Wilmington Weather in 1942

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1942 based on NOAA data.

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1942 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	101 °F	July 19
Lowest temperature	15 °F	December 21
Highest daily low	80 °F	July 31
Lowest daily high	33 °F	December 21
Most daily precipitation	3.0 inches	October 13
Most daily snow	7.2 inches	February 25
Total annual precipitation	49.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	9.0 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1942?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1942 was 101 °F which happened on July 19.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1942

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	101 °F	Jul 19
2	99 °F	Jul 20
3	98 °F	Jul 31
3	98 °F	Jul 18
5	97 °F	Jul 12
6	96 °F	Jul 21
6	96 °F	Jun 21
8	95 °F	Sep 20
8	95 °F	Aug 3
8	95 °F	Aug 1
8	95 °F	Jul 30

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1942?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1942 was 15 °F which happened on Dec 21.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1942

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	15 °F	December 21
2	17 °F	January 11
3	20 °F	January 9
4	21 °F	December 20
5	22 °F	February 3
6	23 °F	December 22
6	23 °F	December 14
6	23 °F	January 10
6	23 °F	January 8
10	24 °F	December 17
10	24 °F	February 21

January 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	65	44	0.36	0.0
January 2	67	54	0.04	0.0
January 3	58	48	0.73	0.0
January 4	55	43	0.00	0.0
January 5	50	37	0.00	0.0
January 6	41	31	0.00	0.0
January 7	41	30	0.10	0.3
January 8	34	23	0.00	0.1
January 9	33	20	0.00	0.0
January 10	35	23	0.00	0.0
January 11	41	17	0.00	0.0
January 12	52	26	0.00	0.0
January 13	58	35	0.00	0.0
January 14	63	34	0.00	0.0
January 15	63	42	0.00	0.0
January 16	61	38	0.00	0.0
January 17	56	31	0.00	0.0
January 18	69	46	0.00	0.0
January 19	70	54	0.03	0.0
January 20	54	36	0.00	0.0
January 21	53	34	0.00	0.0
January 22	56	34	0.00	0.0
January 23	59	33	0.00	0.0
January 24	69	39	0.00	0.0
January 25	67	48	0.00	0.0
January 26	64	47	0.00	0.0
January 27	67	44	0.03	0.0
January 28	57	42	0.22	0.0
January 29	52	34	0.00	0.0
January 30	54	31	0.00	0.0
January 31	65	n/a	0.54	0.0

February 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	n/a	36	0.00	0.0
February 2	41	27	0.00	0.0
February 3	40	22	0.00	0.0
February 4	47	25	0.00	0.0
February 5	60	39	0.06	0.0
February 6	65	45	0.88	0.0
February 7	55	45	0.00	0.0
February 8	55	38	0.00	0.0
February 9	50	29	0.00	0.0
February 10	40	36	0.05	0.0
February 11	45	37	0.48	0.0
February 12	43	33	0.00	0.0
February 13	44	26	0.00	0.0
February 14	55	28	0.00	0.0
February 15	61	37	0.00	0.0
February 16	68	52	0.43	0.0
February 17	70	54	0.24	0.0
February 18	54	43	0.00	0.0
February 19	47	35	0.00	0.0
February 20	41	27	0.00	0.0
February 21	47	24	0.00	0.0
February 22	52	28	0.00	0.0
February 23	52	32	0.09	0.0
February 24	46	29	1.74	0.8
February 25	45	28	0.00	7.2
February 26	48	31	0.00	0.0
February 27	45	35	0.00	0.0
February 28	46	29	0.00	0.0

March 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	54	31	0.00
March 2	63	37	0.99
March 3	49	40	0.00
March 4	56	34	0.00
March 5	55	43	1.14
March 6	59	41	0.35
March 7	66	41	0.00
March 8	72	57	0.51
March 9	64	43	0.07
March 10	60	38	0.00
March 11	68	50	0.00
March 12	74	53	0.00
March 13	74	54	0.00
March 14	77	57	1.05
March 15	80	59	0.00
March 16	70	56	0.00
March 17	78	64	0.00
March 18	73	53	0.04
March 19	67	45	0.00
March 20	64	48	0.00
March 21	65	57	0.83
March 22	61	46	0.00
March 23	68	44	0.00
March 24	73	47	0.00
March 25	77	47	0.00
March 26	71	50	0.02
March 27	60	49	0.12
March 28	63	48	0.32
March 29	60	43	0.00
March 30	64	41	0.00
March 31	70	47	0.00

