New Jersey, 1997

Heat in New Jersey, June 25 to 26, 1997

June 25 to 26, 1997 · NWS PHI · 12 events in 12 counties and zones

The first hot spell of 1997 brought the hottest weather in two years to New Jersey. The highest temperatures reached near 100 degrees on the 25th.

Where it happened

Every event with a place to put it; 12 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
4
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
12

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 first hot spell of 1997 brought the hottest weather in two years to New Jersey. The highest temperatures reached near 100 degrees on the 25th. Four persons were hospitalized in Trenton because of the excessive heat, one suffered a heat stroke and the others suffered heat exhaustion. All four were found sitting in hot apartments. The hot weather started on the 21st. A weak cold front briefly brought cooler and drier air into the region on the 23rd. But that was short-lived as humidity levels increased on the 24th and both the heat and humidity became oppressive again on the 25th and 26th . The highest temperatures included 99 degrees in Brick and Toms River (both Ocean County) and Millville (Cumberland County), 98 degrees in Hammonton (Atlantic County), 97 degrees in Estell Manor (Atlantic County) 96 degrees in Atlantic City and Long Branch (Monmouth County), 95 degrees in Freehold (Monmouth County) and Belle Mead (Somerset County) and 94 degrees in Hightstown (Mercer County).

The radar

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

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Event by event

12 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Cumberland

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Atlantic

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 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
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Ocean

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hunterdon

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Mercer

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Injuries
4 direct, 0 indirect
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Middlesex

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Somerset

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Atlantic

When
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 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
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 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
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 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
June 25, 9:00 AM EST to June 26, 6:00 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.

After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.

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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: 5611971, 5611972, 5611973, 5611974, 5611975, 5611976, 5611977, 5612051, 5612052, 5612053, 5612054, 5612055.