North Jersey: A year ago, New Jersey sweated through its fifth-hottest July ever. This July was even hotter, claiming the fifth slot and bumping last July into sixth place. Detect a pattern? The past four Julys all rank among New Jersey's six hottest since record keeping began in 1895. And seven of the 10 hottest Julys have occurred since 1993. It reached the 90s somewhere in New Jersey on 18 days in July. But most striking about the month were the minimum temperatures. On 26 July days, the mercury failed to...