Lindenwold

Population 21,952 (2025)

18 tropical storms and hurricanes have passed within 50 miles of Lindenwold since 1851; the strongest at closest approach was an unnamed storm in 1903 (Tropical storm).

Hazard fingerprint for Lindenwold Tornado: 59th percentile. Tropical: 77th percentile. Wildfire: 55th percentile. Flood: 98th percentile. Hail & wind: 99th percentile. Heat: 97th percentile. Cold: 81th percentile. Winter: 90th percentile. TORTROPFIREFLOODSEVEREHEATCOLDWINTER

Hazard fingerprint Each spoke is this county’s percentile among U.S. counties where that hazard occurs. How it is computed

2026
  • Tornado damage paths within 25 miles since 195065
  • 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.

Flood insurance claims

1,329

Camden County

$8.6 million paid since 1978

Details

Tropical cyclones within 50 mi

18

None at hurricane strength since 1851

Details

Tornadoes since 1950, within 25 mi

65

2 rated F3/EF3 or stronger

Details

Large wildfires within 25 mi

15

Largest: Mullica River Fire, 2022

Details

Strongest tornado

EF3

September 1, 2021, 12.4 mile path

Strongest tropical cyclone

TS

Tropical storm (unnamed), 1903, 7.5 miles away

Federal disaster declarations

25

Most recent: Remnants of Hurricane Ida, 2021

Details

Record high

104°F

July 3, 1966

Details

Tornadoes

About one every 1.2 years 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.

Tornadoes by decade, within 25 miles Doppler radar era² 1950s: 5 5 1960s: 3 3 1970s: 4 4 1980s: 13 13 1990s: 14 14 2000s: 6 6 2010s: 7 7 2020s: 13 13 1950s1960s1970s1980s1990s2000s2010s2020s
Recorded tornadoes per decade. The 2020s are incomplete.
Tornadoes by month J: 1 F: 1 M: 4 A: 5 M: 4 J: 9 J: 19 19 A: 9 S: 9 O: 1 N: 3 D: 0 JFMAMJJASOND
By month of occurrence, all years.

Every recorded tornado

Tornadoes within 25 miles since 1950
May 16, 2025EF18.130000
Aug 10, 2023EF10.77000
Jun 16, 2023EF03.420000
Apr 1, 2023EF10.911000
Apr 1, 2023EF16.060000
Jun 9, 2022EF10.36000
Sep 1, 2021EF13.020000
Sep 1, 2021EF312.440020
Sep 1, 2021EF28.340021
Jul 29, 2021EF00.44000
Jul 29, 2021EF33.453000
Jul 17, 2021EF17.830000
Aug 4, 2020EF220.8500180
Jul 11, 2019EF11.315000
Jul 6, 2019EF00.1500
Jun 13, 2019EF12.120000
Jun 13, 2019EF00.35000
Sep 4, 2012EF00.22500
May 18, 2011EF00.13320
Aug 22, 2010EF00.38000
Jun 2, 2006F00.825000
Sep 28, 2004F02.51700
Jul 27, 2004F12.610020
Oct 27, 2003F00.53001
Sep 23, 2003F11.812000
Sep 23, 2003F10.810000
Feb 12, 1999F10.54000
Jan 18, 1999F00.220180
Sep 2, 1998F00.33000
May 31, 1998F25.620000
Jul 22, 1995F00.85000
Jul 3, 1994F11.050000
Apr 16, 1994F10.33300
Apr 13, 1994F12.515000
Sep 27, 1993F13.020000
Aug 21, 1993F21.533000
Jul 15, 1992F10.710000
Aug 19, 1991F01.57000
Aug 3, 1991F15.010000
May 10, 1990F20.520000
Nov 16, 1989F01.05010
Jun 9, 1989F22.05010
Mar 18, 1989F11.01000
Mar 18, 1989F16.55000
Mar 18, 1989F10.25000
Jul 20, 1988F10.24000
Aug 5, 1987F00.25000
Jul 14, 1987F00.21000
Jul 12, 1987F11.51000
Jul 2, 1987F11.03000
Jul 31, 1985F11.52010
Jun 29, 1982F11.51300
Jun 3, 1980F10.53000
Nov 26, 1979F10.11000
Jun 7, 1978F10.510000
Apr 3, 1975F00.11000
Nov 28, 1973F00.11000
Aug 27, 1967F00.55000
Mar 10, 1964F159.120050
Jul 14, 1960F215.645060
Jul 14, 1958F148.52000
Jul 14, 1958F29.82700
Jul 13, 1956F11.015000
Jul 13, 1956F10.515080
Aug 10, 1952F139.310000
  1. Injuries and deaths are for the tornado’s whole path, which may extend beyond this area.
  2. 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

