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Dover Weather Records (USC00072730)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Dover (USC00072730), Delaware, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Dover

  • Dover (USC00072730) is a weather station in Delaware, United States at 39.15 latitude and -75.51 longitude, 9 m (30 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Dover still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Dover set a daily record high minimum temperature of 23.3 C (73.9 F) on 14 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Delaware, United States, 39.15 latitude, -75.51 longitude.
  • Elevation: 9 m (30 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

12 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Dover, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dover. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Dover. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 12 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Dover, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.0 C (77.0 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Feb26.7 C (80.1 F)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)-12.8 C (9.0 F)
Mar31.1 C (88.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun38.3 C (100.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul40.0 C (104.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Aug38.9 C (102.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)34.4 C (93.9 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)
Sep37.2 C (99.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Oct35.0 C (95.0 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
Dec23.9 C (75.0 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Dover by the year they were set 1,464 records at Dover still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 32. 0102030401893: 151894: 101895: 251896: 281898: 161906: 71907: 191908: 231909: 171910: 211911: 221912: 101913: 151914: 321915: 151916: 81919: 71920: 141921: 231922: 51923: 161924: 161925: 221926: 141927: 151928: 131929: 261930: 231931: 121932: 101933: 141934: 211935: 121936: 141937: 71938: 51939: 101940: 151941: 201942: 151943: 81944: 41945: 161946: 91947: 211948: 151949: 71950: 171951: 61952: 121953: 41954: 111955: 61956: 131957: 71958: 51959: 61960: 71961: 101962: 111963: 171964: 111965: 61966: 81967: 71968: 51969: 21970: 121971: 91972: 91973: 101974: 111975: 41976: 101977: 141978: 61979: 181980: 71981: 41982: 91983: 121984: 111985: 121986: 111987: 161988: 151989: 91990: 201991: 221992: 81993: 81994: 51995: 81996: 111997: 51998: 91999: 42000: 92001: 112002: 112003: 82004: 112005: 32006: 62007: 82008: 82009: 62010: 172011: 82012: 82013: 92014: 82015: 262016: 162017: 172018: 202019: 92020: 72021: 12022: 132023: 42024: 42025: 92026: 151893191419291942195519681981199420072020
1,464 records at Dover still stand. 1914 holds the most, with 32.
Standing records at Dover by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189315
189410
189525
189628
189816
19067
190719
190823
190917
191021
191122
191210
191315
191432
191515
19168
19197
192014
192123
19225
192316
192416
192522
192614
192715
192813
192926
193023
193112
193210
193314
193421
193512
193614
19377
19385
193910
194015
194120
194215
19438
19444
194516
19469
194721
194815
19497
195017
19516
195212
19534
195411
19556
195613
19577
19585
19596
19607
196110
196211
196317
196411
19656
19668
19677
19685
19692
197012
19719
19729
197310
197411
19754
197610
197714
19786
197918
19807
19814
19829
198312
198411
198512
198611
198716
198815
19899
199020
199122
19928
19938
19945
19958
199611
19975
19989
19994
20009
200111
200211
20038
200411
20053
20066
20078
20088
20096
201017
20118
20128
20139
20148
201526
201616
201717
201820
20199
20207
20211
202213
20234
20244
20259
202615

