Delaware damaging wind history
From 2016 to 2025, the NOAA Storm Prediction Center logged 465 damaging thunderstorm wind reports in Delaware, 464 of them 58 mph or more and 17 of 75 mph or more (measured or estimated), on 125 storm days. The day with the most reports since 1955 was February 7, 2020 (40 reports in Delaware). The highest wind on record is 115 mph, on July 7, 1991. 2026 so far: 68 preliminary reports.
Delaware's biggest wind day since 2016: February 7, 2020
40 damaging wind reports in Delaware, 0 of 75 mph or more. All storm reports that day →
Source: National Storms (nationalstorms.com), CC BY 4.0, data from NOAA Storm Prediction Center storm reports.
Days with the most damaging wind reports in Delaware
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 7, 2020 | 40 | 0 | 70 mph |
| March 16, 2026 | 16 | 0 | 72 mph |
| July 12, 2022 | 14 | 6 | 110 mph |
| June 23, 2015 | 14 | 0 | 66 mph |
| August 7, 2020 | 12 | 0 | 67 mph |
| September 3, 2026 | 10 | 0 | 64 mph |
| July 1, 2021 | 10 | 1 | 81 mph |
| April 9, 2020 | 10 | 0 | 69 mph |
| October 31, 2019 | 10 | 0 | 69 mph |
| August 7, 2023 | 9 | 2 | 81 mph |
| August 5, 2020 | 9 | 0 | 63 mph |
| July 18, 2026 | 8 | 0 | 63 mph |
| July 29, 2023 | 8 | 0 | 58 mph |
| April 1, 2023 | 8 | 1 | 98 mph |
| June 21, 2021 | 8 | 0 | 58 mph |
Highest wind speeds reported in Delaware
| Storm day | Wind reports | 75 mph+ | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 7, 1991 | 1 | 1 | 115 mph |
| July 12, 2022 | 14 | 6 | 110 mph |
| May 16, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 105 mph |
| April 1, 2023 | 8 | 1 | 98 mph |
| July 18, 1997 | 1 | 1 | 90 mph |
| November 16, 1989 | 6 | 1 | 90 mph |
| July 19, 2002 | 1 | 1 | 86 mph |
| May 12, 2002 | 2 | 1 | 85 mph |
| August 17, 1997 | 1 | 1 | 85 mph |
| June 13, 1998 | 3 | 1 | 82 mph |
Delaware damaging wind reports by year
| Year | Damaging wind reports | 58 mph+ | 75 mph+ | Highest | Days with reports |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026* | 68 | 25 | 0 | 72 mph | 15 |
| 2025 | 31 | 31 | 1 | 105 mph | 10 |
| 2024 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 58 mph | 8 |
| 2023 | 54 | 54 | 3 | 98 mph | 14 |
| 2022 | 38 | 38 | 6 | 110 mph | 14 |
| 2021 | 44 | 44 | 3 | 81 mph | 16 |
| 2020 | 129 | 129 | 1 | 79 mph | 20 |
| 2019 | 80 | 80 | 2 | 78 mph | 20 |
| 2018 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 58 mph | 4 |
| 2017 | 18 | 18 | 1 | 76 mph | 7 |
| 2016 | 43 | 42 | 0 | 64 mph | 12 |
| 2015 | 27 | 27 | 0 | 66 mph | 9 |
| 2014 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 64 mph | 8 |
| 2013 | 23 | 23 | 1 | 75 mph | 12 |
| 2012 | 29 | 29 | 1 | 75 mph | 14 |
| 2011 | 30 | 30 | 1 | 77 mph | 14 |
| 2010 | 24 | 24 | 0 | 70 mph | 12 |
| 2009 | 29 | 29 | 3 | 81 mph | 17 |
| 2008 | 19 | 19 | 1 | 75 mph | 14 |
| 2007 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 70 mph | 10 |
| 2006 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 67 mph | 15 |
| 2005 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 60 mph | 6 |
| 2004 | 21 | 21 | 0 | 70 mph | 14 |
| 2003 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 64 mph | 14 |
| 2002 | 28 | 28 | 2 | 86 mph | 15 |
| 2001 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 60 mph | 9 |
| 2000 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 68 mph | 7 |
| 1999 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 66 mph | 6 |
| 1998 | 17 | 16 | 2 | 82 mph | 9 |
| 1997 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 90 mph | 11 |
| 1996 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1995 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 7 |
| 1994 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 75 mph | 4 |
| 1993 | 4 | – | – | – | 3 |
| 1992 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 75 mph | 8 |
| 1991 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 115 mph | 7 |
| 1990 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 60 mph | 10 |
| 1989 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 90 mph | 4 |
| 1988 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66 mph | 4 |
| 1987 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 81 mph | 3 |
| 1986 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1985 | 4 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1984 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 71 mph | 2 |
| 1983 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 71 mph | 9 |
| 1982 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 3 |
| 1981 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 58 mph | 2 |
| 1980 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 69 mph | 6 |
| 1979 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1978 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 61 mph | 2 |
| 1977 | 5 | – | – | – | 5 |
| 1976 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 71 mph | 5 |
| 1975 | 10 | – | – | – | 7 |
| 1974 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 61 mph | 3 |
| 1973 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1971 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 58 mph | 4 |
| 1970 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 63 mph | 7 |
| 1969 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1968 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1967 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1966 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1965 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1964 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 67 mph | 2 |
| 1963 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 61 mph | 4 |
| 1962 | 3 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1961 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1960 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1959 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| 1958 | 2 | – | – | – | 2 |
| 1957 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 81 mph | 1 |
* 2026: preliminary SPC reports; many have no wind speed yet.
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Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center (SPC) Severe Weather Database (SVRGIS) damaging-wind reports, 1955–2025, and SPC preliminary storm reports for 2026 (data through November 6, 2026). Wind speeds are measured or estimated by spotters, the public and NWS staff; SPC records them in knots and we show mph. 58 mph is the National Weather Service's severe-thunderstorm wind threshold.
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