National Weather Service Forecast Summary for Bergenfield, New Jersey
| Updated: 11:28 am EDT Sep 4, 2010 | This Afternoon  Breezy | Tonight Mostly Clear | Sunday Sunny | Sunday Night  Clear | Labor Day Sunny | Monday Night Mostly Clear | Tuesday Sunny | Tuesday Night Mostly Clear |
| Hi 81 °F | Lo 55 °F | Hi 78 °F | Lo 55 °F | Hi 83 °F | Lo 63 °F | Hi 89 °F | Lo 66 °F |
National Service Weather Alert
Fire Weather Warning
Start: 3:58 am EDT on September 4, 2010
End: 7:00 PM EDT on September 04, 2010
...Red flag warning in effect from 11 am this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening... The National Weather Service in Upton has issued a red flag warning...which is in effect from 11 am this morning to 7 PM EDT this evening. The dry passage of a cold front overnight Friday will usher in a dry airmass...allowing relative humidity values to drop to between 25 and 30 percent this afternoon and evening. Strong westerly winds of 25 to 35 mph are expected behind this front. These conditions...combined with the fact that very little rain has fallen across the region in the past few weeks will aid in the rapid and erratic spread of any brush fires should any occur. Precautionary/preparedness actions... A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions are occurring or imminent. A combination of strong winds...low relative humidity...and dry fuels will create explosive fire growth potential.
Current Weather Conditions in the NYC Metro Region
The red icons shown below display the current temperature (°F) from personal weather stations found in the Weather Underground. Weather stations from Cape May, New Jersey to Fishers Island off the eastern end of Long Island, New York can be seen by using the Google Map pan controls on the upper left. You can access additional weather information by left-clicking on the icon.
July 2010 Weather Report: HOT HOT HOT
Warmest July on Record
July 2010 was the warmest July I have experienced since I began observations in 1983. The average temperature of 80.1°F ( 26.7°C ) surpassed the previous record of 80.0°F set in 1999. Temperatures averaged 4.5°F ( 2.5°C ) above normal. Each day from the 4th through the 7th brought maximum temperatures of 100°F ( 37.8°C ) or greater. The reading of 105°F ( 40.6°C ) on the 6th was a new all-time record here in Bergenfield. This exceeded the previous maximum of 104°F ( 40.0°C ) set in August 2005. This continues a long period of abnormal heat that began in March. After a winter which saw temperatures below the long-term mean, this spring and summer have been remarkably warm. Temperatures rose rapidly after the first week in March and have remained well above average with only a few brief cool intervals. Precipitation totaled 5.50" ( 138.4mm ) and was about 20% above normal. Very heavy rain fell on the 13th and 14th resulting in local street flooding. A frontal passage on the 25th brought strong wind gusts resulting in numerous downed trees throughout the area. A tornado touched down about 8 miles to the east in northern Manhattan ( New York City ). You can see a detailed monthly summary at Previous Month's Data. Visit Observer's Reports to see what the weather brought to other locations.
Historic Sunspot Minimum Resumes
It appeared that the unusual extended sunspot minimum we had experienced was coming to an end. However, the last two weeks in April were almost sunspot-free. You can track solar events on the Sunspots page.
Departure From Normal...Temperature and Precipitation in Bergenfield During the Past 12 Months
| Temperature Departures for the Previous 12 Months | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Ann |
| Avg | 66.1 | 54.1 | 49.7 | 33.9 | 31.2 | 32.8 | 47.0 | 57.0 | 65.9 | 74.9 | 80.1 | 76.2 | 55.7 |
| Dept | -0.8 | -1.5 | +4.6 | -1.7 | -0.3 | -1.2 | +5.2 | +4.7 | +4.1 | +4.1 | +4.5 | +1.8 | +2.0 |
| Precipitation Departures for the Previous 12 Months | |||||||||||||
| Month | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Ann |
| Sum | 1.68 | 5.55 | 1.07 | 6.71 | 1.92 | 5.69 | 8.38 | 2.80 | 2.44 | 2.66 | 5.50 | 3.67 | 48.07 |
| Dept | -2.87 | +1.34 | -2.76 | +2.79 | -1.63 | +2.81 | +4.07 | -1.33 | -1.72 | -1.42 | +0.90 | -0.72 | -0.54 |