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Delaware Weather Records (USC00332119)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Delaware (USC00332119), Ohio, United States, with 106 years of record.

Key Facts for Delaware

  • Delaware (USC00332119) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 40.32 latitude and -83.07 longitude, 280 m (920 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1896 to 2001, 106 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Delaware still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Delaware set a daily record snowfall of 17.8 cm (7.0 in) on 31 January 2001.

About the Station

  • Location: Ohio, United States, 40.32 latitude, -83.07 longitude.
  • Elevation: 280 m (920 ft).
  • Period of record: 1896 to 2001, 106 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Delaware, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Delaware. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Delaware. 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 Delaware, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan22.8 C (73.0 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)n/an/a
Feb22.8 C (73.0 F)-31.7 C (-25.1 F)n/an/a
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-22.8 C (-9.0 F)n/an/a
Apr33.3 C (91.9 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)n/an/a
May36.1 C (97.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)n/an/a
Jun38.9 C (102.0 F)0.6 C (33.1 F)n/an/a
Jul43.3 C (109.9 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)n/an/a
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)n/an/a
Sep40.0 C (104.0 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)n/an/a
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)n/an/a
Nov28.9 C (84.0 F)-20.0 C (-4.0 F)n/an/a
Dec23.3 C (73.9 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Delaware by the year they were set 1,464 records at Delaware still stand. 1898 holds the most, with 45. 02040601896: 141897: 271898: 451899: 271900: 111901: 121902: 131903: 151904: 211905: 61906: 131907: 231908: 191909: 141910: 171911: 261912: 131913: 201914: 271915: 181916: 181917: 251918: 251919: 201920: 251921: 181922: 161923: 181924: 131925: 271926: 131927: 161928: 221929: 181930: 281931: 151932: 141933: 211934: 281935: 61936: 241937: 141938: 101939: 161940: 151941: 111942: 81943: 81944: 51945: 121946: 61947: 121948: 61949: 71950: 111951: 91952: 61953: 91954: 91955: 101956: 61957: 81958: 61959: 81960: 61961: 61962: 191963: 141964: 141965: 61966: 121967: 141968: 61969: 21970: 81971: 71972: 121973: 41974: 121975: 51976: 181977: 281978: 161979: 151980: 111981: 71982: 171983: 91984: 151985: 131986: 171987: 81988: 151989: 171990: 121991: 201992: 71993: 81994: 131995: 71996: 161997: 61998: 71999: 62000: 61896190719181929194019511962197319841995
1,464 records at Delaware still stand. 1898 holds the most, with 45.
Standing records at Delaware by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
189614
189727
189845
189927
190011
190112
190213
190315
190421
19056
190613
190723
190819
190914
191017
191126
191213
191320
191427
191518
191618
191725
191825
191920
192025
192118
192216
192318
192413
192527
192613
192716
192822
192918
193028
193115
193214
193321
193428
19356
193624
193714
193810
193916
194015
194111
19428
19438
19445
194512
19466
194712
19486
19497
195011
19519
19526
19539
19549
195510
19566
19578
19586
19598
19606
19616
196219
196314
196414
19656
196612
196714
19686
19692
19708
19717
197212
19734
197412
19755
197618
197728
197816
197915
198011
19817
198217
19839
198415
198513
198617
19878
198815
198917
199012
199120
19927
19938
199413
19957
199616
19976
19987
19996
20006

