New Jersey, 1997

Heat in New Jersey, January 3 to 5, 1997

January 3 to 5, 1997 · NWS PHI · 17 events in 17 counties and zones

A persistent west to southwest flow throughout the start of 1997 led to unseasonably warm weather from the 3rd through the 5th across Central and Southern New Jersey. The warmest days were the 3rd and the 5th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 17 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.

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The toll

Deaths
0
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
17

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.

A persistent west to southwest flow throughout the start of 1997 led to unseasonably warm weather from the 3rd through the 5th across Central and Southern New Jersey. The warmest days were the 3rd and the 5th. A weak backdoor cold front brought mostly cloudy skies and slightly cooler temperatures on the 4th. A record tieing high of 56 degrees was set at the Marina within Atlantic City on the 3rd. Nearby record breaking high temperatures of 63 degrees were set at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on the 3rd and 66 degrees at the Philadelphia International Airport on the 5th. Other high temperatures through this period included 64 degrees in New Brunswick (on the 3rd), 63 degrees in Wertsville (on the 3rd) and Mount Holly (on both the 3rd and 5th), 62 degrees in Cherry Hill (on the 5th), 61 degrees at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona (on the 3rd) and 60 degrees in Millville (on the 5th).

The radar

The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.

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Event by event

17 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Burlington

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST
Where
Burlington forecast zone
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Camden

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cumberland

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Atlantic

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Cape May

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Monmouth

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Ocean

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gloucester

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hunterdon

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Mercer

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Middlesex

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Salem

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Somerset

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Atlantic

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Cape May

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Monmouth

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Ocean

When
January 3, 10:00 AM EST to January 5, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

What these are

Heat
Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.

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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: 5596226, 5596227, 5596228, 5596229, 5596230, 5596231, 5596232, 5596233, 5596234, 5596235, 5596236, 5596237, 5596238, 5596239, 5596240, 5596241, 5596242.