RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE MARK TIED ON MONDAY

On the first day of December, the thermometer reached 72 degrees, tying the record high temperature for Atlantic City set in 2001.  According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will remain slightly average for the first half of December in South Jersey, and then plunge through the 40’s, as arctic air returns to the East Coast. According to most Middle Atlantic forecasters, temperatures for this winter are predicted to be below normal with up to 60 percent more snowfall than during an average year.