An up to four day heat wave across central and southern New Jersey culminated with high temperatures in the mid 90s and afternoon heat indices of around 100F on the 10th. A pair of backdoor cold fronts ended the hot weather on the 12th. While there was a heat wave during the last couple of days in August (with many places recording the highest temperatures of the month then), the 10th was the last time during 2010 that heat indices reached that high. Actual highest temperatures for the 10th and 11th included 97 degrees in Millville (Cumberland County) and Sicklerville (Gloucester County), 96 degrees in Trenton (Mercer County) and Woodstown (Salem County), 95 degrees in Somerville (Somerset County), Cream Ridge (Monmouth County), Cherry Hill (Camden County) and Lumberton (Burlington County) and 94 degrees at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County) and New Brunswick (Middlesex County).
August 2010 was the 4th warmest August on record at the Atlantic City International Airport with an average temperature of 76.9 degrees and the 8th warmest August on record in Trenton (Mercer County) with an average temperature of 77.1 degrees. For the state of New Jersey as a whole, it was the 14th warmest August on record dating back to 1895. The summer of 2010 was the warmest meteorological summer on record for the state of New Jersey dating back to 1895 with an average temperature of 75.8 degrees. It was also the warmest summer on record in both Atlantic City (77.5 degrees) and Trenton (77.7 degrees).

Excessive Heat in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Excessive Heat in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Excessive Heat in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Excessive Heat in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 10-AUG-10 09:00:00 to 11-AUG-10 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet