New Jersey, 2010

Excessive Heat in New Jersey, July 4 to 7, 2010

July 4 to 7, 2010 · NWS OKX · 1 event in 1 county or zone

With high pressure firmly in control, high temperatures reached into the 90s for several days, reaching or eclipsing 100 degrees at several locations during this time.

Where it happened

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The toll

Deaths
1
Injuries
0
Property damage
None recorded
Crop damage
None recorded
Events
1

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 OKX wrote it up.

With high pressure firmly in control, high temperatures reached into the 90s for several days, reaching or eclipsing 100 degrees at several locations during this time.

The radar

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Event by event

1 excessive heat. Local standard time, as filed.

Excessive Heat, Eastern Passaic

When
July 4, 12:00 AM EST to July 7, 11:00 PM EST
Where
Eastern Passaic forecast zone
Deaths
1 direct, 0 indirect
Reported by
Newspaper
Coordinates
41.034, -74.300 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)

Hot temperatures in excess of 90 degrees began July 4th and continued through July 7th. The temperature eclipsed 100 degrees at several locations during this time.

The people who died

As the offices recorded each death: direct deaths were caused by the weather itself, indirect ones by something it set in motion.

EventDateAgeSexWhereKind
Excessive Heat, Eastern Passaic2010-07-0876MaleUnknownDirect

What these are

Excessive Heat
Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.

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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 2026-10-01. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 250961.