Wilmington Weather in 1952

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1952 based on NOAA data.
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1952 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 99 °F June 26
Lowest temperature 9 °F January 30
Highest daily low 77 °F June 26
Lowest daily high 24 °F January 30
Most daily precipitation 5.2 inches July 9
Most daily snow 5.5 inches March 1
Total annual precipitation 49.0 inches -
Total annual snow 15.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1952
Rank Temperature Date
1 99 °F Jun 26
2 98 °F Jul 23
3 97 °F Jun 27
3 97 °F Jun 25
5 96 °F Jul 21
5 96 °F Jun 17
7 95 °F Sep 13
7 95 °F Jul 22
9 94 °F Jul 18
9 94 °F Jul 15
9 94 °F Jul 14
9 94 °F Jul 13
9 94 °F Jun 19
9 94 °F Jun 9
Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1952
Rank Temperature Date
1 9 °F January 30
2 13 °F January 31
3 14 °F January 29
4 15 °F December 28
5 17 °F December 29
6 18 °F February 15
7 19 °F February 14
8 20 °F March 2
9 21 °F December 15
10 22 °F December 30
10 22 °F December 27
10 22 °F December 1
10 22 °F February 26
10 22 °F February 13
10 22 °F February 1
10 22 °F January 25
10 22 °F January 8
January 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
51 43 0.04 0.0
51 40 0.50 0.0
43 30 0.05 0.0
39 28 0.25 3.5
42 31 0.23 0.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
34 24 0.00 0.0
35 22 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.39 0.0
37 25 0.00 0.0
48 27 0.00 0.0
50 28 0.00 0.0
60 36 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.03 0.0
54 30 0.00 0.0
46 28 0.56 0.0
52 33 0.07 0.0
41 29 0.04 0.0
53 38 0.16 0.0
39 28 0.00 0.0
55 27 0.68 0.0
49 29 0.00 0.0
33 23 0.00 0.0
37 22 0.00 0.0
61 35 0.93 0.0
61 50 0.45 0.0
51 29 0.71 0.5
30 14 0.00 0.0
24 9 0.00 0.0
37 13 0.00 0.0
February 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 22 0.00 0.0
52 35 0.01 0.0
52 36 0.49 0.0
53 44 1.43 0.0
49 38 0.00 0.0
44 33 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
54 31 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
36 22 0.00 0.0
40 19 0.00 0.0
46 18 0.00 0.0
41 31 0.48 0.0
42 37 0.30 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
42 26 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.02 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
44 28 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
46 32 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
48 31 0.00 0.0
March 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
38 25 0.44 5.5
38 20 0.00 0.0
35 30 0.17 1.3
39 33 0.52 0.0
39 32 0.00 0.0
41 28 0.00 0.0
38 29 0.00 0.0
38 31 0.00 0.0
44 25 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.07 0.0
64 40 1.43 0.0
52 35 0.00 0.0
49 31 0.23 0.0
45 29 0.01 0.0
43 26 0.00 0.0
38 27 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
50 26 0.00 0.0
48 37 1.61 0.0
58 35 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.00 0.0
57 42 0.04 0.0
48 40 0.41 0.0
48 35 0.26 0.0
57 30 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
57 33 0.04 0.0
54 37 0.01 0.0
51 33 0.11 0.0
55 33 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
April 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 47 0.01 0.0
64 47 0.14 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
68 39 0.00 0.0
66 45 1.16 0.0
50 40 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
55 36 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
59 36 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.00 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
58 41 0.20 0.0
76 54 0.22 0.0
57 45 0.33 0.0
63 43 0.00 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
77 48 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.33 0.0
53 44 0.35 0.0
51 45 0.82 0.0
52 45 0.71 0.0
57 51 0.80 0.0
57 50 0.50 0.0
63 49 0.00 0.0
75 52 0.00 0.0
May 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 43 0.00 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
66 39 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
64 50 0.00 0.0
83 46 0.00 0.0
68 48 0.00 0.0
62 41 0.01 0.0
75 47 0.00 0.0
74 55 0.17 0.0
76 60 0.15 0.0
63 48 0.20 0.0
61 45 0.00 0.0
75 45 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.04 0.0
72 56 0.00 0.0
62 50 0.00 0.0
67 49 0.26 0.0
65 51 0.07 0.0
56 49 0.64 0.0
72 55 0.01 0.0
79 55 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
64 52 0.18 0.0
79 55 2.01 0.0
76 58 0.27 0.0
78 55 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.00 0.0
82 60 0.03 0.0
64 55 0.20 0.0
74 58 0.37 0.0
June 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 63 1.69 0.0
79 57 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
83 61 0.04 0.0
80 63 0.00 0.0
89 61 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
84 57 0.00 0.0
94 65 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