18 passed within 50 miles since 1851; none at hurricane strength.

Strongest within 50 miles

September 16, 1903

Unnamed storm, Tropical storm

7.5 miles at closest approach, winds near 71 mph.

Most recent

September 2, 2021

Ida, Post-tropical

11.0 miles at closest approach.

Tropical cyclones within 50 miles by decade 50s: 0 60s: 2 70s: 2 80s: 1 90s: 0 00s: 1 10s: 1 20s: 0 30s: 0 40s: 0 50s: 1 60s: 2 70s: 1 80s: 0 90s: 2 00s: 1 10s: 1 20s: 3 3 50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s00s10s20s
Storms within 50 miles, by decade. Records before about 1900 miss storms that never reached land or ships.

Every storm within 100 miles

Tropical cyclones within 100 miles
Ida202111.0Post-tropical41Category 4
Elsa202149.0Tropical storm58Category 1
Zeta202080.8Post-tropical52Category 3
Isaias202035.9Tropical storm66Category 1
Fay202034.0Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Andrea201355.9Post-tropical46Tropical storm
Sandy201213.4Post-tropical75Category 3
Irene201138.7Tropical storm68Category 3
Hanna200814.4Tropical storm52Category 1
Ernesto200690.9Post-tropical40Category 1
Jeanne200472.1Post-tropical40Category 3
Charley200472.8Post-tropical40Category 4
Allison200181.8Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Floyd199947.6Tropical storm61Category 4
Bertha199612.7Tropical storm69Category 3
Danielle199250.7Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Gloria198562.0Category 192Category 4
Henri198580.7Tropical storm40Tropical storm
Belle197676.5Category 184Category 3
Agnes197286.3Post-tropical64Category 1
Doria197125.0Tropical storm66Tropical storm
Unnamed196879.1Tropical storm58Tropical storm
Unnamed196145.1Tropical storm60Tropical storm
Donna196077.6Category 298Category 4
Brenda196027.8Tropical storm58Tropical storm
Diane195537.1Tropical storm43Category 2
Connie195598.7Tropical storm56Category 4
Able195253.3Tropical storm58Category 2
Unnamed194480.6Post-tropical48Category 4
Unnamed194486.2Category 2106Category 5
Unnamed194450.1Tropical storm40Category 1
Unnamed194398.5Tropical storm39Tropical storm
Unnamed193483.3Category 178Category 2
Unnamed193410.2Post-tropical46Category 2
Unnamed192966.8Post-tropical58Category 4
Unnamed192894.8Post-tropical63Category 2
Unnamed192427.9Post-tropical71Category 1
Unnamed191655.2Post-tropical53Tropical storm
Unnamed191541.2Tropical storm53Category 1
Unnamed190799.3Post-tropical47Tropical storm
Unnamed190444.2Post-tropical77Category 1
Unnamed19037.5Tropical storm71Category 2
Unnamed190258.0Post-tropical45Tropical storm
Unnamed190057.1Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Unnamed189947.1Post-tropical58Category 2
Unnamed189773.7Tropical storm64Tropical storm
Unnamed189460.1Category 186Category 3
Unnamed189357.5Tropical storm63Category 3
Unnamed189359.1Category 190Category 3
Unnamed188826.9Post-tropical40Tropical storm
Unnamed188878.9Tropical storm46Category 3
Unnamed188239.0Tropical storm46Tropical storm
Unnamed188287.0Tropical storm60Category 3
Unnamed187982.1Category 194Category 3
Unnamed187875.4Category 186Category 2
Unnamed187732.7Post-tropical69Category 3
Unnamed187418.6Tropical storm61Category 1
Unnamed187213.0Tropical storm46Category 1
Unnamed186642.3Post-tropical63Tropical storm
Unnamed186311.5Tropical storm54Tropical storm
Unnamed186190.7Tropical storm69Category 1
Unnamed186127.4Tropical storm67Category 1
Unnamed185993.5Tropical storm71Category 1
Unnamed185667.5Tropical storm58Tropical storm
  1. 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

