Wilmington Record High by Day of the Year

Data for the record high temperature for each day of the year in Wilmington, Delaware, as well as the year that the record was set. It is based on NOAA data for the years 1894–2024.
Day Record High Year Set or Tied
January 1 65 1973, 2005
January 2 64 2000
January 3 64 2000, 2023
January 4 69 1950
January 5 66 1950
January 6 71 2007
January 7 66 2008
January 8 66 1998, 2008
January 9 67 1930
January 10 66 2016
January 11 69 2020
January 12 70 2020
January 13 70 1932
January 14 70 1932
January 15 71 1932
January 16 69 1932
January 17 59 1943, 1990
January 18 65 1990
January 19 66 1951
January 20 66 1951
January 21 62 1959
January 22 66 1959
January 23 65 1999
January 24 71 1967
January 25 67 1967
January 26 75 1950
January 27 68 1974
January 28 63 1944
January 29 70 2002
January 30 70 2013
January 31 65 1947, 2013
February 1 71 2002
February 2 64 1967
February 3 64 1991, 2020
February 4 68 2020
February 5 70 1991
February 6 71 2008
February 7 67 2008
February 8 70 2017
February 9 64 1949, 1990, 2001
February 10 63 1990
February 11 69 2009
February 12 71 1999
February 13 68 1951
February 14 67 1990
February 15 74 1949
February 16 74 1954
February 17 71 2022
February 18 72 2008
February 19 71 2017
February 20 75 2018
February 21 78 2018
February 22 69 1974, 1997
February 23 74 2022
February 24 78 1985
February 25 78 1930
February 26 76 1930
February 27 73 1997
February 28 66 1954, 1976, 2011, 2017
March 1 75 1972, 2017
March 2 77 1972
March 3 69 1923
March 4 76 1974
March 5 79 1976
March 6 72 2022
March 7 78 2022
March 8 81 2000
March 9 81 2016
March 10 80 2016
March 11 74 2021
March 12 85 1990
March 13 85 1990
March 14 77 1990, 2024
March 15 80 1990
March 16 82 1945
March 17 83 1945
March 18 78 1989
March 19 78 1918
March 20 81 1945
March 21 86 1948
March 22 82 1948
March 23 81 2012
March 24 79 1929
March 25 80 1939
March 26 84 2021
March 27 83 2007
March 28 83 1989
March 29 85 1945
March 30 86 1998
March 31 82 1998
April 1 81 1917, 1978
April 2 83 1967
April 3 86 1963
April 4 80 1950
April 5 85 1942
April 6 86 2010
April 7 87 1929, 2010
April 8 87 1929
April 9 85 1959
April 10 90 2013
April 11 84 1922
April 12 87 1977
April 13 88 2023
April 14 87 1941
April 15 86 1896
April 16 92 1896
April 17 97 1896
April 18 97 1896
April 19 94 1896
April 20 90 1985
April 21 92 1985
April 22 94 1985
April 23 89 1960
April 24 84 2001
April 25 89 1895, 1960
April 26 92 1990
April 27 91 1990
April 28 89 1990
April 29 91 1974
April 30 86 1942
May 1 88 1942
May 2 90 1894
May 3 90 2018
May 4 88 1965, 2018
May 5 88 1955
May 6 89 1949, 1986
May 7 91 2000
May 8 90 1936, 2000
May 9 94 1896
May 10 98 1895
May 11 96 1896
May 12 91 1896
May 13 89 1991
May 14 93 1956
May 15 88 1962
May 16 89 1951
May 17 94 1896
May 18 94 1962
May 19 95 1962
May 20 96 1996
May 21 95 1996
May 22 94 1941
May 23 94 1925, 2021
May 24 94 1925
May 25 92 1991
May 26 92 2010
May 27 93 1965
May 28 93 1941
May 29 93 1941, 1955, 1991
May 30 98 1895
May 31 96 1895, 2011
June 1 100 1895
June 2 99 1895
June 3 101 1895
June 4 95 1925
June 5 99 1925
June 6 98 1925
June 7 97 1925
June 8 97 1896
June 9 97 2011
June 10 97 1964
June 11 95 1973
June 12 96 1933
June 13 96 1956
June 14 96 1956
June 15 97 1994
June 16 98 1957
June 17 96 1894, 1952
June 18 95 1894, 1957
June 19 100 1994
June 20 97 1895, 2012
June 21 98 2012
June 22 98 1988
June 23 100 1894
June 24 102 1894
June 25 98 1894
June 26 99 1952
June 27 97 1952
June 28 95 1894, 1963, 1969
June 29 98 1894, 1959
June 30 98 1959, 1964
July 1 97 1931, 1963
July 2 98 1941, 1966
July 3 102 1966
July 4 102 1966
July 5 100 1949
July 6 103 2010
July 7 103 2010
July 8 98 1993
July 9 100 1936
July 10 103 1936
July 11 101 1936
July 12 97 1896
July 13 98 1894
July 14 100 1954
July 15 99 1995, 1997
July 16 100 1983
July 17 100 1988
July 18 101 2012
July 19 100 1999
July 20 100 1895
July 21 102 1930, 1957
July 22 102 2011
July 23 100 2011
July 24 98 2011
July 25 96 1987, 2016
