OBSERVER REPORTS

Most of the data displayed below have been taken from personal weather stations that are part of The Weather Underground's extensive network of weather observers.

APR 2024		Temperature							Precipitation
		Avg	Avg						Liquid			Frozen
STATION	LOCATION	Max	Min	Avg	Max	Day	Min	Day	Sum	Max	Day	Sum	Max	Day
Milford	CONNECTICUT	58.3	41.1	49.7	80	29	32	22	3.76	1.53	3	---	---	---
Bergenfield	NEW JERSEY	63.2	43.6	53.4	88	29	33	8	3.58	1.38	3	---	---	---
Bayonne	NEW JERSEY	62.5	45.8	54.2	84	29	37	4	4.52	1.84	3	---	---	---
Cedar Grove	NEW JERSEY	63.4	42.9	53.2	90	29	34	26	4.30	1.22	3	---	---	---
Cresskill	NEW JERSEY	62.9	41.9	52.4	87	29	30	8	3.11	1.36	3	---	---	---
Dumont	NEW JERSEY	62.4	42.1	52.3	86	29	31	8	4.24	1.45	3	---	---	---
Emerson	NEW JERSEY	62.7	42.9	52.8	88	29	32	22	4.17	1.52	3	---	---	---
Fairlawn	NEW JERSEY	62.7	43.7	53.2	86	29	33	22	4.60	1.65	3	---	---	---
Hoboken	NEW JERSEY	62.3	47.4	54.9	86	29	37	4	3.85	1.60	3	---	---	---
Jersey City	NEW JERSEY	59.6	46.6	53.1	80	15	37	4	2.51	0.90	3	---	---	---
Leonia	NEW JERSEY	63.1	44.8	54.0	88	29	35	4	4.36	1.66	3	---	---	---
Marcella	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Maywood	NEW JERSEY	62.9	43.8	53.4	86	29	34	8	4.50	1.69	3	---	---	---
New Milford	NEW JERSEY	63.1	44.1	53.6	88	29	34	8	3.23	1.02	2	---	---	---
Newark Airport	NEW JERSEY	63.6	46.7	55.1	88	29	38	26	3.85	1.84	3	---	---	---
Northvale	NEW JERSEY	62.5	42.2	52.4	89	29	31	8	3.62	1.21	3	---	---	---
Norwood	NEW JERSEY	67.3	41.7	54.5	96	29	30	22	3.64	1.17	3	---	---	---
River Edge	NEW JERSEY	63.8	43.3	53.6	88	29	32	8	4.04	1.60	3	---	---	---
Saddle Brook	NEW JERSEY	63.7	43.5	53.6	87	29	33	8	4.01	1.60	3	---	---	---
Somerset	NEW JERSEY	64.2	41.5	52.9	89	29	29	22	4.71	1.53	3	---	---	---
South Amboy	NEW JERSEY	62.9	44.2	53.6	89	29	35	26	4.82	1.71	3	---	---	---
Tenafly	NEW JERSEY	63.1	45.3	54.2	87	29	36	8	3.94	1.47	3	---	---	---
Teterboto	NEW JERSEY	62.3	43.6	52.9	86	29	33	22	3.65	1.37	3	---	---	---
Weehawken	NEW JERSEY	61.8	45.8	53.8	84	29	35	4	4.34	1.76	3	---	---	---
Greenwood Lake	NEW YORK	59.9	41.5	50.7	85	29	32	5	5.53	1.54	3	---	---	---
Sparkill	NEW YORK	65.7	40.8	53.3	93	29	28	25	13.97	3.00	3	---	---	---
Suffern	NEW YORK	62.7	41.2	52.0	88	29	30	8	4.64	1.46	3	---	---	---
Yonkers	NEW YORK	62.2	45.4	53.8	87	29	35	4	4.31	1.84	3	---	---	---
Brooklyn Heights	NEW YORK CITY	62.4	47.4	54.9	86	29	37	4	4.58	2.05	3	---	---	---
Bronx	NEW YORK CITY	60.6	46.0	53.3	86	29	36	4	3.84	1.53	3	---	---	---
Central Park	NEW YORK CITY	63.8	47.4	55.6	87	29	37	4	3.47	1.55	3	---	---	---
City Island	NEW YORK CITY	58.6	45.8	52.2	82	29	36	4	2.55	0.98	2	---	---	---
Coney Island	NEW YORK CITY	57.9	46.1	52.0	79	15	37	4	2.80	1.00	3	---	---	---
East Village	NEW YORK CITY	65.2	47.6	56.4	89	29	37	4	6.37	2.56	15	---	---	---
Hells Kitchen	NEW YORK CITY	62.4	50.1	56.3	83	29	38	4	4.23	1.70	3	---	---	---
JFK Airport	NEW YORK CITY	60.1	45.0	52.6	82	29	37	26	3.12	1.22	3	---	---	---
LaGuardia Airport	NEW YORK CITY	60.8	46.5	53.7	85	29	37	4	3.60	1.75	3	---	---	---
Norton Point	NEW YORK CITY	57.8	46.5	52.2	76	29	37	4	4.14	1.77	3	---	---	---
Sunset Park	NEW YORK CITY	61.8	46.6	54.2	84	29	36	4	4.41	1.86	3	---	---	---
Cape May	NEW JERSEY SHORE	63.5	46.7	55.1	87	29	35	26	3.52	1.17	1	---	---	---
Highlands	NEW JERSEY SHORE	59.2	45.6	52.4	81	29	38	4	5.83	1.75	4	---	---	---
Keyport	NEW JERSEY SHORE	63.6	44.1	53.9	89	29	34	26	4.09	1.49	3	---	---	---
Leonardo	NEW JERSEY SHORE	61.3	44.2	52.8	82	29	34	26	3.46	1.44	3	---	---	---
Point Pleasant	NEW JERSEY SHORE	60.1	44.6	52.4	80	15	37	23	4.35	1.65	3	---	---	---
Kempton Park	SOUTH AFRICA	77.2	52.5	64.9	89	21	45	29	4.41	1.84	8	---	---	---

