39.674°N, 75.606°W · station ILGthr · 133 years of record
66°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wilmington.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#107 / 111
warmest Oct 17 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
85°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 17 ever
46°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 55°F — 107th warmest Oct 17 of 111 years · record 85°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#100 / 111
warmest Oct 18 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
81°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 18 ever
49°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 57°F — 100th warmest Oct 18 of 111 years · record 81°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 110
warmest Oct 19 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
48°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 60°F — 79th warmest Oct 19 of 110 years · record 83°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#60 / 111
warmest Oct 20 in 111 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
87°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
43°F
set in 1972
Forecast high 65°F — 60th warmest Oct 20 of 111 years · record 87°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#61 / 110
warmest Oct 21 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 21 ever
44°F
set in 1940
Forecast high 65°F — 61st warmest Oct 21 of 110 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#64 / 110
warmest Oct 22 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
84°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 22 ever
49°F
set in 1925
Forecast high 63°F — 64th warmest Oct 22 of 110 years · record 84°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#51 / 110
warmest Oct 23 in 110 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
86°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
47°F
set in 1969
Forecast high 66°F — 51st warmest Oct 23 of 110 years · record 86°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
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
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
16 days
record run, ended Aug 18 1895
So far in 2026
30 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Wilmington's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 64°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Wilmington's observed daily high 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 high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.