Wilmington Weather in 1980

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1980 based on NOAA data.

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1980 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	September 2
Lowest temperature	2 °F	December 25
Highest daily low	76 °F	August 9
Lowest daily high	22 °F	March 1
Most daily precipitation	2.6 inches	October 25
Most daily snow	2.5 inches	January 4
Total annual precipitation	33.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	13.9 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1980?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1980 was 98 °F which happened 2 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1980

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Sep 2
1	98 °F	Jul 16
3	97 °F	Jul 20
4	96 °F	Sep 1
4	96 °F	Jul 21
6	95 °F	Aug 8
7	94 °F	Aug 28
7	94 °F	Aug 3
9	93 °F	Aug 27
9	93 °F	Aug 26
9	93 °F	Aug 11
9	93 °F	Aug 1

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1980?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1980 was 2 °F which happened on Dec 25.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1980

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	2 °F	December 25
2	6 °F	December 26
2	6 °F	March 1
2	6 °F	February 29
5	9 °F	December 22
6	10 °F	December 20
6	10 °F	March 2
8	11 °F	December 21
8	11 °F	March 3
8	11 °F	February 1

January 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	46	23	0.00	0.0
January 2	39	26	0.00	0.0
January 3	42	27	0.00	0.0
January 4	31	23	0.19	2.5
January 5	31	25	0.09	1.6
January 6	31	15	0.00	0.0
January 7	37	25	0.02	0.0
January 8	37	29	0.00	0.0
January 9	32	20	0.09	1.8
January 10	33	12	0.00	0.0
January 11	60	30	0.98	0.0
January 12	57	25	0.02	0.0
January 13	34	20	0.00	0.0
January 14	54	33	0.01	0.0
January 15	56	39	0.00	0.0
January 16	53	33	0.00	0.0
January 17	44	34	0.00	0.0
January 18	40	37	0.72	0.0
January 19	45	36	0.01	0.0
January 20	43	28	0.00	0.0
January 21	41	24	0.00	0.0
January 22	42	26	0.30	0.0
January 23	43	23	0.00	0.0
January 24	26	17	0.00	0.0
January 25	34	21	0.00	0.0
January 26	38	22	0.00	0.0
January 27	36	17	0.00	0.0
January 28	39	25	0.00	0.0
January 29	36	21	0.00	0.0
January 30	30	16	0.00	0.0
January 31	30	16	0.01	0.2

February 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	27	11	0.00	0.0
February 2	29	12	0.00	0.0
February 3	31	13	0.00	0.0
February 4	36	15	0.00	0.0
February 5	36	17	0.00	0.0
February 6	30	18	0.01	0.2
February 7	40	25	0.01	0.1
February 8	41	23	0.00	0.0
February 9	35	22	0.00	0.1
February 10	38	19	0.00	0.0
February 11	39	15	0.00	0.0
February 12	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 13	39	15	0.00	0.0
February 14	52	17	0.00	0.0
February 15	40	27	0.01	0.1
February 16	40	23	0.35	0.0
February 17	31	16	0.00	0.0
February 18	37	14	0.00	0.0
February 19	48	19	0.00	0.0
February 20	53	22	0.00	0.0
February 21	60	33	0.00	0.0
February 22	42	38	0.40	0.0
February 23	55	36	0.00	0.0
February 24	53	35	0.01	0.0
February 25	44	28	0.00	0.0
February 26	33	18	0.00	0.0
February 27	38	21	0.00	0.0
February 28	28	20	0.04	0.3
February 29	24	6	0.00	0.0

March 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	22	6	0.10	1.8
March 2	26	10	0.07	1.5
March 3	37	11	0.00	0.0
March 4	51	17	0.00	0.0
March 5	53	36	0.14	0.0
March 6	48	30	0.00	0.0
March 7	53	30	0.00	0.0
March 8	66	45	0.27	0.0
March 9	51	32	0.00	0.0
March 10	57	28	0.24	0.0
March 11	46	29	0.00	0.0
March 12	37	22	0.00	0.0
March 13	36	26	1.34	0.9
March 14	41	33	0.09	0.5
March 15	48	31	0.00	0.0
March 16	47	29	0.00	0.0
March 17	61	38	0.14	0.0
March 18	60	34	0.14	0.0
March 19	56	30	0.00	0.0
March 20	59	35	0.00	0.0
March 21	61	36	0.85	0.0
March 22	42	33	0.01	0.0
March 23	56	33	0.00	0.0
March 24	49	35	0.63	0.0
March 25	47	39	0.07	0.0
March 26	49	31	0.00	0.0
March 27	57	33	0.00	0.0
March 28	51	35	0.18	0.0
March 29	53	43	0.84	0.0
March 30	61	48	0.00	0.0
March 31	48	34	1.11	0.4

