Wilmington Weather in 1983

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1983 based on NOAA data.

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1983 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	100 °F	September 11
Lowest temperature	-7 °F	December 25
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 16
Lowest daily high	10 °F	December 25
Most daily precipitation	2.8 inches	September 21
Most daily snow	13.6 inches	February 11
Total annual precipitation	54.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	19.3 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1983?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1983 was 100 °F which happened 3 different times.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1983

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	100 °F	Sep 11
1	100 °F	Aug 20
1	100 °F	Jul 16
4	98 °F	Sep 10
4	98 °F	Sep 6
6	97 °F	Jul 17
6	97 °F	Jul 15
8	96 °F	Aug 8
9	95 °F	Sep 7
9	95 °F	Aug 22
9	95 °F	Aug 9
9	95 °F	Jul 3

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1983?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1983 was -7 °F which happened on Dec 25.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1983

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-7 °F	December 25
2	-5 °F	December 24
3	-2 °F	December 26
4	5 °F	December 31
5	6 °F	February 13
6	8 °F	December 30
6	8 °F	December 27
6	8 °F	December 21
9	10 °F	January 20
10	12 °F	January 19

January 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	48	32	0.00
January 2	47	32	0.00
January 3	43	28	0.00
January 4	40	20	0.00
January 5	43	25	0.54
January 6	48	32	0.00
January 7	56	35	0.00
January 8	49	34	0.00
January 9	41	34	0.02
January 10	58	39	0.80
January 11	56	39	0.01
January 12	44	26	0.00
January 13	36	18	0.00
January 14	42	24	0.00
January 15	40	33	0.35
January 16	37	27	0.00
January 17	35	18	0.00
January 18	27	14	0.00
January 19	27	12	0.00
January 20	31	10	0.00
January 21	42	16	0.00
January 22	40	20	0.06
January 23	49	36	1.00
January 24	48	32	0.00
January 25	48	30	0.00
January 26	44	34	0.00
January 27	43	31	0.00
January 28	43	27	0.00
January 29	44	23	0.00
January 30	46	28	0.20
January 31	46	28	0.00

February 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	49	28	0.00	0.0
February 2	60	37	0.34	0.0
February 3	57	42	0.28	0.0
February 4	42	28	0.00	0.0
February 5	35	20	0.00	0.0
February 6	31	25	0.44	4.9
February 7	38	31	0.49	0.0
February 8	38	28	0.00	0.0
February 9	37	20	0.00	0.0
February 10	33	14	0.00	0.0
February 11	27	15	1.62	13.6
February 12	33	15	0.00	0.0
February 13	39	6	0.00	0.0
February 14	41	14	0.00	0.0
February 15	47	24	0.00	0.0
February 16	47	29	0.00	0.0
February 17	45	35	0.06	0.0
February 18	50	33	0.00	0.0
February 19	52	31	0.00	0.0
February 20	52	23	0.00	0.0
February 21	53	28	0.00	0.0
February 22	57	33	0.00	0.0
February 23	52	39	0.32	0.0
February 24	48	29	0.00	0.0
February 25	47	33	0.00	0.0
February 26	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 27	51	18	0.00	0.0
February 28	52	27	0.00	0.0

March 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	49	42	0.59	0.0
March 2	62	44	0.03	0.0
March 3	64	42	0.00	0.0
March 4	69	37	0.00	0.0
March 5	60	42	0.00	0.0
March 6	58	42	0.15	0.0
March 7	59	42	0.08	0.0
March 8	45	40	0.65	0.0
March 9	48	42	0.12	0.0
March 10	47	43	0.12	0.0
March 11	49	39	0.02	0.0
March 12	43	35	0.21	0.3
March 13	58	36	0.00	0.0
March 14	63	34	0.00	0.0
March 15	71	37	0.00	0.0
March 16	58	34	0.00	0.0
March 17	48	40	0.00	0.0
March 18	58	42	1.12	0.0
March 19	63	50	0.22	0.0
March 20	61	45	0.00	0.0
March 21	66	44	2.31	0.0
March 22	45	33	0.00	0.0
March 23	46	27	0.00	0.0
March 24	41	22	0.00	0.0
March 25	50	27	0.00	0.0
March 26	52	20	0.00	0.0
March 27	55	37	1.13	0.0
March 28	55	42	0.09	0.0
March 29	51	34	0.00	0.0
March 30	47	25	0.00	0.0
March 31	49	36	0.00	0.0

