Wilmington Weather in 1966

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1966 based on NOAA data.

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1966 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	102 °F	July 4
Lowest temperature	5 °F	February 6
Highest daily low	73 °F	July 13
Lowest daily high	16 °F	January 28
Most daily precipitation	3.7 inches	September 14
Most daily snow	12.4 inches	December 24
Total annual precipitation	39.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	48.7 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1966?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1966 was 102 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1966

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	102 °F	Jul 4
1	102 °F	Jul 3
3	98 °F	Jul 2
4	96 °F	Jun 24
5	95 °F	Jul 26
5	95 °F	Jul 13
5	95 °F	Jul 11
5	95 °F	Jun 25
9	94 °F	Jul 19
9	94 °F	Jun 28

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1966?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1966 was 5 °F which happened 3 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1966

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	5 °F	February 6
1	5 °F	January 29
1	5 °F	January 28
4	8 °F	February 20
5	10 °F	January 31
6	11 °F	February 4
7	12 °F	December 28
7	12 °F	December 4
9	13 °F	February 5
9	13 °F	February 3
9	13 °F	February 1
9	13 °F	January 30

January 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	60	48	0.00	0.0
January 2	49	39	0.44	0.0
January 3	48	35	0.02	0.0
January 4	45	27	0.00	0.0
January 5	42	23	0.05	0.0
January 6	45	39	0.60	0.0
January 7	46	33	0.00	0.0
January 8	40	20	0.00	0.0
January 9	31	17	0.00	0.0
January 10	47	23	0.00	0.0
January 11	41	19	0.00	0.0
January 12	28	14	0.00	0.0
January 13	34	17	0.00	0.0
January 14	41	23	0.00	0.0
January 15	38	19	0.00	0.0
January 16	32	16	0.00	0.0
January 17	37	24	0.00	0.0
January 18	34	22	0.00	0.0
January 19	39	22	0.00	0.1
January 20	45	25	0.00	0.0
January 21	41	25	0.00	0.0
January 22	38	20	0.12	0.4
January 23	39	30	0.63	2.0
January 24	33	19	0.00	0.0
January 25	26	16	0.00	0.0
January 26	24	18	0.14	2.8
January 27	29	15	0.02	0.4
January 28	16	5	0.00	0.0
January 29	18	5	0.33	4.7
January 30	22	13	0.47	6.8
January 31	24	10	0.00	0.0

February 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	28	13	0.17	2.1
February 2	33	22	0.09	1.4
February 3	32	13	0.04	0.5
February 4	32	11	0.00	0.0
February 5	29	13	0.00	0.0
February 6	27	5	0.00	0.0
February 7	29	22	0.00	0.0
February 8	43	22	0.00	0.0
February 9	39	17	0.00	0.0
February 10	50	34	0.00	0.0
February 11	51	36	0.11	0.0
February 12	52	30	0.01	0.0
February 13	56	39	2.28	0.0
February 14	52	38	0.00	0.0
February 15	48	37	0.00	0.0
February 16	39	32	0.24	0.5
February 17	39	22	0.00	0.0
February 18	45	20	0.00	0.0
February 19	45	19	0.04	0.4
February 20	24	8	0.00	0.0
February 21	33	16	0.00	0.0
February 22	39	19	0.00	0.0
February 23	43	23	0.00	0.0
February 24	34	30	0.89	5.1
February 25	41	32	0.09	0.0
February 26	42	26	0.00	0.0
February 27	47	23	0.00	0.0
February 28	54	35	0.94	0.0

March 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	38	0.00
March 2	55	35	0.00
March 3	64	32	0.00
March 4	55	45	0.12
March 5	62	43	0.06
March 6	44	29	0.02
March 7	40	27	0.00
March 8	38	24	0.00
March 9	45	22	0.00
March 10	55	24	0.00
March 11	51	35	0.00
March 12	55	38	0.00
March 13	58	38	0.00
March 14	44	40	0.00
March 15	60	35	0.00
March 16	49	29	0.00
March 17	53	25	0.00
March 18	63	32	0.00
March 19	55	44	0.02
March 20	53	37	0.00
March 21	56	32	0.00
March 22	70	40	0.00
March 23	65	45	0.00
March 24	65	33	0.59
March 25	43	28	0.00
March 26	53	26	0.00
March 27	42	29	0.00
March 28	40	21	0.00
March 29	50	22	0.00
March 30	57	32	0.00
March 31	52	35	0.00

