New Jersey, 2018Excessive Heat in New Jersey, July 1 to 3, 2018
July 1 to 3, 2018 · NWS PHI · 10 events in 10 counties and zones
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across northern and western New Jersey. Heat indices reached 111 degrees at the Somerset ASOS at 3 pm on July 3rd.
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- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 10
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Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across northern and western New Jersey. Heat indices reached 111 degrees at the Somerset ASOS at 3 pm on July 3rd.
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 Jul 1, 5:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 1, 5:15 AM EST, 1 hour 45 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 1, 2:09 AM EST, 4 hours 51 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Mount Holly NJ
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
DEZ001-NJZ001-007>010-012-015-017>019-PAZ060>062-070-071-102>106-
020800-
New Castle-Sussex-Warren-Morris-Hunterdon-Somerset-Middlesex-Mercer-
Gloucester-Camden-Northwestern Burlington-Berks-Lehigh-Northampton-
Delaware-Philadelphia-Eastern Chester-Western Montgomery-
Eastern Montgomery-Upper Bucks-Lower Bucks-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM
EDT MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for northern Delaware, central
New Jersey, northern New Jersey, northwest New Jersey, southern New
Jersey, east central Pennsylvania and southeast Pennsylvania.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Excessive Heat Warning.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Excessive Heat Warning.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.
DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-016-020>022-027-PAZ054-055-
101-020800-
Kent-Inland Sussex-Cecil-Kent MD-Queen Annes-Talbot-Caroline-
Western Monmouth-Salem-Ocean-Cumberland-Atlantic-
Southeastern Burlington-Carbon-Monroe-Western Chester-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central Delaware, southern
Delaware, northeast Maryland, central New Jersey, southern New
Jersey, northeast Pennsylvania and southeast Pennsylvania.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Heat Advisory.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.gov on the
Internet for more information about the following hazards.
Heat Advisory.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.
DEZ004-NJZ023-020800-
Delaware Beaches-Cape May-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for southern Delaware and
southern New Jersey.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.
NJZ014-024>026-020800-
Eastern Monmouth-Atlantic Coastal Cape May-Coastal Atlantic-
Coastal Ocean-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for central New Jersey and
southern New Jersey.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.
ANZ430-431-450>455-020800-
Delaware Bay waters north of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Delaware Bay waters south of East Point NJ to Slaughter Beach DE-
Coastal waters from Sandy Hook to Manasquan Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Manasquan Inlet to Little Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Little Egg Inlet to Great Egg Inlet NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Great Egg Inlet to Cape May NJ out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape May NJ to Cape Henlopen DE out 20 nm-
Coastal waters from Cape Henlopen to Fenwick Island DE out 20 nm-
309 AM EDT Sun Jul 1 2018
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for Atlantic coastal waters and
Delaware Bay Waters.
.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday.
The probability for widespread hazardous weather is low.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Weather spotters are encouraged to report significant weather
conditions according to standard operating procedures.
MPS
Excessive Heat, Sussex
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 41.140, -74.690 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 106 degrees at the Andover Airport AWOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Warren
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Warren forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 40.857, -74.997 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 106 degrees at the Andover Airport AWOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Morris
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Morris forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS
- Coordinates
- 40.862, -74.544 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 107 degrees at the Morristown Airport AWOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Hunterdon
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Hunterdon forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.567, -74.912 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 111 degrees at the Somerset Airport ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Mercer
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Mercer forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.283, -74.702 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 108 degrees at the Trenton Airport ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Middlesex
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Middlesex forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.440, -74.409 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 108 degrees at the Trenton Airport ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Northwestern Burlington
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Northwestern Burlington forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.878, -74.668 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 106 degrees at the Lumberton Airport ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Camden
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Camden forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.804, -74.960 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 109 degrees at the Philadelphia ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Gloucester
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Gloucester forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 39.717, -75.142 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 109 degrees at the Philadelphia ASOS on July 3rd.
Excessive Heat, Somerset
- When
- July 1, 7:00 AM EST to July 3, 11:00 PM EST
- Where
- Somerset forecast zone
- Reported by
- ASOS
- Coordinates
- 40.564, -74.616 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Temperatures in the middle to upper 90s and dew points in the upper 60s to lower 70s led to excessive heat across portions of southeastern Pennsylvania. Heat indices reached 111 degrees at the Somerset Airport ASOS on July 3rd.
- 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.
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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 2026-09-30. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 754792, 754793, 754794, 754795, 754797, 754798, 754799, 754800, 754801, 754802.