Cold/Wind Chill — New Castle, Delaware

2007-01-26 · New Castle, Delaware

Wider weather episode

The combination of a strong northwest flow around an arctic high pressure system and because this high originated near the North Pole produced the coldest morning in two years across most of Delaware on the 26th. Most low temperatures were around 10F. Wind chill factors were below zero. The extreme cold helped cause the death of a 64-year-old homeless man who was found dead under a Wilmington railroad viaduct a couple of days later. Actual low temperatures included 8F in Wilmington (New Castle County), 10F at the New Castle County Airport, 11F in Dover (Kent County), 14F in Blackbird (New Castle County), Sandtown (Kent County), Prime Hook (Sussex County) and Georgetown (Sussex County).

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 12332. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.