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Toms River, a town in the state of New Jersey, is located on the southeast coast of the state and is recognized as one of the many towns located at the jersey shore. Its approximate latitude and longitude is 40 degrees latitude and 74 degrees longitude. Toms River is approximately 5-10 miles from the Atlantic Ocean (provides for an attractive and popular resort area), and at the southwestern end is the spectacular view of the Delaware Water Gap. It is also located about two hours from the Ramapo Mountain Range which is located in North New Jersey. I chose to write about the town of Toms River because I thought it would be interesting to learn more about the town where I spent my childhood years. The Climate Type of Toms River, NJ is Humid Continental. The climate type was determined by the use of a climograph (information of temperature and precipitation) and use of Koppen system. The interaction of cold, dry air masses, from the northwest, with warm moist air masses from the south produces different types of weather patterns. The P