Wilmington Weather in 1946

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1946 based on NOAA data.

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1946 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	91 °F	July 20
Lowest temperature	9 °F	January 23
Highest daily low	70 °F	July 20
Lowest daily high	27 °F	January 20
Most daily precipitation	2.8 inches	August 18
Most daily snow	1.2 inches	February 20
Total annual precipitation	43.1 inches	-
Total annual snow	3.5 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1946?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1946 was 91 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1946

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	91 °F	Jul 20
1	91 °F	Jul 7
3	89 °F	Sep 8
3	89 °F	Aug 5
3	89 °F	Jul 21
3	89 °F	Jun 24
3	89 °F	Jun 8
8	88 °F	Sep 19
8	88 °F	Sep 10
8	88 °F	Aug 17
8	88 °F	Jul 19
8	88 °F	Jul 18
8	88 °F	Jul 14
8	88 °F	Jul 8
8	88 °F	Jun 27
8	88 °F	Jun 26
8	88 °F	Jun 25

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1946?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1946 was 9 °F which happened on Jan 23.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1946

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	9 °F	January 23
2	10 °F	January 20
2	10 °F	January 16
4	11 °F	February 4
5	13 °F	January 24
6	14 °F	December 3
6	14 °F	February 16
8	15 °F	December 2
8	15 °F	January 28
10	16 °F	December 31
10	16 °F	December 27
10	16 °F	February 15
10	16 °F	January 22

January 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	38	25	0.01	0.0
January 2	29	18	0.00	0.0
January 3	39	19	0.00	0.0
January 4	40	25	0.00	0.0
January 5	51	30	0.00	0.0
January 6	62	44	0.02	0.0
January 7	62	54	0.05	0.0
January 8	60	44	0.00	0.0
January 9	50	38	0.18	0.0
January 10	51	44	0.28	0.0
January 11	48	28	0.00	0.0
January 12	49	33	0.29	0.0
January 13	47	29	0.00	0.0
January 14	34	18	0.00	0.0
January 15	40	24	0.00	0.0
January 16	34	10	0.00	0.0
January 17	36	19	0.00	0.0
January 18	41	22	0.00	0.0
January 19	40	24	0.00	0.0
January 20	27	10	0.00	0.0
January 21	34	18	0.39	1.0
January 22	34	16	0.00	0.0
January 23	31	9	0.00	0.0
January 24	41	13	0.00	0.0
January 25	41	28	0.00	0.0
January 26	45	33	0.00	0.0
January 27	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 28	38	15	0.00	0.0
January 29	42	25	0.00	0.0
January 30	43	27	0.28	0.0
January 31	53	40	0.26	0.0

February 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	47	27	0.00	0.0
February 2	44	26	0.00	0.0
February 3	40	17	0.00	0.0
February 4	33	11	0.00	0.0
February 5	32	19	0.00	0.0
February 6	45	28	0.17	0.0
February 7	49	31	0.27	0.0
February 8	43	24	0.00	0.0
February 9	40	28	0.13	0.0
February 10	40	31	0.01	0.0
February 11	40	23	0.00	0.0
February 12	45	24	0.00	0.0
February 13	43	29	0.00	0.0
February 14	65	39	0.07	0.0
February 15	44	16	0.00	0.0
February 16	40	14	0.00	0.0
February 17	57	30	0.00	0.0
February 18	53	30	0.00	0.0
February 19	39	20	0.09	0.8
February 20	40	30	0.88	1.2
February 21	36	20	0.00	0.0
February 22	40	20	0.00	0.0
February 23	44	27	0.00	0.0
February 24	41	30	0.00	0.0
February 25	36	23	0.00	0.0
February 26	49	25	0.00	0.0
February 27	70	30	0.00	0.0
February 28	63	31	0.33	0.0

March 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	49	25	0.00
March 2	45	30	0.01
March 3	51	34	0.02
March 4	70	35	0.00
March 5	74	43	0.00
March 6	70	38	0.00
March 7	70	50	0.00
March 8	67	45	0.16
March 9	61	43	0.32
March 10	48	32	0.00
March 11	45	30	0.00
March 12	53	24	0.00
March 13	69	35	0.00
March 14	72	45	0.00
March 15	69	53	0.69
March 16	59	44	0.00
March 17	55	40	0.00
March 18	49	37	1.32
March 19	49	37	0.14
March 20	60	n/a	0.00
March 21	65	34	0.00
March 22	71	32	0.00
March 23	69	35	0.00
March 24	58	33	0.14
March 25	61	40	0.09
March 26	63	46	0.02
March 27	71	47	0.24
March 28	75	52	0.00
March 29	73	47	0.00
March 30	64	52	0.14
March 31	60	35	0.00

