New Jersey, 1998

Heat in New Jersey, January 31, 1998

January 31, 1998 · NWS PHI · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

Courtesy of the warm spell at the start of the month and the lack of any prolonged invasions of arctic air the rest of the month, January 1998 was one of the ten warmest Januarys on record for the state of New Jersey. 4 degrees above normal and was the 4th warmest January on record.

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.

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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.

Courtesy of the warm spell at the start of the month and the lack of any prolonged invasions of arctic air the rest of the month, January 1998 was one of the ten warmest Januarys on record for the state of New Jersey. At the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona, the January monthly mean temperature of 40.3 degrees was 9.4 degrees above normal and was the 4th warmest January on record. The heavy rain that fell across southeast New Jersey also made January 1998 (5.78 inches) the 7th wettest on record at Pomona. At the Atlantic City Marina, the monthly mean temperature of 43.1 degrees was 10.0 degrees above normal and also the 4th warmest January on record.

The radar

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

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Event by event

20 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Burlington

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Burlington forecast zone
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Camden

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cumberland

When
January 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hunterdon

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Mercer

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Middlesex

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Morris

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Salem

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Somerset

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sussex

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warren

When
January 31, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Atlantic

When
January 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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 31, 11:59 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: 5630513, 5630514, 5630515, 5630516, 5630517, 5630611, 5630612, 5630613, 5630614, 5630615, 5630616, 5630617, 5630618, 5630619, 5630620, 5630621, 5630622, 5630623, 5630624, 5630625.