All-Time Record Progression

7 new records
When Delaware set new all-time records 7 all-time records were set at Delaware between 21 July 1934 and 19 January 1994. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature21 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)21 June 1937: Record daily precipitation 124.0 mm (4.9 in)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)23 December 1989: Record low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)19 January 1994: Record low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)19 January 1994: Record low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)194019501960197019801990
7 all-time records were set at Delaware between 21 July 1934 and 19 January 1994. Each dot is a new record.
When Delaware set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1934-07-21Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.3 C (109.9 F)
1937-06-21Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1989-12-23Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1994-01-19Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1994-01-19Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -33.3 C (-27.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 124.0 mm (4.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Delaware The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Delaware. The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 21 June 1937. 050100150 Jan: 65.8 mm (2.6 in), 22 January 1959 Jan Feb: 54.9 mm (2.2 in), 24 February 1975 Feb Mar: 71.6 mm (2.8 in), 10 March 1964 Mar Apr: 69.9 mm (2.8 in), 8 April 2000 Apr May: 95.0 mm (3.7 in), 11 May 1905 May Jun: 124.0 mm (4.9 in), 21 June 1937 Jun Jul: 82.6 mm (3.3 in), 2 July 1999 Jul Aug: 113.5 mm (4.5 in), 11 August 1905 Aug Sep: 99.1 mm (3.9 in), 14 September 1979 Sep Oct: 98.3 mm (3.9 in), 5 October 1910 Oct Nov: 80.5 mm (3.2 in), 16 November 1955 Nov Dec: 63.5 mm (2.5 in), 14 December 2000 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Delaware. The most was 124.0 mm (4.9 in) on 21 June 1937.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Delaware
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan65.8 mm (2.6 in)22 January 1959
Feb54.9 mm (2.2 in)24 February 1975
Mar71.6 mm (2.8 in)10 March 1964
Apr69.9 mm (2.8 in)8 April 2000
May95.0 mm (3.7 in)11 May 1905
Jun124.0 mm (4.9 in)21 June 1937
Jul82.6 mm (3.3 in)2 July 1999
Aug113.5 mm (4.5 in)11 August 1905
Sep99.1 mm (3.9 in)14 September 1979
Oct98.3 mm (3.9 in)5 October 1910
Nov80.5 mm (3.2 in)16 November 1955
Dec63.5 mm (2.5 in)14 December 2000