Rudy Nickmann in Bergenfield, New Jersey

Temperatures averaged 0.8°F (0.4°C) above normal here in Bergenfield, New Jersey during this past April with an average of 53.4°F (11.8°C). A maximum temperature of 88°F (31.1°C) was reached on the 29th. The minimum of 33°F (0.6°C) was recorded on the 8th.

Precipitation was a bit below normal at 3.58" ( 89.7mm ). No snow was noticed during month.

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch on the 3rd as heavy showers accompanied by strong winds swept through the region. I recorded more than 2.00" of rain along with a wind gust of 41mph( ENE). There was some localized minor street flooding in Bergenfield. We normally get our last frost of the season during the last half of the month but this April was frost-free.

Two new daily records were set this month. The maximum temperature of 88°F on the 29th set a new daily mark along with a wind gust of 34mph (SE) on the 12th.

Jeffrey Morrison in Somerset, New Jersey

April saw above normal temperatures and precipitation.
The average temperature for April was 52.9° which was +1.2° above the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. Helped by the unseasonably warm last few days of April, this marked the fifth straight month with higher-than-average temperatures. The high for the month was a summer-like 89° on the 29th (one of 4 days with temperatures in the 80s). The low was 29° just a week earlier on the 22nd. Last year, April averaged 55.1° at Canal Walk (and statewide, it tied for the third warmest April since records started in 1895).

Precipitation for April totaled 4.71” which was +0.82” (+21%) above the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. The month started with a strong nor’easter coastal storm that impacted the region on the 3rd and 4th with heavy rain and wind (54 MPH gust at Teterboro). The northwest part of the state saw up to 2” of snow as part of the storm. A low barometer reading of 29.24” was recorded in Somerset on the 4th. About 35k homes lost power in NJ from trees and power lines down from the nor’easter. In total, the first 5 days of April saw 3.23” of rain in Somerset (83% of the normal month’s total). For all of Aoril, 19 days had a trace or more of precipitation. YTD precipitation totals 20.11” (+34%) which compares to 15.80” at the end of April in 2023.

A couple of final notes about March’s weather. State-wide, March 2024 was the third wettest March on record, with an average 7.76” of precipitation (trailing only 8.03” in 1912 and 8.66” in 2010). We recorded 7.63” in Somerset. Also, March was the 9th warmest on record at 46.0°, but still significantly below the all-time record of 49.8° in 2012. Somerset had an average of 46.2°.

Jeff Kunick in Cedar Grove, New Jersey

For the 1964-2024 April averages, temperature was 2.8º warmer than normal, precipitation was 0.14” below normal, and snowfall was 1.0” below normal. No daily high or low temperature, precipitation, or snowfall records were set. Temperature for the year is 42.6° which is 5.1° above normal. Precipitation for the year stands at 23.58” which is 7.19” above normal. Snowfall for the season remains at 19.1” which is 18.4” below normal. Thunder was observed on the 3rd and the 30th. No severe weather was noted.

Dave Cox in Kempton Park, South Africa

Both maximum and minimum temperatures this month have been a little above average. A warm spell between the 20th and 25th saw the establishment of 5 new daily highest maxima. Thanks to a wet spell at the beginning of the month, rainfall has been 220% of normal.