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Dover set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Dover between 13 July 1975 and 19 February 1979. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth13 July 1975: Record daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)19 February 1979: Record daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)19 February 1979: Record snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)19751980
3 all-time records were set at Dover between 13 July 1975 and 19 February 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Dover set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1975-07-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1979-02-19Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 63.5 cm (25.0 in)
1979-02-19Record snow depthRecord snow depth 63.5 cm (25.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 215.9 mm (8.5 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dover The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dover. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 13 July 1975. 0100200300 Jan: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 1 January 1976 Jan Feb: 78.5 mm (3.1 in), 11 February 2018 Feb Mar: 84.6 mm (3.3 in), 22 March 2000 Mar Apr: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 15 April 2007 Apr May: 137.2 mm (5.4 in), 30 May 1948 May Jun: 100.6 mm (4.0 in), 28 June 1943 Jun Jul: 215.9 mm (8.5 in), 13 July 1975 Jul Aug: 186.4 mm (7.3 in), 12 August 1928 Aug Sep: 160.8 mm (6.3 in), 12 September 1960 Sep Oct: 132.3 mm (5.2 in), 1 October 2010 Oct Nov: 85.1 mm (3.4 in), 25 November 1950 Nov Dec: 97.5 mm (3.8 in), 18 December 2023 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Dover. The most was 215.9 mm (8.5 in) on 13 July 1975.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Dover
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan68.1 mm (2.7 in)1 January 1976
Feb78.5 mm (3.1 in)11 February 2018
Mar84.6 mm (3.3 in)22 March 2000
Apr98.3 mm (3.9 in)15 April 2007
May137.2 mm (5.4 in)30 May 1948
Jun100.6 mm (4.0 in)28 June 1943
Jul215.9 mm (8.5 in)13 July 1975
Aug186.4 mm (7.3 in)12 August 1928
Sep160.8 mm (6.3 in)12 September 1960
Oct132.3 mm (5.2 in)1 October 2010
Nov85.1 mm (3.4 in)25 November 1950
Dec97.5 mm (3.8 in)18 December 2023

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Dover 124 years of record at Dover, 1893 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1906, 1916, 1919, 1990, 2009, 2020, 2021 and others. 1893: 364 of 365 days1894: 281 of 365 days1895: 359 of 365 days1896: 361 of 366 days1898: 364 of 365 days1906: 230 of 365 days1907: 345 of 365 days1908: 363 of 366 days1909: 360 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 363 of 365 days1912: 366 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 365 of 365 days1915: 363 of 365 days1916: 150 of 366 days1919: 162 of 365 days1920: 362 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 363 of 365 days1923: 355 of 365 days1924: 360 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 362 of 365 days1927: 359 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 362 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 364 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 364 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 364 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 334 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 363 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 332 of 365 days1948: 363 of 366 days1949: 356 of 365 days1950: 356 of 365 days1951: 360 of 365 days1952: 361 of 366 days1953: 355 of 365 days1954: 361 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 358 of 366 days1957: 360 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 358 of 365 days1960: 357 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 355 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 362 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 364 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 334 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 335 of 365 days1979: 333 of 365 days1980: 334 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 362 of 366 days1985: 361 of 365 days1986: 361 of 365 days1987: 335 of 365 days1988: 331 of 366 days1989: 332 of 365 days1990: 321 of 365 days1991: 347 of 365 days1992: 341 of 366 days1993: 353 of 365 days1994: 363 of 365 days1995: 363 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 363 of 365 days1998: 362 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 363 of 366 days2001: 364 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 364 of 366 days2005: 333 of 365 days2006: 364 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 291 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 362 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 152 of 366 days2021: 78 of 365 days2022: 364 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 280 of 365 days192019401960198020002020