15.0 miles from the city centre.

Most recent

July 5, 2024

Tea Time Hill Fire

4,436 acres in total.

Acres burned by large fires within 25 miles, cumulative 1992: 2,6451997: 2,1182002: 7322007: 2,7012008: 1,8132012: 6692014: 8622015: 6672017: 3,5842020: 1,4292022: 13,0672023: 1,2302024: 4,950 36,467 acres 198519901995200020052010201520202025
Running total of acres burned (line) and each year’s acres (bars).

Every large fire

Large wildfires since 1984
Tea Time Hill202419.14,436
County Line Wildfire202410.1514
Dragway20238.7703
Buzby Boggs20234.1527
Mullica River Fire202215.013,067
Big Timber202011.01,429
Penn Swamp Fire201718.83,584
Atsion Fire201514.8667
Degolia201411.0862
South Park Fire201218.6669
Saunders Ditch200812.81,813
Atsion200714.82,701
Five Mile Fire20029.6732
Unnamed199716.82,118
Four Mile Colony199221.52,645
  1. 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: 58 days

Heavy smoke on 11 days in 2023, the most of any year.

Last 10 years

13.8 days a year

Medium or heavy smoke, 2016 to 2025.

2025

14 days

Medium or heavy smoke. 25 so far in 2026.

Days with medium or heavy smoke overhead, by year 2011: 1 2012: 3 2013: 0 2014: 3 2015: 8 2016: 0 2017: 1 2018: 8 2019: 7 2020: 8 2021: 24 2022: 9 2023: 58 58 2024: 9 2025: 14 201120122013201420152016201720182019202020212022202320242025
Days each year on which a satellite-traced plume of medium or heavy smoke covered the city centre, 2011 to 2025.
  1. 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 Lindenwold.

Federal flood insurance claims by year 1978: 35 1979: 41 1980: 52 1981: 6 1982: 9 1983: 11 1984: 22 1985: 16 1986: 9 1988: 10 1989: 27 1991: 24 1992: 14 1993: 9 1994: 116 1996: 14 1998: 10 1999: 28 2001: 6 2002: 14 2003: 21 2004: 101 2005: 18 2006: 64 2007: 59 2008: 8 2009: 58 2010: 45 2011: 144 144 2012: 48 2013: 54 2014: 33 2015: 6 2018: 15 2019: 56 2020: 10 2021: 17 2023: 18 2024: 18 2025: 6 2026: 33 197819831989199620032008201320202026
Claims per year since 1978. Years with fewer than five claims are not shown.

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

Flood insurance claims by ZIP code
08105301$987,000
08104134$436,000
08107130$703,000
0811088$262,000
0803486$914,000
0810985$661,000
0800373$415,000
0803068$1.1 million
0803338$784,000
0800236$227,000
0810833$302,000
0803132$81,000
0802124$155,000
0804323$283,000
0810323$218,000
0800918$81,000
0808316$33,000
0810213$17,000
0808112$16,000
0805912$68,000
0803710$108,000
080359$59,000
080128$51,000
080297$26,000
080846$50,000
080786$50,000
081066$17,000
082345$289,000

Flood events since 1996

  • Flash Flood103
  • Flood54
  • Heavy Rain53
  • Coastal Flood41

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 NFIP Redacted Claims v3, refreshed August 4, 2026. NOAA Storm Events through 2026.

