top six

Each of the previous four summers in New Jersey, for example, were among the 15 warmest in more than a century of records, while 2010, 2011, and 2012 each ranked in the top six. The four previous summers were also dotted with highly memorable heat events, such as the record-breaking overnight heat that occurred in July of last year or Newark setting its all-time temperature record of 108 degrees during a statewide heat wave in 2011. - nj.com