124 years of record at Dover, 1893 to 2026. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1906, 1916, 1919, 1990, 2009, 2020, 2021 and others.
Days with data per year at Dover
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1893364100%Yes
189428177%No
189535998%Yes
189636199%Yes
1898364100%Yes
190623063%No
190734595%Yes
190836399%Yes
190936099%Yes
1910364100%Yes
191136399%Yes
1912366100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
1914365100%Yes
191536399%Yes
191615041%No
191916244%No
192036299%Yes
1921365100%Yes
192236399%Yes
192335597%Yes
192436098%Yes
1925364100%Yes
192636299%Yes
192735998%Yes
1928365100%Yes
192936399%Yes
193036399%Yes
193136299%Yes
193236299%Yes
193336399%Yes
1934364100%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193636499%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938364100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
194333492%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536399%Yes
1946364100%Yes
194733291%Yes
194836399%Yes
194935698%Yes
195035698%Yes
195136099%Yes
195236199%Yes
195335597%Yes
195436199%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195635898%Yes
195736099%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195935898%Yes
196035798%Yes
196136399%Yes
196235597%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
196536299%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
197333492%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
197833592%Yes
197933391%Yes
198033491%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
198436299%Yes
198536199%Yes
198636199%Yes
198733592%Yes
198833190%Yes
198933291%Yes
199032188%No
199134795%Yes
199234193%Yes
199335397%Yes
199436399%Yes
199536399%Yes
1996365100%Yes
199736399%Yes
199836299%Yes
1999365100%Yes
200036399%Yes
2001364100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
200336399%Yes
200436499%Yes
200533391%Yes
2006364100%Yes
200736399%Yes
2008366100%Yes
200929180%No
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
201436299%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202015242%No
20217821%No
2022364100%Yes
2023364100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628077%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Dover
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 September 2026Dover, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)111 years41 of 100 (Notable)
5 July 2026Dover, USall-time high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie95 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Dover, USall-time high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie95 years14 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Dover, USmonthly high min (Tie)27.8 C (82.0 F)tie14 years6 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Dover, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)43 years25 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Dover, USall-time high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie95 years14 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2026Dover, USdaily low max13.9 C (57.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)104 years44 of 100 (Notable)
21 May 2026Dover, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)92 years41 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2026Dover, USmonthly high min23.9 C (75.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)130 years52 of 100 (Notable)
20 May 2026Dover, USdaily high max36.1 C (97.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)64 years32 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 2026Dover, USdaily high max33.9 C (93.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)129 years41 of 100 (Notable)
17 April 2026Dover, USdaily high min20.6 C (69.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)24 years22 of 100 (Routine)
16 April 2026Dover, USdaily high max32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)129 years41 of 100 (Notable)
15 April 2026Dover, USdaily high max (Tie)30.6 C (87.1 F)tie84 years8 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2026Dover, USdaily high max28.3 C (82.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)16 years14 of 100 (Routine)
2 April 2026Dover, USdaily high max (Tie)29.4 C (84.9 F)tie63 years7 of 100 (Routine)
12 March 2026Dover, USdaily high min16.7 C (62.1 F)6.1 C (11.0 F)127 years52 of 100 (Notable)
12 March 2026Dover, USdaily high max (Tie)30.0 C (86.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Dover, USdaily high max28.9 C (84.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)103 years47 of 100 (Notable)
23 February 2026Dover, USdaily snow depth25.4 cm (10.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)39 years23 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

