Bitter cold temperatures and strong northwest winds associated with an Arctic outbreak combined to create dangerous wind chill temperatures across the entire northeast quadrant of the county beginning Saturday morning, February 13th into Sunday afternoon, February 14th. Below zero minimum temperatures were common along and north of the I-78 corridor.  By sunrise Sunday morning, actual air temperatures ranged from 12 degrees below zero at High Point (Sussex County) to 13 degrees above zero at Cape May Point.  Wind chill values at this same time ranged from -46 degrees at High Point to 10 degrees above zero near the waters of the back bays near the coast.

Recorded low temperatures for Sunday, February 14th (with the record low temperature for the date in parenthesis) are as follows: 4 degrees at Trenton (4), and 7 degrees at Atlantic City (minus 6).
Many local governments across the area set up Code Blue shelters for the vulnerable population.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SUSSEX, NEW JERSEY
From 13-FEB-16 15:15:00 to 14-FEB-16 08:00:00 (EST-5)
Reported by: ASOS

Wind Chill values dropped to 25 degrees below zero at 0553EST at Sussex County Airport, with northwest wind gusts as high as 25 MPH.  The actual air temperature at this time was 6 degrees below zero.  The highest wind gust reported at this station was 30 MPH at 1353EST Saturday, February 13th.  A wind chill value of 46 degrees below zero was reported at a Safetynet site at Highpoint at 0530EST.

Cold/Wind Chill in WARREN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  22 degrees below zero in Echo Lake and 17 degrees below zero in Hope.

Cold/Wind Chill in MORRIS, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  26 degrees below zero in Stanhope, 22 degrees below zero in Basking Ridge, and 20 degrees below zero in Riverdale.

Cold/Wind Chill in HUNTERDON, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  22 degrees below zero in Glen Gardner and 20 degrees below zero in Frenchtown.

Cold/Wind Chill in SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  19 degrees below zero in Millington and 14 degrees below zero in Belle Mead.

Cold/Wind Chill in MIDDLESEX, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  22 degrees below zero in Plainfield and 21 degrees below zero in Tottenville.

Cold/Wind Chill in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill value was reported at the following location during the early morning hours of February 14th:  11 degrees below zero in Springdale.

Cold/Wind Chill in WESTERN MONMOUTH, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  18 degrees below zero in Huguenot and 17 degrees below zero at the Allaire Airport.

Cold/Wind Chill in WESTERN OCEAN, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  23 degrees below zero in Bass River State Park and 17 degrees below zero in Penn State Forest.

Cold/Wind Chill in MERCER, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  18 degrees below zero in Skillman, 12 degrees below zero in Edinburg, and 11 degrees below zero at Mercer County Airport.

Cold/Wind Chill in GLOUCESTER, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill values were reported at the following locations during the early morning hours of February 14th:  14 degrees below zero in Turnersville and 14 degrees below zero in Elmer.

Cold/Wind Chill in CUMBERLAND, NEW JERSEY
From 14-FEB-16 01:00:00 to 14-FEB-16 09:30:00 (EST-5)
Property damage: 0.00K
Crop damage: 0.00K
Reported by: Mesonet

The lowest wind chill value was reported at the following location during the early morning hours of February 14th:  10 degrees below zero at Seabrook Farms.