Dover Air Force Base





Number of days available for climatic review

ParameterJanFebMarAprMayJun
Tmax010241048576104857610747914251074791425
Tmin81318638336836351431389522159936186110282153811768383279
Duration of sunshine10-2128972304055882050
Precipitation000000
Humidity/Visibility-1675065763886960143-1915948032000


ParameterJulAugSepOctNovDec
Tmax1074791425107479142502694850560269485056
Tmin188641310119530637270000
Duration of sunshine2550-268435456000
Precipitation000000
Humidity/Visibility00-21289735040-19161761000


Climate data is usually derived from meteorological data of a certain number of years. The actual number of recorded years may vary from only a couple to 50 years or more. The quality of climate data depends on the number of available recorded years. Fewer years means less reliable data. The standart-period for reliable climate data is 30 years. For example, the mean monthly temperature for, let's say January, would ideally calculated from a total number of 930 recorded January-days. However, the usual number of recorded days is much smaller. The table above shows the actual number of recorded days for every parameter measured.