Wilmington Weather in 1956

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1956 based on NOAA data.

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1956 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	August 6
Lowest temperature	24 °F	November 28
Highest daily low	78 °F	July 9
Lowest daily high	34 °F	January 24
Most daily precipitation	2.5 inches	October 17
Most daily snow	0.8 inches	January 10
Total annual precipitation	43.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	0.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1956?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1956 was 97 °F which happened on August 6.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Aug 6
2	96 °F	Jun 27
2	96 °F	Jun 24
4	95 °F	Sep 16
4	95 °F	Sep 15
4	95 °F	Aug 31
4	95 °F	Jul 27
4	95 °F	Jul 25
4	95 °F	Jun 22
10	94 °F	Aug 14
10	94 °F	Aug 13
10	94 °F	Aug 11
10	94 °F	Aug 2
10	94 °F	Jul 15
10	94 °F	Jun 25
10	94 °F	Jun 23
10	94 °F	May 14

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1956?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1956 was 24 °F which happened on Nov 28.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1956

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	24 °F	November 28
2	25 °F	January 27
2	25 °F	January 15
2	25 °F	January 1
5	26 °F	January 25
6	27 °F	November 25
6	27 °F	November 23
6	27 °F	March 22
6	27 °F	January 22
6	27 °F	January 9

January 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	51	25	0.00	0.0
January 2	59	29	0.00	0.0
January 3	65	34	0.00	0.0
January 4	49	38	0.28	0.0
January 5	54	31	0.00	0.0
January 6	56	28	0.00	0.0
January 7	54	30	0.00	0.0
January 8	40	29	0.00	0.0
January 9	43	27	0.00	0.0
January 10	41	30	0.06	0.8
January 11	48	41	0.01	0.0
January 12	54	43	0.00	0.0
January 13	53	37	0.00	0.0
January 14	53	31	0.00	0.0
January 15	59	25	0.00	0.0
January 16	54	38	0.14	0.0
January 17	50	30	0.00	0.0
January 18	54	29	0.00	0.0
January 19	62	29	0.56	0.0
January 20	50	39	0.00	0.0
January 21	46	32	0.00	0.0
January 22	46	27	0.03	0.0
January 23	43	31	0.37	0.0
January 24	34	28	0.10	0.0
January 25	44	26	0.00	0.0
January 26	47	30	0.00	0.0
January 27	49	25	0.00	0.0
January 28	46	29	0.00	0.0
January 29	70	44	0.00	0.0
January 30	72	56	0.00	0.0
January 31	56	35	0.00	0.0

February 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	55	30	0.00
February 2	71	45	0.29
February 3	76	47	0.02
February 4	59	44	0.05
February 5	60	47	0.37
February 6	74	45	0.69
February 7	63	42	0.00
February 8	62	36	0.00
February 9	67	43	0.09
February 10	68	49	0.01
February 11	70	50	0.75
February 12	57	39	0.00
February 13	61	40	0.00
February 14	64	35	0.00
February 15	70	44	0.00
February 16	61	51	0.01
February 17	65	48	0.00
February 18	78	54	0.00
February 19	68	49	0.00
February 20	65	48	0.56
February 21	53	35	0.00
February 22	47	32	0.00
February 23	51	29	0.00
February 24	64	33	0.00
February 25	71	52	0.29
February 26	58	37	0.00
February 27	63	40	1.03
February 28	65	44	0.20
February 29	53	32	0.00

March 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	61	31	0.00
March 2	61	50	0.28
March 3	60	46	0.00
March 4	65	43	0.00
March 5	70	38	0.00
March 6	80	52	0.00
March 7	79	62	0.00
March 8	72	38	0.01
March 9	62	32	0.00
March 10	66	35	0.00
March 11	74	58	0.20
March 12	70	55	0.00
March 13	58	54	0.00
March 14	78	54	0.04
March 15	65	43	0.98
March 16	69	43	0.41
March 17	52	36	0.00
March 18	64	37	0.08
March 19	52	37	0.00
March 20	48	31	0.00
March 21	53	30	0.00
March 22	61	27	0.00
March 23	70	40	0.00
March 24	74	41	0.00
March 25	52	29	0.00
March 26	71	45	0.00
March 27	77	53	0.00
March 28	65	47	0.00
March 29	55	44	0.12
March 30	66	49	0.01
March 31	65	38	0.00

