Is this weather normal in Sussex County?

Delaware · county records since 1895, through September 2026.

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Sussex County is in severe drought: NOAA's Palmer reading for September was -3.0. Sussex County has warmed about 0.7° per decade since 1970.

This week

Usual for Oct 28 to Nov 3: highs near 64°, lows near 43°

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

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The last 12 months

Oct: -0.6°OctNov: -1.0°NovDec: -4.9°DecJan 2026: -3.9°JanFeb: -4.9°FebMar: +5.0°MarApr: +2.8°AprMay: +0.6°MayJun: +1.2°JunJul: +1.0°JulAug: +2.1°AugSep: +1.9°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: -1.2 inOctNov: -2.0 inNovDec: -1.6 inDecJan 2026: -0.1 inJanFeb: +0.2 inFebMar: -2.1 inMarApr: -2.0 inAprMay: -1.9 inMayJun: -1.2 inJunJul: +1.9 inJulAug: +1.1 inAugSep: +0.1 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 Sussex County

MonthUsual high / lowUsual rainWarmestColdest
January45° / 27°3.5 in46.7° 195022.5° 1940
February48° / 29°3.0 in45.1° 201723.4° 1934
March55° / 35°4.1 in54.1° 192132.3° 1960
April66° / 44°3.4 in60.4° 201746.1° 1907
May75° / 53°3.6 in70.0° 200456.7° 1967
June83° / 63°3.9 in77.6° 201064.4° 1907
July88° / 68°4.4 in81.4° 201272.2° 1895
August86° / 66°4.9 in79.1° 201869.1° 1927
September79° / 60°4.2 in74.7° 201862.8° 1917
October69° / 48°4.0 in64.6° 200751.4° 1907
November58° / 38°3.3 in54.2° 198540.2° 1976
December50° / 31°3.8 in51.6° 201526.7° 1989

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

Towns in Sussex County

Crime Radar: Millsboro, Seaford, Georgetown, Bridgeville, Lewes, Selbyville, Ocean View, Laurel

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