Wilmington Weather in 1998

Historical record of Wilmington, Delaware weather for the year 1998 based on NOAA data.

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1998 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	93 °F	June 26
Lowest temperature	13 °F	December 26
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 26
Lowest daily high	26 °F	December 31
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	January 23
Most daily snow	1.5 inches	December 23
Total annual precipitation	36.5 inches	-
Total annual snow	2.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1998?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1998 was 93 °F which happened on June 26.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1998

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	93 °F	Jun 26
2	92 °F	Jul 22
2	92 °F	Jul 21
4	91 °F	Sep 27
4	91 °F	Sep 16
4	91 °F	Sep 12
4	91 °F	Aug 25
4	91 °F	Aug 24
4	91 °F	Jul 20
4	91 °F	Jun 25
4	91 °F	May 19

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1998?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, Delaware in 1998 was 13 °F which happened on Dec 26.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1998

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	13 °F	December 26
2	15 °F	December 27
3	16 °F	January 1
4	18 °F	December 30
4	18 °F	December 25
4	18 °F	December 23
7	19 °F	March 12
7	19 °F	February 15
9	20 °F	December 31
10	22 °F	December 24
10	22 °F	March 13

January 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	34	16	0.00
January 2	54	32	0.00
January 3	56	32	0.00
January 4	63	43	0.00
January 5	58	38	0.00
January 6	62	41	0.03
January 7	58	53	0.43
January 8	66	54	0.18
January 9	65	41	0.01
January 10	50	32	0.00
January 11	50	28	0.00
January 12	40	28	0.00
January 13	48	31	0.03
January 14	34	23	0.00
January 15	45	26	0.63
January 16	45	34	0.06
January 17	42	30	0.02
January 18	38	33	0.03
January 19	40	34	0.00
January 20	39	29	0.00
January 21	37	24	0.00
January 22	40	26	0.00
January 23	49	32	2.51
January 24	48	33	0.18
January 25	40	30	0.00
January 26	41	27	0.00
January 27	45	29	0.01
January 28	39	33	0.68
January 29	52	30	0.00
January 30	44	33	0.00
January 31	45	27	0.00

February 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	47	25	0.00
February 2	47	25	0.00
February 3	48	36	0.00
February 4	41	37	0.29
February 5	39	36	0.13
February 6	47	34	0.00
February 7	43	28	0.00
February 8	45	27	0.00
February 9	46	24	0.00
February 10	54	25	0.00
February 11	52	29	0.39
February 12	54	39	0.10
February 13	47	30	0.00
February 14	39	26	0.00
February 15	37	19	0.00
February 16	41	23	0.00
February 17	56	38	0.50
February 18	56	46	0.11
February 19	56	43	0.01
February 20	48	36	0.02
February 21	52	40	0.00
February 22	51	35	0.00
February 23	43	40	1.18
February 24	42	37	0.21
February 25	54	38	0.00
February 26	56	37	0.00
February 27	60	35	0.00
February 28	57	46	0.01

March 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	55	44	0.00
March 2	57	39	0.08
March 3	43	35	0.76
March 4	48	31	0.00
March 5	47	31	0.00
March 6	49	26	0.00
March 7	50	40	0.06
March 8	46	43	0.90
March 9	62	43	0.52
March 10	53	29	0.00
March 11	34	23	0.00
March 12	34	19	0.00
March 13	39	22	0.00
March 14	53	32	0.00
March 15	45	29	0.00
March 16	44	27	0.00
March 17	44	26	0.00
March 18	42	37	0.41
March 19	48	40	1.05
March 20	46	40	0.16
March 21	40	33	0.89
March 22	41	31	0.03
March 23	48	31	0.00
March 24	47	26	0.00
March 25	50	26	0.00
March 26	69	38	0.00
March 27	82	51	0.00
March 28	78	60	0.00
March 29	84	60	0.00
March 30	86	53	0.00
March 31	82	56	0.00

