Wilmington Weather in 1986

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1986 based on NOAA data.

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1986 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	July 7
Lowest temperature	10 °F	January 29
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 17
Lowest daily high	20 °F	January 28
Most daily precipitation	2.4 inches	June 11
Most daily snow	3.3 inches	February 11
Total annual precipitation	42.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	13.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1986?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1986 was 96 °F which happened on July 7.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1986

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Jul 7
2	94 °F	Jul 6
3	93 °F	Jul 13
4	92 °F	Jul 29
4	92 °F	Jun 11
6	91 °F	Jul 18
6	91 °F	Jul 8
6	91 °F	Jun 29
6	91 °F	Jun 1
6	91 °F	May 31
6	91 °F	May 30
6	91 °F	May 18

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1986?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1986 was 10 °F which happened 3 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1986

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	10 °F	January 29
1	10 °F	January 28
1	10 °F	January 15
4	11 °F	February 14
5	12 °F	March 8
5	12 °F	February 13
5	12 °F	February 12
8	13 °F	January 16
9	14 °F	March 7
10	15 °F	December 14
10	15 °F	February 16
10	15 °F	January 31
10	15 °F	January 30
10	15 °F	January 8

January 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	39	22	0.00	0.0
January 2	47	22	0.00	0.0
January 3	51	32	0.45	0.0
January 4	42	33	0.00	0.0
January 5	44	29	0.14	0.0
January 6	43	27	0.00	0.0
January 7	28	20	0.00	0.0
January 8	30	15	0.00	0.0
January 9	40	18	0.00	0.0
January 10	50	26	0.00	0.0
January 11	40	20	0.00	0.0
January 12	53	22	0.00	0.0
January 13	45	21	0.00	0.0
January 14	23	16	0.00	0.0
January 15	24	10	0.00	0.0
January 16	40	13	0.00	0.0
January 17	43	22	0.00	0.0
January 18	64	35	0.01	0.0
January 19	58	43	1.17	0.0
January 20	49	38	0.03	0.0
January 21	50	34	0.00	0.0
January 22	60	28	0.00	0.0
January 23	40	28	0.00	0.0
January 24	35	21	0.00	0.0
January 25	47	27	1.16	0.0
January 26	43	33	1.00	0.4
January 27	35	17	0.16	1.5
January 28	20	10	0.00	0.0
January 29	24	10	0.09	1.2
January 30	29	15	0.00	0.0
January 31	36	15	0.00	0.0

February 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	38	18	0.00	0.0
February 2	57	33	0.03	0.0
February 3	43	27	0.00	0.0
February 4	36	33	0.63	0.3
February 5	48	35	0.07	0.0
February 6	43	26	0.03	0.1
February 7	26	23	0.45	1.4
February 8	32	23	0.00	0.0
February 9	36	30	0.00	0.0
February 10	36	32	0.00	0.0
February 11	35	24	0.32	3.3
February 12	26	12	0.00	0.0
February 13	24	12	0.00	0.0
February 14	31	11	0.13	2.1
February 15	33	20	0.00	0.0
February 16	34	15	0.00	0.0
February 17	47	31	0.01	0.0
February 18	40	36	0.66	0.0
February 19	43	37	0.03	0.0
February 20	40	37	0.02	0.0
February 21	49	36	0.13	0.0
February 22	38	28	0.16	1.5
February 23	40	28	0.04	0.2
February 24	38	25	0.02	0.4
February 25	36	25	0.00	0.0
February 26	32	19	0.01	0.1
February 27	34	23	0.03	0.3
February 28	34	18	0.00	0.0

March 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	38	20	0.00
March 2	38	20	0.00
March 3	45	26	0.00
March 4	42	31	0.06
March 5	46	29	0.00
March 6	45	29	0.00
March 7	37	14	0.00
March 8	30	12	0.00
March 9	54	24	0.00
March 10	73	36	0.00
March 11	66	38	0.07
March 12	47	32	0.00
March 13	46	39	0.25
March 14	57	44	0.52
March 15	65	49	0.25
March 16	56	40	0.04
March 17	54	35	0.00
March 18	57	32	0.00
March 19	74	46	0.00
March 20	63	26	0.00
March 21	35	16	0.00
March 22	46	19	0.00
March 23	53	26	0.00
March 24	56	33	0.00
March 25	61	28	0.00
March 26	73	41	0.00
March 27	64	39	0.00
March 28	60	35	0.00
March 29	73	40	0.00
March 30	79	46	0.00
March 31	78	47	0.00

