2001 Atlantic City, New Jersey State Marina (0325)

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2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY STATE MARINA (0325)

The Atlantic City State Marina is located on Abescon Island on the southeast coast of New Jersey. Surrounding terrain, composed of tidal marshes and beach sand, is flat and lies slightly above sea level. The climate is principally continental in character. However, the moderating influence of the Atlantic Ocean is apparent throughout the year, being more marked in the city than at the airport. As a result, summers are relatively cooler and winters milder than elsewhere at the same latitude.

Land and sea breezes, local circulations resulting from the differential heating and cooling of the land and sea, often prevail. These winds occur when moderate or intense storms are not present in the area, thus enabling the local circulation to overcome the general wind pattern. During the warm season sea breezes in the late morning and afternoon hours prevent excessive heating. Frequently, the temperature at Atlantic City during the afternoon hours in the summer averages several degrees lower than at the airport and the airport averages several degrees lower than localities farther inland. On occasions, sea breezes have lowered the temperature as much as 15 to 20 degrees within a half hour. However, the major effect of the sea breeze at the airport is preventing the temperature from rising above the 80s. Because the change in ocean temperature lags behind the air temperature from season to season, the weather tends to remain comparatively mild late into the fall, but on the other hand, warming is retarded in the spring. Normal ocean temperatures range from an average near 37 degrees in January to near 72 degrees in August.

Precipitation is moderate and well distributed throughout the year, with June the driest month and August the wettest. Tropical storms or hurricanes occasionally bring excessive rainfall to the area. The bulk of winter precipitation results from storms which move northeastward along or near the east coast of the United States. Snowfall is considerably less than elsewhere at the same latitude and does not remain long on the ground. Precipitation, often beginning as snow, will frequently become mixed with or change to rain while continuing as snow over more interior sections. In addition, ice storms and resultant glaze are relatively infrequent.

NORMALS, MEANS, AND EXTREMES

ATLANTIC CITY C.O., NJ (0325)

LATITUDE:    LONGITUDE:    ELEVATION (FT):    TIME ZONE:    WBAN: 13724

39 23′ 0 ″ N  74 26′ 0 ″ W  GRND: 11 BARO: 11  EASTERN (UTC + 5)

ELEMENTPORJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECYEAR
TEMPERATURE FNORMAL DAILY MAXIMUM3039.541.548.857.365.774.480.179.873.864.354.845.560.5
MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM4841.142.848.757.566.274.880.679.772.464.755.146.260.8
HIGHEST DAILY MAXIMUM4170728291949710110292897874102
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE196719761998196019691991199919831985199719931998AUG 1983
MEAN OF EXTREME MAXS.4857.858.865.475.883.389.492.490.784.178.369.660.975.5
NORMAL DAILY MINIMUM3026.828.836.044.153.662.368.368.061.851.041.732.547.9
MEAN DAILY MINIMUM4828.429.836.044.453.863.068.968.460.751.541.833.148.3
LOWEST DAILY MINIMUM41–3122236455350422784–3
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE199419611991198219661972198819861974197420001983JAN 1994
MEAN OF EXTREME MINS.4812.214.621.032.343.752.560.258.547.637.326.717.535.3
NORMAL DRY BULB3033.135.242.550.759.768.474.273.967.857.648.239.154.2
MEAN DRY BULB4834.736.342.550.960.068.874.874.166.558.148.439.754.6
MEAN WET BULB
MEAN DEW POINT
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
MAXIMUM 90300.00.00.0*0.40.62.21.40.40.00.00.05.0
MAXIMUM 32307.24.30.40.00.00.00.00.00.00.0*2.414.3
MINIMUM 323022.518.59.51.30.00.00.00.00.00.44.415.772.3
MINIMUM 030*0.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.00.0*0.00.0
H/CNORMAL HEATING DEG. DAYS309898346984291791900302435048034728
NORMAL COOLING DEG. DAYS300000151212852761141300824
RHNORMAL (PERCENT)
HOUR 01 LST
HOUR 07 LST
HOUR 13 LST
HOUR 19 LST
SPERCENT POSSIBLE SUNSHINE
W/OMEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
HEAVY FOG(VISBY 1/4 MI)
THUNDERSTORMS
CLOUDINESSMEAN:
SUNRISE–SUNSET (OKTAS)
MIDNIGHT–MIDNIGHT (OKTAS)
MEAN NO. DAYS WITH:
CLEAR
PARTLY CLOUDY
CLOUDY
PRMEAN STATION PRESSURE(IN)
MEAN SEA–LEVEL PRES. (IN)
WINDSMEAN SPEED (MPH)
PREVAIL. DIR (TENS OF DEGS)
MAXIMUM 2–MINUTE:
SPEED (MPH)1143436337373044303244364563
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS)04040701043519030704040107
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE199619981984199619982001199619911992199619971992MAR 1984
PEAK GUST :
SPEED (MPH)1458608763526452677877646787
DIR. (TENS OF DEGS)SSWWNWENENENESWSEENEWSWSENWEENE
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE199219851984198719851986198419861985199119951992MAR 1984
PRECIPITATIONNORMAL (IN)303.273.023.363.252.962.563.313.842.652.403.193.2937.10
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN)418.406.298.486.686.017.2815.6914.776.875.477.576.8715.69
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE198719791994198719841973195919671996195919721996JUL 1959
MINIMUM MONTHLY (IN)410.350.790.680.820.280.610.570.930.390.010.820.710.01
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE198119801966197619861971198119641959200019651985OCT 2000
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN)413.402.913.302.733.134.106.628.603.772.673.903.328.60
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE196219981993199119781968196919672000197219771993AUG 1967
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
PRECIPITATION 0.013010.59.410.210.310.28.98.08.67.57.29.410.2110.4
PRECIPITATION 1.00300.60.60.70.70.50.51.01.20.80.60.70.68.5
SNOWFALLNORMAL (IN)
MAXIMUM MONTHLY (IN)
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE
MAXIMUM IN 24 HOURS (IN)
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE
MAXIMUM SNOW DEPTH (IN)11117700000000211
YEAR OF OCCURRENCE1958195819521957JAN 1958
NORMAL NO. DAYS WITH:
SNOWFALL 1.0
PRECIPITATION (inches) 2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY NJ (0325)
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECANNUAL
19712.894.311.841.352.140.614.2010.375.473.604.292.8543.92
19723.253.763.873.975.105.213.731.464.354.437.574.9851.68
19732.873.512.644.032.837.283.211.062.961.801.335.2338.75
19742.782.354.331.752.442.012.576.312.561.591.003.3133.00
19754.293.083.393.942.733.725.632.053.821.742.932.5739.89
19763.662.980.910.822.191.591.745.013.084.940.952.4230.29
19772.482.102.301.890.901.782.174.101.813.056.775.1234.47
19785.591.113.821.336.002.074.204.010.871.352.483.9536.78
19796.966.293.284.003.553.122.215.933.682.073.801.5646.45
19802.970.796.394.381.472.732.251.412.083.633.111.1332.34
19810.354.081.984.962.162.490.573.752.092.981.283.8330.52
19822.812.032.483.982.242.884.142.081.161.114.053.0432.00
19832.222.825.635.173.752.500.712.431.883.416.643.4740.63
19842.384.326.504.466.011.444.241.032.081.532.281.5337.80
19852.041.732.580.975.012.393.373.432.071.082.160.7127.54
19862.462.831.462.790.286.111.883.554.195.01
19878.401.554.106.683.840.713.112.913.272.812.411.9941.78
19883.073.742.002.373.281.552.953.732.22
19901.654.063.701.441.981.953.67
19915.811.364.905.410.340.812.594.862.862.701.384.2937.31
19921.202.402.971.432.811.755.895.115.011.423.254.2537.49
19932.752.398.201.962.241.171.894.531.243.811.295.2136.68
19944.003.258.482.093.371.863.684.032.801.072.592.3239.54
19952.792.300.962.544.492.862.072.403.875.094.552.1436.06
19962.682.173.093.183.902.813.494.756.875.031.096.8745.93
19972.403.363.883.133.211.738.386.011.063.453.744.7745.12
19985.175.996.293.775.793.611.581.841.882.500.892.4541.76
19996.402.913.932.900.712.091.205.245.813.900.922.3438.35
20003.382.144.673.052.214.306.0411.776.420.012.131.4247.54
20012.682.314.041.420.784.592.522.881.270.990.851.2625.59
POR=42 YRS3.323.073.803.152.932.553.814.202.882.622.813.2938.43
AVERAGE TEMPERATURE (F) 2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY NJ (0325)
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECANNUAL
197131.538.140.948.756.967.971.971.067.960.046.244.953.8
197238.636.640.448.358.164.573.172.067.554.346.443.653.6
197339.038.448.454.057.268.873.775.169.860.448.940.856.2
197439.134.143.652.559.867.575.673.465.853.347.439.554.3
197537.436.039.445.961.368.873.574.964.759.350.838.554.2
197632.742.045.053.458.069.171.871.465.953.141.634.553.2
197724.435.645.752.260.967.175.376.171.156.648.936.954.2
197831.227.939.849.655.365.870.674.465.055.248.239.351.9
197933.127.443.350.559.366.672.873.167.556.251.441.953.6
198035.532.740.752.262.367.072.975.169.455.636.7
198129.939.141.453.260.771.477.574.767.354.646.937.954.6
198229.135.842.248.760.266.172.869.666.056.348.840.753.0
198334.739.046.051.359.067.576.074.668.757.648.335.454.8
198430.441.339.651.160.772.873.477.467.462.847.647.256.0
198530.636.946.454.162.068.475.074.470.461.754.436.455.9
198635.534.043.651.562.469.477.073.368.359.848.441.155.4
198735.134.844.149.870.476.374.569.054.449.440.6
198830.535.243.049.459.468.473.673.866.2
199069.975.075.467.962.250.144.0
199137.540.944.953.066.071.876.476.768.359.148.641.557.1
199236.937.941.048.756.866.774.972.667.855.748.740.354.0
199339.832.939.249.261.469.678.175.168.857.949.338.455.0
199429.534.341.854.558.570.675.571.067.457.653.243.754.8
199539.233.544.150.860.569.275.668.962.845.434.8
199633.635.538.350.358.970.973.373.658.543.643.4
199735.141.544.551.158.668.475.274.469.259.247.641.655.5
199843.143.044.753.362.570.576.876.672.259.650.344.158.1
199938.739.142.752.561.670.178.676.070.259.752.743.857.1
200034.739.847.251.462.670.973.174.468.359.546.933.755.2
200135.538.742.052.662.573.572.976.768.359.653.946.356.9
POR=42 YRS33.935.942.250.860.168.974.674.366.557.948.639.254.4

