Preliminary data indicates that the statewide average temperature in January was 34.2o F; this was 0.1°F above the 1981-2010 normal of 34.1°F (Figure 1). January 2016 was 16.7°F colder than December 2015, which was the warmest December ever recorded.
Delaware’s statewide precipitation for January 2016 averaged 3.01 inches, 0.1 inches above the 1981-2010 mean (Figure 2). A major snowstorm impacted the State during January 22-24, with significant accumulations blanketing the entire State.
Data from the Delaware Environmental Observing System (DEOS) shows that temperatures were near normal across most of the State, with small departures at most stations (Figure 3). Total liquid precipitation was near, or just below normal across the entire State.
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