Heat, Delaware Beaches
- When
- November 28, 10:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Delaware Beaches forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat in Delaware, November 28 to 30, 1998
A very strong and persistent ridge of high pressure at all levels of the atmosphere remained anchored across the western Atlantic Ocean and the Middle and South Atlantic States from November 28th through December 7th. The result was 10 consecutive days of record breaking, unseasonably warm weather in Delaware.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 4 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 4
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS PHI wrote it up.
A very strong and persistent ridge of high pressure at all levels of the atmosphere remained anchored across the western Atlantic Ocean and the Middle and South Atlantic States from November 28th through December 7th. The result was 10 consecutive days of record breaking, unseasonably warm weather in Delaware. The warmest weather during this stretch occurred in December. The warmest day during November was the 29th. High temperatures that day included 73 degrees in Greenwood (Sussex County), 72 degrees in Georgetown (Sussex County) and 70 degrees at the New Castle County Airport (a new record high for the date).
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
4 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Inland Sussex
- When
- November 28, 10:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Inland Sussex forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 38.683, -75.339 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, Kent
- When
- November 28, 10:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- Kent forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.096, -75.505 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat, New Castle
- When
- November 28, 10:00 AM EST to November 30, 11:59 PM EST
- Where
- New Castle forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 39.578, -75.639 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heavy Rain in Puerto Rico, November 28, 1998
- Flood and Heavy Rain in California, November 28 to 29, 1998
- Heat in New Jersey, November 28 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Pennsylvania, November 28 to 30, 1998
- Heat in Maryland, November 28 to 30, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Utah, November 28 to 29, 1998
- Heat in Oklahoma, November 28, 1998
- Flooding in California, November 28, 1998
- Flood and Dense Fog in Arizona, November 28 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Colorado, November 28 to 29, 1998
- Heavy Snow in Arizona, November 28 to 29, 1998
- Winter Weather in California, November 28 to 29, 1998
More
Every storm in Delaware in 1998Every state in 1998This day in weather historyWarnings in Delaware, November 1998
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5676253, 5676254, 5676255, 5676256.