NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE UPTON, NEW YORK

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
RECORDS: DAILY 1929-2007 MONTHLY 1843-2007

TEMPERATURE/PRECIPITATION/SNOWFALL NORMALS 1971-2000
HEATING DEGREE DAY NORMALS 1961-1990

DECEMBER

                                          ACCUMULATED NORMAL               
 DAY    SUN             TEMPERATURE           DEGREE DAYS    GREATEST DAILY   
        EST       NORMAL         RECORD        (HEATING)  precipi-            
    rise   set max min mean highest  lowest  month season  tation    snowfall 
 
 1  7:02  4:29  48  35  41  72 2006  12 1936   24   833  1.18 1981    .6 1969 
 2  7:03  4:29  47  34  41  66 1998* 16 1946   48   857  1.40 1936   3.2 1952 
 3  7:04  4:29  47  34  40  70 1998   9 1976   73   882  1.43 1967   1.6 1952 
 4  7:05  4:29  47  34  40  75 1998   9 1940   98   907  1.90 1968  12.4 1957 
 5  7:06  4:28  46  33  40  72 2001  15 1935  123   932  1.29 1993   8.0 2003 

 6  7:07  4:28  46  33  39  74 2001  17 1954  149   958  1.19 1996   8.5 2003 
 7  7:08  4:28  46  33  39  76 1998  16 1954  175   984  1.26 1996   1.7 1959 
 8  7:09  4:28  45  32  38  66 1980  14 1934  202  1011  1.12 1974   1.1 1958 
 9  7:10  4:28  45  32  38  68 1966  12 1934  229  1038  1.66 1978   6.0 2005 
10  7:10  4:29  45  32  38  72 1946   8 1968  256  1065  1.06 1969   1.3 1961 

11  7:11  4:29  44  31  38  65 1971* 11 1977  284  1093  2.04 1992   3.7 1960 
12  7:12  4:29  44  31  37  68 1931   6 1988  312  1121  1.51 1960  16.7 1960 
13  7:13  4:29  44  31  37  63 1946   8 1960  340  1149  2.57 1941   1.4 1966 
14  7:14  4:29  43  30  37  63 2001  11 2005* 369  1178  1.30 2003   4.2 1951 
15  7:14  4:29  43  30  36  63 2001  12 2005  398  1207  1.06 1987   3.6 1948 

16  7:15  4:30  43  30  36  65 1971  10 1942  427  1236  1.19 1974   1.2 1973 
17  7:16  4:30  42  29  36  66 2000   6 1951  457  1266   .92 2000    .9 1973 
18  7:16  4:31  42  29  36  64 1937  13 1953  487  1296  1.22 1951   1.0 1963 
19  7:17  4:31  42  28  35  60 1931   9 1942  517  1326  1.36 1934  13.7 1948 
20  7:18  4:31  42  28  35  61 2002* -1 1942  547  1356  1.47 1957   3.2 1964 

21  7:18  4:32  41  28  35  61 1957   0 1942  578  1387  2.00 1973   3.3 1962 
22  7:19  4:32  41  28  35  65 1998   7 1989  609  1418  2.77 1983   3.4 1955 
23  7:19  4:33  41  27  34  67 1990   7 1989  640  1449   .69 2007   7.0 1963 
24  7:19  4:34  41  27  34  64 1990   3 1983  672  1481  1.37 2003   7.3 1966 
25  7:20  4:34  40  27  34  69 1964   0 1980  704  1513  1.11 1945   3.5 2002 

26  7:20  4:35  40  27  34  66 1982  -1 1980  736  1545  2.49 1947  25.9 1947 
27  7:20  4:36  40  26  33  63 1949   3 1948  768  1577   .73 1944   4.7 1984 
28  7:21  4:36  40  26  33  68 1982   0 1933  800  1609  1.22 1942   6.2 1990 
29  7:21  4:37  40  26  33  71 1984  -2 1933  833  1642  1.14 1966   3.4 1993 
30  7:21  4:38  39  26  33  63 1984  -8 1933  866  1675  1.77 1948  13.9 2000 

31  7:21  4:39  39  26  33  63 1965   2 1962  899  1708  1.18 1948   3.4 1952 

MONTHLY NORMALS
MAX TEMPERATURE...43.0   MIN TEMPERATURE...29.8   MEAN TEMPERATURE...36.4

PRECIPITATION...3.57 INCHES   SNOWFALL...2.9 INCHES

MONTHLY EXTREMES
WARMEST...43.5 2001   WETTEST...9.47 1983
COLDEST...25.6 1989   DRIEST....0.27 1955

*ALSO IN EARLIER YEAR(S)  T=TRACE

WINTER SOLSTICE: DEC 22, 2003  2:04 AM EST

SUNRISE/SUNSET TIMES FROM PROGRAM