5 Inches Of Snow Fell Here In The Garden State

NEW JERSEY — Despite the winter solstice being on Dec. 21, New Jersey already got a taste of winter weather this week as a storm swept over the region from early Sunday through Monday morning.

While the majority of the state received a few inches of rain, a surge of cold air arrived at the tail end of the storm on Sunday night, changing the rain into snowfall in northwest New Jersey.

According to reports from the National Weather Service, more than 5 inches of snow fell in the early hours of Monday morning at High Point State Park in Sussex County.

The transition to snow occurred as far south as the I-95 corridor; however, no accumulation was recorded there, forecasters said.

Here are the snowfall totals reported by Iowa State University:

• Green Pond, Morris County: 1.7 in
• High Point, Sussex County: 5.1 in
• Highland Lakes, Sussex County: 1.3 in
• Hopatcong, Sussex County: .5 in
• Mine Hill, Morris County: .2 in
• Wantage Township, Sussex County: .5 in
• Brookside, Morris County: .2 in
• Hardyston Township, Sussex County: .4 in
• Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona, Atlantic County: trace amounts
• Trenton Mercer Airport in Ewing, Mercer County: trace amounts

Rainfall in New Jersey

The Sunday-Monday system also brought heavy rain across the region, which was largely beneficial aside from some minor flooding in spots, according to forecasters.

The following were among the heaviest rainfall totals observed across New Jersey during the two-day storm:

• Deerfield, Cumberland County: 4.45 in
• Bradley Beach, Monmouth County: 3.48 in
• Ocean Township, Monmouth County: 3.47 in
• Blue Anchor, Camden County: 3.45 in
• Millville, Cumberland County: 3.20 in
• Estell Manor, Atlantic County: 3.17 in
• Buena Vista Township, Atlantic County: 3.16 in
• Point Pleasant Beach, Ocean County: 3.08 in
• Brick, Ocean County: 3.05 in

This past Sunday saw five new daily precipitation records set, the National Weather Service said.