Number of Days Below 0 °F in Wilmington by Year

This page contains a list of the number of days in each year that the low temperature fell below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Wilmington, Delaware, between 1894 and 2024.

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Which year had the most days below 0°?

Based on NOAA records, the year 1979 holds the Wilmington record. There were 7 days with a low temperature below 0 degrees that year.

How many days below 0° so far?

It has not fallen below 0 degrees Fahrenheit in Wilmington so far in 2024. As of April 30, the lowest temperature this year is 10 °F.

The last time it fell below 0° F was January 19, 1994.

Years marked with a gold background have more than 5% incomplete data
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Year	Rank	Days < 0 °F
2024	22	0
2023	22	0
2022	22	0
2021	22	0
2020	22	0
2019	22	0
2018	22	0
2017	22	0
2016	22	0
2015	22	0
2014	22	0
2013	22	0
2012	22	0
2011	22	0
2010	22	0
2009	22	0
2008	22	0
2007	22	0
2006	22	0
2005	22	0
2004	22	0
2003	22	0
2002	22	0
2001	22	0
2000	22	0
1999	22	0
1998	22	0
1997	22	0
1996	22	0
1995	22	0
1994	12	1
1993	22	0
1992	22	0
1991	22	0
1990	22	0
1989	22	0
1988	22	0
1987	22	0
1986	22	0
1985	8	2
1984	2	4
1983	3	3
1982	3	3
1981	8	2
1980	22	0
1979	1	7
1978	22	0
1977	12	1
1976	22	0
1975	22	0
1974	22	0
1973	22	0
1972	22	0
1971	22	0
1970	12	1
1969	22	0
1968	22	0
1967	22	0
1966	22	0
1965	22	0
1964	22	0
1963	22	0
1962	12	1
1961	8	2
1960	22	0
1959	22	0
1958	22	0
1957	12	1
1956	22	0
1955	22	0
1954	22	0
1953	22	0
1952	22	0
1951	22	0
1950	22	0
1949	22	0
1948	22	0
1947	22	0
1946	22	0
1945	12	1
1944	22	0
1943	22	0
1942	12	1
1941	22	0
1940	22	0
1939	22	0
1938	22	0
1937	22	0
1936	12	1
1935	3	3
1934	3	3
1933	12	1
1932	22	0
1931	22	0
1930	22	0
1929	22	0
1928	22	0
1927	22	0
1926	22	0
1925	12	1
1924	22	0
1923	22	0
1922	22	0
1921	22	0
1920	22	0
1919	22	0
1918	3	3
1917	8	2
1916	22	0
1915	22	0
1914	22	0
1913	22	0
1912	22	0
1911	22	0
1910	22	0
1909	22	0
1908	22	0
1907	22	0
1906	22	0
1905	22	0
1904	22	0
1903	22	0
1902	22	0
1901	22	0
1900	22	0
1899	22	0
1898	22	0
1897	22	0
1896	22	0
1895	22	0
1894	22	0

Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	New Castle Airport	location
1932–1947	Wilmington Porter Research	location
1894–1931	Wilmington City Hall	location