It's almost summer, and the weather is starting to heat up.
With this in mind, Stacker compiled a list of the counties with the warmest summers in New Jersey using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Data represents the average temperatures from June to August 2022; the historic average is the average for these months from 1901 to 2000.
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1 / 21#21. Sussex County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 71 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 68 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
#20. Warren County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 72 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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3 / 21#19. Morris County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
#18. Passaic County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 73 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 69 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.7 degrees
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6 / 21#16. Somerset County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 71 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.2 degrees
#15. Bergen County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 71 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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8 / 21#14. Cape May County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.3 degrees
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9 / 21#13. Atlantic County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 75 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees
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10 / 21#12. Essex County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 71 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.1 degrees
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11 / 21#11. Mercer County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.0 degrees
#10. Ocean County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.2 degrees
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13 / 21#9. Cumberland County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.5 degrees
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14 / 21#8. Burlington County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.8 degrees
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15 / 21#7. Salem County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.0 degrees
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16 / 21#6. Monmouth County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.6 degrees
#5. Middlesex County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.6 degrees
#4. Union County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 76 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 72 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.5 degrees
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19 / 21#3. Gloucester County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 3.2 degrees
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21 / 21#1. Hudson County
- Summer 2022 average temperature: 77 degrees
- Historic average summer temperature: 73 degrees
-- 2022 difference from historic average: 4.0 degrees