107 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Dover as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 107 complete years at Dover, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 11.9 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1893: 11.9 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1895: 12.0 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1896: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1898: 12.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1909: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1910: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1911: 13.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1912: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1913: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1914: 12.8 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1915: 12.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1920: 12.4 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1921: 14.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1922: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1923: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1924: 12.1 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1925: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1926: 12.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1927: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1928: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1929: 13.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1930: 13.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1931: 14.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1932: 13.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1933: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1934: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1935: 12.6 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1936: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1937: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1938: 13.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1939: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1940: 11.9 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1941: 13.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1942: 13.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1944: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1945: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1946: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1948: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1949: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1950: 13.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1951: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1952: 14.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1953: 14.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1954: 14.0 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1955: 13.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1956: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1957: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1958: 12.5 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1959: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1960: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 13.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1962: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1963: 12.7 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1964: 13.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1965: 13.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1966: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1967: 12.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1969: 12.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1970: 13.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1972: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1974: 13.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 14.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1976: 13.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1977: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1981: 13.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 13.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1983: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1984: 13.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1985: 14.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1986: 14.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1987: 14.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1988: 13.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1989: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 15.1 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1991: 15.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1992: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1993: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1994: 13.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995: 13.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 12.8 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1997: 13.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 14.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1999: 14.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 13.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2001: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2002: 14.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2003: 13.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2004: 13.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2006: 14.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2007: 14.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2008: 14.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2010: 14.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2011: 14.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2012: 15.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2013: 13.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2014: 13.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2015: 14.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2016: 14.6 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 14.7 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2018: 14.4 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2019: 14.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2022: 14.2 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2023: 15.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2024: 15.1 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2025: 14.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 107 complete years at Dover, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.5 C (56.3 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1893, at 11.9 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1990, at 15.1 C (59.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at Dover as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189311.9 C-1.67 C
189512.0 C-1.54 C
189612.6 C-0.94 C
189812.7 C-0.79 C
190912.9 C-0.62 C
191012.9 C-0.62 C
191113.4 C-0.17 C
191212.6 C-0.90 C
191314.1 C+0.55 C
191412.8 C-0.77 C
191512.7 C-0.79 C
192012.4 C-1.09 C
192114.4 C+0.89 C
192213.0 C-0.50 C
192312.8 C-0.69 C
192412.1 C-1.48 C
192513.2 C-0.34 C
192612.2 C-1.29 C
192713.1 C-0.44 C
192812.8 C-0.74 C
192913.3 C-0.27 C
193013.6 C+0.03 C
193114.1 C+0.57 C
193213.8 C+0.23 C
193313.5 C+0.01 C
193412.6 C-0.91 C
193512.6 C-0.97 C
193612.8 C-0.69 C
193713.0 C-0.54 C
193813.8 C+0.25 C
193913.7 C+0.18 C
194011.9 C-1.59 C
194113.8 C+0.24 C
194213.7 C+0.12 C
194413.4 C-0.15 C
194513.5 C-0.02 C
194613.9 C+0.38 C
194813.1 C-0.45 C
194914.6 C+1.08 C
195013.0 C-0.57 C
195113.7 C+0.15 C
195214.0 C+0.42 C
195314.4 C+0.88 C
195414.0 C+0.46 C
195513.7 C+0.14 C
195613.3 C-0.19 C
195713.9 C+0.41 C
195812.5 C-1.08 C
195914.3 C+0.81 C
196013.0 C-0.53 C
196113.2 C-0.37 C
196212.6 C-0.89 C
196312.7 C-0.87 C
196413.6 C+0.05 C
196513.5 C-0.08 C
196613.1 C-0.44 C
196712.6 C-0.89 C
196813.2 C-0.33 C
196912.9 C-0.59 C
197013.1 C-0.46 C
197113.4 C-0.11 C
197213.1 C-0.40 C
197413.7 C+0.16 C
197514.0 C+0.44 C
197613.4 C-0.17 C
197713.9 C+0.41 C
198113.1 C-0.47 C
198213.4 C-0.12 C
198313.9 C+0.35 C
198413.8 C+0.28 C
198514.2 C+0.69 C
198614.1 C+0.52 C
198714.3 C+0.73 C
198813.5 C-0.05 C
198913.2 C-0.31 C
199015.1 C+1.57 C
199115.0 C+1.48 C
199212.8 C-0.71 C
199313.3 C-0.19 C
199413.3 C-0.20 C
199513.6 C+0.08 C
199612.8 C-0.75 C
199713.2 C-0.31 C
199814.5 C+0.98 C
199914.1 C+0.53 C
200013.0 C-0.54 C
200113.9 C+0.36 C
200214.6 C+1.03 C
200313.1 C-0.45 C
200413.9 C+0.36 C
200614.9 C+1.36 C
200714.3 C+0.74 C
200814.4 C+0.85 C
201014.3 C+0.77 C
201114.9 C+1.38 C
201215.0 C+1.46 C
201313.5 C-0.06 C
201413.1 C-0.47 C
201514.2 C+0.67 C
201614.6 C+1.10 C
201714.7 C+1.20 C
201814.4 C+0.84 C
201914.5 C+0.96 C
202214.2 C+0.64 C
202315.0 C+1.51 C
202415.1 C+1.52 C
202514.0 C+0.43 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1893 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 107 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Dover
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025107Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025107Rise
Mean daily minimum0.2 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.3 F (0.2 to 0.3) per decade1893 to 2025107Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Dover: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)40.0 C (104.0 F)193036.1 C (97.0 F)124
Coldest night (TNn)-23.9 C (-11.0 F)1934-13.9 C (7.0 F)124
Wettest day (Rx1day)215.9 mm (8.5 in)197574.3 mm (2.9 in)124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)274.3 mm (10.8 in)1975107.8 mm (4.2 in)124
Longest dry spell (CDD)39 days202418 days124

