Wilmington Weather Records Today

Daily weather averages and all-time records in Wilmington, North Carolina for today's date, May 03.
May 03 All-Time Records
1870–2024
Highest temperature 94 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1981
Lowest daily high 54 °F 1876
Highest daily low 72 °F 2010
Most precipitation 2.79 inches 1964
Most snow none -
May 03 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 78.2 °F
Average low 57.4 °F
Chance precipitation 28.0%
Chance snow 0%
Wilmington May 03 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 74 49 0.00 0.0
2022 88 70 0.00 0.0
2021 86 65 0.02 0.0
2020 88 60 0.00 0.0
2019 81 62 0.00 0.0
2018 81 56 0.00 0.0
2017 84 56 0.00 0.0
2016 76 65 1.49 0.0
2015 78 49 0.00 0.0
2014 80 59 0.01 0.0
2013 67 53 0.03 0.0
2012 89 66 0.00 0.0
2011 81 58 0.00 0.0
2010 87 72 0.00 0.0
2009 85 70 0.00 0.0
2008 81 61 0.00 0.0
2007 84 63 0.00 0.0
2006 83 56 0.00 0.0
2005 67 50 0.00 0.0
2004 74 52 0.50 0.0
2003 77 59 0.43 0.0
2002 88 65 0.00 0.0
2001 77 49 0.00 0.0
2000 77 59 0.00 0.0
1999 75 54 0.00 0.0
1998 83 57 0.04 0.0
1997 81 64 0.26 0.0
1996 81 54 0.00 0.0
1995 69 46 0.00 0.0
1994 73 52 1.95 0.0
1993 77 58 0.00 0.0
1992 89 64 0.01 0.0
1991 86 53 0.00 0.0
1990 84 65 0.00 0.0
1989 75 53 0.00 0.0
1988 64 48 0.13 0.0
1987 86 61 0.00 0.0
1986 72 48 0.00 0.0
1985 75 52 0.34 0.0
1984 80 63 0.50 0.0
1983 80 64 0.05 0.0
1982 75 58 0.03 0.0
1981 73 40 0.00 0.0
1980 80 52 0.00 0.0
1979 80 53 0.00 0.0
1978 71 41 0.01 0.0
1977 80 63 0.99 0.0
1976 84 59 0.00 0.0
1975 75 58 0.09 0.0
1974 87 63 0.00 0.0
1973 79 65 0.24 0.0
1972 75 65 0.71 0.0
1971 67 49 0.00 0.0
1970 80 55 0.00 0.0
1969 73 50 0.00 0.0
1968 89 57 0.04 0.0
1967 78 56 0.00 0.0
1966 72 50 0.00 0.0
1965 89 57 0.00 0.0
1964 64 52 2.79 0.0
1963 74 42 0.00 0.0
1962 77 57 0.00 0.0
1961 74 52 0.00 0.0
1960 64 52 0.05 0.0
1959 94 67 0.01 0.0
1958 83 63 0.00 0.0
1957 70 55 0.03 0.0
1956 82 64 2.33 0.0
1955 80 52 0.00 0.0
1954 84 66 0.00 0.0
1953 81 65 0.00 0.0
1952 81 61 0.00 0.0
1951 88 63 0.00 0.0
1950 76 67 0.12 0.0
1949 76 61 0.19 0.0
1948 90 69 0.00 0.0
1947 75 56 0.00 0.0
1946 78 63 0.80 0.0
1945 73 57 0.60 0.0
1944 79 59 0.00 0.0
1943 74 62 0.00 0.0
1942 80 66 0.00 0.0
1941 65 50 0.00 0.0
1940 65 46 0.00 0.0
1939 64 40 0.00 0.0
1938 85 67 0.03 0.0
1937 63 48 0.00 0.0
1936 80 63 0.00 0.0
1935 80 67 0.00 0.0
1934 81 57 0.00 0.0
1933 77 62 1.65 0.0
1932 74 51 0.00 0.0
1931 80 61 0.01 0.0
1930 87 64 0.00 0.0
1929 65 49 0.00 n/a
1928 78 51 0.00 0.0
1927 79 60 0.00 0.0
1926 80 63 0.03 0.0
1925 72 51 0.00 0.0
1924 78 59 0.00 0.0
1923 70 55 0.00 0.0
1922 74 62 0.00 0.0
1921 66 51 0.69 0.0
1920 67 55 0.02 n/a
1919 78 61 0.00 n/a
1918 78 50 0.00 n/a
1917 78 57 0.00 n/a
1916 76 61 0.00 n/a
1915 84 62 0.37 n/a
1914 75 50 0.00 n/a
1913 91 60 0.00 n/a
1912 82 54 0.00 n/a
1911 68 50 0.00 n/a
1910 85 61 0.00 n/a
1909 67 51 0.00 n/a
1908 75 60 0.00 n/a
1907 67 56 0.00 n/a
1906 86 66 0.37 n/a
1905 74 65 1.93 n/a
1904 67 53 0.25 n/a
1903 74 56 0.00 n/a
1902 89 66 0.00 n/a
1901 94 63 0.00 n/a
1900 80 63 0.00 n/a
1899 89 61 0.12 n/a
1898 89 66 0.00 n/a
1897 71 56 0.00 n/a
1896 78 64 1.57 n/a
1895 74 56 0.00 n/a
1894 80 63 0.00 n/a
1893 75 63 2.19 n/a
1892 80 64 0.00 n/a
1891 85 64 0.00 n/a
1890 74 60 0.00 n/a
1889 68 50 0.00 n/a
1888 66 51 0.00 n/a
1887 81 61 0.00 n/a
1886 75 49 0.00 n/a
1885 70 52 0.00 n/a
1884 78 66 0.00 n/a
1883 77 56 0.00 n/a
1882 69 51 0.00 n/a
1881 82 66 0.00 n/a
1880 72 60 0.00 n/a
1879 76 49 0.00 n/a
1878 81 66 0.00 n/a
1877 65 43 0.00 n/a
1876 54 44 0.44 n/a
1875 73 51 0.00 n/a
1874 70 55 0.00 n/a
1873 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1872 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
1871 n/a n/a 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the highest temperature ever reached in Wilmington history is 94 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 94 °F 1901
1 94 °F 1959
3 91 °F 1913
4 90 °F 1948
5 89 °F 1992
5 89 °F 1902
5 89 °F 1898
5 89 °F 1968
5 89 °F 2012
5 89 °F 1899
5 89 °F 1965
What's the all-time low for Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the lowest temperature ever reached in Wilmington history is 40 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1981.
Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1939
1 40 °F 1981
3 41 °F 1978
4 42 °F 1963
5 43 °F 1877
6 44 °F 1876
7 46 °F 1995
7 46 °F 1940
9 48 °F 1986
9 48 °F 1937
9 48 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Temperature Year
1 54 °F 1876
2 63 °F 1937
3 64 °F 1939
3 64 °F 1960
3 64 °F 1964
3 64 °F 1988
7 65 °F 1929
7 65 °F 1941
7 65 °F 1877
7 65 °F 1940
What's the most it has ever rained in Wilmington on 5/03?
For the date of May 03, the most precipitation ever recorded in Wilmington history is 2.79 inches which happened in 1964.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Wilmington on May 03
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.79 inches 1964
2 2.33 inches 1956
3 2.19 inches 1893
4 1.95 inches 1994
5 1.93 inches 1905
6 1.65 inches 1933
7 1.57 inches 1896
8 1.49 inches 2016
9 0.99 inches 1977
10 0.80 inches 1946
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Wilmington International Airport location
1870–1947 Wilmington WB City location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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