Temperatures are running as much as 15 degrees above normal for this time of year.
Yes, it's hot outside. As in summer hot.
The thermometer hit 90 degrees at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport and also soared to 90 down in Toms River, according to preliminary weather data.
While it certainly feels like late June or early July outside, with temperatures running about 15 degrees above normal for late May, it appears it won't be hot enough to break any daily temperature records in the New Jersey region, said Valerie Meola, a meteorologist at the National Weather Service office in Mount Holly.
Newark's record high for May 25 is 93 degrees, which was set in 1991, Meola said. The hottest Toms River ever was on May 25 also was 93 degrees, back in 1964, according to data from the state climatology office at Rutgers University.
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Among the other places with hot temperatures Wednesday afternoon are Caldwell, Cherry Hill, Jersey City and Teterboro, all reporting in at 89 degrees, Howell, New Brunswick and Sussex Borough at 88, Atlantic City, Holmdel, Pomona and Seaside Heights, at 87 degrees, and Millville, Trenton and Wrightstown, at 86 degrees.
Atlantic City's daily record for May 25 is 94 degrees, set in 1991, Meola said. Trenton's record high is 93, set way back in 1880.
Forecasters are expecting another hot day on Thursday, with temperatures rising into the mid- to upper 80s across most areas of the Garden State, and hovering in the upper 70s in coastal areas. On Friday, there's a risk of afternoon showers or thunderstorms.
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