Wilmington Weather in 1949

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1949 based on NOAA data.

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1949 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	July 5
Lowest temperature	13 °F	February 3
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 28
Lowest daily high	29 °F	January 30
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	July 5
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	February 28
Total annual precipitation	41.0 inches	-
Total annual snow	14.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1949?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1949 was 100 °F which happened on July 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1949

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Jul 5
2	97 °F	Jul 28
2	97 °F	Jul 27
4	96 °F	Aug 11
4	96 °F	Aug 10
4	96 °F	Jul 30
4	96 °F	Jul 29
4	96 °F	Jul 4
9	95 °F	Jul 25
9	95 °F	Jun 26
9	95 °F	Jun 21

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1949?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1949 was 13 °F which happened on Feb 3.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1949

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	13 °F	February 3
2	14 °F	February 12
3	15 °F	December 17
4	16 °F	December 16
5	18 °F	December 4
6	19 °F	March 19
6	19 °F	February 2
6	19 °F	January 30
9	20 °F	December 31
9	20 °F	December 15
9	20 °F	December 10
9	20 °F	November 26
9	20 °F	March 20
9	20 °F	February 11

January 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	38	32	0.00	0.0
January 2	41	29	0.00	0.0
January 3	43	26	0.00	0.0
January 4	42	32	0.00	0.0
January 5	51	38	1.16	0.0
January 6	56	34	0.18	0.0
January 7	53	32	0.00	0.0
January 8	62	35	0.00	0.0
January 9	54	35	0.00	0.0
January 10	52	37	0.00	0.0
January 11	46	35	0.00	0.0
January 12	37	30	0.05	0.8
January 13	45	34	0.00	0.0
January 14	45	29	0.00	0.0
January 15	38	23	0.00	0.0
January 16	56	28	0.00	0.0
January 17	53	36	0.00	0.0
January 18	46	30	0.00	0.0
January 19	64	39	0.05	0.0
January 20	40	29	0.00	0.0
January 21	49	26	0.60	0.0
January 22	51	33	0.24	0.0
January 23	41	28	0.26	0.0
January 24	50	37	0.18	0.0
January 25	51	35	0.13	0.0
January 26	43	32	0.94	0.0
January 27	44	33	0.40	0.0
January 28	52	37	0.71	0.0
January 29	45	29	0.00	0.0
January 30	29	19	0.00	0.0
January 31	35	24	0.65	3.4

February 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	37	23	0.00	0.0
February 2	35	19	0.00	0.0
February 3	36	13	0.00	0.0
February 4	44	32	0.53	0.0
February 5	42	26	0.00	0.0
February 6	41	25	0.00	0.0
February 7	48	31	0.44	0.0
February 8	49	24	0.00	0.0
February 9	64	30	0.00	0.0
February 10	42	28	0.44	5.0
February 11	33	20	0.01	0.1
February 12	38	14	0.00	0.0
February 13	56	33	0.00	0.0
February 14	64	47	0.02	0.0
February 15	74	43	0.16	0.0
February 16	58	40	0.54	0.0
February 17	42	29	0.00	0.0
February 18	47	25	0.00	0.0
February 19	53	33	0.29	0.0
February 20	62	40	0.47	0.0
February 21	44	32	0.00	0.0
February 22	47	37	0.73	0.0
February 23	50	36	0.00	0.0
February 24	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	58	38	0.03	0.0
February 26	47	30	0.00	0.0
February 27	39	23	0.00	0.0
February 28	37	22	0.52	5.0

March 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	36	21	0.00
March 2	38	23	0.00
March 3	40	25	0.00
March 4	44	22	0.00
March 5	66	32	0.00
March 6	67	38	0.06
March 7	42	26	0.00
March 8	54	22	0.00
March 9	58	30	0.00
March 10	45	39	0.06
March 11	42	34	0.48
March 12	40	29	0.00
March 13	48	30	0.00
March 14	53	27	0.00
March 15	43	27	0.00
March 16	39	22	0.00
March 17	48	32	0.00
March 18	40	24	0.59
March 19	32	19	0.00
March 20	42	20	0.00
March 21	62	28	0.00
March 22	65	44	0.13
March 23	71	47	0.90
March 24	62	41	0.00
March 25	57	45	0.23
March 26	66	51	0.02
March 27	80	53	0.01
March 28	66	50	0.01
March 29	70	44	0.00
March 30	78	46	0.00
March 31	53	38	0.51