April 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	59	35	0.01
April 2	62	36	0.00
April 3	66	39	0.00
April 4	68	48	0.48
April 5	60	42	0.00
April 6	67	37	0.00
April 7	64	45	0.00
April 8	70	49	0.00
April 9	65	53	0.99
April 10	69	47	0.00
April 11	68	46	0.00
April 12	76	49	0.00
April 13	65	51	0.00
April 14	65	49	0.31
April 15	66	45	0.23
April 16	50	36	0.00
April 17	56	27	0.00
April 18	65	36	0.00
April 19	70	47	0.00
April 20	75	45	0.00
April 21	73	52	0.00
April 22	68	40	0.00
April 23	71	39	0.00
April 24	72	46	0.04
April 25	73	52	0.00
April 26	55	49	0.05
April 27	56	47	0.57
April 28	55	49	1.07
April 29	58	48	0.02
April 30	54	50	0.78

May 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	67	51	0.08
May 2	72	48	0.00
May 3	79	53	0.00
May 4	78	56	0.00
May 5	87	51	0.00
May 6	87	59	0.00
May 7	79	57	0.29
May 8	57	48	0.08
May 9	61	41	0.00
May 10	70	40	0.00
May 11	69	54	0.02
May 12	79	57	0.18
May 13	86	62	0.05
May 14	75	52	0.00
May 15	68	46	0.00
May 16	72	44	0.00
May 17	73	49	0.00
May 18	70	59	0.66
May 19	81	62	0.43
May 20	72	60	0.05
May 21	62	56	0.25
May 22	84	52	0.00
May 23	86	59	0.00
May 24	82	65	0.00
May 25	85	65	0.00
May 26	75	53	0.00
May 27	73	44	0.00
May 28	79	51	0.00
May 29	78	60	0.00
May 30	78	60	0.28
May 31	82	62	0.03

June 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	87	62	0.00
June 2	88	71	0.00
June 3	88	69	0.18
June 4	77	56	0.00
June 5	76	55	0.00
June 6	74	51	0.03
June 7	89	65	0.48
June 8	83	50	0.41
June 9	73	45	0.29
June 10	68	52	0.18
June 11	70	44	0.00
June 12	73	46	0.00
June 13	79	49	0.00
June 14	83	50	0.00
June 15	88	65	0.63
June 16	70	56	0.26
June 17	76	49	0.00
June 18	73	53	0.00
June 19	75	51	0.00
June 20	74	59	0.00
June 21	81	59	0.00
June 22	82	55	0.00
June 23	84	58	0.00
June 24	87	64	0.00
June 25	84	66	0.00
June 26	81	65	0.00
June 27	92	68	0.00
June 28	81	66	0.81
June 29	86	68	0.95
June 30	80	64	0.01

July 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	81	60	0.00
July 2	87	65	0.00
July 3	79	72	0.25
July 4	91	71	0.00
July 5	89	69	0.00
July 6	84	63	0.00
July 7	85	53	0.00
July 8	79	66	0.02
July 9	88	66	0.00
July 10	85	71	0.95
July 11	90	71	0.00
July 12	86	67	0.00
July 13	85	59	0.00
July 14	88	61	0.00
July 15	90	65	0.00
July 16	98	70	0.27
July 17	92	70	0.00
July 18	90	70	0.00
July 19	92	72	0.00
July 20	97	74	0.00
July 21	96	73	0.03
July 22	92	71	1.18
July 23	80	66	0.01
July 24	85	65	0.00
July 25	87	62	0.00
July 26	90	70	0.00
July 27	85	71	0.00
July 28	85	71	0.00
July 29	88	73	0.38
July 30	88	70	0.00
July 31	89	69	0.40

August 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	72	0.00
August 2	92	70	0.00
August 3	94	71	0.47
August 4	90	70	0.00
August 5	91	75	0.00
August 6	91	72	0.00
August 7	90	69	0.00
August 8	95	71	0.00
August 9	92	76	0.00
August 10	86	73	0.06
August 11	93	72	0.20
August 12	86	72	0.11
August 13	86	65	0.00
August 14	90	66	0.00
August 15	83	70	0.07
August 16	79	61	0.00
August 17	82	57	0.00
August 18	75	66	0.00
August 19	78	69	0.08
August 20	86	66	0.00
August 21	77	65	0.00
August 22	79	65	0.00
August 23	86	65	0.00
August 24	91	63	0.00
August 25	91	64	0.00
August 26	93	67	0.00
August 27	93	69	0.00
August 28	94	70	0.00
August 29	88	72	0.00
August 30	90	70	0.00
August 31	92	72	0.10

