North Carolina · THREADEX · 1873–2026

Wilmington, NC

34.267°N, 77.900°W · station ILMthr · 154 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Wilmington.
86°MON7/1388°TUE7/1492°WED7/1596°THU7/1698°FRI7/1796°SAT7/1896°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#2 / 152
warmest Jul 17 in 152 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

100°F
set in 1887

Coolest Jul 17 ever

76°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Wilmington. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
76881001874: 92°F1875: 98°F1876: 91°F1877: 89°F1878: 89°F1879: 96°F1880: 96°F1881: 96°F1882: 82°F1883: 95°F1884: 90°F1885: 88°F1886: 85°F1887: 100°F1888: 82°F1889: 80°F1890: 86°F1891: 84°F1892: 87°F1893: 95°F1894: 86°F1895: 93°F1896: 88°F1897: 86°F1898: 93°F1899: 87°F1900: 89°F1901: 84°F1902: 94°F1903: 83°F1904: 90°F1905: 88°F1906: 87°F1907: 88°F1908: 87°F1909: 88°F1910: 88°F1911: 85°F1912: 86°F1913: 83°F1914: 89°F1915: 94°F1916: 86°F1917: 85°F1918: 86°F1919: 78°F1920: 88°F1921: 82°F1922: 87°F1923: 80°F1924: 89°F1925: 93°F1926: 78°F1927: 88°F1928: 86°F1929: 84°F1930: 86°F1931: 95°F1932: 90°F1933: 82°F1934: 97°F1935: 82°F1936: 84°F1937: 89°F1938: 87°F1939: 87°F1940: 84°F1941: 85°F1942: 94°F1943: 90°F1944: 86°F1945: 76°F1946: 82°F1947: 85°F1948: 86°F1949: 85°F1950: 85°F1951: 86°F1952: 86°F1953: 89°F1954: 82°F1955: 94°F1956: 93°F1957: 87°F1958: 93°F1959: 87°F1960: 85°F1961: 93°F1962: 86°F1963: 88°F1964: 90°F1965: 89°F1966: 78°F1967: 87°F1968: 94°F1969: 89°F1970: 85°F1971: 91°F1972: 90°F1973: 82°F1974: 87°F1975: 87°F1976: 97°F1977: 90°F1978: 88°F1979: 91°F1980: 92°F1981: 90°F1982: 88°F1983: 97°F1984: 89°F1985: 89°F1986: 96°F1987: 84°F1988: 95°F1989: 88°F1990: 88°F1991: 87°F1992: 92°F1993: 91°F1994: 93°F1995: 89°F1996: 85°F1997: 89°F1998: 89°F1999: 87°F2000: 90°F2001: 86°F2002: 95°F2003: 91°F2004: 88°F2005: 93°F2006: 92°F2007: 94°F2008: 88°F2009: 90°F2010: 91°F2011: 86°F2012: 93°F2013: 89°F2014: 87°F2015: 89°F2016: 90°F2017: 81°F2018: 87°F2019: 95°F2020: 89°F2021: 92°F2022: 89°F2023: 94°F2024: 94°F2025: 91°F98° forecast187418872025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1798°F
Hottest this date since1887
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#2 of 152
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1952)
Odds to tie/break2.0% (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

Hot Streaks

Current run

9 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

23 days
record run, ended Aug 29 1900

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: 90°F · forecast is +8° 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 high 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 high

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Wilmington — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
30 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 5th most in 154 years. Normal for this point: 14. Record: 33 in 1991.

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