Period of Record Coverage

1896 to 2001
Days with data per year at Delaware 106 years of record at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001. 1896: 168 of 366 days1897: 331 of 365 days1898: 360 of 365 days1899: 364 of 365 days1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 364 of 365 days1902: 362 of 365 days1903: 365 of 365 days1904: 364 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 365 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 364 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 361 of 365 days1914: 362 of 365 days1915: 364 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 363 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 363 of 366 days1925: 353 of 365 days1926: 360 of 365 days1927: 362 of 365 days1928: 363 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 362 of 365 days1931: 362 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 363 of 365 days1934: 359 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 364 of 365 days1943: 362 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 363 of 365 days1950: 334 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 364 of 365 days1956: 361 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 365 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 364 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: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 364 of 365 days1986: 364 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 363 of 366 days1989: 331 of 365 days1990: 294 of 365 days1991: 355 of 365 days1992: 364 of 366 days1993: 361 of 365 days1994: 353 of 365 days1995: 355 of 365 days1996: 350 of 366 days1997: 280 of 365 days1998: 305 of 365 days1999: 281 of 365 days2000: 197 of 366 days2001: 19 of 365 days1905192019351950196519801995
106 years of record at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. 7 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1896, 1990, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001.
Days with data per year at Delaware
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
189616846%No
189733191%Yes
189836099%Yes
1899364100%Yes
1900365100%Yes
1901364100%Yes
190236299%Yes
1903365100%Yes
190436499%Yes
1905365100%Yes
1906365100%Yes
1907365100%Yes
1908366100%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910364100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
191336199%Yes
191436299%Yes
1915364100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
1917364100%Yes
191836399%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
192436399%Yes
192535397%Yes
192636099%Yes
192736299%Yes
192836399%Yes
1929364100%Yes
193036299%Yes
193136299%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193336399%Yes
193435998%Yes
1935365100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939364100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942364100%Yes
194336299%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
194836499%Yes
194936399%Yes
195033492%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955364100%Yes
195636199%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960365100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965364100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970364100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985364100%Yes
1986364100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198836399%Yes
198933191%Yes
199029481%No
199135597%Yes
199236499%Yes
199336199%Yes
199435397%Yes
199535597%Yes
199635096%Yes
199728077%No
199830584%No
199928177%No
200019754%No
2001195%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Delaware
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
31 January 2001Delaware, USdaily snowfall17.8 cm (7.0 in)11.4 cm (4.5 in)102 years71 of 100 (Major)
27 January 2001Delaware, USdaily snowfall15.2 cm (6.0 in)5.0 cm (2.0 in)38 years34 of 100 (Routine)
14 December 2000Delaware, USmonthly rain63.5 mm (2.5 in)15.2 mm (0.6 in)67 years62 of 100 (Major)
8 November 2000Delaware, USmonthly high max28.9 C (84.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)67 years43 of 100 (Notable)
25 September 2000Delaware, USdaily rain95.3 mm (3.8 in)44.8 mm (1.8 in)14 years54 of 100 (Notable)
7 September 2000Delaware, USdaily low min2.8 C (37.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years13 of 100 (Routine)
21 June 2000Delaware, USdaily high min (Tie)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie47 years6 of 100 (Routine)
17 June 2000Delaware, USdaily rain38.1 mm (1.5 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)46 years27 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 2000Delaware, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)10 years25 of 100 (Routine)
13 May 2000Delaware, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)44 years24 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 2000Delaware, USdaily high min18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)68 years34 of 100 (Routine)
8 April 2000Delaware, USmonthly rain69.9 mm (2.8 in)14.3 mm (0.6 in)35 years47 of 100 (Notable)
20 March 2000Delaware, USdaily rain29.2 mm (1.1 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)73 years34 of 100 (Routine)
13 March 2000Delaware, USdaily snowfall (Tie)5.1 cm (2.0 in)tie94 years9 of 100 (Routine)
9 March 2000Delaware, USdaily high max26.7 C (80.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 2000Delaware, USdaily high max (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie26 years4 of 100 (Routine)
1 March 2000Delaware, USdaily high min11.1 C (52.0 F)6.7 C (12.1 F)24 years28 of 100 (Routine)
24 November 1999Delaware, USdaily high max21.7 C (71.1 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)68 years31 of 100 (Routine)
16 November 1999Delaware, USdaily low min-16.7 C (1.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)65 years31 of 100 (Routine)
11 November 1999Delaware, USdaily high max (Tie)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie72 years7 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

