The record
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| event_type | Wildfire |
|---|---|
| ncei_event_id | 598,286 |
| episode_id | 98,868 |
| begin_utc | 2015-09-07T16:15:00+00:00 |
| end_utc | 2015-09-09T16:00:00+00:00 |
| state | NEW JERSEY |
| cz_type | Z |
| cz_name | Western Ocean |
| deaths_direct | 0 |
| deaths_indirect | 0 |
| injuries_direct | 0 |
| injuries_indirect | 0 |
| damage_property | 0.00K |
| damage_crops | 0.00K |
| wfo_source | Park/Forest Service |
| episode_narrative | A wildfire consumed 1,012 acres of woodland along the Burlington and Ocean County borders from September 7th through the 9th. The wildfire coincided with the last run of 90 degree weather in the state for the year. The Woodmansie Wildfire started in that section of Woodland Township shortly after Noon EDT on the 7th and then spread eastward into Manchester Township in Ocean County. About ninety percent of the acreage that was burned was within this township. The wildfire was contained at Noon EDT on the 9th. ||The wildfire occurred during the last hot spell of the year and what was becoming overall drier conditions. No measurable rain fell in the southern half of New Jersey since August 21st. The high temperature of 94 degrees in Trenton (Mercer County) on the 8th tied a couple of other days during the summer for the highest temperature of the year. The unseasonably hot start to the month made it easier for the state of New Jersey to have one of its warmest Septembers on record. Since 1895 it was the second warmest September on record for the state with an average temperature of 70.7 degrees (4.9 degrees above normal). At the Atlantic City International Airport (Atlantic County), the September monthly average temperature of 71.6 degrees (4.4 degrees above normal) was the 6th warmest September on record and in Trenton (Mercer County), the September average temperature of 71.5 degrees was 5.3 degrees above average. |
| year | 2,015 |
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