Description

Dover Air Force Base or Dover AFB is a United States Air Force base located 3.2 km southeast of the city of Dover, Delaware. Civilian use and a Civil Air Terminal are available on a prior permission basis.

Climatology

Humid “subtropical” climate (Köppen climate classification Cfa) - characterized by hot, humid summers and cool winters. Significant amounts of precipitation occur in all seasons in most areas. Winter rainfall (and sometimes snowfall) is associated with large storms that the westerlies steer from west to east. Most summer rainfall occurs during thunderstorms and occasional tropical storms (hurricanes).