The storm was more of a talker than a burden, but towns in Monmouth and Ocean counties led the way in the snowfall total count.
In most places across New Jersey, the much-anticipated snowstorm on the first day of spring turned out to be only a dusting -- just enough to inconvenience drivers heading to work.
The people who had the most snow to clear off their cars Monday morning were those down in Monmouth and Ocean counties, according to unofficial snowfall totals reported by the National Weather Service and the Community Collaborative Rain, Hail & Snow Network at Rutgers University.
Was this Old Man Winter's last gasp?
It certainly appears likely, but it's never out of the question, said Patrick O'Hara, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service's regional office in Mount Holly, where a paltry 0.3 inches of snow fell Sunday night into Monday morning.
"It's really tough to say never" when it comes to getting more snow in March or April, O'Hara said, but temperatures are on a warming trend this week and the long-range weather models are not showing much in the way of cold air and precipitation.
Having narrowly survived this weekend's winter event, we now resume regular programming. Making a run at 70 on Wed! pic.twitter.com/jT04J7Teyy
-- Gary Szatkowski (@GarySzatkowski) March 21, 2016
In fact, Monday's slight warmup in the afternoon will be enough to wipe out the meager amounts of snow that just fell.
"It won't last long," O'Hara said. "The sun will be out, and temperature will be around 50 today."
By mid-week, the mercury is expected to rise into the mid-60s, and it could get close to 70 on Thursday before things cool down into the 50s and some rain moves in on Friday.
Snow fades away as sunny, breezy day emerges
Here are those long-awaited snowfall totals:
ATLANTIC COUNTY
- Estell Manor: 1.9 inches
- Hammonton: 1.2 inches
- Egg Harbor Twp.: 1.0 inches
- Mays Landing: 1.0 inches
- Atlantic City Airport: 0.8 inches
- Port Republic: 0.8 inches
BERGEN COUNTY
- Ridgewood: 0.7 inches
BURLINGTON COUNTY
- Tabernacle: 1.0 inches
- Mount Holly: 0.3 inches
- Florence: 0.3 inches
- Mount Laurel: 0.2 inches
CAPE MAY COUNTY
- Woodbine: 1.5 inches
- Cape May: 1.3 inches
- Sea Isle City: 0.5 inches
- Middle Twp: 0.5 inches
- Sea Isle City: 0.5 inches
CUMBERLAND COUNTY
- Port Norris: 0.4 inches
ESSEX COUNTY
- Cedar Grove: 0.8 inches
- Newark Airport: Trace
GLOUCESTER COUNTY
- Sewell: Trace
HUDSON COUNTY
- Harrison: 0.5 inches
MERCER COUNTY
- Hopewell: 0.4 inches
- Lawrence Twp.: 0.2 inches
- Ewing: 0.2 inches
- West Windsor: Trace
MIDDLESEX COUNTY
- Old Bridge: 0.5 inches
- North Brunswick: 0.3 inches
- South River: 0.2 inches
MONMOUTH COUNTY
- Upper Freehold: 2.6 inches
- Freehold: 2.4 inches
- Neptune Twp: 2.0 inches
- Manasquan: 1.8 inches
- Howell: 1.4 inches
- Red Bank: 1.3 inches
- Long Branch: 1.2 inches
- Colts Neck: 0.5 inches
MORRIS COUNTY
- Randolph Twp: 0.5 inches
- Rockaway Twp: 0.4 inches
- Denville: 0.4 inches
- Rockaway: 0.3 inches
- Morris Twp: 0.3 inches
- Florham Park: 0.3 inches
OCEAN COUNTY
- Toms River: 2.1 inches
- Jackson: 2.0 inches
- Point Pleasant: 1.9 inches
- Berkeley Twp: 1.5 inches
- Brick Twp: 1.1 inches
- Stafford Twp: 1.0 inches
- Little Egg Harbor: 0.8 inches
- Pine Beach: 0.5 inches
PASSAIC COUNTY
- Bloomingdale: 0.2 inches
SALEM COUNTY
- Pittsgrove: 0.3 inches
SOMERSET COUNTY
- Green Brook: 0.5 inches
- Franklin Twp: 0.3 inches
- Bernards Twp: 0.3 inches
- Hillsborough: 0.3 inches
UNION COUNTY
- Roselle: 0.3 inches
Note: More towns are not included in this list because every town does not have a monitored weather station. And some towns that do have monitored weather stations don't report their precipitation readings after every storm.
Early spring storm is pulling away from the Eastern Seaboard. Snowfall reports received this morning as of 10:30 am pic.twitter.com/wFJTHDuHPL
-- NWS Eastern Region (@NWSEastern) March 21, 2016
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