Daily News | Water-gate at the Jersey Shore? A federal team will dive into those record-high surf temperatures
Federal officials are diving into the mystery of that flare-up of tropical-like water temperatures at the Jersey Shore that were unprecedented in the 111-year period of record.
The 84.7 degrees well exceeded the old standard, 83.3 degrees, set on Aug. 10, 2016, said Jim Eberwine, retired marine meteorologist at the Mount Holly office and now Absecon’s emergency management chief. Unquestionably, the water has been way warmer than it was not so long ago. During “upwelling” events in late July and earlier this month, the toe-chilling waters dipped into the mid-50s — 55.8 degrees on Aug. 10.Those swings are related to the winds. The upwelling resulted from the same persistent winds from the south that baked the region with intense heat July into August and had a chilling effect on the Jersey Shore surf.
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