Wilmington Weather in 1961

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1961 based on NOAA data.

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1961 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	97 °F	August 1
Lowest temperature	18 °F	January 22
Highest daily low	76 °F	July 30
Lowest daily high	31 °F	January 27
Most daily precipitation	3.5 inches	April 9
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	52.3 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1961?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1961 was 97 °F which happened on August 1.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	97 °F	Aug 1
2	96 °F	Jul 30
2	96 °F	Jul 26
2	96 °F	Jul 25
5	95 °F	Aug 12
5	95 °F	Jul 31
5	95 °F	Jul 29
8	94 °F	Aug 3
8	94 °F	Jul 28
8	94 °F	Jul 23
8	94 °F	Jul 22

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1961?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1961 was 18 °F which happened on Jan 22.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1961

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	18 °F	January 22
2	20 °F	December 30
3	22 °F	December 31
3	22 °F	December 26
3	22 °F	January 25
6	23 °F	January 30
6	23 °F	January 26
8	24 °F	January 28
8	24 °F	January 21
8	24 °F	January 10

January 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	67	42	0.59
January 2	55	33	0.00
January 3	50	31	0.00
January 4	51	27	0.00
January 5	57	29	0.00
January 6	62	35	0.00
January 7	62	35	0.00
January 8	55	38	0.00
January 9	44	25	0.00
January 10	48	24	0.00
January 11	63	25	0.00
January 12	64	35	0.00
January 13	64	34	0.00
January 14	65	51	0.37
January 15	65	49	0.00
January 16	56	45	0.00
January 17	55	34	0.00
January 18	60	35	0.00
January 19	60	33	0.26
January 20	43	25	0.00
January 21	47	24	0.00
January 22	36	18	0.00
January 23	57	28	0.00
January 24	66	35	0.00
January 25	35	22	0.00
January 26	33	23	0.90
January 27	31	26	0.00
January 28	34	24	0.00
January 29	43	29	0.00
January 30	45	23	0.00
January 31	60	28	0.00

February 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	62	35	0.00
February 2	41	28	0.00
February 3	39	28	0.45
February 4	48	29	0.00
February 5	48	28	0.00
February 6	50	26	0.00
February 7	56	36	0.27
February 8	60	38	0.55
February 9	55	33	0.00
February 10	55	32	0.00
February 11	60	28	0.00
February 12	73	39	0.00
February 13	54	38	0.00
February 14	74	45	0.00
February 15	62	48	0.00
February 16	69	44	0.00
February 17	67	40	0.14
February 18	76	60	0.00
February 19	75	58	0.56
February 20	64	47	0.09
February 21	47	41	0.14
February 22	65	45	0.04
February 23	69	59	0.13
February 24	73	57	0.00
February 25	71	41	0.62
February 26	64	40	0.00
February 27	72	38	0.00
February 28	73	49	0.00

March 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	62	48	0.36
March 2	56	40	0.03
March 3	67	37	0.00
March 4	79	42	0.00
March 5	84	60	0.00
March 6	82	62	0.00
March 7	80	62	0.16
March 8	79	61	0.03
March 9	63	40	0.00
March 10	53	35	0.00
March 11	67	31	0.00
March 12	78	48	0.00
March 13	77	55	0.20
March 14	77	55	0.25
March 15	73	42	0.00
March 16	70	47	0.00
March 17	55	34	0.00
March 18	62	40	0.00
March 19	72	53	0.20
March 20	63	49	0.00
March 21	62	44	1.17
March 22	62	45	0.40
March 23	62	41	0.00
March 24	64	41	0.00
March 25	64	41	0.00
March 26	66	37	0.00
March 27	78	50	0.00
March 28	83	61	0.05
March 29	75	58	0.00
March 30	77	55	0.00
March 31	69	56	1.67