April 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	56	33	0.00
April 2	49	34	0.00
April 3	56	31	0.00
April 4	49	39	0.01
April 5	52	27	0.00
April 6	53	31	0.00
April 7	60	34	0.02
April 8	52	31	0.00
April 9	53	35	0.00
April 10	53	31	0.00
April 11	56	32	0.00
April 12	46	38	0.44
April 13	41	37	0.62
April 14	56	36	0.00
April 15	60	37	0.00
April 16	62	38	0.00
April 17	63	36	0.00
April 18	58	40	0.00
April 19	63	46	0.00
April 20	65	45	0.00
April 21	75	46	0.01
April 22	62	51	0.27
April 23	61	50	0.06
April 24	71	49	0.47
April 25	71	50	0.24
April 26	67	43	0.00
April 27	55	39	0.32
April 28	42	38	0.36
April 29	52	40	0.00
April 30	50	47	0.34

May 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	49	0.01
May 2	56	43	0.00
May 3	66	35	0.00
May 4	60	39	0.00
May 5	68	37	0.00
May 6	88	56	0.00
May 7	68	45	0.00
May 8	76	53	0.02
May 9	55	37	0.02
May 10	58	33	0.00
May 11	62	32	0.00
May 12	65	49	0.02
May 13	71	55	0.01
May 14	56	47	0.08
May 15	75	42	0.00
May 16	68	45	0.00
May 17	70	50	0.00
May 18	74	51	0.16
May 19	79	60	1.20
May 20	81	63	0.00
May 21	83	59	0.92
May 22	74	57	0.30
May 23	76	52	0.00
May 24	73	52	0.00
May 25	73	61	0.05
May 26	80	65	0.05
May 27	75	64	0.14
May 28	75	63	0.26
May 29	76	57	0.03
May 30	70	53	0.00
May 31	62	48	0.08

June 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	65	44	0.00
June 2	70	47	0.00
June 3	78	48	0.00
June 4	86	58	0.00
June 5	87	61	0.00
June 6	87	66	0.00
June 7	80	66	0.00
June 8	87	63	0.00
June 9	88	66	0.00
June 10	83	59	0.55
June 11	73	51	0.00
June 12	72	52	0.00
June 13	78	59	0.00
June 14	87	64	0.00
June 15	83	62	0.00
June 16	88	59	0.00
June 17	75	63	0.00
June 18	82	59	0.00
June 19	75	62	0.09
June 20	84	57	0.00
June 21	92	61	0.00
June 22	86	64	0.00
June 23	90	58	0.00
June 24	96	67	0.00
June 25	95	68	0.00
June 26	82	66	0.00
June 27	93	69	0.00
June 28	94	72	0.06
June 29	89	70	0.00
June 30	93	70	0.00

July 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	67	0.00
July 2	98	65	0.00
July 3	102	71	0.00
July 4	102	72	0.00
July 5	87	70	0.22
July 6	85	69	0.64
July 7	92	70	0.11
July 8	87	64	0.64
July 9	86	64	0.00
July 10	90	67	0.00
July 11	95	70	0.00
July 12	93	70	0.00
July 13	95	73	0.00
July 14	91	72	0.00
July 15	82	64	0.05
July 16	83	62	0.00
July 17	84	61	0.00
July 18	91	61	0.00
July 19	94	69	0.04
July 20	83	66	0.00
July 21	81	54	0.00
July 22	86	57	0.00
July 23	82	62	0.00
July 24	84	63	0.00
July 25	84	64	0.00
July 26	95	67	0.00
July 27	87	69	1.32
July 28	82	70	0.00
July 29	89	71	0.07
July 30	72	64	0.00
July 31	83	58	0.00

August 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	58	0.00
August 2	88	68	0.26
August 3	80	60	0.00
August 4	81	58	0.00
August 5	79	62	0.19
August 6	88	59	0.00
August 7	81	64	0.00
August 8	86	68	0.00
August 9	82	70	0.00
August 10	87	72	0.00
August 11	92	68	0.56
August 12	83	65	0.00
August 13	76	60	0.00
August 14	76	64	0.00
August 15	82	69	0.41
August 16	84	68	0.00
August 17	85	65	0.00
August 18	90	62	0.00
August 19	92	68	0.00
August 20	86	69	0.00
August 21	85	66	0.00
August 22	87	71	0.00
August 23	86	66	0.00
August 24	80	57	0.00
August 25	79	59	0.00
August 26	85	57	0.00
August 27	87	58	0.00
August 28	91	64	0.00
August 29	91	64	0.00
August 30	90	68	0.00
August 31	92	66	0.00