July 26 99 1894
July 27 100 1894
July 28 101 1894
July 29 99 1894, 1896
July 30 97 1954
July 31 102 1940, 1954
August 1 98 1917, 2002
August 2 101 1955
August 3 97 1957
August 4 96 1995
August 5 101 1896
August 6 103 1896
August 7 107 1918
August 8 105 1918
August 9 102 1896
August 10 99 1895
August 11 101 1895
August 12 102 1896
August 13 99 1896
August 14 96 1918, 2002, 2005, 2016
August 15 98 1988
August 16 98 1895
August 17 94 1968, 1999, 2002
August 18 96 2002
August 19 95 2002
August 20 100 1983
August 21 94 1955, 1968
August 22 95 1983
August 23 93 1968
August 24 95 1895
August 25 96 1968
August 26 98 1948
August 27 98 1948
August 28 100 1973
August 29 98 1953
August 30 101 1953
August 31 101 1953
September 1 97 1932, 1953
September 2 100 1953
September 3 100 1953
September 4 96 2023
September 5 93 1961, 1983, 2018
September 6 98 1983
September 7 95 1983
September 8 95 1939
September 9 95 2016
September 10 98 1983
September 11 100 1983
September 12 94 1895
September 13 95 1952
September 14 93 2016
September 15 91 1927, 1993
September 16 94 1970
September 17 92 1991
September 18 89 1941, 2016
September 19 94 1983
September 20 93 1983
September 21 97 1895
September 22 99 1895
September 23 97 1895
September 24 92 2010, 2017
September 25 93 1970
September 26 92 1895, 2007
September 27 91 1998
September 28 87 2019
September 29 88 1945
September 30 88 1953
October 1 90 1927
October 2 98 2019
October 3 88 1919
October 4 88 1919, 1941
October 5 94 1941
October 6 93 1941
October 7 93 1941
October 8 88 1941, 2007
October 9 87 2007
October 10 89 1939
October 11 87 1954
October 12 87 1954
October 13 87 1954
October 14 87 1975
October 15 87 1975
October 16 84 1989
October 17 85 1938
October 18 83 2016
October 19 87 2016
October 20 82 1969
October 21 85 1947
October 22 81 1975, 1979
October 23 86 1947
October 24 82 2001
October 25 79 2001
October 26 77 1973
October 27 79 1963
October 28 83 1919, 2023
October 29 78 1918
October 30 79 1946
October 31 82 1946
November 1 85 1950
November 2 81 1950
November 3 78 2003
November 4 79 1974
November 5 81 1961
November 6 79 1948
November 7 80 2022
November 8 77 1975
November 9 76 1895
November 10 76 2020
November 11 74 1985
November 12 72 1992, 2022
November 13 73 1955
November 14 76 1955
November 15 80 1993
November 16 75 2005
November 17 71 1896, 1953
November 18 74 1896, 1928
November 19 75 1921
November 20 75 1942, 1985
November 21 73 1931
November 22 72 2007
November 23 73 1979
November 24 73 1979
November 25 74 1973
November 26 71 1896
November 27 73 1896
November 28 72 1896
November 29 70 1998
November 30 72 1933, 1991
December 1 74 2006
December 2 67 1970
December 3 68 1950, 1998, 2009, 2012
December 4 75 1998
December 5 72 1982
December 6 72 2001
December 7 72 1998
December 8 69 1980
December 9 72 1966
December 10 72 1966
December 11 67 2021
December 12 68 2015
December 13 67 2015
December 14 69 2015
December 15 68 2015
December 16 69 1971
December 17 62 2000, 2021
December 18 71 2006
December 19 62 1929
December 20 66 1895
December 21 68 2013
December 22 70 2013
December 23 66 1990
December 24 71 2015
December 25 70 1982
December 26 70 1964
December 27 65 1973, 2015, 2016
December 28 67 1982
December 29 74 1984
December 30 66 1990
December 31 67 1992
Years with the Most Daily Records
Which years set the greatest number of daily high temperature records in Wilmington history?
Rank Year Records Set
1 1896 22
2 1895 20
3 1990 14
4 1894 13
5 2016 11
6 1941 11
7 1983 10
8 1998 8
9 1954 8
10 1953 8
Daily Records by Decade
This table shows the number of daily high temperature records in Wilmington that were set in each decade since 1894.
Decade Records Set
1890s 55
1910s 10
1920s 16
1930s 21
1940s 37
1950s 49
1960s 31
1970s 28
1980s 29
1990s 47
2000s 37
2010s 51
2020s 21
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 New Castle Airport location
1932–1947 Wilmington Porter Research location
1894–1931 Wilmington City Hall location