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First State, Diamond State, Delaware was named from the Delaware River, which was in turn named by the English for Sir Thomas West, Lord de la Warr, the Virginia Company's first governor.

Delaware is located in the Northeastern United States and is bordered by Pennsylvania on the north, New Jersey & Atlantic Ocean (east), and Maryland (south and west).

At 2,026 square miles, Delaware is the 2nd smallest state. The highest elevation is at Ebright Road in New Castle County at 448 feet. The lowest elevation is the Atlantic Ocean at sea level.

Delaware's climate is moderate year round. Average monthly temperatures range from 75.8 to 32.0 degrees. Average temperature in the summer months is 74.3 degrees. About 57% of the days are sunny. Annual precipitation is approximately 45 inches. Temperatures along the Atlantic Coast are about 10 degrees warmer in winter and 10 degrees cooler in summer. The average growing season varies from 170 to 200 days.

The highest temperature recorded was 102° while the lowest was -5°