Delaware Fair
It may be hot but the Delaware State Fair goes on.
The temperatures dipped slightly for those who work at the fair and allowing them to get a second wind.
On Sunday, the temperature dropped just below 90 degrees for most of the day.
But animals were also feeling the heat.
The WBOC reports that this ranged from giraffes and llamas to even stranger animals including the world’s smallest horse and pig.
The fair continues through Saturday July 27th.
But there is no doubt that it is hot on Delmarva.
Cape Henlopen Fishing Pier saw an ambient air temperature of 101 degrees while on some of the nearby beaches it was 130 degrees on the sand.
The Salisbury Daily Times reports that the hottest piece of real estate was the Delaware Technical College’s Stanton Campus student parking lot with ambient air temperature at 108 degrees.
With the high temperatures Delaware Public Health Director Dr. Karyl Rattay urged residents – especially the elderly and the very young -- to stay out of the heat.
Heath Death
NEWPORT, Del. (AP) - Delaware health officials say the death of an 87-year-old New Castle County woman is the second linked to heat this year in the state.
The medical examiner's office ruled on Sunday that the Newport-area woman's death on Friday was an accident and heat exposure was a factor in her death. Officials did not release the woman's name.
The Department of Health and Social Services says the woman's death occurred two days after the state's first heat-related death this year. Officials say a 55-year-old New Castle County man found unresponsive outdoors had an underlying medical condition, but heat exposure contributed to his death.
Gas Prices
This summer is witnessing some high gas prices.
AAA Mid-Atlantic found that a gallon of unleaded regular was up 12 cents to $3.69 by the end of last weekend in Delaware.
Spokesperson Jana Tidwell told WDEL that tension in Egypt and product problems in the three oil producing countries Libya, Iraq and Nigeria have driven up the price of gasoline.
And, she warns there could be costlier weeks ahead.
