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.

OCTOBER 2024		Temperature							Precipitation
		Avg	Avg						Liquid			Frozen
STATION	LOCATION	Max	Min	Avg	Max	Day	Min	Day	Sum	Max	Day	Sum	Max	Day
Milford	CONNECTICUT	67.8	45.8	56.8	79	31	35	17	0.23	0.19	7	---	---	---
Milford	CONNECTICUT	71.0	46.9	59.0	81	5	37	28	0.24	0.22	7	---	---	---
Bayonne	NEW JERSEY	71.4	51.8	61.6	83	31	42	28	0.01	0.01	29	---	---	---
Carteret	NEW JERSEY	73.6	47.2	60.4	86	22	36	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Cedar Grove	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Cresskill	NEW JERSEY	70.7	43.6	57.2	85	22	33	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Dumont	NEW JERSEY	68.5	44.2	56.4	82	22	33	17	0.02	0.02	7	---	---	---
Emerson	NEW JERSEY	70.1	44.5	57.3	86	22	33	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Englewood	NEW JERSEY	69.4	47.1	58.3	82	31	36	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Fairlawn	NEW JERSEY	72.5	47.0	59.8	86	21	36	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Hasbrouck Hts	NEW JERSEY	69.7	47.8	58.8	83	22	36	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Hoboken	NEW JERSEY	70.1	53.1	61.6	83	31	42	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Jersey City	NEW JERSEY	69.0	53.2	61.1	82	31	42	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Leonia	NEW JERSEY	71.0	48.8	59.9	84	22	36	17	0.01	0.01	29	---	---	---
Marcella	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Maywood	NEW JERSEY	72.0	46.8	59.4	84	21	36	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
New Milford	NEW JERSEY	70.1	47.2	58.7	83	31	35	17	0.01	0.01	2	---	---	---
Newark Airport	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Northvale	NEW JERSEY	70.9	43.8	57.4	85	22	33	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Norwood	NEW JERSEY	72.6	42.6	57.6	87	22	32	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
River Edge	NEW JERSEY	72.6	45.9	59.3	86	22	35	17	1.04	0.81	18	---	---	---
Saddle Brook	NEW JERSEY	71.1	46.0	58.6	84	22	35	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Somerset	NEW JERSEY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
South Amboy	NEW JERSEY	71.2	49.6	60.4	84	21	38	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Tenafly	NEW JERSEY	72.2	48.4	60.3	87	22	36	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Weehawken	NEW JERSEY	71.1	51.6	61.4	84	31	40	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Greenwood Lake	NEW YORK	67.8	46.9	57.4	84	22	36	17	0.02	0.02	24	---	---	---
Nyack	NEW YORK	68.9	50.0	59.5	82	31	41	16	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Sparkill	NEW YORK	71.5	44.1	57.8	85	22	29	18	0.02	0.02	7	---	---	---
Suffern	NEW YORK	72.3	42.0	57.2	87	22	31	17	0.01	0.01	9	---	---	---
Yonkers	NEW YORK	71.3	51.1	61.2	84	22	42	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Battery Park	NEW YORK CITY	70.8	52.7	61.8	86	22	42	16	9.05	7.84	14	---	---	---
Brooklyn Heights	NEW YORK CITY	70.2	54.8	62.5	81	31	45	16	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Bronx	NEW YORK CITY	69.1	52.3	60.7	83	22	42	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Central Park	NEW YORK CITY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
City Island	NEW YORK CITY	68.1	53.5	60.8	80	22	43	17	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Coney Island	NEW YORK CITY	67.2	54.4	60.8	77	31	44	16	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
JFK Airport	NEW YORK CITY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
LaGuardia Airport	NEW YORK CITY	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---
Norton Point	NEW YORK CITY	67.2	54.7	61.0	77	22	46	16	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Sunset Park	NEW YORK CITY	70.2	53.4	61.8	82	31	44	16	0.01	0.01	24	---	---	---
Annadale	NEW YORK CITY	69.9	49.9	59.9	81	31	40	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Cliffwood Beach	NEW JERSEY SHORE	72.0	48.9	60.5	84	21	36	28	0.01	0.01	4	---	---	---
Keyport	NEW JERSEY SHORE	74.1	48.9	61.5	87	22	38	28	0.00	0.00	1	---	---	---
Leonardo	NEW JERSEY SHORE	70.8	50.2	60.5	83	31	39	28	0.01	0.01	4	---	---	---
Kempton Park	SOUTH AFRICA	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---	---

Rudy Nickmann in Bergenfield, New Jersey

Temperatures were 2.7°F (1.5°C) above normal during this past October with an average of 58.9°F (14.8°C). A maximum temperature of 85°F (29.4°C) was reached on the 22nd. The minimum of 35°F (1.7°C) was recorded on the 17th.

No measurable precipitation fell during the month. A trace was noticed on 5 days.

In terms of the weather, this month was really rather uneventful. There were no temperature extremes. This was the 3rd driest September on record here in Bergenfield. No measurable precipitation fell between the 2nd and the 25th.

Four new daily records were set this month... Temperatures of 80°F ( 26.7°C ) on the 30th and 83

Jeffrey Morrison in Somerset, New Jersey

October saw above normal temperatures and a record-breaking lack of precipitation. In a rare treat, the Northern Lights were visible here the evening of October 10th. The average temperature for October was 57.1° which was +1,7° above the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. This ended two straight months with below normal temperatures. The high for the month was a summer-like 85° on the 22nd, one of 3 days in the 80s during October. The 83° reached on the 31st made it the warmest Halloween since 1946. The low for October was 30° on the 28th. The first freeze of the season (32°) occurred on the 17th, which is about normal timing. Last year, the average temperature in October was 57.9°.

Precipitation for October totaled only a scant 0.01” which was -4.10” (-99.8%) below the New Brunswick 1991-2020 average. Coupled with the 0.75” in September, the 2-month shortfall versus average is -7.53” (-91%). As of the latest drought report, our part of Somerset County was still in drought classification D-0 (Abnormally Dry). Last month was the 3rd driest September statewide in NJ history (records back to 1895) and this month will likely be the driest October (current state record is 0.25” in 1963). The streak of no measurable precipitation in Somerset reached 27 straight days as of October 31st (the 0.01” was measured on the 4th and there was also a trace on the 24th). Coupled with the lack of rain, low humidity conditions (ranging from 24-35% here each day from the 18th to the 29th), prompted red flag (fire) warnings in parts of the state. YTD precipitation is 38.78” which is now -2.86” (-7%) below average. At this time last year, precipitation totaled 42.09”.

Jeff Kunick in Cedar Grove, New Jersey

For the 1964-2024 October averages, temperature was 5.1º warmer than normal, precipitation was 4.40” below normal, and snowfall was 0.2” below normal. Daily high temperature records were set on the 20th (78°), 21st (82°), 30th (80°), and the 31st (83°). No daily low temperature, precipitation or snowfall records were set. Temperature for the year is 58.7° which is 3.9° above normal.

Precipitation for the year remains at 49.28” which is 5.07” above normal. Snowfall for the season stands at 0.0” which is 0.2” below normal. No thunder or severe weather was noted. Not only was this the driest October on record, but was also the driest month on record and the only month where no measurable precipitation was recorded.

Dave Cox in Kempton Park, South Africa

Generally, this has been a warm and dry month with the mean maximum temperature 1.5°C above normal and a rainfall total 48% of the normal. A record high maximum temperature for October was measured on the 12th.