The following tidbits were gleaned from issues of the “New Jersey Courier” newspaper, if for some reason you find yourself interested in what the weather was like in 1901-1905 in Ocean County.
4 –6 Oct 1901 Frost. 7 Oct 1901 Frost; 27 degrees this morning. 10 Oct 1901 Frost; dusty roads. 13 –14 Oct 1901 rain (1. 75”); most foliage is still green. 25 Oct 1901 biggest frost of the season. 30 Oct 1901 Grass is still green. 10 Nov 1901 first snow of the season. 11 Nov 1901 First rain in weeks; Robbins Cove is frozen. Coldest day yet- 14 degrees. 13 Nov 1901 snowfall 20 Nov 1901 12 degrees today. 21 Nov 1901 10 degrees today. Trees bare of leaves; Northwest winds romp and rage. 23-24 Nov 1901 Heavy winds (50-70 mph);first real rain in two months. Flooding causes damage in coastal areas. 28 Nov 1901 Cold winds, clear. 29 Nov 1901 Ice and snow; ponds frozen. 1 Dec 1901 too warm for overcoats 2 Dec 1901 rain, turning to snow and sleet. 3 Dec 1901 rain 4 Dec 1901 bright, cold. Snow clad landscape. 5 Dec 1901 14 degrees this morning. Snowy and blowy; winter is here. 8 Dec 1901 more rain 15 Dec 1901 fierce southeast gale and heavy rains did much damage. 17 Dec 1901 13 degrees to –7 degrees; snow 9 inches by evening. 18 Dec 1901 Seven degrees below zero this morning. Reached 32 degrees later in day. 19 Dec 1901 first sleighing snow; bay is frozen again. –6 degrees low, 25 degrees high 20-21 Dec 1901 -5 degrees at coldest; reached 30 degrees in afternoon. 22 Dec 1901 coldest day yet; -12 degrees. 23 Dec 1901 much warmer; some thawing. Ice cutters cut 5 ½ inches of ice. 8 Jan 1902 snow and sleet 9 Jan 1902 1 inch of snowfall 16 Jan 1902 cold weather a –plenty 29-30 Jan 1902 tem. Ranged from 5-12 degrees. Four inches of snow on 29th; 0 degrees on 30th 1 Feb 1902 snow continued, then turned into rain. 4 Feb 1902 light flurries. 5 Feb 1902 clear and cold; -3 degrees in morning. 9 Feb 1902 fiercest gale of the winter 13 Feb 1902 snow; cold weather. Lots of skating. Ice is 9 inches thick. 17 Feb 1902 Heaviest blizzard since 1888; 12 –18 inches. 28 Feb 1902 Thunderstorms and heavy rains. 5 Mar 1902 snowstorms turned to sleet; then to rain, then to snow. Ground covered. 6 Mar 1902 warm weather brought out insects and caterpillars. 10 Mar 1902 8 degrees this morning. 23-24 Mar 1902 “Perfect spring days” 26 Mar 1902 at one time there were six forest fires in sight of each other today. 27 Mar 1902 Gentle spring 3 Apr 1902 April showers; green leaf buds; sparrows nesting. 8 Apr 1902 solar eclipse 10 Apr 1902 rain, rain, rain; blow, blow, blow 22 Apr 1902 lunar eclipse; 89 degrees today. 23 Apr 1902 88 degrees today 24 Apr 1902 cooler than yesterday 25 Apr 1902 stormy night; “dusty, dusty, dusty! Bumblebees are buzzing. Plum trees laden with bloom; moonlit evenings as perfect as the warm days” 28 Apr 1902 a fine rain, and very beneficial. High winds; fire at pine woods near Siloam from a charcoal burner’s pit. Burned al the way to New Prospect, 1500 acres in all. 8 May 1902 Leaves green; apple blossoms. 12 May 1902 Frost this morning. 20 May 1902 Month long drought broken; a little lightning 22 May 1902 cool nights, delightful weather. 25 May 1902 welcome rains 27 May 1902 welcome rains 29 May 1902 Frost this morning. 5 June 1902 “Wanted- A Good Wet Rain” 7 June 1902 brief shower week of 19 June 1902: Frost killed ¾ of huckleberries in Whitesville. 21 June 1902 A day of showers 26 June 1902 delightfully cool weather; rains are frequent July 1902—coolest July in seven years 3 July 1902 enough rain at last 4 July 1902 a perfect day 5 July 1902 hottest day of the month; 90 degrees 10 July 1902 hot, muggy, moonlit nights 15 July 1902 fire in woods southwest of Toms River; hail in parts of the county. Storm with lightning; several places in county were struck. 