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NEW JERSEY · ATLANTIC COUNTY

Buena Vista

7,197 people, 100 ft above sea level in Atlantic County.

100 ftElevation, city center
7,197People, 2024 estimate
41 sq miLand area
Clear 45°
Clear now Dew point 30° · W 9 mph · high 47°
City of Buena Vista River Interstate 2 miles
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The Buena Vista plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Buena Vista

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Atlantic City International Airport (KACY) · 4:54 PM
Clear
45° Clear Feels like 40° · high of 47° near 5 PM
WindW 9 mphno gusts
Humidity56%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure29.88 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 30° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 60.89 in · 8 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Atlantic County
NWS Mount Holly and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:16 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:42 AM4:45 PM ↓
10 h 3 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
21
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: 35, good. No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 28 to 36°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 58° / 37°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
47° 30°
0% rain — WNW 9 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 29°
0% rain — NW 12 A
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 29°
0% rain — NNW 8 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
57° 29°
0% rain — W 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Sunny Sunny
61° 30°
0% rain — W 3 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
63° 33°
0% rain — SW 2 A
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
64° 36°
0% rain — WNW 1 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Buena Vista about 5,000 feet above the ground was over British Columbia three days ago, and over the Great Lakes a day ago, about 2,600 miles back along its path. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the open Pacific. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK IN 1993 Nov. 16, 1993

The hottest this week has been

79° on Nov. 16, 1993, the hottest reading for this week of the year since 1965. Next is 78° in 2020.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Estell Manor record since 1965.
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THE GROUND

What Buena Vista stands on

Buena Vista’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 80 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Cohansey Formation (sand), from the Middle Miocene, 12 to 14 million years old.

Buena Vista, cut in half from northwest to southeast

A section northwest to southeast, 24 miles through the town center
0 ft100 ft BUENA VISTA100 ftHigh point of the line170 ftMizpah110 ftGreat Egg Harbor Riversea level ← NW · FranklinvilleSE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Cohansey Formation

Sand. Age: Middle Miocene, 12 to 14 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Buena Vista’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Buena Vista reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Deep Run and the Great Egg Harbor: about 25 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Buena Vista≈ 25 mi · the Atlantic Ocean
FROM THE CENTER OF BUENA VISTA ≈ 25 mi to the Atlantic Ocean Deep Run → Great Egg Harbor

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Buena Vista; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Buena Vista’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1965 · Estell Manor, 9 mi south-southeast

Buena Vista has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 87° in July; winter nights fall to about 23° in January. A normal year brings about 22 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 51 inches of water.

43°23°46°25°53°31°64°41°73°51°82°60°87°66°85°64°79°57°67°44°57°35°48°28° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY BUENA VISTA 50.6 in rain and snowmelt
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average87° / 66°high / low, the warmest month
January, average43° / 23°high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow50.6 inwettest months: August and March
Snow a year22.0 insnowiest: February
Hottest on record107°FJuly 4, 1966
Coldest on record−12°FJanuary 22, 1984
Wettest day on record12.6 inAugust 21, 1997
Snowiest day on record19.2 inFebruary 17, 2003
90° days a year26very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°116and 9 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropicalKöppen Cfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about May 2 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 26 to March 21; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Buena Vista normally reaches 58° and falls to 35°. The record high is 73°, in 1989; the record low 14°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 3.09 in, fell in 1972.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high43°46°53°64°73°82°87°85°79°67°57°48°
Normal low23°25°31°41°51°60°66°64°57°44°35°28°
Rain and melt, in3.813.394.983.833.524.144.685.523.934.533.544.74
Snow, inches6.18.23.40.70.00.00.00.00.00.00.03.6
Record high75° (2002)76° (2018)88° (1998)97° (2002)97° (1969)102° (1969)107° (1966)100° (2007)99° (1983)95° (2019)83° (2024)78° (1998)
Record low−12° (1984)−10° (1996)−2° (2009)17° (1969)26° (1978)37° (1997)43° (2001)39° (1986)34° (1997)17° (1969)10° (1989)−4° (1980)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1965 at Estell Manor, 9 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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ON THE NETWORK

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Neighboring plates

Philadelphia PA · 37 MI 37 miles north Upper Darby PA · 37 MI 37 miles northwest Baltimore MD · 94 MI 94 miles west New York NY · 94 MI 94 miles northeast Hempstead NY · 103 MI 103 miles northeast Washington DC · 122 MI 122 miles west
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Buena Vista

7,197 people, 100 ft above sea level in Atlantic County.

100 ftElevation
7,197People
41 sq miLand
Clear 45°
ClearDew point 30°
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Today in Buena Vista

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 47° 1%
8p partly cloudy night 38° 1%
11p partly cloudy night 36° 1%
2a mostly clear night 34° 1%
5a mostly clear night 34° 1%
8a clear day 39° 0%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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THIS WEEK IN 1993 · NOV. 16, 1993

79°, the hottest this week of the year has been since 1965.

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What Buena Vista stands on

Buena Vista’s center stands about 100 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 80 ft to 140 ft, a difference of 60 ft: gently rolling country.

Buena Vista, northwest to southeast Buena Vista100 ftHigh point170 ftGreat Egg Harbor Riversea level ← NWSE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center100 ft
Within 3 miles80 to 140 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (60 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceCohansey Formation
Its ageMiddle Miocene, 12 to 14 million years old
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Buena Vista’s year

Buena Vista has a humid subtropical climate. Summer afternoons average 87° in July; winter nights fall to about 23° in January. A normal year brings about 22 inches of snow; with the rain, that comes to about 51 inches of water.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 50.6 in
July, average87° / 66° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average43° / 23° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain and melted snow50.6 in · wettest months: August and March
Snow a year22.0 in · snowiest: February
Hottest on record107°F · July 4, 1966
Coldest on record−12°F · January 22, 1984
Wettest day on record12.6 in · August 21, 1997
Snowiest day on record19.2 in · February 17, 2003
90° days a year26 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°116 · and 9 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHumid subtropical · Köppen Cfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 19, to the last in spring, about May 2 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 26 to March 21; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Buena Vista normally reaches 58° and falls to 35°. The record high is 73°, in 1989; the record low 14°, in 1986. The most rain on this date, 3.09 in, fell in 1972.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1965 at Estell Manor, 9 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 25 mito the Atlantic OceanDeep Run → Great Egg Harbor

A raindrop that lands in Buena Vista reaches the Atlantic Ocean by way of Deep Run and the Great Egg Harbor: about 25 river miles.