April 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	62	32	0.00	0.0
April 2	59	40	0.18	0.0
April 3	70	50	0.48	0.0
April 4	60	44	0.00	0.0
April 5	65	43	0.00	0.0
April 6	59	47	0.00	0.0
April 7	58	51	0.20	0.0
April 8	63	53	0.40	0.0
April 9	60	44	0.31	0.0
April 10	54	43	1.46	0.0
April 11	57	44	0.03	0.0
April 12	60	38	0.00	0.0
April 13	61	35	0.00	0.0
April 14	61	40	0.00	0.0
April 15	66	53	1.24	0.0
April 16	55	37	0.89	0.0
April 17	60	34	0.00	0.0
April 18	52	34	0.00	0.0
April 19	43	33	0.07	0.4
April 20	50	33	0.01	0.1
April 21	62	35	0.00	0.0
April 22	70	38	0.00	0.0
April 23	73	45	0.10	0.0
April 24	58	46	1.28	0.0
April 25	49	41	0.15	0.0
April 26	71	44	0.00	0.0
April 27	83	48	0.00	0.0
April 28	85	52	0.00	0.0
April 29	82	61	0.00	0.0
April 30	78	61	0.00	0.0

May 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	81	59	0.00
May 2	80	62	0.00
May 3	81	63	0.02
May 4	67	47	0.21
May 5	68	44	0.00
May 6	69	42	0.00
May 7	71	44	0.00
May 8	78	46	0.10
May 9	59	40	0.00
May 10	65	35	0.00
May 11	69	39	0.00
May 12	68	40	0.00
May 13	76	41	0.00
May 14	81	52	0.00
May 15	80	61	0.46
May 16	65	39	2.06
May 17	64	35	0.00
May 18	67	42	0.00
May 19	65	53	0.08
May 20	77	60	0.00
May 21	78	61	1.15
May 22	66	61	0.63
May 23	82	63	0.10
May 24	73	54	0.01
May 25	72	47	0.00
May 26	72	56	0.84
May 27	69	50	0.22
May 28	69	49	0.00
May 29	67	57	0.40
May 30	77	61	1.10
May 31	71	53	0.00

June 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	74	52	0.01
June 2	74	50	0.00
June 3	77	57	0.19
June 4	77	64	0.10
June 5	82	59	0.00
June 6	81	61	0.11
June 7	78	65	0.03
June 8	80	63	0.00
June 9	74	56	0.00
June 10	77	49	0.00
June 11	87	56	0.00
June 12	90	63	0.00
June 13	91	67	0.00
June 14	90	68	0.00
June 15	87	65	0.00
June 16	89	66	0.00
June 17	88	68	0.00
June 18	84	68	0.16
June 19	84	69	0.44
June 20	78	67	1.50
June 21	68	62	0.23
June 22	85	59	0.00
June 23	85	55	0.00
June 24	91	64	0.00
June 25	85	60	0.00
June 26	83	54	0.00
June 27	93	64	0.00
June 28	88	64	1.16
June 29	79	62	0.01
June 30	78	54	0.00

July 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	80	64	0.00
July 2	92	71	0.00
July 3	95	72	0.00
July 4	93	73	0.06
July 5	84	71	0.00
July 6	80	62	0.00
July 7	81	55	0.00
July 8	83	57	0.00
July 9	87	62	0.00
July 10	82	55	0.00
July 11	83	58	0.00
July 12	91	62	0.00
July 13	93	71	0.00
July 14	90	63	0.00
July 15	97	67	0.00
July 16	100	76	0.00
July 17	97	72	0.42
July 18	92	72	0.00
July 19	89	70	1.52
July 20	89	69	0.00
July 21	92	70	0.06
July 22	84	64	0.00
July 23	84	57	0.26
July 24	91	70	0.01
July 25	82	65	0.00
July 26	89	63	0.00
July 27	89	63	0.00
July 28	92	68	0.00
July 29	91	68	0.00
July 30	92	72	0.00
July 31	92	73	0.00

