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| Back to Delaware, United States. Do you have any pictures of this city? ![]() Planning a vacation? Current weather forecast for Blades, DE Elevation: 20 feet County: Sussex Land area: 0.4 square miles Zip code: 19973 Median resident age: 32.7 years New: Blades, DE residents, houses, and apartments details Races in Blades:
Ancestries: Irish (19.1%), United States (13.1%), English (9.9%), German (5.8%), Italian (4.0%), West Indian (2.7%). |
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For population 15 years and over in Blades town
8.7% Foreign born (7.1% Latin America, 1.0% Asia). |
![]() Nearest city with pop. 50,000+: Vineland, NJ (71.3 miles, pop. 56,271). Nearest city with pop. 200,000+: Baltimore, MD (83.6 miles, pop. 651,154). Nearest city with pop. 1,000,000+: Philadelphia, PA (99.6 miles, pop. 1,517,550). Nearest cities: Seaford, DE (1.0 miles), Laurel, DE (5.8 miles), Bridgeville, DE (7.5 miles), Sharptown, MD (10.0 miles), Greenwood, DE (12.0 miles), Federalsburg, MD (12.1 miles), Delmar, DE (12.3 miles), Delmar, MD (12.9 miles). Area code commonly used in this area: 302 Industries providing employment: Educational,health and social services (18.7%), Manufacturing (17.4%), Construction (13.5%), Retail trade (12.9%), Arts,entertainment,recreation,accommodation and food services (11.7%). |
Based on data reported by over 4,000 weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Average temp. (°F) | 34.7 | 36.3 | 44.8 | 53.8 | 63.2 | 71.8 | 76.6 | 74.9 | 68.3 | 57.3 | 47.9 | 38.9 |
| High temperature (°F) | 43.7 | 46.0 | 55.2 | 64.9 | 73.9 | 82.1 | 86.7 | 84.7 | 78.7 | 68.5 | 58.2 | 48.2 |
| Low temperature (°F) | 25.6 | 26.5 | 34.4 | 42.6 | 52.4 | 61.4 | 66.6 | 64.9 | 57.7 | 46.1 | 37.6 | 29.5 |
| Precipitation (in) | 3.9 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
Based on data reported by main weather stations
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
| Days with precip. | 11 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 |
| Wind speed (mph) | 9.7 | 10.1 | 10.8 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 8.4 | 7.9 | 7.7 | 7.9 | 8.3 | 9.1 | 9.2 |
| Morning humidity (%) | 75 | 74 | 75 | 75 | 78 | 80 | 82 | 85 | 85 | 83 | 80 | 76 |
| Afternoon humidity (%) | 60 | 59 | 57 | 54 | 59 | 59 | 60 | 62 | 61 | 58 | 58 | 60 |
| Sunshine (%) | 49 | 53 | 55 | 56 | 57 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 59 | 51 | 48 |
| Days clear of clouds | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 8 |
| Partly cloudy days | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| Cloudy days | 16 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 16 |
| Snowfall (in) | 3.8 | 4.4 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 |