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Highest risk cities in Delaware

Highest lightning risk cities in Delaware

Ranked city list for thunderstorm frequency, based on 79/79 eligible cities evaluated. Open any city to view local risk details and live outlook context.

P85-based state reference

Lightning score

41/100

Updated Sun, Sep 27, 1:36 AM.

79/79 eligible cities evaluated

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Ranked cities

Top 25 cities by lightning score from 79 evaluated locations.

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#1

North Star, DE

2 points above the state reference

43/100

#2

Greenville, DE

1 points above the state reference

42/100

#3

Hockessin, DE

1 points above the state reference

42/100

#4

Newport, DE

1 points above the state reference

42/100

#5

Pike Creek, DE

1 points above the state reference

42/100

#6

Pike Creek Valley, DE

1 points above the state reference

42/100

#7

Bear, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#8

Brookside, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#9

Edgemoor, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#10

Elsmere, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#11

Glasgow, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#12

Newark, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#13

Wilmington, DE

at the state reference

41/100

#14

Arden, DE

1 points below the state reference

40/100

#15

Ardencroft, DE

1 points below the state reference

40/100

#16

Ardentown, DE

1 points below the state reference

40/100

#17

Bellefonte, DE

1 points below the state reference

40/100

#18

Claymont, DE

1 points below the state reference

40/100

#19

New Castle, DE

2 points below the state reference

39/100

#20

Wilmington Manor, DE

2 points below the state reference

39/100

#21

St. Georges, DE

3 points below the state reference

38/100

#22

Delaware City, DE

5 points below the state reference

36/100

#23

Middletown, DE

5 points below the state reference

36/100

#24

Port Penn, DE

5 points below the state reference

36/100

#25

Odessa, DE

6 points below the state reference

35/100

How this ranking works

Rankings use HomeRiskIQ weather risk data across79/79 eligible cities evaluated.

Scores are normalized to a 0-100 scale. The state benchmark is a p85-based state reference, not an arithmetic average.

City entries link to hazard-specific pages where available, otherwise to the city overview.