Ocean County's Historic Extreme Weather

We've got some cold days coming up as we head towards this weekend, but at least we can keep one thing in mind - it could be worse!

That being said, looking back at the historic weather extremes for Toms River, this is exactly how extreme it's actually gotten in the past:

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Jupiterimages - ThinkStock
The Coldest December Days
1989 is recent enough that a lot of long time Ocean County residents probably remember it.
December of 1989 saw 5 days that dipped below 0, with Christmas Eve and Christmas Day at -2 and -3 respectively!
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zest_marina - ThinkStock
The Snowiest Year
I don't want to jinx anything, but we've done ok with snow this year, with only about a foot having fallen in 2016.
But at least we're not experiencing the conditions that New Jerseyans did in 1961, when over 100 inches was recorded in the state!
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moodboard - ThinkStock
The Warmest Christmas
Christmas Day 1964 felt more like late spring than winter, with the thermometer inching all the way up to 68 degrees!