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Maximum temperature serves as one measure of comfort and safety for people and for the health of plants and animals. When maximum temperature exceeds particular thresholds, people can become ill and transportation and energy infrastructure may be stressed.
Climate observations and projection data provided by the Northeast Regional Climate Center at Cornell University through their Applied Climate Information System (ACIS, rcc-acis.org). The Localized Constructed Analog downscaling projections were obtained from the Scripps Institution of Oceanography (https://loca.ucsd.edu).
Note the historical period of 1991-2020 is climate model data and not based solely on observed temperature measurements. The future time periods are simulated using greenhouse gas emissions scenarios RCP 4.5 (moderate emissions) and RCP 8.5 (high emissions). The modeled data have been extracted from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Applied Climate Information System and localized to New Jersey.
The Applied Climate Information System (ACIS) was developed and is maintained by the NOAA Regional Climate Centers (RCCs). It was designed to manage the complex flow of information from climate data collectors to the end users of climate data information. The main purpose of ACIS is to alleviate the burden of climate information management for people who use climate information to make management decisions.