REFERENCE NOTES:

PAGE 1:

THE TEMPERATURE GRAPH SHOWS NORMAL MAXIMUM AND NORMAL MINIMUM DAILY TEMPERATURES (SOLID CURVES) AND THE ACTUAL DAILY HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES (VERTICAL BARS).

PAGE 2 AND 3:

H/C INDICATES HEATING AND COOLING DEGREE DAYS.

RH INDICATES RELATIVE HUMIDITY

W/O INDICATES WEATHER AND OBSTRUCTIONS

S INDICATES SUNSHINE.

PR INDICATES PRESSURE.

CLOUDINESS ON PAGE 3 IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA NOT TO EXCEED EIGHT EIGHTHS (OKTAS).

GENERAL:

T INDICATES TRACE PRECIPITATION, AN AMOUNT GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN THE LOWEST REPORTABLE VALUE.

+ INDICATES THE VALUE ALSO OCCURS ON EARLIER DATES.

BLANK ENTRIES DENOTE MISSING OR UNREPORTED DATA.

NORMALS ARE 30–YEAR AVERAGES (1961–1990).

ASOS INDICATES AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM.

PM INDICATES THE LAST DAY OF THE PREVIOUS MONTH.

POR (PERIOD OF RECORD) BEGINS WITH THE JANUARY DATA MONTH AND IS THE NUMBER OF YEARS USED TO COMPUTE THE MEAN. INDIVIDUAL MONTHS WITHIN THE POR MAY BE MISSING.

WHEN THE POR FOR A NORMAL IS LESS THAN 30 YEARS, THE NORMAL IS PROVISIONAL AND IS BASED ON THE NUMBER OF YEARS INDICATED.

0.* OR * INDICATES THE VALUE OR MEAN–DAYS–WITH IS BETWEEN 0.00 AND 0.05.

CLOUDINESS FOR ASOS STATIONS DIFFERS FROM THE NON–ASOS OBSERVATION TAKEN BY A HUMAN OBSERVER. ASOS STATION CLOUDINESS IS BASED ON TIME–AVERAGED CEILOMETER DATA FOR CLOUDS AT OR BELOW 12,000 FEET AND ON SATELLITE DATA FOR CLOUDS ABOVE 12,000 FEET.

