Haddonfield
Population 12,740 (2025)
17 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Haddonfield since 1851; the strongest at closest approach was Bertha in 1996 (Tropical storm).
Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed
- Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195078
- Tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles since 1851, wider where stronger41
- Wildfire burn scars within 25 miles since 198415
- Major flood years since 1978, Camden County8
At a glance
Tornado paths within 25 miles, tropical cyclone tracks within 100 miles and wildfire perimeters within 25 miles of the city centre. Storm events, flood insurance claims and disaster declarations are for Camden County. Earthquakes within 50 miles, volcanoes within 100 miles and smoke days are measured from the city centre; river and tide gauges, tsunami and landslide records and the drought index are for Camden County.
Strongest tornado
EF3
September 1, 2021, 12.4 mile path
Strongest tropical cyclone
TS
Tropical storm Bertha, 1996, 14.2 miles away
Tornadoes
About one tornado a year since 1950, 2 of them rated F3/EF3 or stronger.
Strongest
September 1, 2021
EF3, 12.4 mile path
400 yards wide.
Deadliest
September 1, 2021
1 killed, EF2
2 injured along the whole path.
Most recent
Friday, May 16, 2025
EF1, 8.1 mile path
Within the past year.
Every recorded tornado
| May 16, 2025 | EF1 | 8.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 2023 | EF1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 16, 2023 | EF0 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | EF1 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 1, 2023 | EF1 | 3.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 2022 | EF1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | EF1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | EF3 | 12.4 | 2 | 0 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | EF2 | 8.3 | 2 | 1 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF0 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 29, 2021 | EF3 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 17, 2021 | EF1 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | EF2 | 20.8 | 18 | 0 |
| Aug 4, 2020 | EF0 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 11, 2019 | EF1 | 1.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 6, 2019 | EF0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | EF1 | 2.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 2019 | EF0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 4, 2012 | EF0 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 2011 | EF0 | 0.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Aug 22, 2010 | EF0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 2, 2006 | F0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 28, 2004 | F0 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 27, 2004 | F1 | 2.6 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 27, 2003 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | F1 | 1.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 23, 2003 | F1 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 12, 1999 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jan 18, 1999 | F0 | 0.2 | 18 | 0 |
| Sep 2, 1998 | F0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| May 31, 1998 | F2 | 5.6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 22, 1995 | F0 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| May 29, 1995 | F1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 14, 1994 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 3, 1994 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 16, 1994 | F1 | 0.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 13, 1994 | F1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1993 | F1 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 27, 1993 | F1 | 3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 21, 1993 | F2 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1992 | F1 | 4.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 15, 1992 | F1 | 0.7 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 19, 1991 | F0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 3, 1991 | F1 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Oct 18, 1990 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F0 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 16, 1989 | F1 | 1.5 | 3 | 0 |
| Jun 9, 1989 | F2 | 2.0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1989 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1989 | F1 | 6.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 18, 1989 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 20, 1988 | F1 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 12, 1987 | F1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 2, 1987 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 31, 1985 | F1 | 1.5 | 1 | 0 |
| Apr 5, 1984 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 21, 1983 | F1 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1982 | F1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 3, 1980 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 5, 1979 | F2 | 2.5 | 5 | 0 |
| Jun 7, 1978 | F1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1975 | F1 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 28, 1973 | F0 | 0.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 29, 1973 | F2 | 1.9 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 27, 1967 | F0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 4, 1966 | F0 | 2.0 | 5 | 0 |
| Mar 10, 1964 | F1 | 59.1 | 5 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1960 | F2 | 15.6 | 6 | 0 |
| Jun 24, 1960 | F2 | 0.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F1 | 48.5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F2 | 9.8 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 14, 1958 | F0 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun 13, 1958 | F2 | 0.1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jul 13, 1956 | F1 | 0.5 | 8 | 0 |
| Aug 10, 1952 | F1 | 39.3 | 0 | 0 |
| Aug 29, 1950 | F1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
- Weak tornadoes were under-recorded before Doppler radar coverage became national in the early 1990s, so earlier decades read low. Ratings use the Fujita scale before February 2007 and the Enhanced Fujita scale after.
Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.
Hurricanes and tropical storms
17 passed within 50 miles since 1851; none at hurricane strength.
