Cold/Wind Chill, Sussex
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold in New Jersey, February 4 to 6, 1996
The coldest air mass of the winter season moved in after the snow storm of the 2nd and 3rd. Except for the immediate coast and along parts of the Delaware River and Bay, most locations had low temperatures below zero on the 5th and 6th.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 20 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 20
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
The coldest air mass of the winter season moved in after the snow storm of the 2nd and 3rd. Except for the immediate coast and along parts of the Delaware River and Bay, most locations had low temperatures below zero on the 5th and 6th. A record low temperature of -8F was set at Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona on the 5th. In central New Jersey alone, the Automobile Association of America responded to over 900 calls of dead batteries the morning of the 5th. About 100 residents of the Southern Ocean Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Manahawkin were evacuated on the 6th after a frozen pipe burst within the center's sprinkler system. They returned that evening.Low temperatures the morning of the 5th included -17F in Newton, -16F in Hainesville, -10F in Estelle Manor and New Lisbon, -8F in Hightstown and Blackwell Mills, -6F in Boonton, zero in Mount Holly, 2F in Trenton, 4F within Atlantic City and 7F in Sandy Hook. Low temperatures the morning of the 6th were about the same and they included -14F in Newton, -13F in Sussex and East Millstone, -8F in Belvidere, -4F in New Brunswick, -3F at Atlantic City International Airport a new record, -2F in Mount Laurel and Somerdale and 5F within Atlantic City. No serious cold related injuries were reported.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 cold/wind chill. Local standard time, as filed.
Cold/Wind Chill, Warren
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Morris
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Hunterdon
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Somerset
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Middlesex
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Monmouth
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Mercer
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Salem
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Gloucester
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Camden
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Northwestern Burlington
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Ocean
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ocean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Cumberland
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Atlantic
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Western Cape May
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Cape May
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Cold/Wind Chill, Eastern Ocean
- When
- February 4, 6:00 PM EST to February 6, 10:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ocean forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Cold/Wind Chill
- Cold or wind chill below warning criteria that caused deaths, injuries or damage.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Ice Storm in Texas, February 4, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Cold in North Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Cold in South Carolina, February 4, 1996
- Flood in California, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Iowa, February 4, 1996
- Ice Storm in Arkansas, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 4, 1996
- Cold in West Virginia, February 4 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Ohio, February 4 to 5, 1996
- Cold in Louisiana, February 4, 1996
- Cold in Texas, February 4, 1996
More
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Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5551611, 5551612, 5551613, 5551614, 5551615, 5551616, 5551617, 5551618, 5551619, 5551620, 5551621, 5551622, 5551623, 5551624, 5551625, 5551626, 5551627, 5551628, 5551629, 5551630.