92 complete years, 1898 to 1993
Annual mean temperature at Delaware as warming stripes, 1898 to 1993 One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Delaware, 1898 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 8.3 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.5 C (54.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F). 1898: 11.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1899: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1900: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1901: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1902: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1903: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1904: 8.8 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1905: 9.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1906: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1907: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1908: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1909: 10.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1910: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1911: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1912: 9.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1913: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1914: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1915: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1917: 8.4 C, -2.0 C from the station mean1918: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1919: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1920: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1921: 12.5 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1922: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1923: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1924: 9.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1925: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1926: 10.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1927: 11.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1929: 10.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1930: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1931: 12.3 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1932: 11.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1933: 11.9 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1934: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1935: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1936: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1937: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1938: 12.2 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1939: 11.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 11.8 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1942: 10.9 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1943: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1944: 11.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1945: 10.4 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1946: 11.5 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1947: 10.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1948: 10.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1949: 11.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1951: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1952: 11.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1953: 11.7 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1954: 11.6 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1955: 11.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1956: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1957: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1958: 9.7 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1959: 11.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1960: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1961: 10.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1962: 10.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 9.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1964: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1965: 10.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1966: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1967: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1968: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1969: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1970: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1972: 9.2 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1973: 10.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1974: 10.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1975: 10.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 9.0 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1977: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1978: 8.3 C, -2.1 C from the station mean1979: 8.6 C, -1.8 C from the station mean1980: 9.3 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1981: 9.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1982: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1983: 10.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1984: 9.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 9.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1986: 10.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1987: 10.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1988: 9.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1991: 11.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1993: 9.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1898191019201930194019501960197019801990
One stripe for each of 92 complete years at Delaware, 1898 to 1993. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.4 C (50.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 8.3 C (47.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 12.5 C (54.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.2 C (4.0 F).
Annual mean temperature at Delaware as warming stripes, 1898 to 1993
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189811.7 C+1.27 C
189910.9 C+0.46 C
190011.2 C+0.80 C
190110.0 C-0.45 C
190210.2 C-0.26 C
190310.1 C-0.31 C
19048.8 C-1.66 C
19059.7 C-0.76 C
190610.5 C+0.06 C
19079.6 C-0.78 C
190810.9 C+0.46 C
190910.3 C-0.17 C
191010.0 C-0.40 C
191111.5 C+1.10 C
19129.6 C-0.87 C
191311.2 C+0.74 C
191410.2 C-0.24 C
191510.0 C-0.47 C
191610.0 C-0.43 C
19178.4 C-2.05 C
191810.6 C+0.20 C
191911.2 C+0.73 C
192010.1 C-0.28 C
192112.5 C+2.11 C
192211.5 C+1.08 C
192310.5 C+0.09 C
19249.3 C-1.10 C
192510.8 C+0.38 C
192610.4 C-0.06 C
192711.0 C+0.62 C
192910.1 C-0.28 C
193011.4 C+1.00 C
193112.3 C+1.88 C
193211.5 C+1.04 C
193311.9 C+1.44 C
193411.5 C+1.07 C
193510.6 C+0.13 C
193610.7 C+0.28 C
193710.9 C+0.44 C
193812.2 C+1.82 C
193911.8 C+1.38 C
194010.2 C-0.21 C
194111.8 C+1.39 C
194210.9 C+0.43 C
194310.3 C-0.10 C
194411.2 C+0.74 C
194510.4 C-0.07 C
194611.5 C+1.07 C
194710.2 C-0.27 C
194810.7 C+0.30 C
194911.6 C+1.20 C
195110.3 C-0.10 C
195211.3 C+0.83 C
195311.7 C+1.28 C
195411.6 C+1.22 C
195511.3 C+0.87 C
195610.8 C+0.36 C
195710.9 C+0.47 C
19589.7 C-0.71 C
195911.4 C+1.01 C
196010.3 C-0.13 C
196110.8 C+0.35 C
196210.5 C+0.09 C
19639.3 C-1.16 C
196410.0 C-0.46 C
196510.0 C-0.38 C
19669.2 C-1.22 C
19679.2 C-1.20 C
19689.4 C-1.03 C
19699.2 C-1.20 C
19709.8 C-0.62 C
19719.8 C-0.61 C
19729.2 C-1.21 C
197310.9 C+0.49 C
197410.0 C-0.47 C
197510.2 C-0.21 C
19769.0 C-1.43 C
19779.4 C-1.03 C
19788.3 C-2.09 C
19798.6 C-1.81 C
19809.3 C-1.10 C
19819.4 C-1.00 C
19829.9 C-0.55 C
198310.3 C-0.13 C
19849.9 C-0.52 C
19859.8 C-0.64 C
198610.6 C+0.14 C
198710.6 C+0.18 C
19889.6 C-0.85 C
199111.2 C+0.81 C
19929.9 C-0.57 C
19939.9 C-0.56 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.09 C (0.03 to 0.16) per decade over 1898 to 1993. In Fahrenheit: 0.16 F (0.05 to 0.28) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 92 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Delaware
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.09 C (-0.16 to -0.02) per decade-0.16 F (-0.28 to -0.05) per decade1898 to 199392Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.12 C (-0.20 to -0.05) per decade-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade1898 to 199392Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.06 C (-0.13 to 0.01) per decade-0.10 F (-0.23 to 0.02) per decade1898 to 199392Not clearly different from zero