River crests

River gauges in Camden County, the county that contains Lindenwold.

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.

Highest river crests above flood stage
Jul 13, 2004Cooper River at Haddonfield6.27+1.77Moderate
Aug 28, 2011Cooper River at Haddonfield5.89+1.39Moderate
Jul 13, 2004South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill11.76+2.76Minor
Jul 14, 1994South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill11.63+2.63Minor
Aug 28, 1971South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill11.34+2.34Minor
Aug 28, 2011South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill11.23+2.23Minor
Aug 28, 2006South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill11.02+2.02Minor
Jun 20, 2019South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill10.88+1.88Minor
Apr 15, 2007South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill10.77+1.77Minor
May 1, 2014South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill10.53+1.53Minor
Jul 5, 1989South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill10.53+1.53Minor
Sep 16, 1999South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill10.51+1.51Minor
Aug 28, 1971Cooper River at Haddonfield5.46+0.96Minor
Jun 20, 2019Cooper River at Haddonfield5.06+0.56Minor
Dec 18, 2023South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill9.49+0.49Minor
Nov 25, 2018South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill9.41+0.41Minor
May 1, 2014Cooper River at Haddonfield4.72+0.22Minor
Apr 16, 2007Cooper River at Haddonfield4.66+0.16Minor
Jul 5, 1989Cooper River at Haddonfield4.18−0.32Action
Sep 16, 1999Cooper River at Haddonfield3.86−0.64Action
Jul 15, 1994Cooper River at Haddonfield3.65−0.85Action
Dec 11, 1992Cooper River at Haddonfield3.60−0.90Action
Oct 19, 1996Cooper River at Haddonfield3.31−1.19Action
Apr 2, 2005Cooper River at Haddonfield3.29−1.21Action
Jan 19, 1996Cooper River at Haddonfield3.27−1.23Action

River gauges

River gauges and their highest listed crests
Cooper River at Haddonfield4.56.27 ftJul 13, 20040
South Branch Pennsauken Creek at Cherry Hill9.011.76 ftJul 13, 20040
  1. 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 Lindenwold.

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.

Months in severe drought or worse, by year 1895: 0 1896: 0 1897: 0 1898: 0 1899: 0 1900: 0 1901: 0 1902: 0 1903: 0 1904: 0 1905: 0 1906: 0 1907: 0 1908: 0 1909: 0 1910: 0 1911: 0 1912: 0 1913: 0 1914: 0 1915: 0 1916: 0 1917: 0 1918: 0 1919: 0 1920: 0 1921: 0 1922: 1 1923: 0 1924: 0 1925: 0 1926: 0 1927: 0 1928: 0 1929: 0 1930: 0 1931: 2 1932: 1 1933: 0 1934: 0 1935: 0 1936: 0 1937: 0 1938: 0 1939: 0 1940: 0 1941: 0 1942: 1 1943: 0 1944: 0 1945: 0 1946: 0 1947: 0 1948: 0 1949: 1 1950: 1 1951: 0 1952: 0 1953: 0 1954: 0 1955: 1 1956: 0 1957: 5 1958: 0 1959: 0 1960: 0 1961: 0 1962: 0 1963: 0 1964: 5 1965: 10 10 1966: 8 1967: 0 1968: 0 1969: 0 1970: 0 1971: 0 1972: 0 1973: 0 1974: 0 1975: 0 1976: 0 1977: 0 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 0 1981: 3 1982: 0 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 4 1986: 0 1987: 0 1988: 0 1989: 0 1990: 0 1991: 0 1992: 0 1993: 0 1994: 0 1995: 2 1996: 0 1997: 0 1998: 2 1999: 4 2000: 0 2001: 2 2002: 9 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 1 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 1 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 0 2021: 0 2022: 0 2023: 0 2024: 3 2025: 10 18951905191519251935194519551965197519851995200520152025
Months each year with a Palmer index of −3 or lower, 1895 to 2025. Twelve means the whole year.
  1. 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

1 earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles since 1900; the largest was magnitude 4.1 in 2017.