Strongest within 50 miles
July 13, 1996
Bertha, Tropical storm
14.2 miles at closest approach, winds near 69 mph.
Most recent
September 2, 2021
Ida, Post-tropical
5.9 miles at closest approach.
Every storm within 100 miles
| Ida | 2021 | 5.9 | Post-tropical |
| Elsa | 2021 | 54.3 | Tropical storm |
| Zeta | 2020 | 86.2 | Post-tropical |
| Isaias | 2020 | 33.8 | Tropical storm |
| Fay | 2020 | 36.9 | Tropical storm |
| Andrea | 2013 | 60.4 | Post-tropical |
| Sandy | 2012 | 18.2 | Post-tropical |
| Irene | 2011 | 43.0 | Tropical storm |
| Hanna | 2008 | 20.2 | Tropical storm |
| Ernesto | 2006 | 88.3 | Post-tropical |
| Jeanne | 2004 | 77.8 | Post-tropical |
| Charley | 2004 | 77.5 | Post-tropical |
| Allison | 2001 | 87.3 | Tropical storm |
| Floyd | 1999 | 50.8 | Tropical storm |
| Bertha | 1996 | 14.2 | Tropical storm |
| Danielle | 1992 | 50.3 | Tropical storm |
| Gloria | 1985 | 66.2 | Category 1 |
| Henri | 1985 | 84.9 | Tropical storm |
| Belle | 1976 | 80.2 | Category 1 |
| Agnes | 1972 | 88.4 | Post-tropical |
| Doria | 1971 | 30.7 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1968 | 81.7 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1961 | 49.9 | Tropical storm |
| Donna | 1960 | 80.9 | Category 2 |
| Brenda | 1960 | 32.8 | Tropical storm |
| Diane | 1955 | 31.3 | Tropical storm |
| Connie | 1955 | 98.4 | Tropical storm |
| Able | 1952 | 47.9 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1944 | 86.2 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1944 | 90.1 | Category 2 |
| Unnamed | 1944 | 55.9 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1943 | 96.8 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1934 | 87.2 | Category 1 |
| Unnamed | 1934 | 6.1 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1929 | 62.8 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1924 | 33.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1916 | 60.3 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1915 | 35.5 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1904 | 48.5 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1903 | 8.7 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1902 | 63.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1900 | 61.0 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1899 | 42.9 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1897 | 77.3 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1894 | 64.8 | Category 1 |
| Unnamed | 1893 | 51.9 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1893 | 60.5 | Category 1 |
| Unnamed | 1888 | 32.6 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1888 | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1882 | 44.5 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1882 | 92.8 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1879 | 87.1 | Category 1 |
| Unnamed | 1878 | 71.3 | Category 1 |
| Unnamed | 1877 | 37.8 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1874 | 24.4 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1872 | 18.4 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1866 | 44.2 | Post-tropical |
| Unnamed | 1863 | 17.3 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1861 | 95.2 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1861 | 33.1 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1859 | 99.2 | Tropical storm |
| Unnamed | 1856 | 73.1 | Tropical storm |
- Tropical storms and hurricanes (34 kt or more, still tropical) at closest approach. Post-tropical remnants with gale-force winds are listed but not counted. Direct: track within 50 miles; near: within 100 miles. Distance is measured to the county boundary for counties and to the city centre for cities, using positions interpolated hourly between HURDAT2 fixes.
National Hurricane Center HURDAT2, 1851 to 2025.
Wildfire and smoke
15 large fires burned within 25 miles since 1984.
Largest
June 19, 2022
Mullica River Fire, 13,067 acres
19.6 miles from the city centre.
Most recent
July 5, 2024
Tea Time Hill Fire
4,436 acres in total.
