Wilmington Weather in 1939

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1939 based on NOAA data.

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1939 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	September 8
Lowest temperature	2 °F	January 20
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 16
Lowest daily high	27 °F	February 23
Most daily precipitation	3.6 inches	August 19
Most daily snow	6.5 inches	January 18
Total annual precipitation	43.2 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1939?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1939 was 95 °F which happened on September 8.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1939

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Sep 8
2	94 °F	Sep 9
3	93 °F	Aug 13
3	93 °F	Aug 9
3	93 °F	Jul 25
3	93 °F	Jun 17
3	93 °F	May 31
8	92 °F	Aug 10
8	92 °F	Jun 18
8	92 °F	Jun 11
8	92 °F	Jun 1

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1939?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1939 was 2 °F which happened on Jan 20.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1939

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2 °F	January 20
2	11 °F	January 23
3	13 °F	February 23
3	13 °F	February 17
5	14 °F	December 27
6	15 °F	December 31
6	15 °F	December 28
6	15 °F	February 1
6	15 °F	January 24
6	15 °F	January 21
6	15 °F	January 19

January 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
January 2	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
January 3	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
January 4	n/a	n/a	n/a	n/a
January 5	n/a	n/a	0.00	n/a
January 6	n/a	n/a	0.06	n/a
January 7	n/a	32	n/a	n/a
January 8	n/a	36	n/a	n/a
January 9	n/a	26	n/a	n/a
January 10	n/a	36	0.15	n/a
January 11	n/a	37	n/a	n/a
January 12	43	33	n/a	n/a
January 13	38	23	0.30	3.5
January 14	35	23	0.35	0.4
January 15	n/a	16	n/a	n/a
January 16	n/a	17	0.00	0.0
January 17	n/a	17	0.25	n/a
January 18	n/a	20	n/a	6.5
January 19	n/a	15	0.18	1.5
January 20	n/a	2	n/a	n/a
January 21	n/a	15	0.08	0.8
January 22	43	24	0.01	n/a
January 23	n/a	11	n/a	n/a
January 24	35	15	0.00	0.0
January 25	37	n/a	0.05	n/a
January 26	n/a	n/a	0.15	1.5
January 27	n/a	n/a	0.00	0.0
January 28	33	n/a	n/a	n/a
January 29	41	n/a	0.31	n/a
January 30	37	34	1.53	n/a
January 31	37	26	n/a	1.5

February 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	39	15	0.00
February 2	36	29	0.23
February 3	39	34	1.40
February 4	38	29	0.05
February 5	34	18	0.00
February 6	42	25	0.00
February 7	44	32	0.29
February 8	46	26	0.00
February 9	50	34	0.00
February 10	46	33	0.29
February 11	46	34	0.87
February 12	43	19	0.00
February 13	55	30	0.00
February 14	52	30	0.00
February 15	66	43	0.46
February 16	45	19	0.13
February 17	40	13	0.00
February 18	62	29	0.00
February 19	66	36	0.00
February 20	70	54	0.10
February 21	66	40	0.00
February 22	45	20	0.04
February 23	27	13	0.00
February 24	45	20	0.00
February 25	44	25	0.00
February 26	58	33	1.16
February 27	58	38	0.00
February 28	50	36	0.88

March 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	56	43	0.10	0.0
March 2	46	31	0.00	0.0
March 3	45	22	0.00	0.0
March 4	45	29	0.16	0.0
March 5	n/a	41	0.45	0.0
March 6	61	45	0.22	0.0
March 7	60	31	0.00	0.0
March 8	43	20	0.00	0.0
March 9	65	29	0.00	0.0
March 10	60	32	0.00	0.0
March 11	44	21	0.04	0.5
March 12	38	29	0.30	0.0
March 13	41	30	0.42	0.0
March 14	47	30	0.00	0.0
March 15	54	31	0.13	0.0
March 16	53	39	1.03	0.0
March 17	42	26	0.00	0.0
March 18	38	22	0.00	0.0
March 19	36	17	0.00	0.0
March 20	52	27	0.00	0.0
March 21	52	25	0.00	0.0
March 22	41	24	0.10	2.0
March 23	51	24	0.00	0.0
March 24	72	34	0.00	0.0
March 25	80	51	0.00	0.0
March 26	69	41	0.04	0.0
March 27	68	49	0.01	0.0
March 28	63	36	0.18	0.0
March 29	49	28	0.00	0.0
March 30	50	34	0.67	0.0
March 31	50	41	0.00	0.0

April 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	55	34	0.01
April 2	52	40	0.75
April 3	48	35	0.00
April 4	44	31	0.00
April 5	53	28	0.00
April 6	56	39	1.49
April 7	56	34	0.53
April 8	45	31	0.00
April 9	n/a	32	0.09
April 10	67	35	0.12
April 11	76	55	0.00
April 12	73	40	0.24
April 13	51	27	0.00
April 14	55	35	0.01
April 15	60	n/a	0.00
April 16	58	41	0.11
April 17	43	36	0.49
April 18	53	32	0.41
April 19	62	50	0.32
April 20	n/a	40	0.00
April 21	64	33	0.00
April 22	62	49	0.09
April 23	71	43	0.00
April 24	74	47	0.00
April 25	85	57	0.00
April 26	n/a	51	1.67
April 27	72	49	0.04
April 28	69	41	0.10
April 29	58	41	0.00
April 30	54	42	0.00