6

Magnitude 3+ within 50 miles since 1973

1

Magnitude 4+ within 50 miles since 1900

0

Magnitude 5+ within 50 miles since 1900

Largest within 50 miles

November 30, 2017

Magnitude 4.1

3 km NNE of Little Creek, Delaware; 49.0 miles away, 6.1 miles deep.

Most recent, magnitude 3 or more

September 9, 2020

Magnitude 3.1

3 km WSW of Marlboro, New Jersey; 49.9 miles away.

Earthquakes of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles, by year 1973: 1 1974: 0 1975: 0 1976: 0 1977: 0 1978: 0 1979: 0 1980: 2 2 1981: 0 1982: 0 1983: 0 1984: 0 1985: 0 1986: 0 1987: 0 1988: 0 1989: 0 1990: 1 1991: 0 1992: 0 1993: 0 1994: 0 1995: 0 1996: 0 1997: 0 1998: 0 1999: 0 2000: 0 2001: 0 2002: 0 2003: 0 2004: 0 2005: 0 2006: 0 2007: 0 2008: 0 2009: 0 2010: 0 2011: 0 2012: 0 2013: 0 2014: 0 2015: 0 2016: 0 2017: 1 2018: 0 2019: 0 2020: 1 2021: 0 2022: 0 2023: 0 2024: 0 2025: 0 19731978198319881993199820032008201320182023
Per year, 1973 to 2025.

Every earthquake of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles

Earthquakes of magnitude 4 or more within 50 miles
Nov 30, 20174.149.06.13 km NNE of Little Creek, Delaware
  1. 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.
  2. 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).

  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

Other Storm Events types since 1996
Storm surge and tide2300Aug 27, 2011
Lightning1504Jul 22, 2020
Dense fog and smoke3500Feb 27, 2026

Costliest events since 1996

  1. 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.

  2. 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…

  3. 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…

  4. 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…

  5. 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…

  6. 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…

  7. 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.