Every large fire
| Tea Time Hill | 2024 | 22.6 | 4,436 |
| County Line Wildfire | 2024 | 14.6 | 514 |
| Dragway | 2023 | 13.0 | 703 |
| Buzby Boggs | 2023 | 7.5 | 527 |
| Mullica River Fire | 2022 | 19.6 | 13,067 |
| Big Timber | 2020 | 16.8 | 1,429 |
| Penn Swamp Fire | 2017 | 23.5 | 3,584 |
| Atsion Fire | 2015 | 19.4 | 667 |
| Degolia | 2014 | 15.6 | 862 |
| South Park Fire | 2012 | 20.9 | 669 |
| Saunders Ditch | 2008 | 17.8 | 1,813 |
| Atsion | 2007 | 19.6 | 2,701 |
| Five Mile Fire | 2002 | 14.3 | 732 |
| Unnamed | 1997 | 22.0 | 2,118 |
| Four Mile Colony | 1992 | 23.6 | 2,645 |
- Large fires mapped by the Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity program since 1984: 1,000 acres or more in the West, 500 or more in the East. Prescribed burns are excluded. Acres here are the part of each perimeter inside this place.
Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity (USGS and U.S. Forest Service), 1984 to 2026.
Smoke overhead
Smokiest year
2023: 56 days
Heavy smoke on 11 days in 2023, the most of any year.
Last 10 years
13.7 days a year
Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.
2025
14 days
Medium or heavy smoke. 25 so far in 2026.
- A smoke day is a date on which a smoke plume traced by NOAA Hazard Mapping System analysts from satellite imagery covered this place's point (the county's population centre or the city centre). Counts here are of medium or heavy smoke. Since 2018 analysts have often drawn light smoke as one area over most of the continent, so light-smoke counts are not comparable from year to year. The plumes show smoke anywhere in the air above, not air quality at the ground, and smoke hidden by cloud is missed.
NOAA Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, 2011 to 2026, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Floods and flood insurance
1,329 federal flood insurance claims since 1978, with $8.6 million paid.
Flood insurance figures are for Camden County, the county that contains Haddonfield.
Most claims in one year
2011: 144 claims
$758,000 paid.
2nd most
1994: 116 claims
$1.0 million paid.
3rd most
2004: 101 claims
$893,000 paid.
Claims by ZIP code
| 08105 | 301 | $987,000 |
| 08104 | 134 | $436,000 |
| 08107 | 130 | $703,000 |
| 08110 | 88 | $262,000 |
| 08034 | 86 | $914,000 |
| 08109 | 85 | $661,000 |
| 08003 | 73 | $415,000 |
| 08030 | 68 | $1.1 million |
| 08033 | 38 | $784,000 |
| 08002 | 36 | $227,000 |
| 08108 | 33 | $302,000 |
| 08031 | 32 | $81,000 |
| 08021 | 24 | $155,000 |
| 08043 | 23 | $283,000 |
| 08103 | 23 | $218,000 |
| 08009 | 18 | $81,000 |
| 08083 | 16 | $33,000 |
| 08102 | 13 | $17,000 |
| 08081 | 12 | $16,000 |
| 08059 | 12 | $68,000 |
| 08037 | 10 | $108,000 |
| 08035 | 9 | $59,000 |
| 08012 | 8 | $51,000 |
| 08029 | 7 | $26,000 |
| 08084 | 6 | $50,000 |
| 08078 | 6 | $50,000 |
| 08106 | 6 | $17,000 |
| 08234 | 5 | $289,000 |
Flood events since 1996
- Flash Flood103
- Flood54
- Heavy Rain53
- Coastal Flood41
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OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.
River crests
River gauges in Camden County, the county that contains Haddonfield.
Most severe crest
July 13, 2004
Cooper River at Haddonfield, 6.27 ft
1.77 feet above the 4.5 ft flood stage; moderate flooding by today’s categories.
Most recent moderate or major crest
August 28, 2011
Cooper River at Haddonfield, 5.89 ft
Moderate flooding.
River gauges
| Cooper River at Haddonfield | 4.5 | 6.27 ft | 0 |
| South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill | 9.0 | 11.76 ft | 0 |
- Crests are the highest and the recent crests the National Weather Service lists for each river gauge in the county that has a flood stage, not every flood. Flood categories use each gauge's current flood stages; crests from before levees, dams or channel changes may not be comparable. Crests measured on an old datum are left out of the rankings.
NOAA National Water Prediction Service gauge records, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Drought
In severe drought or worse for 84 of 1,581 months since 1895 (5%); the longest spell lasted 16 months.
The drought index is for Camden County, the county that contains Haddonfield.