THE NUMBER OF DAYS WITH CLEAR, PARTLY CLOUDY, AND CLOUDY CONDITIONS FOR ASOS STATIONS IS THE SUM OF THE CEILOMETER AND SATELLITE DATA FOR THE SUNRISE TO SUNSET PERIOD.

GENERAL CONTINUED:

CLEAR INDICATES 0–2 OKTAS, PARTLY CLOUDY INDICATES 3–6 OKTAS, AND CLOUDY INDICATES 7 OR 8 OKTAS. WHEN AT LEAST ONE OF THE ELEMENTS (CEILOMETER OR SATELLITE) IS MISSING, THE DAILY CLOUDINESS IS NOT COMPUTED.

WIND DIRECTION IS RECORDED IN TENS OF DEGREES (2 DIGITS) CLOCKWISE FROM TRUE NORTH. "00" INDICATES CALM. "36" INDICATES TRUE NORTH.

RESULTANT WIND IS THE VECTOR AVERAGE OF THE SPEED AND DIRECTION.

AVERAGE TEMPERATURE IS THE SUM OF THE MEAN DAILY MAXIMUM AND MINIMUM TEMPERATURE DIVIDED BY 2.

SNOWFALL DATA COMPRISE ALL FORMS OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION, INCLUDING HAIL.

A HEATING (COOLING) DEGREE DAY IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE AVERAGE DAILY TEMPERATURE AND 65 F.

DRY BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE OF THE AMBIENT AIR.

DEW POINT IS THE TEMPERATURE TO WHICH THE AIR MUST BE COOLED TO ACHIEVE 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

WET BULB IS THE TEMPERATURE THE AIR WOULD HAVE IF THE MOISTURE CONTENT WAS INCREASED TO 100 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY.

ON JULY 1, 1996, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BEGAN USING THE "METAR" OBSERVATION CODE THAT WAS ALREADY EMPLOYED BY MOST OTHER NATIONS OF THE WORLD. THE MOST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE IN THIS ANNUAL PUBLICATION WILL BE THE CHANGE IN UNITS FROM TENTHS TO EIGHTS (OKTAS) FOR REPORTING THE AMOUNT OF SKY COVER.

HEATING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY NJ (0325)
YEARJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNTOTAL
1972–73202332855365879673850833024594190
1973–740016163476742798860655379173244286
1974–750057358524784848805786567151114891
1975–760049188422814994664612356212294340
1976–7703383666969361253816590384154365272
1977–78001126747786210431031776455302415265
1978–7960622974977919791045666427173224965
1979–805327275404708906931746376115434539
1980–81001928887110807207233501603
1981–8200513155388341106813698482155395031
1982–8311036280486749931722584405179174400
1983–841963236496911106568178140613954793
1984–850056965145431059783571336119164093
1985–860019132313876910860654399144154322
1986–8709202014917359228426414523
1987–8800143244607471062859675465200514857
1988–891240
1989–9013
1990–9100421544376468476686163577983854
1991–920036205484722865780738484267234604
1992–930037292482759776890792467136194650
1993–940033214469819109385171231320634713
1994–95031622134665279187564142015954129
1995–9602111558392896785082043222610
1996–970020163866392365562441119974
1997–980025221518719672609626344138103882
1998–9900917143464180872068436814043979
1999–00003181363651933722546401132193951
2000–01004119253896490873070537110544558
2001–0039195326574
COOLING DEGREE DAYS (base 65 F) 2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY NJ (0325)
YEARJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECANNUAL
197100002122219194336720882
19720000039258224103200626
19730003923327831916829001039
1974000101812533426691010845
1975000042131269313501600821
197600014216021921069200676
197700063710532435520010001037
1978000097218629769000633
19790000574252263111800713
198000003910925031915920
19810003332003923051251001059
198200001377247160702030590
198300020963493131811400955
198400001224626939313536001091
1985002123412431529818835001008
198600007015437827412647001049
19870000173357299142000
198800003416027528083
19901663183301367410
1991000311621935937014330001240
199200002183315243126800796
19930000301644153191552401089
199400031217633119794000813
19950000241393381455660
1996000043192263275600
19970000717932629915950001020
199800206618437636823613001245
199900004416442734816825101177
200000016520126129714629001000
200100053326425337014732001104
SNOWFALL (inches) 2001 ATLANTIC CITY, NEW JERSEY NJ (0325)
YEARJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDECJANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNTOTAL
POR=

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