Millsboro’s Record of Records
- Sussex County Republican Committee
- Jan 18
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January 18, 2026
DELAWARE SNAPSHOT
On January 17, 1893, Millsboro recorded Delaware’s lowest-ever temperature at a brain-numbing –17 degrees Fahrenheit.
And our Sussex County town also is the record-holder of our state’s highest temperature.
A sweltering 110 degrees Fahrenheit was recorded on July 21, 1930.
And according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, those records give Millsboro a national record.
Millsboro is the only place in the United States that holds its state records for both the highest and the lowest recorded temperatures – without having to share either of the extreme honors with any other location or locations in its state.
– Compiled by Robin Brown, Writer in Residence
Delaware Public Archives
Private Photograph Collections
Ernest Collection / Country Store Photographs
Taylors Store, Millsboro
Photo: 1952; hand-tinted
ID: 9015-039-001_020
