39.431°N, 83.777°W · station ILNthr · 110 years of record
71°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
#94 / 107
warmest Oct 17 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
86°F
set in 1928
Coolest Oct 17 ever
46°F
set in 1977
Forecast high 53°F — 94th warmest Oct 17 of 107 years · record 86°F (1928) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#71 / 107
warmest Oct 18 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
87°F
set in 1938
Coolest Oct 18 ever
45°F
set in 2022
Forecast high 60°F — 71st warmest Oct 18 of 107 years · record 87°F (1938) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#51 / 107
warmest Oct 19 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
83°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 65°F — 51st warmest Oct 19 of 107 years · record 83°F (1953) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#40 / 107
warmest Oct 20 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
85°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 20 ever
37°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 68°F — 40th warmest Oct 20 of 107 years · record 85°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#32 / 105
warmest Oct 21 in 105 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
83°F
set in 1953
Coolest Oct 21 ever
38°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 70°F — 32nd warmest Oct 21 of 105 years · record 83°F (1953) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#34 / 107
warmest Oct 22 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 22 ever
40°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 70°F — 34th warmest Oct 22 of 107 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#29 / 107
warmest Oct 23 in 107 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
85°F
set in 1947
Coolest Oct 23 ever
40°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 71°F — 29th warmest Oct 23 of 107 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
0 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
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
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
21 days
record run, ended Jul 20 1921
So far in 2026
15 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: 62°F · forecast is +9° 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.