April 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	72	58	0.19
April 2	74	50	0.00
April 3	61	41	0.00
April 4	50	41	0.07
April 5	55	39	0.00
April 6	59	34	0.00
April 7	65	32	0.00
April 8	67	45	0.02
April 9	51	41	1.02
April 10	57	40	0.10
April 11	61	34	0.00
April 12	66	33	0.00
April 13	67	35	0.00
April 14	70	46	0.02
April 15	74	54	0.00
April 16	74	54	0.00
April 17	74	53	0.63
April 18	63	46	0.00
April 19	56	48	0.40
April 20	61	48	0.19
April 21	68	41	0.00
April 22	67	45	0.00
April 23	57	48	0.03
April 24	72	48	0.00
April 25	69	54	0.00
April 26	60	45	0.09
April 27	59	40	0.15
April 28	61	35	0.00
April 29	70	39	0.00
April 30	72	52	0.00

May 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	66	58	0.15
May 2	68	57	0.09
May 3	72	53	0.02
May 4	69	59	0.02
May 5	71	55	0.60
May 6	65	55	0.04
May 7	71	53	0.01
May 8	61	57	0.91
May 9	63	56	0.42
May 10	60	54	0.32
May 11	55	51	0.54
May 12	56	51	0.64
May 13	66	48	0.00
May 14	77	40	0.00
May 15	87	48	0.00
May 16	87	58	0.00
May 17	78	59	0.00
May 18	85	53	0.00
May 19	91	63	0.00
May 20	89	64	0.00
May 21	84	59	0.00
May 22	69	50	0.00
May 23	72	44	0.00
May 24	76	47	0.00
May 25	79	62	0.33
May 26	77	63	0.00
May 27	78	61	0.00
May 28	81	58	0.00
May 29	84	62	0.04
May 30	87	66	0.00
May 31	90	69	0.00

June 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	79	59	0.44
June 2	79	51	0.41
June 3	72	54	0.01
June 4	71	49	0.00
June 5	71	51	0.00
June 6	71	49	0.00
June 7	68	50	0.00
June 8	72	50	0.00
June 9	76	54	0.00
June 10	70	58	0.00
June 11	69	61	0.28
June 12	69	63	1.90
June 13	80	63	0.65
June 14	79	62	0.01
June 15	78	61	0.07
June 16	85	66	0.03
June 17	83	65	0.00
June 18	85	65	0.00
June 19	84	63	0.00
June 20	89	69	0.00
June 21	89	68	0.00
June 22	78	69	0.00
June 23	81	70	0.04
June 24	84	70	0.00
June 25	91	68	0.01
June 26	93	70	0.65
June 27	88	72	0.00
June 28	77	65	0.00
June 29	82	65	0.03
June 30	88	64	0.13

July 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	63	0.00
July 2	82	58	0.00
July 3	87	60	0.00
July 4	85	66	0.01
July 5	83	64	0.00
July 6	81	60	0.00
July 7	81	62	0.00
July 8	69	60	1.19
July 9	78	61	0.00
July 10	85	65	0.00
July 11	80	57	0.00
July 12	82	56	0.00
July 13	84	60	0.00
July 14	84	66	0.00
July 15	86	69	0.00
July 16	88	71	0.00
July 17	89	73	0.00
July 18	86	70	0.00
July 19	88	64	0.00
July 20	91	73	0.00
July 21	92	70	0.56
July 22	92	72	0.00
July 23	88	72	0.07
July 24	86	68	0.00
July 25	84	69	0.00
July 26	83	65	0.00
July 27	82	62	0.00
July 28	89	67	0.00
July 29	90	69	0.00
July 30	88	71	0.18
July 31	81	64	0.17

August 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	82	61	0.00
August 2	82	55	0.00
August 3	85	57	0.00
August 4	87	61	0.00
August 5	87	61	0.00
August 6	87	60	0.00
August 7	84	63	0.00
August 8	87	70	0.00
August 9	86	73	0.00
August 10	86	64	1.01
August 11	80	65	0.03
August 12	84	67	0.00
August 13	83	66	0.00
August 14	80	69	0.00
August 15	84	69	0.00
August 16	81	70	0.00
August 17	87	71	0.06
August 18	88	65	1.94
August 19	74	57	0.00
August 20	78	53	0.00
August 21	85	58	0.00
August 22	86	70	0.00
August 23	89	71	0.00
August 24	91	73	0.00
August 25	91	72	0.00
August 26	90	75	0.00
August 27	85	72	0.10
August 28	87	70	0.00
August 29	90	66	0.00
August 30	89	66	0.00
August 31	89	68	0.00