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Dover by year The hottest day of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 253035401900192019401960198020002020Record: 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1930
The hottest day of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Dover by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189335.6 C (96.1 F)
189435.6 C (96.1 F)
189536.1 C (97.0 F)
189635.0 C (95.0 F)
189837.2 C (99.0 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190733.3 C (91.9 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190936.1 C (97.0 F)
191035.6 C (96.1 F)
191138.9 C (102.0 F)
191235.6 C (96.1 F)
191336.7 C (98.1 F)
191438.3 C (100.9 F)
191537.2 C (99.0 F)
191632.8 C (91.0 F)
191934.4 C (93.9 F)
192036.1 C (97.0 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192233.9 C (93.0 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192536.7 C (98.1 F)
192637.8 C (100.0 F)
192735.0 C (95.0 F)
192836.7 C (98.1 F)
192936.7 C (98.1 F)
193040.0 C (104.0 F)
193137.2 C (99.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193336.7 C (98.1 F)
193437.8 C (100.0 F)
193535.0 C (95.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193735.0 C (95.0 F)
193835.6 C (96.1 F)
193935.0 C (95.0 F)
194038.3 C (100.9 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194236.7 C (98.1 F)
194336.1 C (97.0 F)
194435.6 C (96.1 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194633.9 C (93.0 F)
194733.9 C (93.0 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194938.3 C (100.9 F)
195034.4 C (93.9 F)
195134.4 C (93.9 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195337.8 C (100.0 F)
195438.3 C (100.9 F)
195537.8 C (100.0 F)
195635.6 C (96.1 F)
195738.3 C (100.9 F)
195834.4 C (93.9 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196035.6 C (96.1 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196235.6 C (96.1 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196836.1 C (97.0 F)
196936.7 C (98.1 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197135.0 C (95.0 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197738.9 C (102.0 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197933.3 C (91.9 F)
198038.3 C (100.9 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198235.0 C (95.0 F)
198336.7 C (98.1 F)
198436.1 C (97.0 F)
198535.0 C (95.0 F)
198635.6 C (96.1 F)
198738.3 C (100.9 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198936.1 C (97.0 F)
199037.2 C (99.0 F)
199137.8 C (100.0 F)
199234.4 C (93.9 F)
199335.6 C (96.1 F)
199434.4 C (93.9 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199632.2 C (90.0 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199834.4 C (93.9 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200033.9 C (93.0 F)
200135.0 C (95.0 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200334.4 C (93.9 F)
200433.9 C (93.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200636.1 C (97.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200836.1 C (97.0 F)
200933.9 C (93.0 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201138.3 C (100.9 F)
201238.3 C (100.9 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201435.0 C (95.0 F)
201535.0 C (95.0 F)
201636.1 C (97.0 F)
201735.0 C (95.0 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202028.9 C (84.0 F)
202128.9 C (84.0 F)
202236.7 C (98.1 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202640.0 C (104.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Dover by year The coldest night of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F). -25-20-15-10-501900192019401960198020002020Record: -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1934
The coldest night of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is -23.9 C (-11.0 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Dover by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1894-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1895-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1896-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1898-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1906-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1907-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1908-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1909-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1910-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1911-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1913-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1914-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1916-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1919-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1920-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1921-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1922-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1926-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1927-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1928-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1930-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1931-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1932-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1933-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1934-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1936-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1937-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1938-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1939-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1940-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1941-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1942-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1943-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1944-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1945-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1946-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1947-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1949-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1950-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1955-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1956-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1957-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