Wilmington Weather Records Today

Daily weather averages and all-time records in Wilmington, Delaware for today's date, May 03.
May 03 All-Time Records
1894–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 2018
Lowest temperature 33 °F 2005
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1948
Highest daily low 70 °F 2010
Most precipitation 1.38 inches 1934
Most snow none -
May 03 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.4 °F
Average low 49.0 °F
Chance precipitation 39.5%
Chance snow 0%
Wilmington May 03 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 57 44 0.10 0.0
2022 68 52 0.00 0.0
2021 75 61 0.08 0.0
2020 78 56 0.20 0.0
2019 69 53 0.00 0.0
2018 90 63 0.00 0.0
2017 66 45 0.00 0.0
2016 59 53 0.33 0.0
2015 81 50 0.00 0.0
2014 69 51 0.04 0.0
2013 66 48 0.00 0.0
2012 67 51 0.21 0.0
2011 82 57 0.00 0.0
2010 81 70 0.08 0.0
2009 58 54 0.57 0.0
2008 68 52 0.01 0.0
2007 68 48 0.00 0.0
2006 76 48 0.00 0.0
2005 58 33 0.00 0.0
2004 61 43 0.77 0.0
2003 63 50 0.00 0.0
2002 67 43 0.00 0.0
2001 87 56 0.00 0.0
2000 71 42 0.00 0.0
1999 58 49 0.09 0.0
1998 72 53 0.02 0.0
1997 74 52 0.25 0.0
1996 65 54 0.16 0.0
1995 70 43 0.00 0.0
1994 64 43 0.00 0.0
1993 72 53 0.00 0.0
1992 76 59 0.00 0.0
1991 66 50 0.00 0.0
1990 60 52 0.01 0.0
1989 62 47 0.02 0.0
1988 62 42 0.00 0.0
1987 72 50 0.26 0.0
1986 57 35 0.00 0.0
1985 60 44 1.08 0.0
1984 60 49 0.52 0.0
1983 81 63 0.02 0.0
1982 75 47 0.00 0.0
1981 71 44 0.00 0.0
1980 79 53 0.00 0.0
1979 75 50 0.00 0.0
1978 67 41 0.00 0.0
1977 72 53 0.00 0.0
1976 61 43 0.00 0.0
1975 72 42 0.00 0.0
1974 66 45 0.69 0.0
1973 73 56 0.23 0.0
1972 73 62 0.75 0.0
1971 58 44 0.00 0.0
1970 65 52 0.01 0.0
1969 82 50 0.00 0.0
1968 83 52 0.01 0.0
1967 62 46 0.13 0.0
1966 66 35 0.00 0.0
1965 82 55 0.00 0.0
1964 66 43 0.00 0.0
1963 74 37 0.00 0.0
1962 72 42 0.00 0.0
1961 61 41 0.00 0.0
1960 67 39 0.00 0.0
1959 78 51 0.00 0.0
1958 66 53 0.25 0.0
1957 58 35 0.00 0.0
1956 68 49 0.00 0.0
1955 72 47 0.00 0.0
1954 79 59 0.67 0.0
1953 69 47 0.00 0.0
1952 66 39 0.00 0.0
1951 73 48 0.31 0.0
1950 59 50 0.40 0.0
1949 79 56 0.32 0.0
1948 52 48 0.41 0.0
1947 57 49 0.00 0.0
1946 60 45 0.00 0.0
1945 56 41 0.90 n/a
1944 81 51 0.00 0.0
1943 73 45 0.22 0.0
1942 85 53 0.00 n/a
1941 65 33 0.00 n/a
1940 63 46 0.18 n/a
1939 60 44 0.00 n/a
1938 80 56 0.00 n/a
1937 74 41 n/a n/a
1936 78 60 n/a n/a
1935 55 43 0.00 n/a
1934 69 55 1.38 n/a
1933 74 59 0.76 n/a
1932 63 39 0.00 n/a
1931 61 48 0.05 n/a
1930 83 54 0.00 n/a
1929 70 45 0.23 n/a
1928 74 50 0.00 n/a
1927 71 48 0.00 n/a
1926 81 58 0.00 n/a
1925 65 40 0.00 n/a
1924 72 46 0.00 n/a
1923 68 45 0.00 n/a
1922 75 52 0.00 n/a
1921 63 47 0.00 n/a
1920 60 38 0.00 n/a
1919 72 49 0.00 n/a
1918 75 48 0.00 n/a
1917 59 44 0.00 n/a
1916 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1915 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1914 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1912 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1911 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1910 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1909 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1908 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1906 n/a n/a 0.18 n/a
1905 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1904 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1903 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1902 n/a n/a 0.25 n/a
1901 n/a n/a 0.20 n/a
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1899 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1898 n/a n/a 0.43 n/a
1897 n/a n/a 0.12 n/a
1896 70 53 1.20 n/a
1895 80 52 0.00 0.0
1894 88 61 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the highest temperature ever reached in Wilmington history is 90 °F which happened in 2018.
Highest Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 2018
2 88 °F 1894
3 87 °F 2001
4 85 °F 1942
5 83 °F 1930
5 83 °F 1968
7 82 °F 1969
7 82 °F 1965
7 82 °F 2011
10 81 °F 2015
10 81 °F 1944
10 81 °F 1926
10 81 °F 1983
10 81 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the lowest temperature ever reached in Wilmington history is 33 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2005.
Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 33 °F 2005
1 33 °F 1941
3 35 °F 1966
3 35 °F 1957
3 35 °F 1986
6 37 °F 1963
7 38 °F 1920
8 39 °F 1932
8 39 °F 1952
8 39 °F 1960
Lowest High Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1948
2 55 °F 1935
3 56 °F 1945
4 57 °F 1947
4 57 °F 1986
4 57 °F 2023
7 58 °F 1971
7 58 °F 1999
7 58 °F 2005
7 58 °F 1957
7 58 °F 2009
What's the most it has ever rained in Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the most precipitation ever recorded in Wilmington history is 1.38 inches which happened in 1934.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.38 inches 1934
2 1.20 inches 1896
3 1.08 inches 1985
4 0.90 inches 1945
5 0.77 inches 2004
6 0.76 inches 1933
7 0.75 inches 1972
8 0.69 inches 1974
9 0.67 inches 1954
10 0.57 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 New Castle Airport location
1932–1947 Wilmington Porter Research location
1894–1931 Wilmington City Hall location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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