Let it snow. When we entered the holidays, we began to hear this famous phrase. Thanksgiving in New Jersey is coming soon. Compared with last year, this year looks more normal.

Speaking of looking normal, how normal is it to see snow on Thanksgiving in New Jersey? We are certainly known for extreme weather, and the cold weather during the holidays is no exception.

According to Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow, Thanksgiving in New Jersey usually includes “morning lows in the mid-1930s. Afternoon highs in the mid-1950s. On all Thanksgiving Thursdays, rainfall exceeds One-third...only four New Brunswick provinces recorded measurable snowfall during the last 128 Thanksgiving Days."

As the statistics show, snow on Thanksgiving is very rare in the Garden State.

So when did these four measurable snow events occur? Let's take a deeper look (based on statistics from the New Brunswick weather station).

During Thanksgiving in 1898, New Jersey received 2.5 inches of snow. The temperature rose to about 40 degrees Fahrenheit that day, so at least it wasn't severely cold.

1912 was also a white Thanksgiving Day. Although not as much as I saw in 1898, several inches of snow fell in New Jersey that day.

It is also a bit cold, with a maximum temperature of only 37 degrees Fahrenheit.

Some of you may remember this special day. Not only did it snow on Thanksgiving, but it was also the largest snowfall in New Jersey's history this holiday.

On Thanksgiving Day, New Jersey was covered with six inches of thick snow. The weather is very cold, the temperature only reaches 33 degrees Fahrenheit.

This is the last time New Jersey saw measurable snowfall on Thanksgiving, but many of you may not remember it. This may be because we had more rainfall than snowfall that day. The rainfall was 1.28 inches and the temperature rose to 42 degrees Fahrenheit.

Despite this, New Jersey did have half an inch of snow, proving that even though most of the day is wet, conditions are still conducive to snowfall.

Speaking of wetness, when is the wettest?

Although Thanksgiving in New Jersey was the wettest in 2014, this is not a record. The wettest Thanksgiving Day occurred on November 25, 1971, when the garden state had 1.95 inches of rainfall and a maximum temperature of 43 degrees Fahrenheit.

November 26, 1903 is the coldest day of Thanksgiving. That year, the mercury temperature dropped to 13 degrees Fahrenheit.

Okay, I already feel cold. When is the hottest?

It's a good thing to have warm thoughts on Thanksgiving, and New Jersey is fortunate enough to tie the warmest day on record. On November 24, 1966 and November 25, 1999, there was a high temperature of 67 degrees Fahrenheit. Needless to say, many people have introduced shorts for that Turkey Day.

So, what is the outlook for Thanksgiving in 2021?

In this article, Chief Meteorologist Dan Zaro said: "The forecast for Thanksgiving in 2021 looks pretty calm."

That being said, anything can change before, during and after Turkey Day. Therefore, please make sure you keep up to date with the latest weather blog by Chief Meteorologist Dan Zarrow and have a wonderful Thanksgiving.