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

1896 to 2001
Yearly extremes at Delaware: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.3 C (109.9 F)193435.6 C (96.1 F)106
Coldest night (TNn)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1994-22.5 C (-8.5 F)106
Wettest day (Rx1day)124.0 mm (4.9 in)193751.2 mm (2.0 in)106
Wettest five days (Rx5day)199.9 mm (7.9 in)191386.8 mm (3.4 in)106
Longest dry spell (CDD)48 days196317 days106

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Delaware by year The hottest day of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F). 01020304050190019201940196019802000Record: 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1934
The hottest day of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1934, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Delaware by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189632.8 C (91.0 F)
189738.3 C (100.9 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189938.3 C (100.9 F)
190036.7 C (98.1 F)
190138.9 C (102.0 F)
190235.0 C (95.0 F)
190336.1 C (97.0 F)
190433.9 C (93.0 F)
190533.9 C (93.0 F)
190635.0 C (95.0 F)
190732.8 C (91.0 F)
190835.6 C (96.1 F)
190933.3 C (91.9 F)
191035.6 C (96.1 F)
191140.0 C (104.0 F)
191236.1 C (97.0 F)
191338.3 C (100.9 F)
191439.4 C (102.9 F)
191533.3 C (91.9 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191735.6 C (96.1 F)
191841.7 C (107.1 F)
191937.2 C (99.0 F)
192036.1 C (97.0 F)
192139.4 C (102.9 F)
192237.2 C (99.0 F)
192335.6 C (96.1 F)
192436.7 C (98.1 F)
192538.3 C (100.9 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192736.1 C (97.0 F)
192834.4 C (93.9 F)
192933.9 C (93.0 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193240.0 C (104.0 F)
193340.6 C (105.1 F)
193443.3 C (109.9 F)
193535.0 C (95.0 F)
193641.1 C (106.0 F)
193735.6 C (96.1 F)
193835.0 C (95.0 F)
193938.9 C (102.0 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194137.8 C (100.0 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194335.6 C (96.1 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194534.4 C (93.9 F)
194635.0 C (95.0 F)
194735.0 C (95.0 F)
194835.6 C (96.1 F)
194934.4 C (93.9 F)
195032.2 C (90.0 F)
195133.3 C (91.9 F)
195236.1 C (97.0 F)
195336.1 C (97.0 F)
195439.4 C (102.9 F)
195538.9 C (102.0 F)
195635.6 C (96.1 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195833.9 C (93.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196033.3 C (91.9 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196335.0 C (95.0 F)
196435.6 C (96.1 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196636.1 C (97.0 F)
196734.4 C (93.9 F)
196833.9 C (93.0 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197035.6 C (96.1 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197234.4 C (93.9 F)
197334.4 C (93.9 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197834.4 C (93.9 F)
197931.7 C (89.1 F)
198035.0 C (95.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198233.9 C (93.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198533.3 C (91.9 F)
198633.3 C (91.9 F)
198734.4 C (93.9 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198932.8 C (91.0 F)
199034.4 C (93.9 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199231.7 C (89.1 F)
199334.4 C (93.9 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199535.6 C (96.1 F)
199633.9 C (93.0 F)
199733.9 C (93.0 F)
199835.6 C (96.1 F)
199936.7 C (98.1 F)
200032.2 C (90.0 F)
20018.9 C (48.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Delaware by year The coldest night of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F). -40-30-20-100190019201940196019802000Record: -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1994
The coldest night of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1994, marked on the chart; the median year is -22.5 C (-8.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Delaware