17 July 1902 Lakewood raspberry crop unusually large and good. Rain today; greatest change in temp.; 28 degrees between high and low. Daisies, Wild Carrot in bloom 20-21 July 1902 showers 24 July 1902 flytime; good mosquito weather. 31 July 1902 mosquitoes left last week. 2 Aug 1902 showers came up at noon. Lightning struck Presbyterian steeple and ran along wires to George H. Holman’s house and blew fuses there. 6 Aug 1902 Squall tore up tent at Presbyterian fair. 7 Aug 1902 Katydids, locusts, and crickets enjoy evening concerts. Summer stays cool. It is a poor day that passes without a shower. 13 Aug 1902 46 degrees this morning. 21 Aug 1902 Grass showing signs of drought. Showers at night. Last week was coldest Aug. in many years. A new batch of vicious mosquitoes arrives 28 Aug 1902 Leaves have begun to fall. Lots of meteors seen lately; cool if not cold nights. 4 Sep 1902 September started warmer than July or August. 9 Sep 1902 Rains broke the drought 10 Sep 1902 Frost this morning.. 13 Sep 1902 East winds stay with us 18 Sep 1902 Fire at Osbornville at I. B. Osborn property; swamps are dry despite all of the wet weather. 18-22 Sep 1902 storm 24-25 Sep 1902 storm 1-6 Oct 1903 storm; all of north and central Jersey flooded. Very damaging to most of state. Not bad in Ocean County. 8 Oct 1903 showers today. 14 Oct 1903 frost this morning. 26-7 Oct 1903 first cold weather of the fall 28 Oct 1903 a few flakes of snow fell 6-7 Nov 1903 pretty cool weather 12 Nov 1903 unusually warm weather 19 Nov 1903 20 degrees this morning. 26 Nov 1903 weather grows wintry; -12 degrees this morning. 27 Nov 1903 9 degrees today 29 Nov 1903 light snowfall today. 30 Nov – 1 Dec 1903 Exceptionally heavy frosts. Clear and cold. 2 Dec 1903 2 degrees; Snow turned to rain, then back to snow 3 Dec 1903 Rained this morning 14 Dec 1903 a cold snap this morning. 16 Dec 1903 12 degrees 18-19 Dec 1903 8 degrees; coldest so far 25 Dec 1903 warm and rainy; cold winds and snow flurries prevail 31 Dec 1903 bay is frozen for the third time this season. 2 Jan 1904 3 inches of snow fell on ground this morning. 3 Jan 1904 total of five inches of snow has now fallen. 8 degrees today. 4 Jan 1904 -5 degrees 5 Jan 1904 -16 degrees; -17 degrees at night. 7 Jan 1904 -17 degrees this morning 13 Jan 1904 rains 14 Jan 1904 slippery today; unusually cold. Snow has not melted. 16 Jan 1904 brief rain. 19 Jan 1904 -2 degrees 20 Jan 1904 -3 degrees 21 Jan 1904 More zero weather. 28 Jan 1904 rains last week cleared away ice and snow. Snowstorm tonight; 5 inches. 30-31 Jan 1904 Air full of fog or vapor; everything is covered in ice. 2 Oct 1904 Seaside Park—there has been a hard westerly wind for days. Fields are white with balsam; farmers beginning to husk corn. The long drought Has left swamps and springs low. 3 Oct 1904 Tuckerton had a great forest fire. 6 Oct 1904 cooler weather has brought the ducks into the bay 12 Oct 1904 the northeaster covered the ground with leaves; quite a diversity of weather this past week. Frost and ice, warm weather, and a northeaster. 15 Oct 1904 ice 20 Oct 1904 delightful weather; beautiful moonlit nights; rain greatly needed. 21 Oct 1904 storm stripped leaves from trees; rain lasted only a few hours. 