Mercury Soars To Near 96 Degrees In South Plainfield

The month of September began much like the month of August ended with more heat. On Wednesday, the mercury climbed to 95.9 degrees here in South Plainfield. It was the fourth straight day that temperatures climbed to 90 degrees or better in Northwest Middlesex County. This was the warmest of the four days by over a degree. On Tuesday, the temperature reached 94.8 degrees.

Since May 7th, the mercury has gone over 90 degrees on 36 different occasions. Here is the breakdown by month here in South Plainfield:

90 Degree Days By Month

• May==>2
• June==>6
• July==>16
• August==>11
• September==>1 (so far)

Temperatures are expected to rise again into the mid 90s on Thursday. If they do, it will match the longest number of consecutive days with 90 degree heat. The only other time that has happened this summer was from July 21st to July 25th. Below are temperatures from around the Garden State as well as New York City and Philadelphia.

• Somerville, NJ 96.1 degrees
• Morristown, NJ 93 degrees
• Andover, NJ 93 degrees
• Newark, NJ 98.1 degrees
• Teterboro, NJ 97 degrees
• Central Park (New York City) 96.1 degrees
• Trenton, NJ 97 degrees
• Belmar, NJ 95 degrees
• Lakehurst, NJ 97 degrees
• Mount Holly, NJ 97 degrees
• Atlantic City, NJ 97 degrees
• Millville, NJ 95 degrees
• Wildwood, NJ 93.2 degrees

The heat wave is expected to break on Friday with the combination of a cold front approaching from the west and Hurricane Earl approaching from the south. More on Earl in a bit.