April 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	72	41	0.00
April 2	73	50	0.00
April 3	66	44	0.00
April 4	61	43	0.02
April 5	55	44	0.05
April 6	47	43	0.23
April 7	65	45	0.02
April 8	71	50	0.00
April 9	54	37	0.00
April 10	49	39	0.00
April 11	46	38	0.01
April 12	54	37	0.00
April 13	51	32	0.01
April 14	66	33	0.00
April 15	52	36	0.35
April 16	56	48	1.26
April 17	49	45	0.48
April 18	67	47	0.00
April 19	69	37	0.00
April 20	66	43	0.00
April 21	68	45	0.12
April 22	51	38	0.18
April 23	44	34	0.02
April 24	69	39	0.00
April 25	73	48	0.00
April 26	70	46	0.02
April 27	75	50	0.00
April 28	77	49	0.00
April 29	67	52	0.00
April 30	76	48	0.00

May 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	82	59	0.00
May 2	61	45	0.00
May 3	57	35	0.00
May 4	65	36	0.00
May 5	83	49	0.00
May 6	89	56	0.00
May 7	88	61	0.00
May 8	77	52	0.00
May 9	64	46	0.00
May 10	72	39	0.00
May 11	74	44	0.00
May 12	73	45	0.00
May 13	71	44	0.00
May 14	63	49	0.00
May 15	65	55	0.00
May 16	79	60	0.20
May 17	86	60	0.00
May 18	91	64	0.00
May 19	85	67	0.00
May 20	73	65	0.52
May 21	76	65	0.00
May 22	75	60	0.94
May 23	73	54	0.03
May 24	75	56	0.00
May 25	78	55	0.00
May 26	77	57	0.00
May 27	75	53	0.00
May 28	84	63	0.00
May 29	88	61	0.00
May 30	91	67	0.00
May 31	91	70	0.00

June 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	91	69	0.00
June 2	77	53	0.00
June 3	70	45	0.00
June 4	77	51	0.00
June 5	88	64	0.00
June 6	88	70	0.00
June 7	82	71	0.00
June 8	90	70	0.66
June 9	81	60	0.00
June 10	81	55	0.00
June 11	92	69	2.38
June 12	74	60	0.71
June 13	78	58	0.00
June 14	83	60	0.00
June 15	87	65	0.00
June 16	87	71	0.00
June 17	81	58	0.04
June 18	73	50	0.00
June 19	80	54	0.00
June 20	84	61	0.14
June 21	80	59	0.00
June 22	80	58	0.00
June 23	90	65	0.00
June 24	86	64	0.12
June 25	74	56	0.00
June 26	80	52	0.00
June 27	89	65	0.00
June 28	85	74	0.00
June 29	91	73	0.00
June 30	81	61	0.00

July 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	74	60	0.03
July 2	83	65	1.67
July 3	79	61	0.00
July 4	80	52	0.00
July 5	90	66	0.00
July 6	94	69	0.00
July 7	96	73	0.00
July 8	91	74	0.00
July 9	85	70	0.00
July 10	83	65	0.00
July 11	79	66	0.02
July 12	90	68	0.00
July 13	93	72	0.44
July 14	88	69	0.00
July 15	86	62	0.00
July 16	84	65	0.09
July 17	85	69	0.00
July 18	91	71	0.24
July 19	84	72	0.27
July 20	82	70	0.14
July 21	88	69	0.00
July 22	88	66	0.00
July 23	89	73	0.00
July 24	86	69	0.00
July 25	87	71	0.00
July 26	86	68	1.09
July 27	86	68	0.00
July 28	90	71	0.00
July 29	92	71	0.00
July 30	84	69	0.00
July 31	81	67	0.00

August 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	84	67	0.00
August 2	89	71	1.26
August 3	82	69	0.00
August 4	85	66	0.00
August 5	86	64	0.00
August 6	86	69	0.00
August 7	85	69	0.00
August 8	86	73	0.00
August 9	88	69	0.00
August 10	87	67	0.01
August 11	82	70	0.00
August 12	78	66	0.00
August 13	82	60	0.00
August 14	83	59	0.00
August 15	84	65	0.00
August 16	87	70	0.00
August 17	88	75	0.00
August 18	87	71	0.28
August 19	83	68	0.02
August 20	78	68	0.00
August 21	69	64	0.82
August 22	83	60	0.00
August 23	83	62	0.00
August 24	78	58	0.00
August 25	76	52	0.00
August 26	83	62	0.00
August 27	84	68	0.07
August 28	68	46	0.42
August 29	67	44	0.00
August 30	71	45	0.00
August 31	76	49	0.00

