Maryland · county areal climate 1951–2025

Dorchester County, MD

A 57.8°F / 44.8" normal · 2025 ran -0.2°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +0.2°F (54.3°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 19th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 60% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

57.8°F
annual mean · 44.8" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

-0.2°F
57.6°F · 39.2" (87% of normal)

Warmest Year

59.7°F
2012 · coldest 53.9°F (1958)

Wettest Year

61.8in
2003 · driest 34.1" (1987)

Hottest Day

103.3°F
Jul 8 · 2012

Coldest Day

-3.8°F
Jan 22 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

6.92in
Aug 28 · 2011

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

36°
J
39°
F
46°
M
56°
A
65°
M
74°
J
79°
J
77°
A
70°
S
60°
O
49°
N
41°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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