by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1896-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1897-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1898-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1899-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1902-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1903-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1904-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1905-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1906-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1907-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1908-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1909-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1910-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1911-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1912-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1913-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1914-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1915-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1916-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1918-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1920-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1921-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1923-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1924-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1925-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1926-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1927-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1928-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1930-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1931-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1932-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1934-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1936-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1937-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1938-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1939-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1940-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1942-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1943-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1944-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1945-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1946-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1947-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1948-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1949-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1950-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1951-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1952-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1953-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1954-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1955-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1957-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1958-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1961-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1962-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1964-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1965-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1966-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1967-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1968-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1969-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1970-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1971-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1972-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1975-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1976-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1978-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1979-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1980-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1982-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1983-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1984-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1985-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1986-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1989-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1990-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1991-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1992-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1993-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1994-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1995-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1996-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1997-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1998-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1999-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2000-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2001-17.8 C (0.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Delaware by year The wettest day of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in). 050100150190019201940196019802000Record: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1937
The wettest day of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1937, marked on the chart; the median year is 51.2 mm (2.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Delaware by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189649.5 mm (1.9 in)
189747.8 mm (1.9 in)
189856.1 mm (2.2 in)
189948.5 mm (1.9 in)
190032.3 mm (1.3 in)
190139.6 mm (1.6 in)
190241.9 mm (1.6 in)
190373.9 mm (2.9 in)
190464.5 mm (2.5 in)
1905113.5 mm (4.5 in)
190671.9 mm (2.8 in)
190750.0 mm (2.0 in)
190848.3 mm (1.9 in)
190939.9 mm (1.6 in)
191098.3 mm (3.9 in)
191132.3 mm (1.3 in)
1912104.1 mm (4.1 in)
191366.5 mm (2.6 in)
191443.4 mm (1.7 in)
191568.1 mm (2.7 in)
191639.9 mm (1.6 in)
191778.0 mm (3.1 in)
191845.7 mm (1.8 in)
191949.0 mm (1.9 in)
192033.5 mm (1.3 in)
192136.6 mm (1.4 in)
192259.9 mm (2.4 in)
192344.7 mm (1.8 in)
192451.1 mm (2.0 in)
192542.7 mm (1.7 in)
192659.7 mm (2.4 in)
192764.5 mm (2.5 in)
192845.2 mm (1.8 in)
192944.5 mm (1.8 in)
193036.6 mm (1.4 in)
193152.1 mm (2.1 in)
193253.3 mm (2.1 in)
193368.6 mm (2.7 in)
193438.1 mm (1.5 in)
193546.5 mm (1.8 in)
193652.3 mm (2.1 in)
1937124.0 mm (4.9 in)
193852.8 mm (2.1 in)
1939101.6 mm (4.0 in)
194062.2 mm (2.4 in)
194159.4 mm (2.3 in)
194243.9 mm (1.7 in)
194388.9 mm (3.5 in)
194440.4 mm (1.6 in)
194543.2 mm (1.7 in)
194676.2 mm (3.0 in)
194773.7 mm (2.9 in)
194844.5 mm (1.8 in)
194944.5 mm (1.8 in)
195054.1 mm (2.1 in)
195138.6 mm (1.5 in)
195248.3 mm (1.9 in)
195359.7 mm (2.4 in)
195451.3 mm (2.0 in)
195580.5 mm (3.2 in)
195649.8 mm (2.0 in)
195750.3 mm (2.0 in)
195858.4 mm (2.3 in)
195965.8 mm (2.6 in)
196032.5 mm (1.3 in)
196146.2 mm (1.8 in)
196247.8 mm (1.9 in)
196362.5 mm (2.5 in)
196471.6 mm (2.8 in)
196545.7 mm (1.8 in)
196679.5 mm (3.1 in)
196737.8 mm (1.5 in)
196853.1 mm (2.1 in)
196966.0 mm (2.6 in)
197052.1 mm (2.1 in)
197148.5 mm (1.9 in)
197269.3 mm (2.7 in)
197353.3 mm (2.1 in)
197435.6 mm (1.4 in)
197554.9 mm (2.2 in)
197639.4 mm (1.6 in)
197749.3 mm (1.9 in)
197843.9 mm (1.7 in)
197999.1 mm (3.9 in)
198049.5 mm (1.9 in)
198145.2 mm (1.8 in)
198247.8 mm (1.9 in)
198345.2 mm (1.8 in)
198438.9 mm (1.5 in)
198554.9 mm (2.2 in)
198650.5 mm (2.0 in)
198781.3 mm (3.2 in)
198853.3 mm (2.1 in)
198961.0 mm (2.4 in)
199055.9 mm (2.2 in)
199136.3 mm (1.4 in)
199267.1 mm (2.6 in)
199356.6 mm (2.2 in)
199437.6 mm (1.5 in)
199576.7 mm (3.0 in)
199655.9 mm (2.2 in)
199774.2 mm (2.9 in)
199841.1 mm (1.6 in)
199982.6 mm (3.3 in)
200095.3 mm (3.8 in)
200112.7 mm (0.5 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Delaware by year The wettest five days of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 199.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.8 mm (3.4 in). 050100150200190019201940196019802000Record: 199.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1913
The wettest five days of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 199.9 mm (7.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 86.8 mm (3.4 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Delaware by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189610.9 mm (0.4 in)
189772.4 mm (2.9 in)
1898135.1 mm (5.3 in)
189969.1 mm (2.7 in)
190059.8 mm (2.4 in)
190172.1 mm (2.8 in)
1902104.7 mm (4.1 in)
190398.8 mm (3.9 in)
1904119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1905199.3 mm (7.8 in)
1906103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1907114.5 mm (4.5 in)
190868.6 mm (2.7 in)
190966.1 mm (2.6 in)
1910167.2 mm (6.6 in)
191165.3 mm (2.6 in)
1912126.9 mm (5.0 in)
1913199.9 mm (7.9 in)
191457.7 mm (2.3 in)
191598.3 mm (3.9 in)
191683.0 mm (3.3 in)
191790.5 mm (3.6 in)
191867.9 mm (2.7 in)
191986.1 mm (3.4 in)
192070.1 mm (2.8 in)
192162.3 mm (2.5 in)
192278.5 mm (3.1 in)
192372.2 mm (2.8 in)
192492.4 mm (3.6 in)
192577.5 mm (3.1 in)
1926111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1927109.5 mm (4.3 in)
192895.2 mm (3.7 in)
1929105.8 mm (4.2 in)
193067.2 mm (2.6 in)
1931109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193260.6 mm (2.4 in)
193378.8 mm (3.1 in)
193452.8 mm (2.1 in)
193574.2 mm (2.9 in)
193661.0 mm (2.4 in)
1937164.9 mm (6.5 in)
1938104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1939123.4 mm (4.9 in)
194079.5 mm (3.1 in)
194194.0 mm (3.7 in)
194271.9 mm (2.8 in)
194391.9 mm (3.6 in)
194472.6 mm (2.9 in)
194592.7 mm (3.6 in)
1946104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1947109.7 mm (4.3 in)
194883.9 mm (3.3 in)
