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Newark Sets Local Record For Highest Average Temperature In 2021
Think 2021 was an unusually hot year in Newark? It isn't your imagination, according to the National Weather Service.
NEWARK, NJ — Think 2021 was an unusually hot year in Newark? It isn’t your imagination, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).
Last year was warmer than normal in many U.S. cities across the East Coast, including New Jersey’s largest municipality, Newark. In fact, the average annual temperature in the Brick City set a new local record, the NWS reported.
During 2021, the average temperature was 58 degrees in Newark. That broke the previous record of 57.8, which was set in 2012.
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The “normal” average annual temperature in Newark is 55.8 degrees, the NWS stated.
Other East Coast places that saw new record temperatures during 2021 included:
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- Akron-Canton, OH
- Boston, MA
- Dubois, PA
- Erie, PA
- Harrisburg, PA
- Mansfield, OH
- Providence, RI
- Toledo, OH
2021 was warmer than normal across most of the Eastern US. Many locations saw average annual temperatures among their top 10 warmest years. These locations set new records Akron-Canton OH Boston MA Dubois PA Erie PA Harrisburg PA Mansfield OH Newark NJ Providence RI Toledo OH pic.twitter.com/EYuvjjPIK9
— NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) January 1, 2022
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