30 Oct 1904 heavy surf has prevailed this fall. Heavy frosts almost ever night. ¼” ice today 13 Nov 1904 storm interfered with church services 14 Nov 1904 cold and windy 15 Nov 1904 nice weather 17 Nov 1904 high winds, heavy rain, a little snow 3 Dec 1904 snow 5 Dec 1904 first real snow -four inches 10 Dec 1904 Quite a snowstorm 11 Dec 1904 Coldest day of season; 4 degrees in Barnegat, -1 degree in Tuckerton 12 Dec 1904 Sloppy weather; first rain, then snow 13 Dec 1904 coldest day of season; preponderance of Northeast winds 15 Dec 1904 stormy today 19 Dec 1904 warm south winds 20-21 Dec 1904 warm and clear; some melting 22 Dec 1904 mercury hit the zero mark. Looks like white Christmas; ground covered since December 3. 23 Dec 1904 warm 24 Dec 1904 rain; turned to snow at dusk 25 Dec 1904 snow; cold northeast wind. 8 inches of snow, then turned to rain. 26 Dec 1904 rain continues 27 Dec 1904 Rain continues 28 Dec 1904 strong south winds; ground is finally bare. 1 Jan 1905 beautiful day 4 Jan 1905 6” snow fell 5 Jan 1905 blizzard in Barnegat, worse than the rest of the county 6 Jan 1905 SE wind cleared heavy snow. Rain at night 12 Jan 1905 upper bay is still frozen 14-15 Jan 1905 the Toms River is frozen 26 Jan 1905 0 degrees; blizzardy 4 Feb 1905 -9 degrees this morning. Rapidly rising temperatures. Lots of slush all day, which froze at night. 9 Feb 1905 there has been a spot on the sun 16 Feb 1905 0 degrees again 20 Feb 1905 snow, turned to rain 21 Feb 1905 good melting 2 Mar 1905 bluebirds are here again, grass seen through the melting snow 4 Mar 1905 3 or 4 inches of snow fell, then turned to rain 7 Mar 1905 snow , turned to rain 16 Mar 1905 rains last week washed streets clean. Easterly winds 20 Mar 1905 East winds 30 Mar 1905 it reached 83 degrees one day this week. Forest fire NW of Toms River 1-2 Apr 1905 Ice froze 3 Apr 1905 Thunder shower, fog bank 8 Apr 1905 snowfall, hail 10 Apr 1905 heavy showers and thunder at night. Day was warm with SW winds; 16-18 Apr 1905 snowed; cold NW winds 20-21 Apr 1905 fire from Waretown to Toms River; stopped just short of Toms River by a rainstorm. It got as far as the RR station. 3 May 1905 warm wind 4 May 1905 heavy fog caused thermometer to drop 30 degrees in 30 minutes 8 May 1905 fire at cranberry bogs near Indian Hill, cleared three acres 11 May 1905 dry, dusty, windy. Cold last week killed strawberries and peaches 18 May 1905 full moon, lots of east wind. Cloudy weather this week. 21 May 1905 frost this morning. 25 May 1905 fireflies, cool nights 29 May 1905 rain; aside from this there has been a drought 1 Jun 1905 east winds, cool weather 6 Jun 1905 rainstorm 8 Jun 1905 warm weather 12 Jun 1905 Delightful rain 15 Jun 1905 days have been cool and cloudy for two weeks 18-19 Jun 1905 90 degrees plus—hottest days of the year 26 Jun 1905 Hot spell 30 Jun 1905 cool with showers 2 Jul 1905 nice rainstorm 10 Jul 1905 rainbow seen during afternoon shower 13 Jul 1905 warm weather, dry, dusty, crops suffer from lack of rain 15-16 Jul 1905 perfect evenings, cool and pleasant 17 Jul 1905 a scorcher 18 Jul 1905 100 degrees; except on 15th and 16th it has been in the 90s for two weeks. Heavy shower 19 Jul 1905 Lightning and thunder; no rain. Struck pole on Dayton ave; ½ of village was without power 21 Jul 1905 Easterly winds break heat wave 27 Jul 1905 maple trees covered with thousands of green bugs and lice. Newspaper, dipped in kerosene and lighted, kills them best. 3 Aug 1905 corn suffers from drought; few mosquitoes. Clouds but no rain. Showers everywhere but Toms River. 9 Aug 1905 rain at last 10 Aug 1905 good picnic weather, very little real hot weather this summer. 15 Aug 1905 lightning struck Cranmoor farm; minimal damage 17 Aug 1905 Hot days and cool nights, showers nearly every day last week. 24 Aug 1905 foggy mornings, warmer this week. Mosquitoes quite bad 30 Aug 1905 cool weather; eclipse last week blocked by clouds.