Summer weather 2024: Delaware forecast and rain projections

Greg Giesen and Doyle Rice, USA TODAY NETWORK
·2 min read

During the middle of January when freezing winds cut to the bone, we begged for the warmth of summer.

Well, you asked for it and Mother Nature is about to deliver. According to AccuWeather.com and the National Weather Service, summer will be hot and wet.

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What's Delaware's summer weather forecast?

It's going to be hot, according to Accuweather.com.

The summer forecast map for the US shows that nearly the entire nation is expected to see above-average temperatures (shown in orange and red).
The summer forecast map for the US shows that nearly the entire nation is expected to see above-average temperatures (shown in orange and red).

According to Accuweather.com, a hot summer is expected for the entire country. From June until August temperatures will run at least 2 degrees above historical averages with Delaware predicted to have temps running 3 to 4 degrees above normal.

Philadelphia is forecasted to have 36-42 days hitting 90 degrees. Last year, Philadelphia had 24 days above 90 degrees and historically, it averaged 30 days above 90.

How much rain will Delaware receive this summer?

Rainfall is forecast to be above-average across much of the eastern third of the nation this summer (in green). Dry conditions (in brown) are forecast in the Plains and Rockies
Rainfall is forecast to be above-average across much of the eastern third of the nation this summer (in green). Dry conditions (in brown) are forecast in the Plains and Rockies

According to the National Weather Service, a wet summer is in store for the Eastern Seaboard. Delaware has a 50%-60% chance of seeing above-average amounts of rain.

Combine that with the high temperatures and the First State could see some severe weather in July and August.

La Nina is coming

NOAA meteorologist Anthony Artusa told USA TODAY the waning El Ni?o and developing La Ni?a are factors in the agency's forecast for a warm summer. In addition to those, long-term trends of above-normal temperatures are factored into the forecast. This is especially true in the northeastern U.S., Artusa said.

La Ni?a can bring more tropical cyclones into the Atlantic basin by weakening wind shear. The Atlantic basin includes the northern Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. The last two La Nina years (2005 and 2020) were both highly active hurricane seasons. Both years had at least 27 named storms and 6 major hurricanes.

This article originally appeared on Delaware News Journal: Delaware summer 2024 forecast: What's the weather going to be like?

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