April 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	52	35	0.00
April 2	78	47	0.46
April 3	61	46	0.00
April 4	57	42	0.03
April 5	53	42	0.00
April 6	62	36	0.00
April 7	53	34	0.00
April 8	43	32	0.32
April 9	57	39	0.00
April 10	52	33	0.00
April 11	55	31	0.00
April 12	48	37	0.02
April 13	55	34	0.00
April 14	63	31	0.00
April 15	75	44	0.00
April 16	65	42	0.03
April 17	60	38	0.00
April 18	63	36	0.00
April 19	63	45	0.00
April 20	67	38	0.00
April 21	63	35	0.00
April 22	77	43	0.00
April 23	78	42	0.00
April 24	74	59	0.00
April 25	60	50	0.65
April 26	59	40	0.09
April 27	49	38	0.03
April 28	58	31	0.00
April 29	61	44	0.25
April 30	66	40	0.00

May 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	70	48	0.00
May 2	74	55	0.00
May 3	60	45	0.00
May 4	47	43	0.20
May 5	67	44	0.08
May 6	74	48	0.00
May 7	67	48	0.16
May 8	58	43	0.00
May 9	70	42	0.00
May 10	72	44	0.00
May 11	76	54	0.04
May 12	78	58	0.76
May 13	70	50	0.00
May 14	66	44	1.20
May 15	63	53	0.00
May 16	74	59	0.02
May 17	80	63	0.61
May 18	66	55	2.01
May 19	76	55	0.00
May 20	78	54	0.00
May 21	75	63	0.05
May 22	72	53	0.00
May 23	75	48	0.00
May 24	75	45	0.00
May 25	84	60	0.00
May 26	79	63	0.26
May 27	72	63	1.37
May 28	64	51	0.36
May 29	65	49	0.00
May 30	81	48	0.00
May 31	84	60	0.00

June 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	55	0.91
June 2	56	48	1.59
June 3	70	52	0.00
June 4	69	52	0.11
June 5	69	49	0.02
June 6	71	46	0.00
June 7	82	56	0.00
June 8	89	65	0.00
June 9	81	60	0.00
June 10	71	47	0.00
June 11	84	54	0.58
June 12	81	65	0.89
June 13	81	66	0.07
June 14	69	52	1.01
June 15	71	53	0.00
June 16	73	47	0.00
June 17	79	55	0.00
June 18	87	64	0.00
June 19	65	50	0.54
June 20	62	50	0.11
June 21	76	61	0.04
June 22	77	62	0.00
June 23	82	55	0.00
June 24	89	58	0.00
June 25	88	61	0.00
June 26	88	67	0.00
June 27	88	66	0.00
June 28	86	67	0.00
June 29	79	66	0.00
June 30	83	67	0.55

July 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	69	0.00
July 2	80	70	0.04
July 3	83	59	0.00
July 4	82	56	0.00
July 5	79	55	0.00
July 6	83	65	0.00
July 7	91	68	0.00
July 8	88	66	0.01
July 9	81	68	0.00
July 10	86	65	0.00
July 11	86	70	0.00
July 12	77	68	0.49
July 13	87	67	0.00
July 14	88	64	0.00
July 15	79	55	0.00
July 16	78	54	0.00
July 17	85	54	0.00
July 18	88	60	0.00
July 19	88	64	0.00
July 20	91	70	0.09
July 21	89	68	0.06
July 22	85	66	1.75
July 23	75	65	2.32
July 24	87	68	0.00
July 25	82	69	0.00
July 26	79	61	0.00
July 27	82	58	0.00
July 28	82	55	0.00
July 29	83	60	0.00
July 30	85	61	0.00
July 31	82	61	0.00

August 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	76	64	0.00
August 2	73	60	0.00
August 3	81	62	0.00
August 4	87	63	0.00
August 5	89	69	0.00
August 6	81	66	0.55
August 7	72	61	1.36
August 8	86	61	0.00
August 9	87	63	0.00
August 10	83	69	0.17
August 11	77	63	0.00
August 12	81	57	0.00
August 13	78	61	0.00
August 14	78	58	0.00
August 15	77	56	0.00
August 16	73	61	0.22
August 17	88	68	0.14
August 18	76	67	2.79
August 19	80	66	0.03
August 20	81	63	0.00
August 21	80	59	0.00
August 22	82	62	0.31
August 23	75	57	0.20
August 24	76	54	0.00
August 25	74	53	0.00
August 26	77	55	0.09
August 27	76	55	0.00
August 28	80	55	0.00
August 29	79	59	0.40
August 30	71	51	0.00
August 31	74	49	0.00

