Wilmington Weather in 1947

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1947 based on NOAA data.

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1947 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	August 15
Lowest temperature	8 °F	February 9
Highest daily low	72 °F	August 16
Lowest daily high	15 °F	February 5
Most daily precipitation	3.0 inches	April 30
Most daily snow	6.0 inches	December 26

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1947?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1947 was 93 °F which happened on August 15.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1947

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Aug 15
2	92 °F	Aug 16
3	91 °F	Aug 26
3	91 °F	Jul 30
5	90 °F	Aug 25
5	90 °F	Aug 20
5	90 °F	Aug 14
5	90 °F	Aug 13
9	89 °F	Aug 24
9	89 °F	Jun 11

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1947?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1947 was 8 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1947

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	8 °F	February 9
1	8 °F	February 6
3	10 °F	December 25
3	10 °F	February 8
3	10 °F	February 5
3	10 °F	February 4
3	10 °F	January 22
8	12 °F	February 24
9	13 °F	January 23
10	14 °F	December 30
10	14 °F	January 21

January 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	33	25	0.55	3.0
January 2	34	30	0.02	n/a
January 3	44	33	0.11	n/a
January 4	42	27	0.00	n/a
January 5	39	25	0.20	0.5
January 6	34	22	0.00	n/a
January 7	42	21	0.06	n/a
January 8	43	34	0.00	n/a
January 9	35	24	0.00	n/a
January 10	35	22	0.00	n/a
January 11	52	29	0.00	n/a
January 12	50	26	0.00	n/a
January 13	38	23	0.10	n/a
January 14	40	35	0.59	n/a
January 15	43	37	0.22	n/a
January 16	48	38	0.13	n/a
January 17	43	32	0.00	n/a
January 18	50	33	0.00	n/a
January 19	40	28	0.02	n/a
January 20	56	37	0.98	n/a
January 21	47	14	0.02	n/a
January 22	23	10	0.00	n/a
January 23	38	13	0.00	n/a
January 24	57	30	0.00	n/a
January 25	59	38	0.00	n/a
January 26	50	38	0.65	n/a
January 27	57	39	0.00	n/a
January 28	61	37	0.00	n/a
January 29	59	37	0.00	n/a
January 30	68	43	0.01	n/a
January 31	65	34	0.06	n/a

February 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	44	26	n/a	0.8
February 2	36	25	0.08	0.8
February 3	36	22	0.00	n/a
February 4	49	10	0.11	1.0
February 5	15	10	0.00	n/a
February 6	33	8	0.00	n/a
February 7	44	28	0.02	0.3
February 8	30	10	0.30	3.0
February 9	26	8	0.00	n/a
February 10	34	19	0.00	n/a
February 11	37	17	0.00	n/a
February 12	38	21	0.00	n/a
February 13	43	20	0.00	n/a
February 14	48	26	0.00	n/a
February 15	45	31	0.00	n/a
February 16	43	28	0.00	n/a
February 17	44	24	0.00	n/a
February 18	46	26	0.00	n/a
February 19	38	24	0.00	n/a
February 20	26	17	0.71	6.0
February 21	28	17	0.25	2.5
February 22	29	15	0.00	n/a
February 23	30	15	0.00	n/a
February 24	28	12	0.00	n/a
February 25	40	17	0.00	n/a
February 26	38	25	0.00	n/a
February 27	34	22	0.00	n/a
February 28	32	17	0.00	n/a

March 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	37	15	0.23	1.3
March 2	37	27	0.59	1.0
March 3	34	26	0.00	n/a
March 4	36	24	0.00	n/a
March 5	39	26	0.00	n/a
March 6	42	27	0.00	n/a
March 7	41	28	0.00	n/a
March 8	36	27	0.00	n/a
March 9	39	25	n/a	0.0
March 10	40	25	0.00	n/a
March 11	45	27	0.00	n/a
March 12	50	27	0.00	n/a
March 13	53	27	0.40	n/a
March 14	65	44	0.46	n/a
March 15	53	33	0.00	n/a
March 16	43	27	0.00	n/a
March 17	38	28	0.00	0.0
March 18	36	26	0.00	0.0
March 19	42	24	0.00	n/a
March 20	49	24	0.00	n/a
March 21	51	29	0.11	n/a
March 22	46	35	0.16	n/a
March 23	57	33	0.00	n/a
March 24	59	47	0.13	n/a
March 25	53	31	0.27	0.0
March 26	33	26	0.00	n/a
March 27	40	26	0.00	n/a
March 28	43	26	0.00	n/a
March 29	55	30	0.04	n/a
March 30	45	33	0.00	n/a
March 31	50	25	0.00	n/a

