Lowest Daily High Temperatures in Wilmington History

This is a list of the coldest daily high temperatures ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina history from 1870–2024 based on data from the NOAA.

Lowest temperatures all-time

Record for the lowest daily high temperature in Wilmington

The lowest high temperature for a calendar day in Wilmington, North Carolina history was 16 °F which has happened twice, most recently on Sunday December 30, 1917.

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	16 °F	December 30, 1917
1	16 °F	February 13, 1899
3	18 °F	December 31, 1917
4	20 °F	December 23, 1989
5	24 °F	January 6, 1912
5	24 °F	February 12, 1899
7	25 °F	February 4, 1996
7	25 °F	January 11, 1962
7	25 °F	February 17, 1958
7	25 °F	February 11, 1899
11	26 °F	December 25, 1983
11	26 °F	March 2, 1980
11	26 °F	January 17, 1977
11	26 °F	January 3, 1928
11	26 °F	February 4, 1905
11	26 °F	December 29, 1894
11	26 °F	January 6, 1884
18	27 °F	January 21, 1985
18	27 °F	December 12, 1957
18	27 °F	January 27, 1940
18	27 °F	January 30, 1934
18	27 °F	January 25, 1922
18	27 °F	January 3, 1918
18	27 °F	February 5, 1886