April 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	60	38	0.00
April 2	64	40	0.00
April 3	71	48	0.00
April 4	79	57	0.00
April 5	85	57	0.00
April 6	78	58	0.00
April 7	76	60	0.00
April 8	84	62	0.00
April 9	77	63	0.25
April 10	77	62	0.62
April 11	68	47	0.00
April 12	61	39	0.00
April 13	65	43	0.00
April 14	66	52	0.00
April 15	71	52	0.00
April 16	77	54	0.00
April 17	76	55	0.00
April 18	81	56	0.00
April 19	64	53	0.00
April 20	66	47	0.00
April 21	72	45	0.00
April 22	68	52	0.00
April 23	72	43	0.00
April 24	74	47	0.00
April 25	n/a	51	0.00
April 26	81	57	0.00
April 27	86	59	0.00
April 28	76	61	0.00
April 29	77	67	0.00
April 30	79	65	0.00

May 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	82	64	0.00
May 2	82	63	0.00
May 3	80	66	0.00
May 4	78	66	0.00
May 5	84	65	0.75
May 6	81	65	0.00
May 7	78	67	0.00
May 8	71	63	0.05
May 9	76	56	0.00
May 10	77	52	0.00
May 11	79	58	0.00
May 12	78	66	0.00
May 13	74	66	0.05
May 14	76	68	0.11
May 15	74	67	2.37
May 16	75	67	1.32
May 17	79	67	0.14
May 18	82	63	0.00
May 19	83	61	0.00
May 20	82	68	0.00
May 21	80	68	0.01
May 22	80	65	0.82
May 23	82	61	0.10
May 24	78	58	0.26
May 25	77	58	0.00
May 26	80	56	0.00
May 27	80	63	0.05
May 28	78	65	0.00
May 29	81	65	0.00
May 30	82	65	0.00
May 31	83	66	0.00

June 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	85	67	0.00
June 2	81	66	0.00
June 3	82	66	0.00
June 4	84	70	0.00
June 5	84	70	0.00
June 6	85	71	0.00
June 7	83	69	0.01
June 8	90	71	0.00
June 9	85	74	0.00
June 10	80	73	0.36
June 11	89	74	0.11
June 12	92	76	0.00
June 13	83	72	0.65
June 14	87	69	0.00
June 15	84	65	0.00
June 16	84	69	0.01
June 17	88	71	0.00
June 18	88	72	0.00
June 19	87	66	1.40
June 20	93	71	0.00
June 21	96	77	0.00
June 22	93	77	0.00
June 23	80	73	1.14
June 24	83	71	0.07
June 25	83	70	0.00
June 26	84	72	0.00
June 27	86	73	0.00
June 28	84	71	0.29
June 29	84	69	0.72
June 30	84	68	0.00

July 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	84	73	0.27
July 2	85	70	1.37
July 3	84	72	0.00
July 4	87	70	0.04
July 5	88	71	0.03
July 6	86	74	0.00
July 7	88	74	0.00
July 8	91	68	0.32
July 9	n/a	68	0.00
July 10	89	73	0.22
July 11	92	76	0.01
July 12	97	73	0.00
July 13	94	73	0.00
July 14	90	74	0.00
July 15	94	75	0.18
July 16	88	77	0.00
July 17	94	75	0.00
July 18	98	77	0.00
July 19	101	79	0.00
July 20	99	80	0.00
July 21	96	78	0.00
July 22	92	78	0.00
July 23	88	75	0.75
July 24	89	73	0.09
July 25	89	75	0.32
July 26	88	76	0.00
July 27	89	76	0.00
July 28	90	75	0.03
July 29	92	75	0.00
July 30	95	76	0.00
July 31	98	80	0.00

August 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	95	71	1.25
August 2	90	77	0.00
August 3	95	78	0.00
August 4	93	77	0.01
August 5	91	74	0.20
August 6	78	68	0.02
August 7	82	68	0.00
August 8	89	70	0.00
August 9	88	70	1.06
August 10	87	72	0.22
August 11	89	73	0.82
August 12	84	73	0.64
August 13	87	72	0.46
August 14	88	76	0.01
August 15	84	76	0.45
August 16	87	76	0.00
August 17	86	73	0.82
August 18	82	71	2.05
August 19	84	70	1.34
August 20	87	72	0.00
August 21	90	75	0.00
August 22	90	73	0.00
August 23	88	74	0.00
August 24	79	70	0.00
August 25	79	64	0.00
August 26	79	60	0.00
August 27	80	61	0.00
August 28	84	62	0.00
August 29	85	65	0.00
August 30	80	68	0.00
August 31	78	65	0.67

