39.674°N, 75.606°W · station ILGthr · 133 years of record
60°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wilmington.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Wilmington — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#102 / 112
coldest Sep 2 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
50°F
set in 1949
Mildest Sep 2 ever
75°F
set in 2000
Forecast low 72°F — 102nd coldest Sep 2 of 112 years · record 50°F (1949) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#97 / 112
coldest Sep 3 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
48°F
set in 1967
Mildest Sep 3 ever
79°F
set in 1921
Forecast low 70°F — 97th coldest Sep 3 of 112 years · record 48°F (1967) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#109 / 112
coldest Sep 4 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
47°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
75°F
set in 1921
Forecast low 73°F — 109th coldest Sep 4 of 112 years · record 47°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 112
coldest Sep 5 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
48°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
74°F
set in 1961
Forecast low 65°F — 70th coldest Sep 5 of 112 years · record 48°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#55 / 112
coldest Sep 6 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
75°F
set in 2018
Forecast low 62°F — 55th coldest Sep 6 of 112 years · record 49°F (1962) · coldest since 2024.
Ranks
#46 / 112
coldest Sep 7 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
43°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
75°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 60°F — 46th coldest Sep 7 of 112 years · record 43°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#59 / 112
coldest Sep 8 in 112 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
43°F
set in 1984
Mildest Sep 8 ever
74°F
set in 1996
Forecast low 61°F — 59th coldest Sep 8 of 112 years · record 43°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wilmington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1894–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 26, 1950
-14°FJan 22, 1984
Feb
78°FFeb 25, 1930
-15°FFeb 9, 1934
Mar
86°FMar 21, 1948
2°FMar 10, 1984
Apr
97°FApr 17, 1896
11°FApr 1, 1923
May
98°FMay 10, 1895
30°FMay 1, 1978
Jun
102°FJun 24, 1894
40°FJun 1, 1945
Jul
103°FJul 10, 1936
48°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
107°FAug 7, 1918
43°FAug 29, 1982
Sep
100°FSep 2, 1953
32°FSep 27, 1940
Oct
98°FOct 2, 2019
23°FOct 28, 1936
Nov
85°FNov 1, 1950
11°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
75°FDec 4, 1998
-7°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
107°FAug 7, 1918
-15°FFeb 9, 1934
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wilmington so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
8 broke
plus 5 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Jul (103°F)
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
84°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 7, 1918
Coldest high ever
4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 30, 1917
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
56°FJan 4, 1950
4°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
54°FFeb 20, 1939
7°FFeb 5, 1918
Mar
62°FMar 22, 1948
22°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
74°FApr 19, 1896
35°FApr 1, 1923
May
75°FMay 30, 1895
44°FMay 5, 1917
Jun
78°FJun 25, 2025
56°FJun 5, 1926
Jul
83°FJul 14, 1894
64°FJul 11, 1917
Aug
84°FAug 7, 1918
61°FAug 27, 1927
Sep
79°FSep 3, 1921
51°FSep 28, 1984
Oct
73°FOct 8, 2017
39°FOct 30, 2002
Nov
68°FNov 2, 1971
25°FNov 28, 1930
Dec
60°FDec 24, 2015
4°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
84°FAug 7, 1918
4°FDec 30, 1917
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
82 days
record run, ended Mar 4 1920
So far in 2026
62 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Wilmington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 62°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Wilmington's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Wilmington's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.