39.431°N, 83.777°W · station ILNthr · 110 years of record
60°F
COLDEST SEP 8 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 8
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
#108 / 107
coldest Sep 2 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1919
Mildest Sep 2 ever
71°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 72°F — 108th coldest Sep 2 of 107 years · record 40°F (1919) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#108 / 107
coldest Sep 3 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
44°F
set in 1919
Mildest Sep 3 ever
70°F
set in 2012
Forecast low 74°F — 108th coldest Sep 3 of 107 years · record 44°F (1919) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#108 / 107
coldest Sep 4 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
39°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 4 ever
70°F
set in 1937
Forecast low 72°F — 108th coldest Sep 4 of 107 years · record 39°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#101 / 107
coldest Sep 5 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
39°F
set in 1997
Mildest Sep 5 ever
69°F
set in 1926
Forecast low 68°F — 101st coldest Sep 5 of 107 years · record 39°F (1997) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 107
coldest Sep 6 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
40°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
72°F
set in 1983
Forecast low 62°F — 73rd coldest Sep 6 of 107 years · record 40°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 106
coldest Sep 7 in 106 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
36°F
set in 1924
Mildest Sep 7 ever
71°F
set in 1985
Forecast low 61°F — 73rd coldest Sep 7 of 106 years · record 36°F (1924) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#70 / 107
coldest Sep 8 in 107 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
39°F
set in 1951
Mildest Sep 8 ever
72°F
set in 1939
Forecast low 60°F — 70th coldest Sep 8 of 107 years · record 39°F (1951) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Wilmington in each calendar month, and for the whole 1917–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 25, 1950
-25°FJan 17, 1982
Feb
76°FFeb 10, 1932
-20°FFeb 3, 1985
Mar
88°FMar 25, 1929
-10°FMar 10, 1984
Apr
92°FApr 30, 1942
10°FApr 1, 1923
May
97°FMay 10, 1936
24°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
104°FJun 28, 1944
36°FJun 16, 1917
Jul
111°FJul 21, 1934
40°FJul 1, 1988
Aug
105°FAug 4, 1930
37°FAug 30, 1946
Sep
104°FSep 14, 1939
26°FSep 26, 1928
Oct
92°FOct 1, 1927
12°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
82°FNov 3, 1946
-6°FNov 30, 1958
Dec
73°FDec 4, 1982
-24°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
111°FJul 21, 1934
-25°FJan 17, 1982
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wilmington so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
1 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
80°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 21, 1934
Coldest high ever
-10°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
58°FJan 12, 2005
-10°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
60°FFeb 11, 1932
6°FFeb 4, 1996
Mar
65°FMar 31, 1998
12°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
68°FApr 25, 1925
31°FApr 7, 1982
May
72°FMay 12, 2000
41°FMay 2, 1940
Jun
76°FJun 29, 1934
53°FJun 13, 1985
Jul
80°FJul 21, 1934
65°FJul 3, 2016
Aug
78°FAug 5, 1930
63°FAug 20, 1927
Sep
72°FSep 8, 1939
48°FSep 30, 1924
Oct
70°FOct 4, 1986
35°FOct 28, 1976
Nov
62°FNov 1, 1929
12°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
61°FDec 3, 1982
-9°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
80°FJul 21, 1934
-10°FJan 21, 1985
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
77 days
record run, ended Feb 12 1977
So far in 2026
64 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: 57°F · forecast is +3° 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.