One student asked Murphy if he is ever wrong in his forecasts. Pupil Daniela Berson said she may be interested in becoming a meteorologist one day. "He was excellent," said Grant Hirschberg. Several students said they were impressed with Murphy’s presentation. "But we’re talking about 9 to 15 inches of water covering the entire state of New Jersey. "You think of 9 to 15 inches of water in a bucket, and that doesn’t seem like a lot," he said. ![]() Murphy said he hopes it will not be necessary for him to make drought forecasts throughout the spring and summer. To replenish this, it would take heavy rains at least once every three days for about a month and a half. But today’s forecasts are heavily dependent on computers, he said.Īddressing the state’s current drought conditions, Murphy told the pupils that groundwater levels are down 9 to 15 inches in New Jersey. Traditional instruments such as the barometer, thermometer and weather balloons are still used. Murphy answered several questions about the tools of meteorology. "Everything I say is just off the top of my head." "Hopefully, in that time period, I can learn enough about the weather to talk to you," Murphy said. Comparing the process to studying for a test, he said he goes over several charts, computer readings and speaks with co-workers to come up with the forecasts. Going over his daily routine, Murphy told the youngsters he arrives at the office at about 2 p.m. For homework, the class watched weather reports the night before and came in prepared with questions. His lesson served as a follow-up to the students’ unit on weather. ![]() Student teacher Dawn Lamberth organized the visit by calling Murphy at the station. I get to help a lot of people with decisions they make every day." "Everybody is interested in the weather," Murphy said, explaining his favorite part of the job. Between explaining how fog is formed and what an ion is, he may have inspired a few future meteorologists. Murphy, a weather forecaster at Cable-vision’s News 12 New Jersey, visited Anita Malone’s third-grade class at the Roberts-ville Elementary School on March 26. MARLBORO - Mark Murphy popped in a tape of his March 25 nightly weather forecast, calling for a wintry mix of rain and snow for the next day. Murphy’s presentation served as a follow-up to the students’ lesson on weather. ![]() JERRY WOLKOWITZ News 12 New Jersey meterologist Mark Murphy answers questions during a visit to Anita Malone’s third-grade class at the Robertsville Elementary School, Marlboro.
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