April 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	66	42	0.00
April 2	77	54	0.00
April 3	83	64	0.00
April 4	82	63	0.00
April 5	76	60	0.00
April 6	77	58	0.15
April 7	81	50	0.00
April 8	62	41	0.00
April 9	61	35	0.00
April 10	63	37	0.07
April 11	64	43	1.86
April 12	62	42	0.00
April 13	71	40	0.00
April 14	69	49	0.00
April 15	76	61	0.00
April 16	78	50	0.59
April 17	64	42	0.00
April 18	66	40	0.00
April 19	61	42	0.00
April 20	69	49	0.00
April 21	61	38	0.00
April 22	75	46	0.00
April 23	74	54	0.00
April 24	79	50	0.00
April 25	63	47	0.00
April 26	76	55	0.00
April 27	78	55	0.00
April 28	81	63	0.00
April 29	81	63	0.00
April 30	85	68	0.00

May 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	59	0.58
May 2	76	57	0.03
May 3	82	64	2.33
May 4	81	65	0.01
May 5	70	62	0.00
May 6	78	61	0.48
May 7	78	65	2.28
May 8	66	46	0.01
May 9	70	42	0.00
May 10	80	53	0.00
May 11	84	60	0.00
May 12	87	63	0.00
May 13	91	67	0.00
May 14	94	70	0.00
May 15	84	68	0.00
May 16	84	62	0.00
May 17	75	53	0.00
May 18	83	61	0.00
May 19	83	57	0.00
May 20	80	59	2.49
May 21	78	54	0.00
May 22	85	57	0.00
May 23	91	64	0.77
May 24	73	56	0.00
May 25	70	51	0.00
May 26	74	51	0.00
May 27	80	59	0.00
May 28	87	65	0.14
May 29	73	60	0.00
May 30	82	57	0.00
May 31	89	68	0.00

June 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	87	68	0.44
June 2	80	59	0.63
June 3	77	53	0.00
June 4	81	57	0.00
June 5	79	63	0.00
June 6	76	62	0.27
June 7	72	61	0.13
June 8	81	61	0.00
June 9	84	60	0.00
June 10	85	62	0.00
June 11	93	69	0.36
June 12	84	71	0.00
June 13	88	71	0.00
June 14	90	71	0.00
June 15	88	71	0.00
June 16	89	65	0.00
June 17	91	70	0.00
June 18	93	71	0.87
June 19	73	66	0.11
June 20	82	65	0.00
June 21	87	69	0.00
June 22	95	73	0.00
June 23	94	76	0.00
June 24	96	74	0.00
June 25	94	72	0.01
June 26	92	70	0.00
June 27	96	72	0.31
June 28	89	71	0.04
June 29	92	70	0.06
June 30	81	72	1.13

July 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	86	71	0.09
July 2	93	73	0.00
July 3	93	75	0.00
July 4	87	73	0.07
July 5	88	74	0.08
July 6	90	75	0.00
July 7	91	75	0.00
July 8	92	76	0.00
July 9	89	78	0.00
July 10	85	71	0.15
July 11	86	69	0.07
July 12	88	63	0.00
July 13	92	72	0.00
July 14	91	75	0.00
July 15	94	73	0.00
July 16	93	77	0.08
July 17	93	72	0.00
July 18	86	70	0.00
July 19	84	74	0.29
July 20	90	73	0.00
July 21	92	76	0.00
July 22	93	74	0.00
July 23	93	74	0.00
July 24	93	74	0.00
July 25	95	69	1.06
July 26	90	70	0.46
July 27	95	72	0.96
July 28	93	72	0.00
July 29	92	72	0.00
July 30	81	71	0.00
July 31	83	65	0.00