May 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	60	37	0.00	n/a
May 2	62	41	0.00	n/a
May 3	60	44	0.00	n/a
May 4	68	43	0.00	n/a
May 5	76	51	0.00	n/a
May 6	85	54	0.00	n/a
May 7	87	57	0.00	n/a
May 8	84	59	0.00	n/a
May 9	n/a	61	0.00	n/a
May 10	78	58	0.00	n/a
May 11	76	58	0.00	n/a
May 12	67	45	0.00	n/a
May 13	64	43	0.05	n/a
May 14	64	36	0.04	n/a
May 15	64	35	0.00	n/a
May 16	62	41	0.00	n/a
May 17	72	36	0.00	n/a
May 18	73	52	0.00	n/a
May 19	82	48	0.00	n/a
May 20	84	61	0.00	n/a
May 21	83	62	0.00	n/a
May 22	83	59	0.00	n/a
May 23	81	60	0.26	n/a
May 24	77	53	0.00	n/a
May 25	74	48	0.00	n/a
May 26	79	53	0.00	n/a
May 27	85	55	0.00	n/a
May 28	89	n/a	0.00	n/a
May 29	88	65	0.00	n/a
May 30	88	65	0.00	n/a
May 31	93	64	0.00	n/a

June 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	92	65	0.04	n/a
June 2	72	54	0.13	n/a
June 3	77	53	n/a	n/a
June 4	78	57	0.09	n/a
June 5	83	58	n/a	n/a
June 6	89	61	n/a	n/a
June 7	83	47	n/a	n/a
June 8	90	57	n/a	n/a
June 9	90	71	0.15	n/a
June 10	89	66	0.06	n/a
June 11	92	66	0.16	n/a
June 12	91	65	0.43	n/a
June 13	81	63	0.47	n/a
June 14	76	65	1.60	n/a
June 15	77	55	n/a	n/a
June 16	90	66	n/a	n/a
June 17	93	72	n/a	n/a
June 18	92	58	0.70	n/a
June 19	65	57	0.80	n/a
June 20	86	64	0.29	n/a
June 21	84	66	n/a	n/a
June 22	84	61	n/a	n/a
June 23	85	65	0.12	n/a
June 24	84	57	n/a	n/a
June 25	81	64	n/a	n/a
June 26	81	57	n/a	n/a
June 27	80	62	n/a	n/a
June 28	75	59	0.00	n/a
June 29	76	62	0.05	n/a
June 30	85	68	0.50	n/a

July 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	84	64	0.27	n/a
July 2	82	63	0.00	n/a
July 3	81	56	0.00	n/a
July 4	87	63	0.00	n/a
July 5	84	68	0.17	n/a
July 6	84	69	0.00	n/a
July 7	88	70	0.18	n/a
July 8	90	72	0.00	n/a
July 9	90	71	0.01	n/a
July 10	90	72	0.00	n/a
July 11	82	58	0.02	n/a
July 12	87	61	0.00	n/a
July 13	86	68	0.00	n/a
July 14	87	65	0.29	n/a
July 15	86	60	0.00	n/a
July 16	78	56	0.00	n/a
July 17	82	57	0.00	n/a
July 18	80	60	0.00	n/a
July 19	85	57	0.00	n/a
July 20	82	58	0.00	n/a
July 21	77	60	0.00	n/a
July 22	74	62	0.00	n/a
July 23	83	54	0.00	n/a
July 24	90	65	0.00	n/a
July 25	93	70	0.00	n/a
July 26	89	63	0.00	n/a
July 27	88	70	0.06	n/a
July 28	83	70	0.40	n/a
July 29	86	69	0.00	n/a
July 30	86	70	0.27	n/a
July 31	87	66	0.00	n/a

August 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	91	67	0.00	n/a
August 2	89	67	0.09	n/a
August 3	90	70	0.00	n/a
August 4	82	64	0.30	n/a
August 5	88	64	0.00	n/a
August 6	88	62	0.00	n/a
August 7	88	64	0.00	n/a
August 8	87	65	1.12	n/a
August 9	93	69	0.00	n/a
August 10	92	70	0.13	n/a
August 11	89	63	0.00	n/a
August 12	87	65	0.00	n/a
August 13	93	72	0.00	n/a
August 14	91	69	0.00	n/a
August 15	87	69	0.00	n/a
August 16	89	72	0.00	n/a
August 17	89	68	0.00	n/a
August 18	90	67	0.00	n/a
August 19	82	69	3.58	n/a
August 20	88	65	0.37	n/a
August 21	88	70	0.00	n/a
August 22	88	71	0.00	n/a
August 23	86	60	0.00	n/a
August 24	87	66	0.00	n/a
August 25	82	66	0.60	n/a
August 26	81	67	0.00	n/a
August 27	82	65	0.00	n/a
August 28	78	65	0.00	n/a
August 29	75	62	0.13	n/a
August 30	67	56	0.46	n/a
August 31	79	61	0.00	n/a

