Winter Weather, Camden
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather in New Jersey, December 26 to 27, 2004
About a day or two too late for a White Christmas, light snow fell across New Jersey from the evening of the 26th into the pre-dawn hours of the 27th. For many, this was the first accumulating snow of the season.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 21 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
- 21
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.
About a day or two too late for a White Christmas, light snow fell across New Jersey from the evening of the 26th into the pre-dawn hours of the 27th. For many, this was the first accumulating snow of the season. Accumulations averaged between one to two inches across much of the area, with slightly lower accumulations far south and slightly higher accumulations in Monmouth County. Temperatures were below freezing. The snow, even though it was light, led to many accidents. Accumulations included 3.5 inches in Oakhurst (Monmouth County), 2.1 inches in Mount Laurel (Burlington County), 2 inches in Milford, Sussex and Newton (Sussex County), 1.7 inches in Pottersville (Somerset County), 1.5 inches in New Brunswick (Middlesex County) and 1 inch in Flemington (Hunterdon County) and 0.5 inches at the Atlantic City International Airport. While a low pressure system moved northeast off the North Carolina coast during the evening of the 26th and did drop some light snow across the extreme eastern part of the state, the bulk of the snow was caused by an upper air disturbance that moved directly across New Jersey during the night of the 26th.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
21 winter weather. Local standard time, as filed.
Winter Weather, Cumberland
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Cumberland forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.328, -75.129 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Atlantic
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Cape May
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Monmouth
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Eastern Ocean
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Eastern Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Gloucester
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Hunterdon
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Mercer
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Middlesex
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Morris
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Northwestern Burlington
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Salem
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Salem forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.577, -75.358 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Somerset
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Southeastern Burlington
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Southeastern Burlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Sussex
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Warren
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Atlantic
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Atlantic forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.469, -74.634 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Cape May
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Cape May forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.085, -74.850 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Monmouth
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Monmouth forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 40.288, -74.158 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Winter Weather, Western Ocean
- When
- December 26, 6:00 PM EST to December 27, 5:00 AM EST
- Where
- Western Ocean forecast zone
- Reported by
- TRAINED SPOTTER
- Coordinates
- 39.866, -74.250 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Winter Weather
- Snow, sleet or freezing rain below warning levels that still caused disruption, damage or casualties.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- High Wind and High Surf in Florida, December 26, 2004
- Ice Storm in Georgia, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Ice Storm in South Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in Massachusetts, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in Virginia, December 26, 2004
- Winter Weather in Pennsylvania, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Storm in Rhode Island, December 26 to 27, 2004
- Winter Weather in South Carolina, December 26, 2004
- Winter Storm in North Carolina, December 26, 2004
More
Every storm in New Jersey in 2004Every state in 2004This day in weather historyWarnings in New Jersey, December 2004
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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5429675, 5429676, 5429677, 5429678, 5429679, 5429680, 5429681, 5429682, 5429683, 5429684, 5429685, 5429686, 5429687, 5429688, 5429689, 5429690, 5429691, 5429692, 5429693, 5429694, 5429695.