September 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	74	53	0.01
September 2	69	61	0.32
September 3	75	65	0.00
September 4	78	64	0.17
September 5	76	67	0.08
September 6	80	60	0.00
September 7	77	55	0.00
September 8	71	49	0.00
September 9	75	46	0.00
September 10	76	50	0.00
September 11	85	63	0.00
September 12	85	67	0.00
September 13	77	55	0.00
September 14	73	53	0.00
September 15	79	54	0.00
September 16	70	50	0.00
September 17	67	43	0.00
September 18	72	43	0.04
September 19	73	58	0.00
September 20	76	54	0.00
September 21	80	63	0.00
September 22	70	60	0.00
September 23	88	65	1.45
September 24	80	68	0.00
September 25	77	66	0.05
September 26	89	63	0.00
September 27	71	60	0.63
September 28	69	60	0.00
September 29	81	65	0.00
September 30	87	68	0.00

October 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	84	70	1.99
October 2	84	67	0.00
October 3	75	61	0.06
October 4	80	72	0.01
October 5	76	58	0.00
October 6	62	44	0.00
October 7	60	38	0.00
October 8	73	43	0.00
October 9	77	55	0.00
October 10	55	44	0.00
October 11	60	42	0.00
October 12	68	49	0.00
October 13	64	60	0.44
October 14	74	48	0.66
October 15	59	42	0.00
October 16	61	39	0.00
October 17	54	40	0.00
October 18	60	41	0.00
October 19	61	35	0.00
October 20	65	39	0.00
October 21	68	39	0.00
October 22	70	47	0.00
October 23	75	49	0.00
October 24	67	46	0.00
October 25	57	42	0.00
October 26	61	52	0.76
October 27	57	52	0.12
October 28	67	46	0.00
October 29	67	42	0.00
October 30	65	45	0.00
October 31	55	37	0.00

November 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	60	38	0.00
November 2	67	43	0.46
November 3	54	33	0.00
November 4	55	46	0.14
November 5	50	38	1.26
November 6	53	40	0.01
November 7	54	38	0.20
November 8	64	53	0.60
November 9	73	49	0.00
November 10	50	39	0.00
November 11	45	40	0.69
November 12	51	34	0.00
November 13	42	24	0.00
November 14	35	20	0.00
November 15	42	23	0.00
November 16	54	40	0.00
November 17	57	44	0.00
November 18	56	40	0.86
November 19	47	27	0.02
November 20	57	25	0.76
November 21	46	35	0.00
November 22	49	29	0.00
November 23	53	29	0.00
November 24	52	37	0.21
November 25	49	29	0.00
November 26	61	37	1.21
November 27	56	37	0.00
November 28	51	31	0.00
November 29	56	30	0.00
November 30	49	32	0.00

December 1986 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	38	29	0.00	0.0
December 2	57	38	1.17	0.0
December 3	57	42	0.43	0.0
December 4	47	34	0.00	0.0
December 5	40	27	0.00	0.0
December 6	43	23	0.00	0.0
December 7	46	27	0.00	0.0
December 8	48	41	0.00	0.0
December 9	56	40	0.89	0.0
December 10	57	39	0.01	0.0
December 11	39	32	0.52	0.3
December 12	38	33	0.00	0.0
December 13	35	18	0.00	0.0
December 14	37	15	0.00	0.0
December 15	48	25	0.00	0.0
December 16	48	25	0.00	0.0
December 17	47	37	0.00	0.0
December 18	46	37	1.14	0.0
December 19	48	32	0.00	0.0
December 20	41	28	0.00	0.0
December 21	42	26	0.00	0.0
December 22	41	20	0.00	0.0
December 23	46	21	0.00	0.0
December 24	49	28	1.87	0.0
December 25	49	42	0.08	0.0
December 26	44	30	0.00	0.0
December 27	44	26	0.00	0.0
December 28	39	28	0.00	0.0
December 29	40	24	0.00	0.0
December 30	40	28	0.00	0.0
December 31	43	27	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