74 59 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.00 0.0
96 70 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.00 0.0
94 63 0.04 0.0
78 56 0.00 0.0
67 57 0.19 0.0
67 58 0.01 0.0
65 58 0.53 0.0
86 61 0.00 0.0
97 71 0.00 0.0
99 77 0.00 0.0
97 73 0.01 0.0
87 69 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.01 0.0
82 63 0.00 0.0
July 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
82 54 0.00 0.0
85 50 0.00 0.0
91 62 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
89 64 0.01 0.0
78 69 1.48 0.0
80 69 5.18 0.0
79 65 0.00 0.0
85 62 0.00 0.0
91 61 0.00 0.0
94 68 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.21 0.0
89 70 0.01 0.0
94 73 0.00 0.0
92 76 0.43 0.0
93 72 0.05 0.0
96 72 0.03 0.0
95 74 0.00 0.0
98 75 0.00 0.0
84 65 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
92 69 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
90 72 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
August 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
84 66 0.00 0.0
76 64 0.48 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
90 74 0.01 0.0
85 69 0.90 0.0
82 69 0.00 0.0
73 67 0.68 0.0
77 67 0.26 0.0
88 71 0.34 0.0
89 67 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.04 0.0
86 70 0.06 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
84 63 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.09 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
82 66 0.06 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
75 50 0.00 0.0
78 48 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
87 55 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.17 0.0
81 71 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
September 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
80 69 1.73 0.0
92 69 0.82 0.0
77 58 0.07 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
80 56 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
71 51 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
83 51 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.00 0.0
92 60 0.00 0.0
95 63 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
75 64 0.04 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
83 55 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.11 0.0
77 61 0.21 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
67 51 0.04 0.0
72 55 0.10 0.0
76 50 0.00 0.0
76 49 0.00 0.0
79 49 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
October 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 50 0.00 0.0
86 55 0.35 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
76 47 0.00 0.0
79 51 0.00 0.0
64 44 0.00 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
57 41 0.02 0.0
59 49 0.02 0.0
53 44 0.06 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
76 42 0.00 0.0
79 46 0.00 0.0
76 48 0.00 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.00 0.0
67 42 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.00 0.0
53 26 0.00 0.0
64 34 0.00 0.0
69 33 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.00 0.0
57 35 0.00 0.0
58 30 0.00 0.0
69 35 0.00 0.0
60 37 0.01 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
56 31 0.00 0.0
69 30 0.00 0.0
November 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
70 41 0.00 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
62 38 0.09 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
58 28 0.00 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
49 35 0.00 0.0
51 31 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
49 36 0.28 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
51 30 0.00 0.0
53 28 0.00 0.0
62 27 0.00 0.0
53 41 0.86 0.0
61 43 0.00 0.0
52 38 0.05 0.0
51 44 0.04 0.0
56 41 0.15 0.0
62 53 1.13 0.0
63 53 2.03 0.0
55 42 0.57 0.0
48 38 0.00 0.0
54 41 0.00 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
61 46 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.00 0.0
40 29 0.00 0.0
39 23 0.01 0.1
37 28 0.19 1.9
December 1952 Wilmington Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 22 0.00 0.0
37 28 0.34 1.0
39 34 0.06 0.0
47 34 0.00 0.0
56 42 0.63 0.0
45 34 0.01 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
48 30 0.00 0.0
53 40 0.00 0.0
58 40 0.26 0.0
57 38 1.04 0.0
44 32 0.00 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
38 27 0.06 0.5
35 21 0.00 0.0
46 26 0.00 0.0
51 28 0.00 0.0
54 32 0.00 0.0
42 25 0.00 0.0
41 26 0.06 0.0
44 38 0.84 0.0
41 34 0.04 0.0
42 34 0.00 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
46 33 0.00 0.0
41 29 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
29 15 0.00 0.0
41 17 0.00 0.0
49 22 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.27 1.3
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 New Castle Airport location
1932–1947 Wilmington Porter Research location
1894–1931 Wilmington City Hall location