April 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	42	35	0.23
April 2	58	33	0.00
April 3	58	37	0.00
April 4	58	42	0.00
April 5	55	34	0.30
April 6	55	46	0.30
April 7	62	42	0.00
April 8	58	41	0.00
April 9	59	37	0.00
April 10	60	35	0.00
April 11	60	40	0.00
April 12	64	34	0.00
April 13	61	50	0.69
April 14	74	51	0.00
April 15	83	53	0.00
April 16	54	39	0.00
April 17	55	34	0.00
April 18	54	43	0.67
April 19	56	39	0.00
April 20	65	38	0.00
April 21	75	39	0.00
April 22	64	50	0.35
April 23	72	52	0.00
April 24	59	45	0.09
April 25	61	38	0.00
April 26	78	46	0.00
April 27	74	55	0.06
April 28	63	45	0.00
April 29	60	36	0.00
April 30	73	39	0.00

May 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	73	54	0.00
May 2	73	60	1.33
May 3	79	56	0.32
May 4	84	52	0.00
May 5	85	56	0.00
May 6	89	62	0.00
May 7	88	60	0.14
May 8	71	50	0.00
May 9	71	45	0.09
May 10	59	53	0.42
May 11	57	45	0.00
May 12	69	42	0.00
May 13	71	49	0.00
May 14	80	47	0.00
May 15	71	55	0.00
May 16	71	53	0.00
May 17	78	59	0.00
May 18	80	58	0.00
May 19	88	63	0.00
May 20	80	51	0.02
May 21	67	45	0.00
May 22	77	51	1.01
May 23	78	60	0.08
May 24	82	57	0.53
May 25	66	50	0.01
May 26	63	46	0.15
May 27	66	45	0.00
May 28	64	47	0.00
May 29	68	42	0.00
May 30	71	42	0.00
May 31	79	49	0.00

June 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	78	49	0.00
June 2	79	49	0.00
June 3	79	48	0.00
June 4	81	52	0.00
June 5	84	66	0.00
June 6	88	62	0.00
June 7	82	58	0.00
June 8	72	49	0.00
June 9	76	49	0.00
June 10	75	51	0.00
June 11	82	61	0.18
June 12	89	60	0.00
June 13	85	69	0.00
June 14	86	68	0.00
June 15	85	65	0.00
June 16	83	66	0.46
June 17	83	70	0.15
June 18	78	70	0.09
June 19	82	69	0.02
June 20	85	66	0.00
June 21	95	69	0.00
June 22	90	67	0.00
June 23	87	64	0.00
June 24	90	59	0.00
June 25	93	72	0.08
June 26	95	74	0.00
June 27	90	73	0.00
June 28	75	65	0.00
June 29	80	64	0.00
June 30	81	62	0.00

July 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	59	0.03
July 2	88	69	0.00
July 3	94	65	0.00
July 4	96	72	0.00
July 5	100	72	2.02
July 6	93	71	0.92
July 7	73	64	0.21
July 8	82	61	0.00
July 9	79	60	0.00
July 10	76	66	0.20
July 11	88	65	0.00
July 12	75	68	1.73
July 13	84	71	0.14
July 14	89	68	0.00
July 15	87	70	0.00
July 16	84	67	0.00
July 17	84	70	0.29
July 18	88	72	0.00
July 19	90	72	0.00
July 20	90	73	0.00
July 21	93	75	0.28
July 22	93	74	0.00
July 23	89	70	0.00
July 24	85	63	0.00
July 25	95	65	0.00
July 26	90	70	0.00
July 27	97	73	0.00
July 28	97	76	0.00
July 29	96	75	0.00
July 30	96	72	0.34
July 31	84	70	0.00