September 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	89	65	0.00
September 2	90	63	0.00
September 3	91	67	0.00
September 4	87	69	0.01
September 5	85	66	0.00
September 6	84	62	0.00
September 7	78	55	0.00
September 8	78	59	0.00
September 9	80	58	0.00
September 10	84	54	0.00
September 11	85	56	0.00
September 12	75	63	0.00
September 13	75	60	0.02
September 14	70	64	3.72
September 15	72	48	0.00
September 16	68	43	0.00
September 17	75	45	0.00
September 18	75	49	0.00
September 19	74	55	0.08
September 20	65	58	0.59
September 21	71	59	2.70
September 22	70	58	0.20
September 23	71	55	0.00
September 24	65	47	0.00
September 25	65	52	0.06
September 26	65	45	0.00
September 27	56	43	0.20
September 28	59	52	0.44
September 29	62	56	0.51
September 30	73	55	0.00

October 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	60	43	0.93
October 2	63	38	0.00
October 3	66	40	0.00
October 4	78	46	0.00
October 5	66	50	0.20
October 6	58	41	0.00
October 7	66	38	0.00
October 8	73	41	0.00
October 9	76	51	0.00
October 10	74	48	0.00
October 11	68	43	0.00
October 12	66	47	0.00
October 13	68	41	0.00
October 14	70	53	0.00
October 15	67	50	0.00
October 16	71	48	0.15
October 17	56	40	0.00
October 18	53	33	0.20
October 19	57	46	3.69
October 20	58	40	0.00
October 21	62	34	0.00
October 22	65	38	0.00
October 23	70	44	0.00
October 24	65	51	0.00
October 25	57	50	0.00
October 26	65	42	0.00
October 27	63	40	0.00
October 28	69	36	0.00
October 29	70	41	0.00
October 30	47	32	0.00
October 31	58	29	0.00

November 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	67	45	0.00
November 2	68	56	0.07
November 3	66	36	0.24
November 4	45	29	0.00
November 5	56	30	0.10
November 6	51	36	0.00
November 7	54	31	0.00
November 8	62	42	0.00
November 9	66	51	0.00
November 10	69	58	0.14
November 11	67	52	0.09
November 12	55	38	0.17
November 13	50	33	0.00
November 14	51	30	0.00
November 15	48	33	0.00
November 16	52	28	0.00
November 17	63	42	0.00
November 18	60	47	0.00
November 19	55	30	0.00
November 20	44	24	0.00
November 21	49	26	0.00
November 22	51	25	0.00
November 23	56	25	0.00
November 24	65	32	0.00
November 25	62	44	0.01
November 26	59	40	0.30
November 27	53	34	0.00
November 28	63	38	0.63
November 29	44	34	0.00
November 30	40	31	0.00

December 1966 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	46	31	0.00	0.0
December 2	42	24	0.00	0.0
December 3	29	15	0.00	0.0
December 4	32	12	0.00	0.0
December 5	39	20	0.00	0.0
December 6	49	35	0.00	0.0
December 7	51	40	0.00	0.0
December 8	68	45	0.00	0.0
December 9	72	42	0.00	0.0
December 10	72	46	0.06	0.0
December 11	57	36	0.10	0.0
December 12	41	28	0.00	0.0
December 13	37	29	0.69	1.4
December 14	38	34	0.04	0.0
December 15	42	27	0.00	0.0
December 16	42	24	0.00	0.0
December 17	54	28	0.00	0.0
December 18	59	38	0.00	0.0
December 19	43	27	0.00	0.0
December 20	34	28	0.95	5.1
December 21	37	24	0.19	2.1
December 22	38	18	0.00	0.0
December 23	34	24	0.00	0.0
December 24	29	22	0.69	12.4
December 25	30	24	0.01	0.1
December 26	33	20	0.00	0.0
December 27	31	14	0.00	0.0
December 28	32	12	0.32	0.4
December 29	44	28	0.76	0.0
December 30	34	19	0.00	0.0
December 31	36	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