September 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	81	55	0.00	n/a
September 2	81	64	0.00	n/a
September 3	81	66	0.00	n/a
September 4	81	66	0.00	n/a
September 5	80	65	0.45	n/a
September 6	76	52	0.00	n/a
September 7	73	59	0.00	n/a
September 8	95	62	0.03	n/a
September 9	94	62	0.00	n/a
September 10	80	64	0.06	n/a
September 11	80	55	0.00	n/a
September 12	n/a	51	0.00	n/a
September 13	74	55	0.29	n/a
September 14	78	53	0.00	n/a
September 15	81	57	0.00	n/a
September 16	84	61	0.00	n/a
September 17	82	67	0.00	n/a
September 18	78	46	0.00	n/a
September 19	71	45	0.00	n/a
September 20	76	54	0.00	n/a
September 21	73	57	0.00	n/a
September 22	74	47	0.00	n/a
September 23	79	52	0.00	n/a
September 24	84	56	0.00	n/a
September 25	81	60	0.00	n/a
September 26	82	62	0.00	n/a
September 27	72	53	0.03	n/a
September 28	76	56	0.00	n/a
September 29	72	60	0.00	n/a
September 30	83	65	0.01	n/a

October 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	79	51	1.64	n/a
October 2	54	47	1.29	n/a
October 3	55	44	0.06	n/a
October 4	58	49	0.00	n/a
October 5	71	50	0.00	n/a
October 6	78	56	0.00	n/a
October 7	81	58	0.00	n/a
October 8	75	55	0.00	n/a
October 9	86	60	0.00	n/a
October 10	89	64	0.00	n/a
October 11	82	60	0.00	n/a
October 12	71	44	0.00	n/a
October 13	66	43	0.00	n/a
October 14	58	42	0.00	n/a
October 15	57	35	0.00	n/a
October 16	63	32	0.00	n/a
October 17	60	46	0.00	n/a
October 18	53	29	0.00	n/a
October 19	68	37	0.00	n/a
October 20	75	31	0.00	n/a
October 21	77	52	0.00	n/a
October 22	67	33	0.61	n/a
October 23	61	43	0.00	n/a
October 24	52	38	0.00	n/a
October 25	55	38	0.04	n/a
October 26	75	52	0.00	n/a
October 27	71	53	0.09	n/a
October 28	71	56	0.27	n/a
October 29	61	31	0.00	n/a
October 30	55	31	0.15	n/a
October 31	55	46	1.53	n/a

November 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	56	34	0.12	n/a
November 2	55	38	0.00	n/a
November 3	n/a	31	0.00	n/a
November 4	49	27	0.00	n/a
November 5	45	37	0.43	n/a
November 6	49	36	0.09	n/a
November 7	56	34	0.00	n/a
November 8	58	44	0.00	n/a
November 9	50	33	0.00	n/a
November 10	61	31	0.00	n/a
November 11	56	42	0.00	n/a
November 12	51	28	0.00	n/a
November 13	46	28	0.00	n/a
November 14	43	31	0.00	0.0
November 15	51	23	0.00	n/a
November 16	68	34	0.00	n/a
November 17	63	44	0.00	n/a
November 18	71	40	0.00	n/a
November 19	62	n/a	0.00	n/a
November 20	49	31	0.00	n/a
November 21	43	32	0.00	0.0
November 22	40	31	0.00	0.0
November 23	47	32	0.08	0.0
November 24	46	28	0.00	n/a
November 25	41	31	0.00	n/a
November 26	49	29	0.00	n/a
November 27	53	33	0.00	n/a
November 28	54	29	0.00	n/a
November 29	55	30	0.00	n/a
November 30	51	36	0.00	n/a

December 1939 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	48	30	0.00	0.0
December 2	51	40	0.37	0.0
December 3	52	38	0.10	0.0
December 4	44	30	0.00	0.0
December 5	42	33	0.00	0.0
December 6	42	30	0.02	0.0
December 7	52	31	0.00	0.0
December 8	55	38	0.00	0.0
December 9	52	27	0.00	0.0
December 10	n/a	39	0.00	0.0
December 11	58	32	0.10	0.0
December 12	n/a	18	0.00	0.0
December 13	43	28	0.36	0.0
December 14	42	31	0.20	0.0
December 15	40	20	0.00	0.0
December 16	44	28	0.00	0.0
December 17	55	32	0.00	0.0
December 18	58	35	0.00	0.0
December 19	54	33	0.00	0.0
December 20	55	32	0.59	0.0
December 21	48	22	0.00	0.0
December 22	40	30	0.04	0.0
December 23	40	25	0.00	0.0
December 24	36	20	0.00	0.0
December 25	39	22	0.00	0.0
December 26	40	27	0.00	0.0
December 27	35	14	0.10	1.0
December 28	31	15	0.00	0.0
December 29	34	25	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	n/a	0.02	0.5
December 31	32	15	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	New Castle Airport	location
1932–1947	Wilmington Porter Research	location
1894–1931	Wilmington City Hall	location