Most Daily Precipitation in Wilmington History

This is a list of the largest daily precipitation totals ever recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina history from 1870–2024.

What's the Most It Has Ever Rained in Wilmington?

According to NOAA records, the most rain that Wilmington, North Carolina has ever received in a single day is 13.4 inches which occurred on Wednesday September 15, 1999.

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Wilmington Most Rain in One Day

Rank	Precipitation	Date
1	13.4 inches	September 15, 1999
2	10.3 inches	September 27, 2010
3	9.6 inches	September 14, 2018
4	9.6 inches	August 31, 2006
5	9.5 inches	September 29, 1938
6	8.6 inches	September 5, 2019
7	8.0 inches	August 18, 1879
8	7.8 inches	September 2, 2016
9	7.7 inches	June 25, 1945
10	7.5 inches	September 27, 1958
11	7.4 inches	September 15, 2018
12	7.4 inches	September 29, 2010
13	7.3 inches	July 15, 1886
14	7.0 inches	June 30, 1876
15	6.9 inches	September 11, 1984
16	6.8 inches	August 26, 1998
17	6.6 inches	September 12, 1884
18	6.6 inches	June 30, 2017
19	6.6 inches	September 19, 1955
20	6.5 inches	July 6, 2009