New Jersey, 2013Excessive Heat in New Jersey, July 19, 2013
July 19, 2013 · NWS OKX · 5 events in 5 counties and zones
A large area of high pressure remained nearly stationary to the south resulting in excessive heat across the area.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 5
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.
A large area of high pressure remained nearly stationary to the south resulting in excessive heat across the area.
Excessive Heat, Eastern Essex
- When
- July 19, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Essex forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.787, -74.247 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of high heat and humidity resulted in a heat index of 108 degrees for a few afternoon hours at Newark International Airport.
Excessive Heat, Eastern Union
- When
- July 19, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of high heat and humidity resulted in a heat index of 108 degrees for a few afternoon hours at Newark International Airport.
Excessive Heat, Eastern Bergen
- When
- July 19, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Eastern Bergen forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.960, -74.074 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of high heat and humidity resulted in a heat index of 107 degrees for a few afternoon hours at Teterboro Airport.
Excessive Heat, Hudson
- When
- July 19, 10:00 AM EST to 10:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hudson forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.731, -74.076 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of high heat and humidity resulted in a heat index of 108 degrees for a few afternoon hours at Newark International Airport.
Excessive Heat, Western Union
- When
- July 19, 12:00 PM EST to 5:00 PM EST
- Where
- Western Union forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.660, -74.309 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
The combination of high heat and humidity resulted in a heat index of 105 degrees at Caldwell Airport during the afternoon hours.
- Excessive Heat
- Heat at or above the local excessive heat warning criteria, or heat that caused deaths.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
- Excessive Heat in New York, July 19 to 21, 20138 deaths · 9 events
- Lightning Strike in Arizona, July 19, 20131 death · 1 event
- Flash Flooding and Dust Storm in Nevada, July 19 to 22, 2013$2.2 million · 1.75 in hail · 14 events
- Wildfire in Washington, July 19 to 20, 2013$1.5 million · 1 event
- Damaging Winds in Vermont, July 19, 2013$385,000 · 65 kt wind · 29 events
- Hail and Lightning Strike in New York, July 19, 201312 injured · 1 in hail · 2 events
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 19 to 20, 2013$43,000 · 1 in hail · 61 events
- Damaging Winds in Michigan, July 19, 2013$440,000 · 61 kt wind · 7 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 19, 2013$250,000 · 55 kt wind · 14 events
- Damaging Winds in New York, July 19, 2013$195,000 · 61 kt wind · 19 events
- Flash Flooding and Hail in New Mexico, July 19, 2013$188,000 · 1 in hail · 15 events
- Flash Flooding in New Mexico, July 19 to 20, 2013$250,000 · 3 events
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: 458822, 458823, 458824, 471683, 458843.