April 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	68	50	0.73
April 2	65	39	0.00
April 3	72	39	0.29
April 4	56	41	0.22
April 5	67	37	0.00
April 6	72	53	0.10
April 7	66	45	0.00
April 8	63	38	0.00
April 9	68	43	3.50
April 10	69	51	0.02
April 11	67	41	0.00
April 12	70	48	1.28
April 13	62	49	0.00
April 14	64	40	0.00
April 15	67	47	0.29
April 16	69	51	0.44
April 17	69	47	0.00
April 18	65	45	0.00
April 19	59	41	0.00
April 20	61	36	0.00
April 21	64	35	0.00
April 22	76	51	0.00
April 23	84	61	0.00
April 24	91	60	0.00
April 25	87	65	0.00
April 26	76	66	0.01
April 27	66	50	1.33
April 28	72	49	0.00
April 29	66	44	0.00
April 30	68	42	0.00

May 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	80	57	0.39
May 2	73	54	0.08
May 3	74	52	0.00
May 4	74	49	0.00
May 5	69	56	0.00
May 6	74	59	0.00
May 7	83	65	0.00
May 8	83	66	0.00
May 9	83	68	0.02
May 10	76	65	1.02
May 11	79	64	0.30
May 12	80	61	0.00
May 13	72	60	0.05
May 14	79	56	0.00
May 15	82	59	0.00
May 16	85	63	0.40
May 17	78	59	0.00
May 18	78	53	0.00
May 19	78	59	0.00
May 20	73	61	0.00
May 21	78	63	0.00
May 22	81	60	0.06
May 23	66	55	0.11
May 24	78	49	0.00
May 25	82	57	0.00
May 26	85	58	1.10
May 27	64	48	0.17
May 28	71	44	0.00
May 29	79	50	0.00
May 30	76	58	0.00
May 31	76	53	0.00

June 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	84	58	0.00
June 2	87	67	0.00
June 3	92	69	0.00
June 4	84	66	0.00
June 5	82	66	0.00
June 6	89	69	0.00
June 7	93	71	0.00
June 8	90	74	0.00
June 9	90	76	0.00
June 10	85	71	0.45
June 11	85	70	0.01
June 12	91	71	2.60
June 13	90	68	0.01
June 14	91	71	0.73
June 15	91	59	2.65
June 16	67	55	0.22
June 17	67	57	0.00
June 18	77	55	0.05
June 19	80	57	0.00
June 20	82	60	0.15
June 21	79	72	0.93
June 22	86	74	0.00
June 23	88	71	0.00
June 24	88	72	0.00
June 25	87	66	0.51
June 26	87	68	1.59
June 27	77	69	0.72
June 28	80	68	1.17
June 29	80	68	0.00
June 30	87	66	0.00

July 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	91	69	0.00
July 2	91	71	0.00
July 3	91	72	0.05
July 4	86	69	0.01
July 5	91	70	0.00
July 6	92	70	0.11
July 7	86	70	0.51
July 8	86	70	0.09
July 9	81	69	0.11
July 10	83	64	0.00
July 11	83	63	0.00
July 12	87	72	0.16
July 13	88	76	0.06
July 14	91	73	0.00
July 15	92	75	0.09
July 16	92	75	0.00
July 17	93	72	0.35
July 18	90	72	0.00
July 19	88	71	0.00
July 20	91	74	0.00
July 21	90	74	0.00
July 22	94	76	0.00
July 23	94	73	0.11
July 24	93	75	0.00
July 25	96	76	0.00
July 26	96	76	0.00
July 27	92	72	0.00
July 28	94	71	0.00
July 29	95	76	0.00
July 30	96	76	0.00
July 31	95	75	0.00

August 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	97	74	0.22
August 2	90	73	0.00
August 3	94	73	0.00
August 4	89	75	1.56
August 5	86	73	0.33
August 6	90	74	0.00
August 7	91	72	0.00
August 8	93	73	0.00
August 9	88	70	0.09
August 10	88	73	0.03
August 11	91	72	0.00
August 12	95	75	0.00
August 13	90	73	0.32
August 14	84	70	0.00
August 15	84	68	0.10
August 16	85	64	0.00
August 17	87	63	0.00
August 18	84	69	0.00
August 19	76	70	2.15
August 20	85	70	0.91
August 21	87	67	0.00
August 22	78	70	1.84
August 23	84	70	0.02
August 24	86	70	0.36
August 25	87	73	0.45
August 26	86	73	0.05
August 27	84	73	0.66
August 28	90	74	0.09
August 29	92	75	0.00
August 30	90	72	0.03
August 31	88	69	0.00