August 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	90	72	0.00
August 2	91	70	0.00
August 3	89	68	0.00
August 4	89	73	0.00
August 5	85	72	0.00
August 6	88	70	0.07
August 7	94	71	0.00
August 8	96	71	0.00
August 9	95	71	0.00
August 10	84	65	0.00
August 11	89	69	0.84
August 12	80	62	0.01
August 13	75	56	0.00
August 14	79	53	0.00
August 15	84	57	0.00
August 16	83	59	0.00
August 17	88	62	0.00
August 18	89	70	0.14
August 19	91	73	0.00
August 20	100	71	0.00
August 21	89	63	0.00
August 22	95	63	0.17
August 23	84	70	0.00
August 24	85	66	0.00
August 25	85	66	0.00
August 26	84	61	0.00
August 27	92	64	0.00
August 28	85	74	0.02
August 29	86	68	0.04
August 30	85	62	0.00
August 31	81	69	0.00

September 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	64	0.00
September 2	84	64	0.00
September 3	90	61	0.00
September 4	91	66	0.00
September 5	93	70	0.00
September 6	98	73	0.00
September 7	95	71	0.00
September 8	85	60	0.00
September 9	88	58	0.00
September 10	98	63	0.00
September 11	100	70	0.00
September 12	91	69	0.48
September 13	70	61	0.09
September 14	74	55	0.00
September 15	73	51	0.00
September 16	73	45	0.00
September 17	83	61	0.00
September 18	81	54	0.00
September 19	94	60	0.00
September 20	93	67	0.00
September 21	78	59	2.76
September 22	65	48	0.03
September 23	66	41	0.00
September 24	67	41	0.00
September 25	68	41	0.00
September 26	69	43	0.00
September 27	79	47	0.00
September 28	73	50	0.00
September 29	71	47	0.00
September 30	63	56	0.08

October 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	70	62	0.08
October 2	75	59	0.00
October 3	80	56	0.00
October 4	84	53	0.00
October 5	84	59	0.16
October 6	77	53	0.00
October 7	71	47	0.00
October 8	71	44	0.00
October 9	75	50	0.00
October 10	67	54	0.00
October 11	64	52	0.07
October 12	74	62	0.64
October 13	79	68	0.64
October 14	69	49	0.00
October 15	68	43	0.00
October 16	63	38	0.00
October 17	68	44	0.00
October 18	69	51	0.00
October 19	60	49	0.26
October 20	56	49	0.00
October 21	57	37	0.00
October 22	57	35	0.00
October 23	60	47	1.56
October 24	64	50	0.36
October 25	51	45	0.10
October 26	58	41	0.00
October 27	55	37	0.00
October 28	68	36	0.00
October 29	62	35	0.00
October 30	51	26	0.00
October 31	57	28	0.00

November 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	58	31	0.00
November 2	64	37	0.00
November 3	70	46	0.15
November 4	46	32	0.12
November 5	47	26	0.00
November 6	51	29	0.00
November 7	59	37	0.00
November 8	62	36	0.00
November 9	64	35	0.00
November 10	61	41	1.17
November 11	61	37	0.07
November 12	44	32	0.01
November 13	48	27	0.00
November 14	48	26	0.04
November 15	53	40	1.73
November 16	55	42	0.03
November 17	47	39	0.00
November 18	51	32	0.00
November 19	61	41	0.01
November 20	66	38	0.69
November 21	62	48	0.12
November 22	67	42	0.00
November 23	58	41	0.00
November 24	59	50	0.41
November 25	58	32	0.68
November 26	58	34	0.00
November 27	60	33	0.00
November 28	60	43	0.25
November 29	60	35	0.00
November 30	49	33	0.00

December 1983 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	43	25	0.00
December 2	40	19	0.13
December 3	43	35	0.05
December 4	48	35	1.20
December 5	45	32	0.00
December 6	57	40	0.42
December 7	46	32	0.00
December 8	40	25	0.00
December 9	45	23	0.00
December 10	53	33	0.02
December 11	45	29	0.00
December 12	64	42	1.85
December 13	60	50	1.04
December 14	56	45	0.01
December 15	54	40	0.00
December 16	48	32	0.00
December 17	38	24	0.00
December 18	35	19	0.00
December 19	33	19	0.00
December 20	27	13	0.00
December 21	31	8	0.00
December 22	53	31	1.04
December 23	35	21	0.00
December 24	26	-5	0.00
December 25	10	-7	0.00
December 26	17	-2	0.00
December 27	31	8	0.00
December 28	53	27	1.04
December 29	35	20	0.00
December 30	23	8	0.00
December 31	30	5	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