Wilmington, NC: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Wilmington, NC: 104°F on Friday 27 June 1952.

The record begins: 1871

All-time records

Hottest day: 104°F; 27 June 1952
Coldest night: 0°F; 25 December 1989
Wettest day: 13.38 in; 15 September 1999
Warmest night: 83°F; 9 August 2007, 1 August 1999
Coldest day: 16°F; 30 December 1917, 13 February 1899

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Wilmington, NC by decade since the 1900s: the most record highs, 83, came in the 1910s; the most record lows, 73, in the 1910s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1870s	0	0	9
1880s	0	0	10
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	50	53	10
1910s	83	73	10
1920s	58	38	10
1930s	50	36	10
1940s	35	29	10
1950s	76	42	10
1960s	53	45	10
1970s	64	41	10
1980s	59	57	10
1990s	43	25	10
2000s	32	15	10
2010s	44	14	10
2020s	27	5	7

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	83°F 26 January 2024	5°F 21 January 1985	3.84 in 18 January 1915
February	86°F 23 February 2023	5°F 14 February 1899	3.37 in 3 February 1998
March	94°F 23 March 1907	9°F 4 March 1980	5.12 in 10 March 1936
April	95°F 7 April 1967	28°F 19 April 1875	3.67 in 24 April 2017
May	101°F 29 May 2019	35°F 2 May 1963	5.52 in 19 May 2018
June	104°F 27 June 1952	48°F 2 June 1983	7.69 in 25 June 1945
July	103°F 12 July 1879	54°F 1 July 1919	7.33 in 15 July 1886
August	103°F 1 August 1999	55°F 7 August 2004, 30 August 1982	9.56 in 31 August 2006
September	100°F 4 September 1925	42°F 25 September 1887	13.38 in 15 September 1999
October	98°F 3 October 2019	27°F 27 October 1962	6.34 in 7 October 2005
November	87°F 2 November 1974	16°F 26 November 1950	4.13 in 12 November 2020
December	82°F 8 December 1998, 7 December 1998	0°F 25 December 1989	3.99 in 23 December 1941

Streaks, months and years

Longest heat streak	23 days	7 August to 29 August 1900	A high of 90°F or above
Longest cold streak	5 days	10 February to 14 February 1899	A high of 32°F or below
Wettest month	24.13 in	September 2018
Driest month	0.02 in	October 1943
Wettest year	102.40 in	2018
Driest year	27.68 in	1909

Every record in words

The coldest night on record in Wilmington, NC: a low of 0°F on Monday 25 December 1989.
The wettest day on record in Wilmington, NC: 13.38 in on Wednesday 15 September 1999.
The warmest night on record in Wilmington, NC: a low of 83°F on Thursday 9 August 2007 and Sunday 1 August 1999.
The coldest day on record in Wilmington, NC: a high of 16°F on Sunday 30 December 1917 and Monday 13 February 1899.
The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Wilmington, NC: 23 days, from Tuesday 7 August to Wednesday 29 August 1900.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Wilmington, NC: 5 days, from Friday 10 February to Tuesday 14 February 1899.
The wettest month on record in Wilmington, NC: September 2018, with 24.13 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Wilmington, NC: October 1943, with 0.02 in of precipitation.
The wettest year on record in Wilmington, NC: 2018, with 102.40 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Wilmington, NC: 1909, with 27.68 in of precipitation.

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