An unseasonably hot and one of the most humid air masses of the summer combined to produce afternoon hourly heat indices of between 100F and 105F in central and southern New Jersey on the 26th. High temperatures themselves were mainly in the mid 90s. While high temperatures on the 27th were close to those on the 26th, humidity levels were a bit lower and afternoon heat index values were generally less than 100F. High temperatures on the 26th included 96 degrees in Lumberton (Burlington County),  95 degrees in Sicklerville (Camden County), 94 degrees in Berkeley Township (Ocean County), South Harrison (Gloucester County) and Upper Deerfield (Cumberland County), 93 degrees at the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County), Woodstown (Salem County) and Belmar (Monmouth County) and 92 degrees in Trenton (Mercer County).
This latest hot spell solidified July 2012 as one of the hottest Julys on record in New Jersey. It was the 6th hottest July on record (dating back through 1895) with a statewide average temperature of 77.5 degrees. At the Atlantic City International Airport, the July monthly mean temperature of 78.5 degrees was the 5th warmest on record and the 14 days in which the maximum temperature reached 90 degrees or higher was tied for the 5th most.  The unseasonably hot July helped pave the way for the tenth warmest meteorological summer on record in Atlantic City with an average temperature of 74.7 degrees.

Heat in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Heat in WESTERN ATLANTIC, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS

Heat in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in EASTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in EASTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in SALEM, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

Heat in NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
From 26-JUL-12 10:00:00 to 26-JUL-12 19:00:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: ASOS