Heat, Burlington
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Burlington forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in New Jersey, January 4 to 9, 1998
A high pressure system over the Western Atlantic, in a position normally seen during the summer months, gave New Jersey six days of unseasonably warm weather during early January. A cold front tried to move down across the area on the 5th, but stalled around the extreme northern part of the state.
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.
A high pressure system over the Western Atlantic, in a position normally seen during the summer months, gave New Jersey six days of unseasonably warm weather during early January. A cold front tried to move down across the area on the 5th, but stalled around the extreme northern part of the state. A stronger cold front moved through the region on the 9th. The warmest day for inland locations was the 8th and for coastal areas the 4th. Many new high temperature records were set. The highest temperatures during this warm spell included 71 degrees in Millville (Cumberland County), 70 degrees in Mount Holly (Burlington County), Hightstown (Mercer County) and New Brunswick (Middlesex County), 69 degrees in Belle Mead (Somerset County), Glassboro (Gloucester County), Marlboro (Monmouth County) and Estell Manor (Atlantic County), 68 degrees in Long Valley (Morris County), Wertsville (Hunterdon County) and Somerdale (Camden County), 67 degrees in Cape May Courthouse (Cape May County), the Marina within Atlantic City, Toms River (Ocean County) and Stewartsville (Warren County) and 66 degrees in Sussex (Sussex County) and the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
20 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Camden
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Cumberland
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Hunterdon
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Mercer
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Middlesex
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Morris
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Salem
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Somerset
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Sussex
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Warren
- When
- January 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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 4, 10:00 AM EST to January 9, 5:00 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.
The same day elsewhere
- Flash Flooding and High Wind in California, January 4 to 25, 1998
- Ice Storm in Kansas, January 4, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Arkansas, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Winter Storm in Oregon, January 4, 1998
- Ice Storm in Wisconsin, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Flash Flooding in Texas, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Ice Storm in Iowa, January 4, 1998
- Winter Storm in Utah, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Winter Weather in Vermont, January 4 to 6, 1998
- Winter Weather in New York, January 4 to 6, 1998
- Flash Flooding and Lightning Strike in Oklahoma, January 4 to 5, 1998
- Heavy Rain in Texas, January 4 to 5, 1998
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, January 1998
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: 5630316, 5630317, 5630318, 5630319, 5630320, 5630321, 5630322, 5630323, 5630324, 5630325, 5630326, 5630327, 5630328, 5630329, 5630330, 5630331, 5630332, 5630333, 5630334, 5630335.