1958-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1959-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1960-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1961-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1962-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1963-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1964-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1965-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1966-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1969-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1970-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1971-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1972-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1973-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1974-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1975-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1977-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1979-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1980-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1983-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1984-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1985-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1986-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1987-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1988-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1989-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1990-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1991-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1992-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1993-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1994-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1995-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1996-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1997-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1998-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1999-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2000-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2001-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2002-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2003-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2004-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2005-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2006-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2007-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2008-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2009-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2011-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2012-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013-12.2 C (10.0 F)
2014-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2015-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2016-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2017-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2018-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2019-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2020-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2021-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2022-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2023-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2024-9.4 C (15.1 F)
2025-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026-12.8 C (9.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dover by year The wettest day of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.3 mm (2.9 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1975
The wettest day of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 74.3 mm (2.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Dover by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189361.5 mm (2.4 in)
189453.6 mm (2.1 in)
189558.9 mm (2.3 in)
189677.2 mm (3.0 in)
189850.8 mm (2.0 in)
190652.6 mm (2.1 in)
190760.2 mm (2.4 in)
190890.9 mm (3.6 in)
190977.0 mm (3.0 in)
191083.8 mm (3.3 in)
191178.7 mm (3.1 in)
191276.2 mm (3.0 in)
191350.8 mm (2.0 in)
191455.9 mm (2.2 in)
191554.6 mm (2.1 in)
191634.0 mm (1.3 in)
1919109.7 mm (4.3 in)
192056.4 mm (2.2 in)
192143.2 mm (1.7 in)
192254.6 mm (2.1 in)
192353.3 mm (2.1 in)
192465.3 mm (2.6 in)
1925101.6 mm (4.0 in)
192667.3 mm (2.6 in)
192751.8 mm (2.0 in)
1928186.4 mm (7.3 in)
192950.8 mm (2.0 in)
193061.0 mm (2.4 in)
1931115.6 mm (4.6 in)
193261.7 mm (2.4 in)
1933115.3 mm (4.5 in)
1934106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1935124.5 mm (4.9 in)
193679.5 mm (3.1 in)
193752.1 mm (2.1 in)
1938114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1939134.6 mm (5.3 in)
194075.7 mm (3.0 in)
194150.3 mm (2.0 in)
194280.0 mm (3.1 in)
1943100.6 mm (4.0 in)
194468.1 mm (2.7 in)
194560.5 mm (2.4 in)
194682.8 mm (3.3 in)
194769.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948137.2 mm (5.4 in)
194948.3 mm (1.9 in)
195085.1 mm (3.4 in)
195164.0 mm (2.5 in)
195280.0 mm (3.1 in)
195373.7 mm (2.9 in)
195469.3 mm (2.7 in)
195597.0 mm (3.8 in)
195681.0 mm (3.2 in)
195736.8 mm (1.4 in)
1958131.3 mm (5.2 in)
195973.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960160.8 mm (6.3 in)
196157.4 mm (2.3 in)
196247.8 mm (1.9 in)
196374.9 mm (2.9 in)
196453.8 mm (2.1 in)
196531.2 mm (1.2 in)
196695.5 mm (3.8 in)
1967153.2 mm (6.0 in)
196848.5 mm (1.9 in)
1969105.4 mm (4.1 in)
197061.2 mm (2.4 in)
197185.1 mm (3.4 in)
197274.9 mm (2.9 in)
197350.0 mm (2.0 in)
197450.0 mm (2.0 in)
1975215.9 mm (8.5 in)
197683.3 mm (3.3 in)
197778.7 mm (3.1 in)
197878.2 mm (3.1 in)
197965.5 mm (2.6 in)
198061.5 mm (2.4 in)
198148.8 mm (1.9 in)
198253.8 mm (2.1 in)
198396.8 mm (3.8 in)
1984101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1985134.6 mm (5.3 in)
198661.2 mm (2.4 in)
198740.6 mm (1.6 in)
198858.4 mm (2.3 in)
198966.0 mm (2.6 in)
199072.4 mm (2.9 in)
199191.7 mm (3.6 in)
199280.5 mm (3.2 in)
199372.1 mm (2.8 in)
199479.5 mm (3.1 in)
199577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1997132.1 mm (5.2 in)
199887.4 mm (3.4 in)
1999115.6 mm (4.6 in)
200091.4 mm (3.6 in)
200171.6 mm (2.8 in)
200266.0 mm (2.6 in)
200352.6 mm (2.1 in)
2004127.0 mm (5.0 in)
200582.6 mm (3.3 in)
200688.9 mm (3.5 in)
200798.3 mm (3.9 in)
200852.1 mm (2.1 in)