September 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	90	72	0.00
September 2	92	75	0.00
September 3	92	74	0.00
September 4	93	65	1.90
September 5	88	68	0.01
September 6	88	73	0.11
September 7	89	71	0.00
September 8	88	72	0.15
September 9	83	71	0.05
September 10	86	70	0.00
September 11	88	68	0.00
September 12	87	68	0.00
September 13	87	70	0.06
September 14	87	72	1.37
September 15	80	64	0.05
September 16	74	57	0.00
September 17	77	53	0.00
September 18	69	62	0.16
September 19	86	66	0.03
September 20	78	71	0.00
September 21	86	67	0.00
September 22	86	60	0.00
September 23	90	62	0.00
September 24	92	64	0.00
September 25	91	65	0.00
September 26	91	74	0.00
September 27	91	68	0.36
September 28	79	66	0.00
September 29	80	62	0.00
September 30	79	56	0.00

October 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	72	64	0.87
October 2	78	67	0.00
October 3	81	65	0.01
October 4	68	52	0.06
October 5	71	46	0.00
October 6	74	47	0.00
October 7	77	49	0.00
October 8	80	51	0.00
October 9	82	54	0.00
October 10	80	56	0.00
October 11	82	58	0.00
October 12	80	56	0.00
October 13	77	52	0.00
October 14	78	52	0.24
October 15	62	43	0.00
October 16	72	43	0.00
October 17	74	44	0.00
October 18	76	53	0.00
October 19	77	58	0.00
October 20	64	45	0.01
October 21	61	44	0.00
October 22	64	53	0.00
October 23	68	47	0.00
October 24	72	45	0.00
October 25	77	46	0.00
October 26	72	47	0.00
October 27	65	36	0.00
October 28	67	38	0.00
October 29	76	50	0.00
October 30	81	48	0.00
October 31	85	62	0.00

November 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	81	61	0.18
November 2	81	58	0.00
November 3	81	70	0.00
November 4	80	62	0.00
November 5	79	63	0.00
November 6	79	61	0.00
November 7	73	60	0.00
November 8	63	43	0.00
November 9	56	32	0.00
November 10	63	39	0.00
November 11	67	35	0.00
November 12	68	47	0.20
November 13	76	56	0.00
November 14	73	60	0.13
November 15	76	60	0.07
November 16	70	57	0.00
November 17	72	50	0.00
November 18	60	43	0.00
November 19	48	44	0.05
November 20	50	38	0.00
November 21	52	31	0.00
November 22	58	27	0.00
November 23	72	42	1.22
November 24	64	45	0.00
November 25	59	35	0.00
November 26	65	32	0.00
November 27	70	46	0.00
November 28	55	30	0.00
November 29	49	27	0.00
November 30	55	27	0.00

December 1961 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	64	30	0.00
December 2	68	37	0.00
December 3	68	46	0.00
December 4	67	41	0.00
December 5	70	49	0.00
December 6	58	46	0.06
December 7	61	40	0.00
December 8	49	31	0.00
December 9	62	32	0.00
December 10	71	56	0.07
December 11	65	53	0.01
December 12	76	57	0.15
December 13	70	44	0.05
December 14	55	35	0.01
December 15	59	39	0.07
December 16	48	35	0.03
December 17	62	41	0.04
December 18	72	62	0.03
December 19	70	54	0.00
December 20	59	39	0.00
December 21	49	31	0.00
December 22	57	25	0.00
December 23	70	31	0.24
December 24	53	35	0.00
December 25	46	27	0.00
December 26	55	22	0.00
December 27	63	33	0.00
December 28	56	29	0.02
December 29	42	25	0.00
December 30	43	20	0.00
December 31	52	22	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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