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This is the current conditions weather report for Deptford. The report was made 51 minutes ago, at 02:07 UTC. The wind was blowing at a speed of 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour with gusts up to 18 miles per hour / 29.6 kilometers per hour from the northwest (300°). The temperature was 28°F / -2°C, with a dew-point at 28°F / -2°C. The temperature felt like 16°F / -9°C. The atmospheric pressure was 29.65 inHg / 1005 hPa. The relative humidity was 86%. The skies were overcast with light snow.

Deptford Township (commonly known as Deptford) is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 26,763. Deptford is a suburb of Philadelphia, located on the eastern side of the Walt Whitman Bridge, which joins South Jersey with Philadelphia. It is located 10 miles east of Philadelphia and 50 miles west of Atlantic City.

Deptford was the site of the first hot air balloon landing in North America, gathering that distinction when Jean-Pierre Blanchard completed his flight to Deptford from Philadelphia in 1793. During his flight, Blanchard carried a personal letter from George Washington to be delivered to the owner of whatever property Blanchard happened to land on, making the flight the first delivery of air mail in the United States as well.

The Deptford Mall, located in Deptford, is the seventh largest shopping mall in New Jersey and the largest in the South Jersey region of the state, with a Gross leasable area (GLA) of 1.3 million square feet. The Deptford Mall is surrounded by two movie theaters (with a total of fourteen screens between them), eight strip malls, several nightclubs, bars, and numerous restaurants and individual stores.

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