Something in the Air

The 2021 hurricane season is saying goodbye to the Greek alphabet and hello to another more active than usual season. Jhordanne Jones, part of the prestigious Colorado State University hurricane forecasting team, joins Meteorologist Joe Martucci to break down the percentages the Jersey Shore gets hit by a storm. Jhordanne also explains her journey from tropical Jamaica to the High Plains of Colorado.

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April brought everything from a beach day to snow in South Jersey. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Dave Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, hop on the pod to discuss this kitchen sink of weather. 

1:55 - More on the record Apr. 28 heat and how the shore escaped the sea breeze. 

5:27 - Every ten years, the weather world updates its climate normals. Dave gives an early look at what it means for New Jersey, and snow cover across the globe. 

9:50 - Walpack, the ice box of New Jersey

12:01 - Where a dry April stacks up to history.

14:23 - What the dry April meant for wildfires.

16:15 - Our first line of thunderstorms passed on April 21, and it brought plenty of hail.

19:20 - Flurries passed the next day, on April 22. How unusual is that and how can it snow well into the 40s? 

24:02 - The coastal flooding, and lack of it.

Find new Something in the Air episodes, a 2020 New Jersey Press Association Award winner, on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month at www.pressofac.com/weather and wherever you get your podcasts.

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Can you actually freeze and rip off your hair? 

How *where* you do your hair impacts *how* it looks.

And, of course, weather and the sweltering summer heat.

This Something in the Air podcast is all about your hair, and the weather! Joined with Meteorologist Joe Martucci is the man who says he's living the American Dream, coming to this country by foot and car from El Salvador as a kid. That is David Velasco, Manager and Master Stylists at Daja Hair Salon in Ventnor. 

He may or may not also cut Joe's hair.

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March's weather brought everything but the kitchen sink, but that's typical for the third month of the year in South Jersey. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Dave Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, get together to recap the month of March.

0:30 - Start off with April Fools' snow and how rare April snow is in Jersey.

4:30 - Why is March's weather so topsy turvy, anyway?

7:48 - The longest dry streak within the month of March, plus a wildfire recap

13:35 - When it rained, it poured. March's rainfall look back.

16:43 - Why March was so windy.

19:50 - South Jersey's sea breezes

24:40 - Geeking out over a record dry March day

26:36 - Temperature recap.

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Gary Pavlis, Jersey native and longtime agent at the Rutgers New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station is the man who put the state's wineries on the map. An expert of grape growing, Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Gary talk about how climate change has benefitted grape growing in the state, how a tweak in the state law made the wine industry blossom and his time as President of the American Wine Society. 

1:38 - Gary's Mount Rushmore of wine
2:45 - What his job is like going into growing season
6:31 - Why he can thank his dad for getting him into agriculture. 
14:22 - What rapid wintertime warming has meant to the grape growing industry.
22:55 - How Gary helped to explode the New Jersey winery business
26:20 - Where the future of grape growing is going.

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February was in the top three for wettest Februarys on record. While South Jersey saw plenty of rain, winter weather lovers could rejoice in four rounds of snow and sleet, though there was one ice storm. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and New Jersey State Climatologist Dave Robinson talk about the month, including why Joe compares it to an Oreo cookie as well as how prescribed burning season is going.

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#WxTwitter is one of the chattiest social media hashtags out there. Whether it's brash fun or in-depth observations, South Jersey has their fair share of weather enthusiasts. @Sgt_Snowflake_609 on Instagram, of Cape May, and Marc Franz Jr., who goes by @WxManFranz on Twitter, joins Meteorologist Joe Martucci and goes beyond the phone to see who these two local internet celebrities are.

Sgt. Snowflake interview starts at 0:11. Marc Franz Jr.'s interview starts at 16:21. 

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January was pretty boring in South Jersey weather, until the nor'easter on Jan. 31 that lasted until Feb. 3. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Dave Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist, spend the first half of the podcast talking about this historic storm, before recapping the rest of January.

0:40 - Dave gloats to Joe about his snow in Somerset County and consoles Joe that snow hope is not lost in southeastern New Jersey.

3:35 - Southeast New Jersey snow totals from the nor'easter and an explainer on what needs to happen for all snow in our corner of the stat.

8:03 - Recapping the storm's coastal flooding and how Joe saved a stranded car in Atlantic City

14:09 - This nor'easter may break the state record for most snow in a storm, held by Cape May of all places (34 inches in 1899). Robinson explains the process of confirming a new record.

18:49 - January temperatures and their place in history.

21:20 - January precipitation, their place in history and why the past three months have been a pain to keep track of.

23:23 - January snow totals

26:10 - Why the shore's wettest month is March but the mainland is August. 

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The first classic, wintertime nor'easter struck on Dec. 16, but it barely brought snow to southeastern New Jersey. It was all a part of another warm and wet month in the region. Meteorologist Joe Martucci and Dave Robinson, the New Jersey State Climatologist talk about all of that, and more, in the Something in the Air podcast.

0:34 - Brief recap of the top ten weather events of 2020.

3:00 - All about the Dec. 16 storm, including why most of southeastern New Jersey get soaked in rain, instead of caked with snow. Plus, a little North/Centra/South Jersey talk.

8:56 - December precipitation.

9:53 - Christmas Eve storm.

11:47 - Should snow lovers be excited about the upcoming pattern?

16:15 - Recapping another warmer than average month

20:35 - Looking ahead to the new climate averages that come out every ten years.

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Meteorologist Joe Martucci and New Jersey State Climatologist Dave Robinson compare their top ten weather events list of 2020 in this special, year-end podcast. Joe and Dave both agree on six of the ten. They have some fun as they break down their lists. Tropical storms, heavy wind, golf ball sized hail and snow (or lack there-of) are all on the list! 

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1:44 - How extreme this year's weather was compared to years' past, according to Dave.

4:02 - Comparing the styles of Joe's list and Dave's list (Joe's is South Jersey only, while Dave's is for all of New Jersey) 

6:26 - Quick rundown of events ten through six

17:15 - Quick rundown of events five through one

19:47 - Full analysis of each of their top five events. 

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