August 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	68	0.00
August 2	94	70	1.63
August 3	82	68	0.00
August 4	84	63	0.00
August 5	90	67	0.00
August 6	97	72	0.14
August 7	87	69	0.00
August 8	89	70	0.00
August 9	93	68	0.00
August 10	92	73	0.00
August 11	94	71	0.29
August 12	91	73	0.06
August 13	94	76	0.00
August 14	94	73	0.39
August 15	89	67	0.25
August 16	86	71	0.86
August 17	89	66	0.00
August 18	91	67	0.00
August 19	92	74	0.00
August 20	92	72	0.08
August 21	86	68	1.05
August 22	81	65	0.00
August 23	84	61	0.00
August 24	88	62	0.00
August 25	88	71	0.00
August 26	85	71	0.26
August 27	88	71	0.00
August 28	85	74	0.00
August 29	89	70	0.00
August 30	93	73	0.00
August 31	95	76	0.00

September 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	93	74	0.00
September 2	91	70	0.00
September 3	89	71	0.00
September 4	88	70	0.06
September 5	88	71	0.05
September 6	89	70	0.00
September 7	88	69	0.00
September 8	78	60	0.00
September 9	73	53	0.00
September 10	73	48	0.00
September 11	79	51	0.00
September 12	84	53	0.00
September 13	88	58	0.00
September 14	91	67	0.00
September 15	95	70	0.00
September 16	95	73	0.00
September 17	90	73	0.00
September 18	79	64	0.00
September 19	80	61	0.00
September 20	88	60	0.00
September 21	74	56	0.00
September 22	82	56	0.00
September 23	87	60	0.00
September 24	77	64	0.29
September 25	69	62	1.14
September 26	77	66	0.77
September 27	66	57	0.00
September 28	72	55	0.00
September 29	73	52	0.00
September 30	78	55	0.00

October 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	86	58	0.00
October 2	85	60	0.00
October 3	87	66	0.00
October 4	77	67	0.32
October 5	85	71	0.01
October 6	72	66	0.10
October 7	80	55	0.00
October 8	75	49	0.00
October 9	81	53	0.00
October 10	72	53	0.00
October 11	66	47	0.00
October 12	73	45	0.00
October 13	74	51	0.00
October 14	76	54	0.00
October 15	77	57	0.00
October 16	69	62	0.19
October 17	70	63	2.50
October 18	75	61	0.00
October 19	72	60	0.07
October 20	67	56	1.77
October 21	68	62	1.27
October 22	80	62	0.00
October 23	77	61	0.07
October 24	75	58	0.00
October 25	65	59	0.01
October 26	73	58	0.00
October 27	73	57	0.02
October 28	65	60	0.10
October 29	73	60	0.20
October 30	78	65	0.62
October 31	79	62	0.00

November 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	82	63	0.00
November 2	79	63	0.00
November 3	74	62	0.00
November 4	65	56	0.00
November 5	72	50	0.00
November 6	68	44	0.00
November 7	71	44	0.00
November 8	61	47	0.06
November 9	59	38	0.00
November 10	62	32	0.00
November 11	67	35	0.00
November 12	72	53	0.00
November 13	61	38	0.00
November 14	67	34	0.00
November 15	74	42	0.00
November 16	76	59	0.09
November 17	74	56	0.00
November 18	60	42	0.00
November 19	62	36	0.00
November 20	70	41	0.00
November 21	77	47	0.00
November 22	70	36	0.00
November 23	51	27	0.00
November 24	49	31	0.00
November 25	52	27	0.00
November 26	63	31	0.00
November 27	50	32	0.00
November 28	54	24	0.00
November 29	62	39	0.00
November 30	58	31	0.37

December 1956 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	55	29	0.00
December 2	62	28	0.00
December 3	71	45	0.00
December 4	74	39	0.00
December 5	72	37	0.00
December 6	75	41	0.00
December 7	74	51	0.00
December 8	76	48	0.00
December 9	75	55	0.00
December 10	60	41	0.00
December 11	66	39	0.16
December 12	75	49	0.01
December 13	80	59	0.09
December 14	79	64	0.45
December 15	75	60	0.11
December 16	79	60	0.00
December 17	78	54	0.00
December 18	73	48	0.00
December 19	63	42	0.00
December 20	69	47	0.00
December 21	76	58	0.00
December 22	73	57	0.00
December 23	76	61	0.02
December 24	69	52	0.43
December 25	52	33	0.00
December 26	53	28	0.00
December 27	60	32	0.00
December 28	66	45	0.00
December 29	61	33	0.03
December 30	48	28	0.00
December 31	67	42	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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