April 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	55	30	0.00
April 2	58	45	0.65
April 3	55	36	0.00
April 4	53	35	0.02
April 5	69	42	0.16
April 6	80	62	0.00
April 7	70	42	0.00
April 8	56	32	0.00
April 9	51	39	0.45
April 10	57	34	0.00
April 11	75	45	0.00
April 12	76	61	0.02
April 13	61	41	0.00
April 14	54	42	0.28
April 15	67	42	0.00
April 16	56	47	1.03
April 17	56	39	0.00
April 18	67	38	0.00
April 19	72	48	0.00
April 20	65	42	0.00
April 21	43	37	0.52
April 22	52	34	0.00
April 23	54	31	0.00
April 24	73	42	0.00
April 25	54	42	0.08
April 26	58	39	0.01
April 27	72	44	0.00
April 28	54	32	0.00
April 29	65	34	0.00
April 30	79	53	2.98

May 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	79	61	1.51
May 2	66	48	0.01
May 3	57	49	0.00
May 4	68	51	0.24
May 5	61	50	0.46
May 6	67	47	0.04
May 7	66	43	0.03
May 8	50	35	0.00
May 9	50	32	0.00
May 10	60	33	0.00
May 11	68	39	0.00
May 12	80	45	0.00
May 13	84	52	0.00
May 14	74	45	0.22
May 15	58	44	0.00
May 16	64	41	0.00
May 17	71	50	0.09
May 18	76	54	0.46
May 19	80	59	0.59
May 20	83	63	0.06
May 21	82	64	0.57
May 22	70	55	1.74
May 23	76	52	0.00
May 24	81	62	0.00
May 25	78	63	0.62
May 26	72	55	0.00
May 27	77	57	0.00
May 28	84	61	0.00
May 29	86	65	0.60
May 30	66	50	0.00
May 31	69	46	0.00

June 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	74	52	0.00
June 2	77	57	0.00
June 3	75	n/a	0.02
June 4	71	48	0.00
June 5	69	49	0.00
June 6	85	56	1.28
June 7	75	57	1.19
June 8	63	55	0.03
June 9	80	54	0.00
June 10	83	63	0.00
June 11	89	66	0.01
June 12	88	69	0.00
June 13	75	n/a	0.00
June 14	80	62	0.97
June 15	77	59	0.16
June 16	70	56	0.00
June 17	77	56	0.00
June 18	66	57	0.22
June 19	74	56	0.00
June 20	76	54	0.00
June 21	72	55	0.00
June 22	79	53	0.00
June 23	80	53	0.00
June 24	77	49	0.09
June 25	82	59	0.00
June 26	80	68	0.00
June 27	87	67	0.00
June 28	82	65	0.10
June 29	83	69	0.22
June 30	85	68	0.00

July 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	87	69	0.06
July 2	82	64	n/a
July 3	80	58	n/a
July 4	84	60	0.20
July 5	87	62	n/a
July 6	86	67	n/a
July 7	80	68	0.26
July 8	76	64	n/a
July 9	80	63	0.19
July 10	82	69	0.00
July 11	79	69	n/a
July 12	83	62	0.03
July 13	86	64	n/a
July 14	86	67	0.17
July 15	84	69	n/a
July 16	84	71	0.39
July 17	82	70	0.23
July 18	84	68	n/a
July 19	80	68	1.34
July 20	79	61	n/a
July 21	73	60	0.08
July 22	79	65	0.08
July 23	74	57	n/a
July 24	81	59	n/a
July 25	84	60	n/a
July 26	84	64	n/a
July 27	85	65	n/a
July 28	84	69	0.01
July 29	85	65	n/a
July 30	91	68	n/a
July 31	82	71	n/a

August 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	76	60	0.00
August 2	81	58	0.00
August 3	80	60	0.00
August 4	82	65	0.00
August 5	83	60	0.00
August 6	86	61	0.00
August 7	83	65	0.01
August 8	84	67	1.24
August 9	86	65	0.06
August 10	82	66	0.00
August 11	84	63	0.00
August 12	87	66	0.00
August 13	90	70	0.00
August 14	90	72	0.00
August 15	93	69	0.00
August 16	92	72	0.11
August 17	86	69	0.46
August 18	74	67	0.00
August 19	85	68	0.00
August 20	90	69	0.01
August 21	77	67	0.00
August 22	84	66	0.00
August 23	86	65	0.00
August 24	89	65	0.00
August 25	90	69	0.00
August 26	91	71	0.20
August 27	81	66	0.06
August 28	77	n/a	0.02
August 29	86	65	0.00
August 30	81	68	0.00
August 31	88	66	0.14