September 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	85	66	0.24
September 2	85	71	1.06
September 3	85	70	0.00
September 4	82	72	0.00
September 5	88	73	0.02
September 6	84	73	0.00
September 7	83	72	0.44
September 8	90	74	0.00
September 9	92	74	0.00
September 10	91	73	0.00
September 11	93	71	0.00
September 12	87	70	0.00
September 13	88	69	0.00
September 14	90	70	0.00
September 15	88	72	0.00
September 16	88	70	0.00
September 17	94	73	0.00
September 18	93	74	0.00
September 19	93	75	0.00
September 20	95	73	0.00
September 21	74	60	0.01
September 22	78	56	0.00
September 23	81	60	0.00
September 24	86	67	0.00
September 25	84	69	0.00
September 26	78	68	1.39
September 27	85	65	0.72
September 28	68	52	0.01
September 29	68	46	0.00
September 30	72	48	0.00

October 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	77	52	0.00
October 2	78	57	0.00
October 3	77	58	0.00
October 4	78	55	0.00
October 5	80	62	0.35
October 6	74	60	0.00
October 7	77	53	0.00
October 8	78	54	0.00
October 9	80	58	0.00
October 10	77	60	0.00
October 11	66	57	0.23
October 12	64	58	0.01
October 13	70	58	2.97
October 14	80	68	0.55
October 15	80	70	0.49
October 16	75	69	0.03
October 17	79	64	0.00
October 18	76	60	0.00
October 19	76	55	0.00
October 20	78	59	0.00
October 21	79	62	0.45
October 22	78	66	0.00
October 23	80	70	0.00
October 24	78	64	0.04
October 25	77	59	0.00
October 26	75	52	0.05
October 27	58	41	0.00
October 28	66	44	0.00
October 29	72	47	0.00
October 30	77	55	0.00
October 31	79	58	0.00

November 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	72	54	0.00
November 2	75	51	0.00
November 3	63	47	0.00
November 4	61	40	0.00
November 5	71	41	0.00
November 6	73	53	0.00
November 7	75	56	0.00
November 8	73	56	0.00
November 9	71	54	0.00
November 10	79	55	0.10
November 11	64	42	0.00
November 12	60	35	0.00
November 13	70	45	0.00
November 14	55	39	0.00
November 15	55	33	0.00
November 16	70	41	0.00
November 17	75	53	0.00
November 18	76	61	0.00
November 19	74	57	0.00
November 20	79	52	0.00
November 21	80	59	0.00
November 22	69	56	0.00
November 23	66	53	0.00
November 24	67	48	0.62
November 25	60	38	0.00
November 26	69	44	0.01
November 27	60	36	0.00
November 28	51	32	0.00
November 29	68	38	0.00
November 30	68	50	0.20

December 1942 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	70	44	0.13	0.0
December 2	59	36	0.00	0.0
December 3	52	28	0.00	0.0
December 4	54	39	0.22	0.0
December 5	54	38	0.00	0.0
December 6	53	43	0.19	0.0
December 7	45	37	0.34	0.0
December 8	44	38	0.17	0.0
December 9	52	38	0.04	0.0
December 10	57	37	0.00	0.0
December 11	60	48	0.09	0.0
December 12	55	46	0.00	0.0
December 13	50	30	0.00	0.0
December 14	42	23	0.00	0.0
December 15	59	32	0.00	0.0
December 16	58	30	0.73	0.6
December 17	48	24	0.00	0.0
December 18	59	39	0.00	0.0
December 19	65	38	0.00	0.0
December 20	56	21	0.06	0.0
December 21	33	15	0.00	0.0
December 22	61	23	0.05	0.0
December 23	64	44	0.34	0.0
December 24	61	43	0.00	0.0
December 25	63	37	0.00	0.0
December 26	71	53	0.00	0.0
December 27	60	52	0.00	0.0
December 28	73	60	0.00	0.0
December 29	72	59	0.60	0.0
December 30	59	47	0.03	0.0
December 31	58	38	0.00	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Wilmington International Airport	location
1870–1947	Wilmington WB City	location