2009111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2010132.3 mm (5.2 in)
2011117.3 mm (4.6 in)
201247.2 mm (1.9 in)
2013141.2 mm (5.6 in)
201451.8 mm (2.0 in)
201585.9 mm (3.4 in)
201698.8 mm (3.9 in)
201777.5 mm (3.1 in)
201878.5 mm (3.1 in)
201972.4 mm (2.9 in)
202040.6 mm (1.6 in)
202133.0 mm (1.3 in)
202242.7 mm (1.7 in)
202397.5 mm (3.8 in)
202451.6 mm (2.0 in)
202552.1 mm (2.1 in)
202636.8 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dover by year The wettest five days of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.8 mm (4.2 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1975
The wettest five days of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 274.3 mm (10.8 in) in 1975, marked on the chart; the median year is 107.8 mm (4.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Dover by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189366.3 mm (2.6 in)
189485.8 mm (3.4 in)
189561.5 mm (2.4 in)
1896115.6 mm (4.6 in)
189860.0 mm (2.4 in)
190681.1 mm (3.2 in)
190788.1 mm (3.5 in)
1908108.7 mm (4.3 in)
190977.0 mm (3.0 in)
1910108.4 mm (4.3 in)
1911135.6 mm (5.3 in)
191292.7 mm (3.6 in)
1913110.0 mm (4.3 in)
191481.3 mm (3.2 in)
1915113.9 mm (4.5 in)
191663.2 mm (2.5 in)
1919214.1 mm (8.4 in)
192095.5 mm (3.8 in)
192161.2 mm (2.4 in)
1922110.2 mm (4.3 in)
192390.2 mm (3.6 in)
192477.5 mm (3.1 in)
1925105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1926114.3 mm (4.5 in)
192768.3 mm (2.7 in)
1928241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1929102.9 mm (4.1 in)
193081.3 mm (3.2 in)
1931184.5 mm (7.3 in)
1932109.9 mm (4.3 in)
1933220.5 mm (8.7 in)
1934121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1935258.3 mm (10.2 in)
193688.7 mm (3.5 in)
193768.0 mm (2.7 in)
1938229.7 mm (9.0 in)
1939136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1940112.8 mm (4.4 in)
194197.0 mm (3.8 in)
1942135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1943130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1944103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1945167.2 mm (6.6 in)
194699.0 mm (3.9 in)
194777.2 mm (3.0 in)
1948172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1949101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1950112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1951100.9 mm (4.0 in)
1952137.4 mm (5.4 in)
1953106.5 mm (4.2 in)
195475.9 mm (3.0 in)
1955208.4 mm (8.2 in)
1956146.3 mm (5.8 in)
195783.1 mm (3.3 in)
1958164.6 mm (6.5 in)
195995.8 mm (3.8 in)
1960193.6 mm (7.6 in)
196171.6 mm (2.8 in)
196265.8 mm (2.6 in)
196397.0 mm (3.8 in)
1964127.0 mm (5.0 in)
196547.8 mm (1.9 in)
1966116.0 mm (4.6 in)
1967229.4 mm (9.0 in)
196880.9 mm (3.2 in)
1969146.7 mm (5.8 in)
197076.4 mm (3.0 in)
1971145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1972125.2 mm (4.9 in)
197384.0 mm (3.3 in)
197471.6 mm (2.8 in)
1975274.3 mm (10.8 in)
1976110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1977142.4 mm (5.6 in)
1978106.2 mm (4.2 in)
197994.4 mm (3.7 in)
198078.0 mm (3.1 in)
1981113.5 mm (4.5 in)
198264.2 mm (2.5 in)
1983110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1984129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1985176.2 mm (6.9 in)
198672.7 mm (2.9 in)
198767.6 mm (2.7 in)
198875.1 mm (3.0 in)
1989127.4 mm (5.0 in)
1990101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1991128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1992124.2 mm (4.9 in)
199394.5 mm (3.7 in)
1994126.0 mm (5.0 in)
199577.0 mm (3.0 in)
1996123.4 mm (4.9 in)
1997173.5 mm (6.8 in)
1998105.0 mm (4.1 in)
1999203.4 mm (8.0 in)
2000139.2 mm (5.5 in)
200199.9 mm (3.9 in)
2002136.9 mm (5.4 in)
200390.8 mm (3.6 in)
2004147.3 mm (5.8 in)
2005130.4 mm (5.1 in)
2006151.1 mm (5.9 in)
2007127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2008107.2 mm (4.2 in)
2009113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2010177.4 mm (7.0 in)
2011138.6 mm (5.5 in)
201260.7 mm (2.4 in)
2013178.1 mm (7.0 in)
201463.5 mm (2.5 in)
2015118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2016194.6 mm (7.7 in)
2017105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2018115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2019131.9 mm (5.2 in)
202049.8 mm (2.0 in)
20213.6 mm (0.14 in)
202242.7 mm (1.7 in)
202397.5 mm (3.8 in)
202442.2 mm (1.7 in)
202550.0 mm (2.0 in)
202638.9 mm (1.5 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dover by year The longest dry spell of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days. 0102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39 days in 2024
The longest dry spell of the year at Dover, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2024, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Dover by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189312 days
189420 days
189517 days
189619 days
189815 days
190618 days
190717 days
190822 days
190924 days
191030 days
191115 days
191224 days
191315 days
191418 days
191514 days
19166 days
191910 days
192026 days
192116 days
192224 days
192319 days
192418 days
192517 days
192614 days
192713 days
192818 days
192919 days
193031 days
193122 days
193216 days
193312 days
193414 days
193514 days
193617 days
193721 days
193813 days
193918 days
194018 days
194137 days
194225 days
194315 days
194413 days
194517 days
194621 days
194713 days
194818 days
194919 days
195016 days
195114 days
195223 days
195334 days
195419 days
195527 days
195616 days
195718 days
195817 days
195934 days
196018 days
196115 days
196217 days
196332 days
196428 days
196519 days
196621 days
196720 days
196822 days
196918 days
197015 days
197120 days
197213 days
197315 days
197417 days
197513 days
197621 days
197730 days
197814 days
197912 days
198023 days
198125 days
198215 days
198314 days
198421 days
198513 days
198620 days
198720 days
198824 days
198914 days
199016 days
199123 days
199214 days
199317 days
199420 days
199534 days
199624 days
199715 days
199827 days
199922 days
200022 days
200133 days
200229 days
200316 days
200415 days
200520 days
200620 days
200717 days
200822 days
200915 days
201020 days
201116 days
201213 days
201314 days
201418 days
201519 days
201614 days
201718 days
201813 days
201919 days
202013 days
202110 days
202211 days
202311 days
202439 days
202516 days
202619 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

