Heat — New Castle, Delaware

1998-06-25 to 1998-06-26 · New Castle, Delaware

Wider weather episode

A two day hot spell brought some of the highest temperatures of the summer to the Delmarva Peninsula and ended abruptly with severe thunderstorms during the late afternoon and early evening of the 26th. The excessive heat caused the death of an 84-year-old Wilmington woman. The highest temperatures occurred on the 26th and included 95 degrees in Greenwood and Georgetown (both Sussex County), 94 degrees in Bridgeville (Sussex County) and Wilmington (New Castle County) and 93 degrees at the New Castle County Airport.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 5665647. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.