194953.3 mm (2.1 in)
195090.2 mm (3.6 in)
195161.5 mm (2.4 in)
195270.4 mm (2.8 in)
195372.4 mm (2.9 in)
195481.7 mm (3.2 in)
195588.2 mm (3.5 in)
195657.5 mm (2.3 in)
195792.8 mm (3.7 in)
1958106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1959134.8 mm (5.3 in)
196047.3 mm (1.9 in)
196186.4 mm (3.4 in)
196252.1 mm (2.1 in)
196392.9 mm (3.7 in)
1964117.8 mm (4.6 in)
196569.8 mm (2.7 in)
1966118.4 mm (4.7 in)
196758.2 mm (2.3 in)
1968105.3 mm (4.1 in)
196976.9 mm (3.0 in)
197069.1 mm (2.7 in)
197155.6 mm (2.2 in)
197296.9 mm (3.8 in)
1973105.1 mm (4.1 in)
197462.3 mm (2.5 in)
197593.8 mm (3.7 in)
197664.0 mm (2.5 in)
197774.4 mm (2.9 in)
197856.2 mm (2.2 in)
1979107.4 mm (4.2 in)
198095.9 mm (3.8 in)
198174.2 mm (2.9 in)
198269.4 mm (2.7 in)
198387.2 mm (3.4 in)
198454.6 mm (2.1 in)
198589.9 mm (3.5 in)
1986100.4 mm (4.0 in)
1987117.2 mm (4.6 in)
1988108.9 mm (4.3 in)
198979.3 mm (3.1 in)
1990126.6 mm (5.0 in)
199146.4 mm (1.8 in)
1992128.8 mm (5.1 in)
199398.6 mm (3.9 in)
199465.0 mm (2.6 in)
1995135.3 mm (5.3 in)
199689.4 mm (3.5 in)
1997121.2 mm (4.8 in)
199881.7 mm (3.2 in)
199996.6 mm (3.8 in)
2000120.7 mm (4.8 in)
20010.0 mm (0.00 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Delaware by year The longest dry spell of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 48 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days. 0204060190019201940196019802000Record: 48 days in 1963
The longest dry spell of the year at Delaware, 1896 to 2001. The record is 48 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Delaware by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18963 days
189719 days
189813 days
189930 days
190023 days
190116 days
190213 days
190321 days
190426 days
190516 days
190614 days
190711 days
190826 days
190912 days
191023 days
191113 days
191224 days
191314 days
191415 days
191510 days
191615 days
191723 days
191818 days
191913 days
192020 days
192120 days
192225 days
192316 days
192437 days
192519 days
19269 days
192719 days
192814 days
192917 days
193016 days
193117 days
193215 days
193317 days
193421 days
193513 days
193618 days
193722 days
193820 days
193915 days
194013 days
194118 days
194214 days
194320 days
194416 days
194517 days
194614 days
194718 days
194818 days
194913 days
195013 days
195119 days
195227 days
195326 days
195415 days
195528 days
195612 days
195723 days
195812 days
195915 days
196017 days
196117 days
196218 days
196348 days
196426 days
196529 days
196616 days
196725 days
196818 days
196916 days
197015 days
197117 days
197215 days
197314 days
197418 days
197515 days
197624 days
197732 days
197814 days
197911 days
198019 days
198118 days
198219 days
198321 days
198415 days
198515 days
198617 days
198728 days
198823 days
198911 days
199017 days
199116 days
199215 days
199318 days
199415 days
199525 days
199625 days
199719 days
199818 days
199922 days
200024 days
20015 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

92 years with a frost

Across 92 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Delaware falls on 2 May and the median first autumn frost on 7 October, which leaves a median of 161 days between them.

In 1962 to 1993 the median growing season was 163 days. That is 11 days more than in 1898 to 1927.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Delaware
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1898 to 1927)Recent period (1962 to 1993)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost2 May5 May1 May4 days earlier-0.9 days per decade
First autumn frost7 October6 October6 Octoberno change+0.1 days per decade
Growing days161 days152 days163 days11 days more+1.0 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

98 years, 1898 to 1996

A day with at least 51.7 mm (2.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 125.3 mm (4.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Delaware: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years51.7 mm (2.0 in)
5 years67.0 mm (2.6 in)
10 years78.7 mm (3.1 in)
25 years95.6 mm (3.8 in)
50 years109.7 mm (4.3 in)
100 years125.3 mm (4.9 in)Longer than the 98 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 98 years of values from 1898 to 1996.

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: 124.0 mm (4.9 in) in 1937; 113.5 mm (4.5 in) in 1905; 104.1 mm (4.1 in) in 1912.

Station Changes

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

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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 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).