4 Ways To Stay Cool As Record-High Temps Approach Camden County

CAMDEN COUNTY, NJ — The hotter-than-usual temperatures Camden County has experienced this week are sticking around for a while longer, according to AccuWeather.

Since it is going to be a while until temperatures return to the 71 degrees like the picture in this story, a South Jersey health department recommended residents to take these steps during extremely hot weather:

• Drink plenty of non-alcoholic fluids
• Avoid any kind of strenuous work or exercise outdoors
• Wear loose, light-fitting clothing
• Stay in cool, air-conditioned places as much as possible

Regarding that last point, a reminder that cooling stations are available at the following locations:

• Audubon Library (239 Oakland Ave., Audubon)
• Audubon Senior Center (247 Oakland Ave., Audubon)
• Barrington Senior Center (229 Trenton Ave., Barrington)
• Bellmawr Community Center (29 E. Browning Road, Bellmawr)
• Brooklawn Community Center (101 2nd Street, Brooklawn)
• Cramer Hill Community Center (1035 Reeves Ave., Camden)
• Cherry Hill Mall (2000 Route 38 West, Cherry Hill)
• Cherry Hill Public Library (1100 Kings Highway North, Cherry Hill)
• Chesilhurst Community Center (511 Edwards Street, Chesilhurst)
• Collingswood Library (771 Haddon Ave., Collingswood)
• Edward Duble Center (33 Cooper Folly Road, Winslow)
• Gibbsboro Hall (49 Kirkwood Road, Gibbsboro)
• Gloucester City Fire Department (1 N. King Ave., Gloucester City)
• Gloucester Township Municipal Building Hall (1261 Chews Landing Road, Gloucester Township)
• Haddonfield Mabel Kay House (24 Walnut Street, Haddonfield)
• Haddon Heights Hall (625 Station Ave., Haddon Heights)
• Haddon Heights Library (608 Station Ave., Haddon Heights)
• Hider Lane Senior Center (1571 Hider Lane, Gloucester Township)
• Hi-Nella Hall (100 Wykagyl Road, Hi-Nella)
• Isabel Miller Community Center (8th Street & Carl Miller Blvd., Camden)
• Lawnside Hall (4 E. Douglas, Lawnside)
• Lindenwold Police Station (2001 Egg Harbor Road, Lindenwold)
• Magnolia Hall (438 W. Evesham Road, Magnolia)
• Malandra Hall (1200 S. Merrimac Road, Camden)
• Merchantville Community Center (212 Somerset, Merchantville) Martin Luther King Community Center (1151 Haddon Ave,. Camden)
• Mount Ephraim Boro Hall (121 S. Black Horse Pike, Mt. Ephraim)
• North Camden Community Center (6th & Erie streets, Camden)
• Oaklyn Courthouse (20 W. Clinton Ave., Oaklyn)
• Oaklyn Library (602 Newton Ave., Oaklyn)
• Pennsauken Library (5605 N. Crescent Blvd., Pennsauken)
• Pennsauken Police Station (2400 Bethel Ave., Pennsauken)
• Pine Hill Citizens Center (135 E. 12th Ave., Pine Hill)
• Runnemede Fire Hall (26 E. 2nd Ave., Runnemede)
• Runnemede Senior Center (3rd Ave & Irish Hill Road, Runnemede)
• Voorhees Towne Center (2120 Voorhees Town Center, Voorhees)
• Waterford Public Safety Building (2121 Auburn Ave., Waterford)
• Winslow Municipal Building (125 S. Route 73, Winslow)
• Woodlynne Municipal Building (200 Cooper Ave., Woodlynne)

Most of New Jersey is poised to remain in the "extreme caution" heat index level zone through at least Monday, according to a New York Times graphic that used data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Heat indices measure how hot it really feels outside, measured by factors such as humidity and temperature.

This story also contains reporting by Nicole Rosenthal.

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