North Carolina · THREADEX · 1873–2026

Wilmington, NC

34.267°N, 77.900°W · station ILMthr · 154 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Wilmington.
71°TUE7/1473°WED7/1574°THU7/1677°FRI7/1778°SAT7/1878°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#44 / 152
coldest Jul 14 in 152 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

61°F
set in 1918

Mildest Jul 14 ever

79°F
set in 1981

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Wilmington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
6170791874: 73°F1875: 74°F1876: 75°F1877: 69°F1878: 75°F1879: 74°F1880: 73°F1881: 78°F1882: 71°F1883: 73°F1884: 73°F1885: 74°F1886: 74°F1887: 71°F1888: 70°F1889: 75°F1890: 73°F1891: 72°F1892: 71°F1893: 72°F1894: 73°F1895: 70°F1896: 73°F1897: 70°F1898: 74°F1899: 72°F1900: 70°F1901: 72°F1902: 68°F1903: 67°F1904: 69°F1905: 72°F1906: 70°F1907: 67°F1908: 74°F1909: 74°F1910: 70°F1911: 68°F1912: 70°F1913: 76°F1914: 77°F1915: 70°F1916: 75°F1917: 75°F1918: 61°F1919: 70°F1920: 73°F1921: 72°F1922: 71°F1923: 73°F1924: 73°F1925: 68°F1926: 70°F1927: 72°F1928: 72°F1929: 70°F1930: 72°F1931: 75°F1932: 71°F1933: 64°F1934: 73°F1935: 71°F1936: 70°F1937: 73°F1938: 76°F1939: 75°F1940: 67°F1941: 73°F1942: 74°F1943: 73°F1944: 76°F1945: 71°F1946: 77°F1947: 69°F1948: 74°F1949: 73°F1950: 74°F1951: 73°F1952: 67°F1953: 69°F1954: 75°F1955: 70°F1956: 72°F1957: 71°F1958: 73°F1959: 71°F1960: 69°F1961: 73°F1962: 73°F1963: 69°F1964: 74°F1965: 72°F1966: 78°F1967: 73°F1968: 73°F1969: 70°F1970: 68°F1971: 71°F1972: 73°F1973: 66°F1974: 63°F1975: 75°F1976: 74°F1977: 72°F1978: 63°F1979: 76°F1980: 75°F1981: 79°F1982: 71°F1983: 77°F1984: 72°F1985: 73°F1986: 77°F1987: 74°F1988: 71°F1989: 72°F1990: 73°F1991: 74°F1992: 78°F1993: 76°F1994: 77°F1995: 73°F1996: 68°F1997: 67°F1998: 68°F1999: 73°F2000: 69°F2001: 63°F2002: 73°F2003: 71°F2004: 75°F2005: 72°F2006: 77°F2007: 68°F2008: 68°F2009: 70°F2010: 74°F2011: 70°F2012: 73°F2013: 76°F2014: 75°F2015: 73°F2016: 75°F2017: 78°F2018: 68°F2019: 74°F2020: 72°F2021: 74°F2022: 76°F2023: 76°F2024: 77°F2025: 73°F71° forecast187419182025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1471°F
Coldest this date since2018
This-date record61°F
This-date rank#44 of 152
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record0°F (1989)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1873–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wilmington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1873–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan83°F20245°F1985
Feb86°F20235°F1899
Mar94°F19079°F1980
Apr95°F196728°F1875
May101°F201935°F1963
Jun104°F195248°F1983
Jul103°F187954°F1919
Aug103°F199955°F1982
Sep100°F192542°F1887
Oct98°F201927°F1962
Nov87°F197416°F1950
Dec82°F19980°F1989
All-time104°F19520°F1989

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Wilmington so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Jan 7 2001

So far in 2026

32 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: 73°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 57°FJan: 36°FFeb: 60°FFeb: 38°FMar: 66°FMar: 44°FApr: 74°FApr: 52°FMay: 81°FMay: 61°FJun: 87°FJun: 69°FJul: 90°FJul: 73°FAug: 88°FAug: 72°FSep: 84°FSep: 67°FOct: 76°FOct: 56°FNov: 67°FNov: 45°FDec: 60°FDec: 39°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:09 AM
Sunset7:25 PM
Solar noon12:17 PM
Daylight14h 16m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.27°N, 77.90°W

Nearby Stations

Myrtle Beach, SC56 mi SWLumberton, NC70 mi WNew Bern, NC73 mi NEFayetteville, NC74 mi NWRaleigh, NC122 mi NWCape Hatteras, NC145 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Wilmington, NC — last six weeks of daily low

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.
Wilmington, NC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1873

Each cell is one day's low at Wilmington, coloured by temperature — 154 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Wilmington, NC daily low heat map 1873–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Wilmington — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
32 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 20th most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 22. Record: 53 in 1968.

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