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Heat in New Castle, Delaware
Heat June 25, 1998 – June 26, 1998 · New Castle, Delaware
The wider storm
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 5665647. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
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