September 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	78	57	0.00
September 2	82	56	0.10
September 3	75	55	0.00
September 4	75	51	0.00
September 5	74	55	0.00
September 6	78	57	0.00
September 7	84	60	0.00
September 8	89	64	0.00
September 9	85	64	0.00
September 10	88	69	0.00
September 11	79	60	0.00
September 12	78	56	0.00
September 13	69	50	0.00
September 14	70	45	0.00
September 15	77	50	0.00
September 16	79	50	0.00
September 17	85	58	0.00
September 18	84	59	0.00
September 19	88	59	0.00
September 20	81	58	0.00
September 21	79	64	0.87
September 22	82	60	0.00
September 23	78	63	0.04
September 24	77	67	2.60
September 25	82	61	0.00
September 26	80	57	0.00
September 27	82	57	0.00
September 28	81	58	0.00
September 29	72	61	0.00
September 30	68	48	0.30

October 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	55	40	0.00
October 2	63	43	0.00
October 3	73	40	0.00
October 4	82	49	0.00
October 5	78	52	0.00
October 6	86	54	0.00
October 7	86	55	0.00
October 8	75	54	0.00
October 9	59	48	0.30
October 10	62	51	0.22
October 11	72	55	0.25
October 12	71	49	0.49
October 13	59	42	0.00
October 14	63	40	0.00
October 15	66	39	0.00
October 16	67	45	0.00
October 17	72	50	0.00
October 18	67	53	0.12
October 19	63	43	0.00
October 20	54	42	0.02
October 21	64	42	0.01
October 22	66	39	0.00
October 23	70	45	0.00
October 24	72	44	0.00
October 25	69	46	0.00
October 26	68	56	0.67
October 27	71	58	0.00
October 28	72	58	0.02
October 29	75	60	0.01
October 30	79	57	0.00
October 31	82	55	0.00

November 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	68	54	0.00
November 2	70	55	0.00
November 3	64	56	0.00
November 4	73	53	0.00
November 5	54	39	0.00
November 6	59	38	0.00
November 7	57	41	0.09
November 8	68	49	0.08
November 9	54	40	0.00
November 10	58	36	0.00
November 11	65	48	0.14
November 12	59	36	0.00
November 13	48	36	0.00
November 14	53	34	0.00
November 15	47	29	0.00
November 16	53	26	0.00
November 17	53	43	0.50
November 18	48	32	0.00
November 19	53	30	0.00
November 20	57	30	0.00
November 21	60	35	0.00
November 22	60	36	0.47
November 23	38	26	0.00
November 24	49	24	0.00
November 25	63	39	0.00
November 26	68	53	0.08
November 27	62	42	0.02
November 28	48	37	0.00
November 29	52	33	0.00
November 30	52	29	0.00

December 1946 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	57	34	0.00	0.0
December 2	36	15	0.00	0.0
December 3	32	14	0.00	0.0
December 4	45	21	0.00	0.0
December 5	51	25	0.00	0.0
December 6	49	36	0.00	0.0
December 7	52	33	0.00	0.0
December 8	53	34	0.00	0.0
December 9	64	39	0.00	0.0
December 10	67	45	0.00	0.0
December 11	54	37	0.00	0.0
December 12	62	37	0.18	0.0
December 13	62	34	0.00	0.0
December 14	42	28	0.00	0.0
December 15	37	25	0.00	0.0
December 16	38	20	0.00	0.0
December 17	53	33	0.00	0.0
December 18	42	27	0.00	0.0
December 19	31	20	0.00	0.0
December 20	43	21	1.00	0.5
December 21	44	33	0.62	0.0
December 22	43	29	0.00	0.0
December 23	46	31	0.00	0.0
December 24	51	36	0.00	0.0
December 25	45	27	0.00	0.0
December 26	47	23	0.00	0.0
December 27	32	16	0.00	0.0
December 28	63	29	0.09	0.0
December 29	43	30	0.36	0.0
December 30	40	19	0.00	0.0
December 31	31	16	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