New Jersey, 2002

Heat in New Jersey, February 28, 2002

February 28, 2002 · NWS PHI · 20 events in 20 counties and zones

February concluded the 2001-2 meteorological winter season with another month of warmer than normal temperatures. Every winter month was warmer than normal and the winter as a whole was one of the five warmest winters on record for New Jersey.

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

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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.

February concluded the 2001-2 meteorological winter season with another month of warmer than normal temperatures. Every winter month was warmer than normal and the winter as a whole was one of the five warmest winters on record for New Jersey. The preliminary statewide February mean temperature of 38.2 degrees was the 6th warmest February on record. The February monthly mean temperature at the Atlantic City Marina was 41.6 degrees and was the fourth warmest February on record. The February monthly mean temperature at the Atlantic City International Airport was 38.1 degrees and was 3.9 degrees warmer than normal. In Trenton (Mercer County), the monthly mean temperature was 38.9 degrees and was 5.5 degrees above normal while the monthly mean temperature in New Brunswick was 38.4 degrees; which was 7.2 degrees above normal. For the meteorological winter as a whole, the state of New Jersey had its second warmest winter on record. The preliminary winter mean temperature was 38.7 degrees, second only to the 38.9 degree mean temperature set in 1931-32. At the Atlantic City International Airport, the mean temperature was 39.9 degrees and was the seventh warmest winter on record. The winter mean temperature at the Atlantic City Marina was 43.4 degrees, 6.3 degrees warmer than normal. The winter mean temperature at Trenton was 39.1 degrees and was 5.5 degrees warmer than normal.

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Feb 28, 9:55 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 28, 9:55 PM EST, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
955 PM EST THU FEB 28 2002

FORECAST ON TRACK AND WILL ONLY ADJUST 1ST PD TEMPS AND SKY COVER.
TEMPS ALREADY IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S ACROSS NWRN NJ AND POCONOS.
ALSO...THE S/W MOVING ACROSS DELMARVA IS PRODUCING A BIT MORE HIGH
CLOUDINESS THAN EXPECTED.

.PHI...
DE...NONE.
MD...NONE.
NJ...NONE.
PA...NONE.

KRUZDLO

-------------------------PREVIOUS AFD--------------------------

HIGH PRES WILL CONTROL OUR WX FOR THE NEXT 36 HOURS.  SKIES WILL
BE MOSTLY CLR TNGT AND FRI...ALTHOUGH THERE MAY BE SOME MID TO HI
CLOUDS NRN ZONES LATER TNGT INTO ERY FRI. WINDS WILL DROP OFF
TNGT. THIS...ALONG WITH MOSTLY CLR SKIES...ESP SRN ZNS...WILL GIVE
US GOOD RADIATING CONDS...SO MIN TEMPS WILL BE AT OR BELOW LAST
NIGHTS READINGS. MILDER TEMPS WILL RETURN FRI...RISING TO OR
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL. SATURDAYS HIGHS WILL BE EVEN MILDER
AHEAD OF OUR NEXT WX MAKER. LOW PRES ASSOC WITH THE
FULL LAT TROUGH TO OUR WEST WILL SPREAD CLDNS INTO THE FA SAT.
RAIN WILL MOVE IN DURG SAT AFTN. THE RAIN MAY BE MIXED WITH
SLEET OR SNOW AT THE ONSET NRN ZONES.

WINDS AND SEAS ARE LOWERING...SCA HAVE BEEN DROPPED. LOW TIDES
ARE OCCURRING NOW...SO THE MENTION OF BLOWOUT CONDS IS NO
LONGER NEEDED.

RPW

The radar

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Event by event

20 heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Heat, Burlington

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Burlington forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Camden

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Camden forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Cumberland

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Cumberland forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Atlantic

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Cape May

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Monmouth

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Eastern Ocean

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Eastern Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Gloucester

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Gloucester forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Hunterdon

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Hunterdon forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Mercer

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Mercer forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Middlesex

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Middlesex forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Morris

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Morris forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Salem

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Salem forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Somerset

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Somerset forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Sussex

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Sussex forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Warren

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Warren forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Atlantic

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Atlantic forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Cape May

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Cape May forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Monmouth

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Monmouth forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
Coordinates
40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Heat, Western Ocean

When
February 28, 11:59 PM EST
Where
Western Ocean forecast zone
Reported by
AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
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: 5282644, 5282645, 5282646, 5282647, 5282648, 5282649, 5282650, 5282651, 5282652, 5282717, 5282718, 5282719, 5282720, 5282721, 5282722, 5282723, 5282724, 5282725, 5282726, 5282727.