Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Middletown 3 E (USC00075852), Delaware, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Middletown 3 E
Middletown 3 E (USC00075852) is a weather station in Delaware, United States at 39.45 latitude and -75.67 longitude, 17 m (55 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1988, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Middletown 3 E still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Middletown 3 E set a daily record precipitation of 20.1 mm (0.8 in) on 29 August 1988.
About the Station
Location: Delaware, United States, 39.45 latitude, -75.67 longitude.
Elevation: 17 m (55 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1988, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Middletown 3 E. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Middletown 3 E, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
21.7 C (71.1 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
23.9 C (75.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
34.4 C (93.9 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.0 C (104.0 F)
3.9 C (39.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
7.8 C (46.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
37.8 C (100.0 F)
6.1 C (43.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
27.8 C (82.0 F)
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
22.8 C (73.0 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Middletown 3 E still stand. 1956 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Middletown 3 E by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1952
3
1953
29
1954
50
1955
44
1956
64
1957
63
1958
39
1959
64
1960
62
1961
41
1962
42
1963
6
1964
48
1965
43
1966
49
1967
58
1968
31
1969
24
1970
34
1971
31
1972
37
1973
48
1974
44
1975
36
1976
45
1977
42
1978
36
1979
53
1980
24
1981
27
1982
43
1983
44
1984
51
1985
22
1986
16
1987
31
1988
40
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jun: 154.4 mm (6.1 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Middletown 3 E. The most was 154.4 mm (6.1 in) on 22 June 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Middletown 3 E
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
21 January 1979
Feb
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
12 February 1988
Mar
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
21 March 1983
Apr
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
13 April 1961
May
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
19 May 1988
Jun
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
4 July 1973
Aug
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
27 August 1971
Sep
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
12 September 1960
Oct
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
19 October 1966
Nov
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1 November 1956
Dec
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
24 December 1986
Period of Record Coverage
1952 to 1988
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 24 complete years at Middletown 3 E, 1954 to 1987. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.7 C (54.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 11.8 C (53.3 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 13.5 C (56.3 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 0.9 C (1.6 F).
Annual mean temperature at Middletown 3 E as warming stripes, 1954 to 1987
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1954
12.9 C
+0.25 C
1957
13.5 C
+0.83 C
1958
12.0 C
-0.68 C
1960
12.5 C
-0.15 C
1961
12.2 C
-0.47 C
1965
12.4 C
-0.26 C
1966
12.3 C
-0.40 C
1969
12.4 C
-0.26 C
1970
12.8 C
+0.15 C
1971
13.1 C
+0.37 C
1972
12.4 C
-0.31 C
1973
13.5 C
+0.78 C
1974
12.9 C
+0.19 C
1975
13.4 C
+0.71 C
1976
12.7 C
+0.00 C
1977
13.0 C
+0.28 C
1978
11.8 C
-0.85 C
1979
12.4 C
-0.27 C
1980
12.7 C
+0.06 C
1981
12.5 C
-0.20 C
1982
12.7 C
+0.00 C
1983
13.0 C
+0.33 C
1984
12.7 C
-0.03 C
1987
12.6 C
-0.09 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
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
1952 to 1988
Yearly extremes at Middletown 3 E: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1957
35.6 C (96.1 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1979
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1972
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1972
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
30 days
1952
18 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1957, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Middletown 3 E by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1952
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1953
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1956
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1957
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1960
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963
26.1 C (79.0 F)
1964
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1966
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1967
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1968
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1969
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1970
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1974
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1975
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1976
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1978
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1979
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1980
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1981
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1982
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1983
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1985
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1986
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
37.8 C (100.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is -17.2 C (1.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Middletown 3 E by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1952
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1953
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1954
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1956
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1957
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1958
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1959
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1960
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1961
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1962
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1965
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1966
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1967
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1970
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1971
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1972
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1973
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1974
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1978
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1979
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1980
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1981
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1983
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1984
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1986
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1987
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1988
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. The record is 154.4 mm (6.1 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 61.0 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Middletown 3 E by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1953
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1954
42.9 mm (1.7 in)
1955
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1957
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1959
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1960
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1961
53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1962
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1963
18.3 mm (0.7 in)
1964
36.3 mm (1.4 in)
1965
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1966
88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1967
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1968
54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1969
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1970
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1971
120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1972
154.4 mm (6.1 in)
1973
116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1974
78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1975
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1976
63.8 mm (2.5 in)
1977
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1978
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1979
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1980
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1981
44.2 mm (1.7 in)
1982
61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1983
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1984
49.3 mm (1.9 in)
1985
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1986
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1988
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. The record is 200.2 mm (7.9 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.2 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Middletown 3 E by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952
80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1953
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1954
68.9 mm (2.7 in)
1955
197.9 mm (7.8 in)
1956
94.5 mm (3.7 in)
1957
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1958
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1959
82.9 mm (3.3 in)
1960
154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1961
77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1962
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1963
19.3 mm (0.8 in)
1964
88.5 mm (3.5 in)
1965
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1966
104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1967
66.6 mm (2.6 in)
1968
99.9 mm (3.9 in)
1969
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1970
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1971
175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1972
200.2 mm (7.9 in)
1973
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1974
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1975
150.5 mm (5.9 in)
1976
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1978
80.1 mm (3.2 in)
1979
86.2 mm (3.4 in)
1980
81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1981
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1982
92.2 mm (3.6 in)
1983
113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1984
109.7 mm (4.3 in)
1985
52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1986
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1987
54.8 mm (2.2 in)
1988
89.5 mm (3.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Middletown 3 E, 1952 to 1988. The record is 30 days in 1952, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Middletown 3 E by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952
30 days
1953
14 days
1954
25 days
1955
29 days
1956
16 days
1957
15 days
1958
17 days
1959
27 days
1960
27 days
1961
15 days
1962
28 days
1963
12 days
1964
29 days
1965
26 days
1966
27 days
1967
20 days
1968
25 days
1969
16 days
1970
16 days
1971
21 days
1972
20 days
1973
16 days
1974
17 days
1975
14 days
1976
28 days
1977
25 days
1978
16 days
1979
11 days
1980
23 days
1981
15 days
1982
16 days
1983
17 days
1984
20 days
1985
13 days
1986
13 days
1987
20 days
1988
18 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
24 years with a frost
Across 24 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Middletown 3 E falls on 15 April and the median first autumn frost on 23 October, which leaves a median of 191 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Middletown 3 E
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1954 to 1987)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
15 April
n/a
15 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
23 October
n/a
23 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
191 days
n/a
191 days
n/a
n/a
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.
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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.