September 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	80	64	0.00
September 2	87	68	0.15
September 3	85	62	0.00
September 4	87	68	0.00
September 5	80	69	0.07
September 6	74	67	0.27
September 7	83	69	0.12
September 8	86	70	0.01
September 9	81	71	0.00
September 10	84	70	0.48
September 11	85	71	0.00
September 12	86	71	0.00
September 13	87	71	0.00
September 14	88	70	0.00
September 15	87	69	0.00
September 16	75	56	0.05
September 17	79	53	0.00
September 18	82	55	0.00
September 19	86	62	0.00
September 20	74	53	0.01
September 21	80	59	0.00
September 22	75	49	0.50
September 23	60	37	0.00
September 24	60	42	0.03
September 25	67	48	0.50
September 26	60	40	0.00
September 27	61	35	0.00
September 28	62	35	0.00
September 29	69	43	0.00
September 30	59	39	0.00

October 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	59	31	0.00
October 2	68	44	0.00
October 3	70	44	0.00
October 4	71	45	0.00
October 5	74	49	0.00
October 6	74	50	0.00
October 7	79	50	0.00
October 8	76	58	0.05
October 9	67	56	0.00
October 10	69	48	0.00
October 11	72	49	0.00
October 12	75	50	0.00
October 13	72	54	0.00
October 14	77	53	0.00
October 15	79	49	0.00
October 16	76	62	0.02
October 17	72	63	0.01
October 18	76	64	0.02
October 19	80	61	0.00
October 20	77	58	0.00
October 21	85	60	0.00
October 22	77	57	0.00
October 23	86	54	0.00
October 24	61	40	0.00
October 25	66	35	0.00
October 26	76	49	0.00
October 27	77	54	0.00
October 28	79	55	1.98
October 29	74	57	0.13
October 30	66	51	0.00
October 31	51	45	0.02

November 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	55	41	n/a
November 2	57	38	n/a
November 3	59	47	0.93
November 4	68	47	2.86
November 5	60	45	0.04
November 6	68	49	n/a
November 7	68	45	n/a
November 8	60	37	1.56
November 9	51	32	n/a
November 10	53	32	n/a
November 11	57	n/a	1.98
November 12	57	37	0.07
November 13	52	35	n/a
November 14	46	30	n/a
November 15	36	32	0.12
November 16	50	35	0.01
November 17	45	35	n/a
November 18	45	29	n/a
November 19	46	32	n/a
November 20	45	29	n/a
November 21	49	31	n/a
November 22	49	30	0.23
November 23	53	42	0.80
November 24	50	40	0.51
November 25	44	34	n/a
November 26	41	29	n/a
November 27	59	24	n/a
November 28	49	31	n/a
November 29	50	26	n/a
November 30	35	24	n/a

December 1947 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	40	19	0.00	0.0
December 2	54	23	0.00	0.0
December 3	55	32	0.00	0.0
December 4	54	35	0.00	0.0
December 5	44	32	0.02	0.0
December 6	44	39	0.00	0.0
December 7	43	33	0.06	0.0
December 8	54	37	0.18	0.0
December 9	n/a	20	0.00	0.0
December 10	n/a	20	0.32	0.0
December 11	37	20	0.00	0.0
December 12	33	24	0.00	0.0
December 13	34	23	0.00	0.0
December 14	36	22	0.00	0.0
December 15	50	25	0.59	0.0
December 16	55	32	0.17	0.0
December 17	38	26	0.00	0.0
December 18	49	25	0.00	0.0
December 19	35	23	0.00	0.0
December 20	35	15	0.00	0.0
December 21	39	24	0.00	0.0
December 22	43	21	0.00	0.0
December 23	43	30	0.06	0.0
December 24	33	22	0.00	0.0
December 25	34	10	0.00	0.0
December 26	32	24	0.40	6.0
December 27	37	24	0.00	0.0
December 28	36	24	0.00	0.0
December 29	32	17	0.00	0.0
December 30	34	14	0.00	0.0
December 31	44	25	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