84
Months in severe drought or worse since 1895
29
Months in extreme drought
5%
Share of all months, severe or worse
40
Drought reports to the Weather Service since 1996
Lowest reading
February 2002
−5.70, extreme drought
Longest severe spell
16 months
May 1965 to August 1966.
Latest month
September 2026
−1.48, mild drought
Last severe month: July 2026.
- The Palmer Drought Severity Index is computed by NOAA each month from the county's average temperature and precipitation, relative to the county's own climate. Zero is normal; -3 or lower is severe drought and -4 or lower extreme drought. It describes the long-term balance of moisture, not water supply or crop losses.
NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, 1895 to September 2026, issued October 6, 2026.
Earthquakes and landslides
12 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 50 miles since 1973; none reached magnitude 4.
7
Magnitude 3+ within 50 miles since 1973
0
Magnitude 4+ within 50 miles since 1900
0
Magnitude 5+ within 50 miles since 1900
Largest within 50 miles
February 28, 1973
Magnitude 3.8
2 km ENE of Carneys Point, New Jersey; 24.8 miles away, 8.7 miles deep.
Most recent, magnitude 3 or more
September 9, 2020
Magnitude 3.1
3 km WSW of Marlboro, New Jersey; 48.4 miles away.
- Earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more in the USGS Comprehensive Catalog since 1900. Within 50 miles means the epicentre lies within 50 miles of the city centre.
- Small earthquakes were under-recorded before the modern seismic networks of the 1970s and are still missed in remote areas, so early decades read low. Magnitudes are as the catalogue reports them and mix scales (moment, local and body-wave).
USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog, 1900 to present, retrieved October 30, 2026.
Mapped landslides
Landslides mapped in Camden County.
1
Landslides mapped, probable or better
1
With a recorded date
1
Source inventory
Mapped by NJ GS (1).
- Landslides mapped in the USGS compilation of landslide inventories across the United States (version 3.0, 2025), rated probable or better. The compilation joins inventories made by federal and state agencies for different purposes and areas, so the number mapped in a county reflects how closely it has been surveyed as much as how often its slopes fail. An area with few records may simply not have been mapped. Deaths are as recorded in the inventories; a slide listed in two inventories is counted once.
USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0, retrieved October 27, 2026.
Severe weather and other events
1,334 events in the National Weather Service record for Camden County, 1,282 of them since 1996.
41
Hail reports, 1 inch or larger
2
Hail, 2 inches or larger
335
Damaging gusts, 58 mph+
213
Winter weather events since 1996
103
Heat events since 1996
31
Cold events since 1996
Largest hail
June 23, 1969
3.00 inches
Strongest measured or estimated gust
March 18, 1989
110 mph
More event types since 1996
| Storm surge and tide | 23 | 0 |
| Lightning | 15 | 0 |
| Dense fog and smoke | 35 | 0 |
Costliest events since 1996
- Aug 28, 2011Flood$10.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
The Cooper River at Haddonfield had major flooding and its second highest crest on record, second only to July 12, 2004. The river was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from 1034 p.m. EDT on the 27th through 700 p.m. EDT on the 28th. It crested at 5.89 feet at 530 a.m. EDT on the 28th. The Big Timber Creek also flooded along the border with Gloucester County. Event rainfall totals included 6.23 inches in Stratford, 4.51 inches in Berlin Township, 4.00 inches in Haddon Heights, and 3.51 inches in Winslow Township.