107 years with a frost

Across 107 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Dover falls on 10 April and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 205 days between them.

In 1992 to 2025 the median growing season was 218 days. That is 26 days more than in 1893 to 1938.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Dover
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1938)Recent period (1992 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost10 April15 April30 March16 days earlier-1.5 days per decade
First autumn frost31 October29 October5 November7 days later+0.9 days per decade
Growing days205 days192 days218 days26 days more+2.4 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

100 years, 1896 to 2019

A day with at least 74.0 mm (2.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 198.4 mm (7.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Dover: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years74.0 mm (2.9 in)
5 years101.2 mm (4.0 in)
10 years121.4 mm (4.8 in)
25 years149.8 mm (5.9 in)
50 years173.1 mm (6.8 in)
100 years198.4 mm (7.8 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1896 to 2019.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 215.9 mm (8.5 in) in 1975; 186.4 mm (7.3 in) in 1928; 160.8 mm (6.3 in) in 1960.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Dover had a mean temperature of 14.4 C (57.9 F) and 1,035.4 mm (40.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Washington Reagan Natl AP (United States, 136 km away), Richmond Intl AP (United States, 241 km away) and Patuxent River NAS (United States, 123 km away).

Climate twins of Dover: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Washington Reagan Natl APUnited States136 km (85 mi)14.3 C (57.7 F)981.3 mm (38.6 in)0.60
Richmond Intl APUnited States241 km (150 mi)14.3 C (57.7 F)1,096.8 mm (43.2 in)0.67
Patuxent River NASUnited States123 km (76 mi)14.0 C (57.1 F)1,031.3 mm (40.6 in)0.69

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

Download the Data

  • Data for Dover standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
  • Data for Dover threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.

Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-12 (12 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-13).