  8. Jan 7, 1996Blizzard, Camden$1.2 million
  9. 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.

  10. 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…

  1. 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, 13.1 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
Average monthly high and low temperature and precipitation, last 30 years, Phila International Airport 32°F 41° 27° 3.1 Jan 45° 29° 2.8 Feb 54° 36° 3.9 Mar 65° 45° 3.6 Apr 74° 55° 3.4 May 83° 65° 4.3 Jun 88° 71° 4.3 Jul 86° 69° 4.5 Aug 79° 62° 4.4 Sep 68° 51° 3.5 Oct 56° 40° 2.8 Nov 46° 32° 4.1 Dec Precipitation, inches
Average daily high and low by month, and average monthly precipitation, over the last 30 years.
Days reaching 95°F per year 1976: 0 1977: 5 1978: 2 1979: 0 1980: 10 1981: 1 1982: 0 1983: 9 1984: 0 1985: 0 1986: 3 1987: 5 1988: 18 1989: 0 1990: 2 1991: 17 1992: 1 1993: 16 1994: 8 1995: 11 1996: 0 1997: 6 1998: 1 1999: 11 2000: 0 2001: 4 2002: 19 19 2003: 4 2004: 0 2005: 9 2006: 5 2007: 5 2008: 7 2009: 2 2010: 17 2011: 11 2012: 13 2013: 4 2014: 2 2015: 6 2016: 14 2017: 3 2018: 8 2019: 6 2020: 7 2021: 6 2022: 11 2023: 5 2024: 14 2025: 8 19761986199620062016
Days reaching 95°F each complete year, last 50 years. Thirty-year average: 6.9.
Snowfall by winter 1976: 18.7 in 1977: 54.9 in 1978: 40.2 in 1979: 20.9 in 1980: 15.4 in 1981: 25.4 in 1982: 37.9 in 1983: 21.6 in 1984: 16.5 in 1985: 16.4 in 1986: 25.7 in 1987: 15.0 in 1988: 11.2 in 1989: 17.0 in 1990: 14.6 in 1991: 4.7 in 1992: 24.3 in 1993: 23.1 in 1994: 9.8 in 1995: 65.5 in 1996: 12.9 in 1997: 0.8 in 1998: 12.5 in 1999: 21.0 in 2000: 26.1 in 2001: 4.0 in 2002: 46.3 in 2003: 18.0 in 2004: 30.4 in 2005: 19.5 in 2006: 13.4 in 2007: 6.3 in 2008: 22.9 in 2009: 78.7 in 78.7 2010: 44.0 in 2011: 4.0 in 2012: 8.3 in 2013: 68.0 in 2014: 27.0 in 2015: 27.5 in 2016: 15.0 in 2017: 29.8 in 2018: 17.1 in 2019: 0.3 in 2020: 23.9 in 2021: 12.9 in 2022: 0.3 in 2023: 11.2 in 2024: 8.1 in 2025: 30.1 in 19761986199620062016
Total snowfall each winter (July to June), last 50 winters.

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, 13.1 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.

Federal disaster declarations
Sep 5, 2021HurricaneRemnants of Hurricane IdaMajor disasterDR-4614-NJ
Sep 2, 2021HurricaneRemnants of Hurricane IdaEmergencyEM-3573-NJ
Mar 25, 2020BiologicalCovid-19 PandemicMajor disasterDR-4488-NJ
Mar 13, 2020BiologicalCovid-19EmergencyEM-3451-NJ
Mar 14, 2016Severe StormSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormMajor disasterDR-4264-NJ
Jul 22, 2015Severe StormSevere StormMajor disasterDR-4231-NJ
Oct 30, 2012HurricaneHurricane SandyMajor disasterDR-4086-NJ
Oct 28, 2012HurricaneHurricane SandyEmergencyEM-3354-NJ
Aug 31, 2011HurricaneHurricane IreneMajor disasterDR-4021-NJ
Aug 27, 2011HurricaneHurricane IreneEmergencyEM-3332-NJ
Mar 23, 2010SnowstormSevere Winter Storm and SnowstormMajor disasterDR-1889-NJ
Feb 5, 2010SnowstormSnowstormMajor disasterDR-1873-NJ
Apr 26, 2007Severe StormSevere Storms and Inland and Coastal FloodingMajor disasterDR-1694-NJ
Sep 19, 2005HurricaneHurricane Katrina EvacuationEmergencyEM-3257-NJ
Jul 16, 2004Severe StormSevere Storms and FloodingMajor disasterDR-1530-NJ
Mar 20, 2003SnowstormSnowEmergencyEM-3181-NJ
Sep 19, 2001FireFires and ExplosionsEmergencyEM-3169-NJ
Nov 1, 2000OtherWest Nile VirusEmergencyEM-3156-NJ
Sep 17, 1999HurricaneHurricane Floyd Emergency DeclarationsEmergencyEM-3148-NJ
Jan 13, 1996SnowstormBlizzard of 96 (Severe Snow Storm)Major disasterDR-1088-NJ
Mar 17, 1993SnowstormSevere BlizzardEmergencyEM-3106-NJ
Oct 19, 1980DroughtWater ShortageEmergencyEM-3083-NJ
Feb 8, 1977Severe Ice StormIce ConditionsMajor disasterDR-528-NJ
Sep 4, 1971FloodHeavy Rains & FloodingMajor disasterDR-310-NJ
Aug 18, 1965DroughtWater ShortageMajor disasterDR-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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