- Oct 29, 2012High Wind, Camden$10.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
Post Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster by far in the state of New Jersey. Record breaking high tides and wave action combined with sustained winds as high as 60 to 70 mph with wind gusts as high as around 90 mph to batter the state. Statewide, Sandy caused an estimated 29.4 billion dollars in damage, destroyed or significantly damaged 30,000 homes and businesses, affected 42,000 additional structures and was responsible directly or indirectly for 38 deaths. A new temporary inlet formed in Mantaloking (Ocean County) where some homes were swept away. About 2.4 million households in the state lost power. It would take two weeks for power to be fully restored to…
- Sep 16, 1999Flash Flood$7.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
Hurricane Floyd battered New Jersey (especially the central and northern thirds) on September 16th and brought with it torrential and in some areas, unprecedented and record breaking rains and damaging winds. The hurricane will go down in history as the greatest natural disaster to ever effect the state of New Jersey to date. Preliminary damage estimates for the entire state were 1.1 billion dollars hitting Bergen and Somerset Counties the hardest. Manville and Bound Brook were hardest hit within Somerset County. Six persons died in the state; all drownings: two each in Somerset and Bergen Counties, one in Passaic County and one in Salem County. Hundreds were injured. The…
- Jul 12, 2004Flash Flood$5.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
During the afternoon and early evening of the 12th, a series of thunderstorms with torrential downpours and heavy rain moved across Camden County. Even heavier rain fell in Burlington County. The combination of the heavy rain in Camden County and the runoff from streams in Burlington County produced record breaking crests along the Copper River and Pennsauken Creek in Camden County. Widespread poor drainage flooding occurred. The worst flooding damage occurred in both Camden and Cherry Hill. Many major roads were closed. On Friday July 16th, President George W. Bush declared Camden and neighboring Burlington Counties disaster areas. This cleared the way for government grants and…
- Apr 15, 2007Flood$3.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
The heavy rain caused vehicles to become stranded in Camden. In Collingswood, U.S. Route 130 was closed in three places. New Jersey State Routes 45 and 70 were flooded. Flooding along the Great Harbor River closed roadways in Winslow Township.|The Great Egg Harbor River at Folsom (Atlantic County) was above its 6 foot flood stage from 210 p.m. EDT on the 16th through 100 a.m. EDT on the 20th. It crested at 8.03 feet at 1045 p.m. EDT on the 17th. The Cooper River at Haddonfield was above its 2.8 foot flood stage from 932 a.m. EDT on the 15th through 455 p.m. EDT on the 16th. It crested at 4.66 feet at 418 a.m. EDT on the 16th.|Precipitation totals included 6.29 inches in Pennsauken…
- Jan 22, 2005Winter Storm, Camden$2.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
A very potent Alberta low pressure system dropped heavy snow across northern and southwestern New Jersey and a wintry mix across southeastern New Jersey. Only Cape May County and coastal Atlantic County were spared heavy accumulations. In northern and southwestern New Jersey accumulations ranged from 8 to 17 inches with the highest amounts in Ocean, Burlington, Monmouth and Middlesex Counties. Across southeastern New Jersey accumulations ranged from around 10 inches in interior Atlantic and Cumberland Counties to less than an inch along coastal Cape May County. Seventeen of the twenty-one New Jersey counties reported at least one measurement of a foot or greater of snow. Governor…
- Jun 23, 2015Thunderstorm Wind$1.8 million
National Weather Service narrative
A severe thunderstorm caused considerable tree damage within Cherry Hill Township. Downed trees damages homes, fences and vehicles. The male driver was trapped and injured in his vehicle for forty-five minutes after trees and live wires fell around him.
- Jan 7, 1996Blizzard, Camden$1.2 million
- Jun 18, 2000Thunderstorm Wind$1.1 million
National Weather Service narrative
A severe thunderstorm moved through the city of Camden and knocked down trees and wires. The worst damage occurred to two of the the Camden County Municipal Utility Authority's buildings. One odor scrubber was badly damaged on one building, the other was also damaged, but not as seriously. A wind gust to 94 mph was reported at the site. Damage to the two buildings was estimated at one million dollars.
- Oct 30, 2012Coastal Flood, Camden$1.0 million
National Weather Service narrative
Post Tropical Storm Sandy was the costliest natural disaster by far in the state of New Jersey. Record breaking high tides and wave action combined with sustained winds as high as 60 to 70 mph with wind gusts as high as around 90 mph to batter the state. Statewide, Sandy caused an estimated 29.4 billion dollars in damage, destroyed or significantly damaged 30,000 homes and businesses, affected 42,000 additional structures and was responsible directly or indirectly for 38 deaths. A new temporary inlet formed in Mantaloking (Ocean County) where some homes were swept away. About 2.4 million households in the state lost power. It would take two weeks for power to be fully restored to…
- Storm Events records before 1996 cover only tornadoes, thunderstorm wind and hail. Damage figures are as reported by the National Weather Service at the time, not adjusted for inflation.
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, 1950 to 2026, issued October 26, 2026.
Weather records
From Phila International Airport, 10.3 miles from the city centre, with records from 1940.
