34.267°N, 77.900°W · station ILMthr · 154 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 4 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Sep 4
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
#9 / 152
warmest Sep 1 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
96°F
set in 1993
Coolest Sep 1 ever
72°F
set in 1915
Forecast high 92°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 152 years · record 96°F (1993) · warmest since 2022.
Ranks
#3 / 152
warmest Sep 2 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
96°F
set in 1912
Coolest Sep 2 ever
71°F
set in 1915
Forecast high 95°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 152 years · record 96°F (1912) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#8 / 152
warmest Sep 3 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
97°F
set in 1926
Coolest Sep 3 ever
69°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 94°F — 8th warmest Sep 3 of 152 years · record 97°F (1926) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#3 / 152
warmest Sep 4 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
100°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 96°F — 3rd warmest Sep 4 of 152 years · record 100°F (1925) · warmest since 2020.
Ranks
#6 / 152
warmest Sep 5 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
97°F
set in 2020
Coolest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 94°F — 6th warmest Sep 5 of 152 years · record 97°F (2020) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#53 / 152
warmest Sep 6 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
96°F
set in 1983
Coolest Sep 6 ever
68°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 87°F — 53rd warmest Sep 6 of 152 years · record 96°F (1983) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#81 / 152
warmest Sep 7 in 152 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
96°F
set in 1983
Coolest Sep 7 ever
73°F
set in 2000
Forecast high 86°F — 81st warmest Sep 7 of 152 years · record 96°F (1983) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
83°FJan 26, 2024
5°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
86°FFeb 23, 2023
5°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
94°FMar 23, 1907
9°FMar 4, 1980
Apr
95°FApr 7, 1967
28°FApr 19, 1875
May
101°FMay 29, 2019
35°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
104°FJun 27, 1952
48°FJun 2, 1983
Jul
103°FJul 12, 1879
54°FJul 1, 1919
Aug
103°FAug 1, 1999
55°FAug 30, 1982
Sep
100°FSep 4, 1925
42°FSep 25, 1887
Oct
98°FOct 3, 2019
27°FOct 27, 1962
Nov
87°FNov 2, 1974
16°FNov 26, 1950
Dec
82°FDec 7, 1998
0°FDec 25, 1989
All-time
104°FJun 27, 1952
0°FDec 25, 1989
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Wilmington so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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
83°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 1, 1999
Coldest high ever
16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
67°FJan 25, 1937
24°FJan 6, 1912
Feb
68°FFeb 11, 2018
16°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
70°FMar 22, 1929
26°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
74°FApr 28, 2017
39°FApr 3, 1915
May
79°FMay 30, 2019
53°FMay 8, 1928
Jun
81°FJun 21, 2015
58°FJun 12, 1913
Jul
82°FJul 19, 2026
68°FJul 11, 1898
Aug
83°FAug 1, 1999
67°FAug 27, 1927
Sep
81°FSep 3, 2020
60°FSep 26, 1940
Oct
77°FOct 9, 2017
50°FOct 25, 1903
Nov
74°FNov 11, 2020
34°FNov 27, 1903
Dec
72°FDec 24, 2015
16°FDec 30, 1917
All-time
83°FAug 1, 1999
16°FFeb 13, 1899
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
23 days
record run, ended Aug 29 1900
So far in 2026
59 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: 86°F · forecast is +10° 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.