September 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	82	62	0.00
September 2	79	65	0.43
September 3	80	59	0.00
September 4	86	65	0.00
September 5	81	59	0.00
September 6	89	60	0.00
September 7	90	68	0.67
September 8	73	57	0.01
September 9	72	53	0.00
September 10	74	54	0.00
September 11	80	52	0.00
September 12	91	61	0.00
September 13	86	67	0.00
September 14	84	68	0.00
September 15	89	69	0.00
September 16	91	74	0.00
September 17	78	67	0.00
September 18	81	65	0.00
September 19	80	61	0.00
September 20	81	63	0.00
September 21	90	68	0.04
September 22	80	62	0.51
September 23	68	47	0.00
September 24	70	43	0.00
September 25	68	60	0.09
September 26	84	57	0.00
September 27	91	66	0.00
September 28	81	60	0.01
September 29	75	48	0.00
September 30	78	58	0.00

October 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	49	0.00
October 2	69	42	0.00
October 3	63	41	0.10
October 4	55	50	0.35
October 5	71	53	0.00
October 6	67	48	0.00
October 7	67	58	0.00
October 8	70	64	0.69
October 9	65	59	1.30
October 10	64	56	0.04
October 11	74	53	0.00
October 12	66	53	0.00
October 13	67	58	0.09
October 14	66	48	0.20
October 15	64	44	0.00
October 16	66	41	0.00
October 17	68	42	0.00
October 18	77	50	0.00
October 19	73	50	0.00
October 20	69	49	0.00
October 21	62	39	0.00
October 22	54	38	0.00
October 23	62	36	0.00
October 24	72	43	0.00
October 25	73	43	0.00
October 26	70	47	0.00
October 27	63	49	0.00
October 28	67	48	0.03
October 29	60	41	0.00
October 30	62	37	0.00
October 31	62	38	0.00

November 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	61	38	0.00
November 2	58	40	0.00
November 3	53	37	0.00
November 4	52	31	0.00
November 5	49	27	0.00
November 6	48	31	0.00
November 7	55	34	0.00
November 8	51	43	0.00
November 9	55	37	0.00
November 10	61	36	0.05
November 11	69	41	0.42
November 12	56	34	0.00
November 13	57	36	0.00
November 14	60	32	0.00
November 15	64	41	0.00
November 16	65	33	0.00
November 17	62	44	0.00
November 18	52	34	0.00
November 19	55	32	0.00
November 20	64	45	0.11
November 21	49	38	0.00
November 22	50	34	0.00
November 23	59	29	0.00
November 24	60	40	0.00
November 25	51	32	0.00
November 26	58	45	0.68
November 27	53	37	0.00
November 28	65	32	0.00
November 29	70	37	0.00
November 30	59	42	0.00

December 1998 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	62	42	0.00	0.0
December 2	62	34	0.00	0.0
December 3	68	41	0.00	0.0
December 4	75	50	0.00	0.0
December 5	65	53	0.00	0.0
December 6	68	45	0.00	0.0
December 7	72	50	0.04	0.0
December 8	52	49	0.31	0.0
December 9	50	32	0.06	0.0
December 10	51	30	0.00	0.0
December 11	48	31	0.00	0.0
December 12	47	27	0.00	0.0
December 13	45	41	0.12	0.0
December 14	45	27	0.00	0.0
December 15	50	24	0.00	0.0
December 16	51	31	0.00	0.0
December 17	46	33	0.02	0.0
December 18	44	32	0.00	0.0
December 19	54	34	0.00	0.0
December 20	53	43	0.00	0.0
December 21	56	45	0.00	0.0
December 22	64	23	0.07	0.0
December 23	26	18	0.16	1.5
December 24	29	22	0.05	0.5
December 25	33	18	0.00	0.0
December 26	31	13	0.00	0.0
December 27	38	15	0.00	0.0
December 28	43	32	0.02	0.0
December 29	40	36	0.15	0.0
December 30	37	18	0.01	0.0
December 31	26	20	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