- All-time high
- 104°FJul 3, 1966
- All-time low
- −7°F2 times, most recently Jan 22, 1984
- Warmest night
- 83°F2 times, most recently Jul 23, 2011
- Coldest day
- 6°FJan 19, 1994
- Wettest day
- 8.02 inJul 28, 2013
- Snowiest day
- 27.6 inJan 7, 1996
- Hottest year
- 2012mean 58.9°F
- Coldest year
- 1963mean 52.0°F
- Wettest year
- 201164.33 in
- Driest year
- 196529.34 in
- Snowiest season
- 78.7 in2009-10
Median first snow
December 13
Earliest: October 10, 1979
Median last snow
March 14
Latest: April 27, 1967
1 of 85 winters had no measurable snow.
Station Phila International Airport (USW00013739), 7 ft elevation, 10.3 miles from the city centre. Daily records from 1940 to October 27, 2026; 100.0% of days in the last 30 years are complete. Records at a single station can differ from a city’s official threaded record, which may combine several stations.
NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily.
Federal disaster declarations
25 since 1953. The most recent: Remnants of Hurricane Ida, September 5, 2021.
Declarations for Camden County.
| Sep 5, 2021 | Hurricane | DR-4614-NJ |
| Sep 2, 2021 | Hurricane | EM-3573-NJ |
| Mar 25, 2020 | Biological | DR-4488-NJ |
| Mar 13, 2020 | Biological | EM-3451-NJ |
| Mar 14, 2016 | Severe Storm | DR-4264-NJ |
| Jul 22, 2015 | Severe Storm | DR-4231-NJ |
| Oct 30, 2012 | Hurricane | DR-4086-NJ |
| Oct 28, 2012 | Hurricane | EM-3354-NJ |
| Aug 31, 2011 | Hurricane | DR-4021-NJ |
| Aug 27, 2011 | Hurricane | EM-3332-NJ |
| Mar 23, 2010 | Snowstorm | DR-1889-NJ |
| Feb 5, 2010 | Snowstorm | DR-1873-NJ |
| Apr 26, 2007 | Severe Storm | DR-1694-NJ |
| Sep 19, 2005 | Hurricane | EM-3257-NJ |
| Jul 16, 2004 | Severe Storm | DR-1530-NJ |
| Mar 20, 2003 | Snowstorm | EM-3181-NJ |
| Sep 19, 2001 | Fire | EM-3169-NJ |
| Nov 1, 2000 | Other | EM-3156-NJ |
| Sep 17, 1999 | Hurricane | EM-3148-NJ |
| Jan 13, 1996 | Snowstorm | DR-1088-NJ |
| Mar 17, 1993 | Snowstorm | EM-3106-NJ |
| Oct 19, 1980 | Drought | EM-3083-NJ |
| Feb 8, 1977 | Severe Ice Storm | DR-528-NJ |
| Sep 4, 1971 | Flood | DR-310-NJ |
| Aug 18, 1965 | Drought | DR-205-NJ |
This product uses the Federal Emergency Management Agency's OpenFEMA API, but is not endorsed by FEMA. The Federal Government or FEMA cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from the Agency's website(s).
OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries, retrieved October 30, 2026. Statewide declarations are not listed.
Sources and vintage
Every number on this page comes from these public records.
- Tornadoes NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, through 2025.
- Tropical cyclones NOAA National Hurricane Center HURDAT2 (Atlantic; Northeast and Central Pacific), through 2025.
- Wildfire USGS/USFS Monitoring Trends in Burn Severity, through 2026.
- Storm events NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database, through 2026.
- Flood insurance OpenFEMA NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026.
- Declarations OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations Summaries v2, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Weather records NOAA NCEI Global Historical Climatology Network Daily, station USW00013739.
- River crests NOAA National Weather Service, National Water Prediction Service river gauges, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Drought NOAA NCEI nClimDiv county Palmer Drought Severity Index, through September 2026.
- Smoke NOAA NESDIS Hazard Mapping System smoke analysis, retrieved October 30, 2026.
- Landslides USGS Landslide Inventories across the United States, version 3.0 (2025).
- Earthquakes USGS ANSS Comprehensive Earthquake Catalog (ComCat), retrieved October 30, 2026.
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