Is this weather normal in Kent County?

Delaware · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Kent County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.7. Kent County has warmed about 0.7° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 63°, lows near 42°

That is the 1991 to 2020 average for these dates in Kent County. The Weather Service forecast fills in below.

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The last 12 months

Oct: +0.5°OctNov: +0.2°NovDec: -4.4°DecJan 2026: -3.9°JanFeb: -4.6°FebMar: +4.5°MarApr: +3.1°AprMay: +0.8°MayJun: +2.3°JunJul: +1.7°JulAug: +2.5°AugSep: +2.2°Sepwarmercooler

Each bar is a month's average temperature against the usual for that month (1991 to 2020). Ranks compare the same month in every year since 1895.

Every year since 1895

18952025

Rain and drought

Oct: -1.7 inOctNov: -1.7 inNovDec: -1.4 inDecJan 2026: -0.2 inJanFeb: -1.4 inFebMar: -1.9 inMarApr: -1.8 inAprMay: -1.3 inMayJun: -1.8 inJunJul: -0.4 inJulAug: +2.0 inAugSep: +1.0 inSepwetterdrier

Rain and melted snow against the usual for each month. The drought reading is NOAA's Palmer index for the county.

Month by month in Kent County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January44° / 26°3.2 in44.6° 195020.8° 1940
February46° / 28°2.8 in44.2° 201721.1° 1934
March54° / 34°4.0 in54.2° 192132.2° 1960
April65° / 43°3.4 in59.3° 201746.4° 1907
May74° / 53°3.5 in69.6° 200456.3° 1967
June83° / 62°4.2 in77.5° 201064.5° 1907
July87° / 67°4.4 in81.0° 201171.6° 1895
August85° / 65°4.6 in78.6° 201668.5° 1927
September79° / 59°4.1 in73.0° 201862.0° 1917
October68° / 47°3.8 in63.8° 200750.6° 1895
November57° / 37°3.2 in52.3° 198539.0° 1901
December48° / 31°3.8 in50.6° 201525.1° 1989

Warmest and coldest are the month's whole-month average temperature, with the year it happened.

Towns in Kent County

Crime Radar: Dover, Milford, Smyrna, Camden, Harrington, Cheswold, Clayton

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