September 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	96	73	0.00
September 2	98	74	0.00
September 3	89	67	0.00
September 4	88	60	0.00
September 5	82	71	0.00
September 6	88	68	0.00
September 7	84	63	0.00
September 8	85	59	0.00
September 9	87	60	0.00
September 10	83	59	0.05
September 11	81	53	0.00
September 12	85	55	0.00
September 13	82	64	0.00
September 14	87	69	0.00
September 15	79	61	0.00
September 16	75	52	0.00
September 17	85	64	0.73
September 18	78	60	0.17
September 19	80	54	0.00
September 20	79	57	0.00
September 21	87	65	0.00
September 22	91	70	0.00
September 23	89	65	0.00
September 24	75	58	0.00
September 25	68	61	0.49
September 26	74	52	0.00
September 27	65	45	0.00
September 28	75	45	0.00
September 29	74	52	0.00
September 30	74	60	0.00

October 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	78	60	0.00
October 2	76	58	0.12
October 3	62	53	0.61
October 4	65	49	0.00
October 5	65	49	0.00
October 6	65	44	0.00
October 7	65	43	0.02
October 8	73	43	0.00
October 9	75	50	0.00
October 10	61	49	0.03
October 11	70	50	0.14
October 12	62	44	0.00
October 13	58	40	0.00
October 14	60	36	0.00
October 15	67	46	0.00
October 16	73	44	0.00
October 17	80	49	0.00
October 18	78	60	0.40
October 19	69	54	0.01
October 20	62	44	0.00
October 21	71	45	0.00
October 22	65	43	0.00
October 23	54	33	0.00
October 24	60	40	0.00
October 25	68	42	2.56
October 26	50	40	0.00
October 27	51	37	0.00
October 28	57	45	0.10
October 29	50	35	0.00
October 30	54	35	0.00
October 31	62	30	0.00

November 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	60	40	0.00	0.0
November 2	51	33	0.00	0.0
November 3	59	29	0.00	0.0
November 4	56	47	0.23	0.0
November 5	55	34	0.00	0.0
November 6	53	29	0.00	0.0
November 7	69	41	0.00	0.0
November 8	68	45	0.00	0.0
November 9	62	41	0.06	0.0
November 10	57	35	0.00	0.0
November 11	45	34	0.00	0.0
November 12	48	33	0.00	0.0
November 13	58	36	0.00	0.0
November 14	68	38	0.00	0.0
November 15	53	38	0.02	0.0
November 16	48	29	0.00	0.0
November 17	42	24	0.69	0.5
November 18	40	34	0.21	0.0
November 19	44	29	0.00	0.0
November 20	47	27	0.00	0.0
November 21	50	25	0.00	0.0
November 22	51	31	0.00	0.0
November 23	47	26	0.00	0.0
November 24	53	42	0.96	0.0
November 25	51	35	0.00	0.0
November 26	47	31	0.00	0.0
November 27	44	28	0.06	0.0
November 28	53	37	0.18	0.0
November 29	45	36	0.00	0.0
November 30	51	34	0.00	0.0

December 1980 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	65	39	0.00	0.0
December 2	66	38	0.03	0.0
December 3	42	30	0.00	0.0
December 4	39	25	0.00	0.0
December 5	43	23	0.00	0.0
December 6	50	27	0.00	0.0
December 7	54	40	0.01	0.0
December 8	69	43	0.00	0.0
December 9	61	43	0.15	0.0
December 10	49	36	0.00	0.0
December 11	38	30	0.00	0.0
December 12	43	29	0.00	0.2
December 13	55	31	0.00	0.0
December 14	45	23	0.00	0.0
December 15	32	20	0.08	0.8
December 16	42	31	0.10	0.0
December 17	33	17	0.00	0.0
December 18	42	15	0.00	0.0
December 19	45	17	0.00	0.0
December 20	24	10	0.00	0.0
December 21	27	11	0.00	0.0
December 22	28	9	0.00	0.0
December 23	33	20	0.20	0.2
December 24	35	21	0.26	0.2
December 25	24	2	0.00	0.0
December 26	25	6	0.00	0.0
December 27	32	12	0.00	0.0
December 28	40	30	0.00	0.0
December 29	47	37	0.00	0.0
December 30	43	23	0.00	0.0
December 31	29	15	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