 20, I received many messages about it. Here’s three examples (edited for clarity): “How much snow are we getting Thursday? People…
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South Jersey: The Unexpected Snow Capital of NJ
Read the Feb. 20 article in Shore Local News here! NOTE: This article came out on Feb. 20 but was written on Feb. 14. As we know, there was no snowy nor’easter in New Jersey this week. That stayed in Virginia. This article is modified to adjust for that. With two South Jersey Snow Specials…
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New Jersey’s Dry January: Drought Impact Explained
By Meteorologist Joe Martucci Dry January, the annual ritual in which people refrain from drinking alcohol to kick off the new year, extended to Mother Nature as well. However, in her case, the dry January wasn’t about a lack of alcohol, but a lack of precipitation, significantly lowering the chances that we will end the…
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Ice is at the Jersey Shore. Here’s how to enjoy safely.
Read it on Shore Local News here! By Meteorologist Joe Martucci The Jersey Shore has had more ice the past two weeks than at any point since December 2017 – January 2018. More seasonable temperatures this week melted some of that, but a full thaw won’t come soon. That gives us opportunities to enjoy the…
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Snow and bitter cold grip the Jersey Shore in January
Read it on Shore Local News here also! A little snow this past Sunday kicked off a week’s worth of well-below-average temperatures, which we will only get out of this Sunday. A coastal storm impacted the Mid-Atlantic on Sunday. This wasn’t a strong coastal storm. There was no coastal flooding, and the winds weren’t all that…