34.267°N, 77.900°W · station ILMthr · 1873–2026 · 154 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Wilmington: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 104°F · coldest ever 0°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
83°Jan 26, 2024
5°Jan 21, 1985
Feb
86°Feb 23, 2023
5°Feb 14, 1899
Mar
94°Mar 23, 1907
9°Mar 4, 1980
Apr
95°Apr 7, 1967
28°Apr 19, 1875
May
101°May 29, 2019
35°May 2, 1963
Jun
104°Jun 27, 1952
48°Jun 2, 1983
Jul
103°Jul 12, 1879
54°Jul 1, 1919
Aug
103°Aug 1, 1999
55°Aug 30, 1982
Sep
100°Sep 4, 1925
42°Sep 25, 1887
Oct
98°Oct 3, 2019
27°Oct 27, 1962
Nov
87°Nov 2, 1974
16°Nov 26, 1950
Dec
82°Dec 7, 1998
0°Dec 25, 1989
All-time
104°Jun 27, 1952
0°Dec 25, 1989
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Wilmington on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jul 17
102°
1875
151yrs
Jul 2
97°
1877
149yrs
Jul 11
103°
1879
147yrs
Aug 5
97°
1879
147yrs
Nov 12
83°
1879
147yrs
Jun 12
98°
1880
146yrs
Jun 15
100°
1880
146yrs
Oct 6
92°
1884
142yrs
Oct 12
87°
1886
140yrs
Jul 16
100°
1887
139yrs
May 8
93°
1889
137yrs
May 9
96°
1889
137yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Apr 5
34°
1874
152yrs
Apr 12
34°
1874
152yrs
Apr 29
41°
1874
152yrs
Aug 26
58°
1874
152yrs
Aug 27
56°
1874
152yrs
Apr 17
32°
1875
151yrs
Apr 18
28°
1875
151yrs
Apr 24
39°
1875
151yrs
May 16
46°
1875
151yrs
May 17
43°
1875
151yrs
Sep 26
50°
1875
151yrs
Oct 12
40°
1875
151yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
104°F
1952-06-27
Coldest ever
0°F
1989-12-25
Longest heat streak
23 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1900-08-29
The Warming Trend
Wilmington's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
59 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 35 · record 77 in 2019
32 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 33 · record 72 in 1968
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.