August 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	85	65	0.00
August 2	86	68	0.21
August 3	90	72	0.15
August 4	85	73	0.09
August 5	84	70	0.80
August 6	87	66	0.00
August 7	90	63	0.00
August 8	92	66	0.00
August 9	94	70	0.00
August 10	96	69	0.00
August 11	96	74	0.00
August 12	92	71	0.06
August 13	87	70	0.05
August 14	79	65	0.00
August 15	81	62	0.00
August 16	84	62	0.00
August 17	82	64	0.00
August 18	75	63	0.25
August 19	80	58	0.00
August 20	75	48	0.00
August 21	82	50	0.00
August 22	84	54	0.00
August 23	79	59	0.00
August 24	86	68	0.00
August 25	83	60	0.00
August 26	85	57	0.00
August 27	93	65	0.00
August 28	91	72	0.43
August 29	85	69	0.46
August 30	87	63	0.00
August 31	81	65	1.05

September 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	80	58	0.00
September 2	76	50	0.00
September 3	78	52	0.00
September 4	80	59	0.00
September 5	87	62	0.00
September 6	80	60	0.00
September 7	71	55	0.15
September 8	76	55	0.06
September 9	67	48	0.00
September 10	74	45	0.00
September 11	76	46	0.00
September 12	74	58	0.01
September 13	77	62	0.37
September 14	80	68	0.12
September 15	80	64	0.02
September 16	72	57	0.17
September 17	80	55	0.00
September 18	84	53	0.17
September 19	83	66	0.02
September 20	71	52	0.00
September 21	70	49	0.00
September 22	78	54	1.21
September 23	65	49	0.11
September 24	66	43	0.00
September 25	66	42	0.00
September 26	70	41	0.00
September 27	71	50	0.21
September 28	76	61	0.00
September 29	64	54	0.46
September 30	66	48	0.00

October 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	74	49	0.00
October 2	71	46	0.00
October 3	70	45	0.00
October 4	75	53	0.00
October 5	78	61	0.01
October 6	69	60	0.00
October 7	70	62	0.66
October 8	79	61	0.00
October 9	82	58	0.00
October 10	85	61	0.00
October 11	86	60	0.00
October 12	82	63	0.00
October 13	66	53	0.00
October 14	66	54	0.00
October 15	68	58	0.00
October 16	66	47	0.00
October 17	62	44	0.00
October 18	59	52	0.09
October 19	67	55	0.00
October 20	72	45	0.00
October 21	79	43	0.00
October 22	72	49	0.04
October 23	69	44	0.00
October 24	63	44	0.00
October 25	60	45	0.65
October 26	63	43	0.48
October 27	56	33	0.00
October 28	59	32	0.47
October 29	65	49	0.24
October 30	63	57	0.28
October 31	69	51	0.71

November 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	52	41	0.35
November 2	61	40	0.01
November 3	62	37	0.00
November 4	51	36	0.00
November 5	48	36	0.00
November 6	50	29	0.00
November 7	62	41	0.00
November 8	72	41	0.00
November 9	67	42	0.00
November 10	68	36	0.00
November 11	73	38	0.00
November 12	58	48	0.00
November 13	65	50	0.20
November 14	64	42	0.00
November 15	62	41	0.00
November 16	54	32	0.00
November 17	50	32	0.00
November 18	44	33	0.00
November 19	49	30	0.00
November 20	63	40	0.00
November 21	50	31	0.00
November 22	35	24	0.00
November 23	50	22	0.00
November 24	52	28	0.06
November 25	52	34	0.09
November 26	35	20	0.00
November 27	42	23	0.00
November 28	42	22	0.09
November 29	50	34	0.35
November 30	55	29	0.00

December 1949 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	43	28	0.00
December 2	44	28	0.09
December 3	38	25	0.00
December 4	44	18	0.03
December 5	42	28	0.00
December 6	41	27	0.00
December 7	57	32	0.17
December 8	40	26	0.00
December 9	35	21	0.00
December 10	38	20	0.28
December 11	42	33	0.13
December 12	60	39	0.45
December 13	61	36	0.44
December 14	37	27	0.00
December 15	35	20	0.00
December 16	33	16	0.00
December 17	42	15	0.00
December 18	45	30	0.16
December 19	56	38	0.18
December 20	51	34	0.00
December 21	58	30	0.00
December 22	63	35	0.00
December 23	60	32	0.22
December 24	40	21	0.00
December 25	43	21	0.00
December 26	57	38	0.43
December 27	64	53	0.32
December 28	56	29	0.00
December 29	50	28	0.00
December 30	36	22	0.00
December 31	42	20	0.00

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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