Wilmington Weather in 1971

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1971 based on NOAA data.

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1971 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	95 °F	June 5
Lowest temperature	21 °F	February 2
Highest daily low	75 °F	August 21
Lowest daily high	35 °F	February 3
Most daily precipitation	2.7 inches	August 17
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	57.7 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1971?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1971 was 95 °F which happened on June 5.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1971

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	95 °F	Jun 5
2	94 °F	Aug 21
2	94 °F	Jul 18
4	93 °F	Aug 20
4	93 °F	Jul 19
4	93 °F	Jul 16
4	93 °F	Jul 15
4	93 °F	Jul 14
4	93 °F	Jul 11
4	93 °F	Jun 26
4	93 °F	Jun 14
4	93 °F	Jun 7

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1971?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1971 was 21 °F which happened 2 different times.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1971

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	21 °F	February 2
1	21 °F	January 20
3	22 °F	February 11
3	22 °F	January 29
3	22 °F	January 21
6	23 °F	February 10
6	23 °F	February 1
6	23 °F	January 28
9	26 °F	January 27
9	26 °F	January 19
9	26 °F	January 2

January 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	49	30	0.00
January 2	56	26	0.00
January 3	59	29	0.00
January 4	70	46	0.10
January 5	73	57	0.73
January 6	57	38	0.10
January 7	46	31	0.03
January 8	39	33	1.01
January 9	39	33	0.61
January 10	46	35	0.02
January 11	61	42	0.05
January 12	62	42	0.00
January 13	61	38	0.00
January 14	69	39	0.00
January 15	63	39	0.84
January 16	43	29	0.00
January 17	51	30	0.00
January 18	40	33	0.00
January 19	35	26	0.00
January 20	37	21	0.00
January 21	51	22	0.00
January 22	57	42	0.00
January 23	64	52	0.00
January 24	64	43	0.46
January 25	52	44	0.44
January 26	68	41	0.09
January 27	42	26	0.00
January 28	43	23	0.00
January 29	54	22	0.00
January 30	66	52	0.18
January 31	60	36	0.31

February 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	37	23	0.00
February 2	37	21	0.00
February 3	35	30	0.01
February 4	42	34	0.37
February 5	68	38	0.26
February 6	61	40	0.00
February 7	68	37	0.54
February 8	67	42	0.16
February 9	43	30	0.00
February 10	39	23	0.00
February 11	52	22	0.00
February 12	64	30	0.29
February 13	60	33	0.83
February 14	47	29	0.00
February 15	61	27	0.00
February 16	61	35	0.01
February 17	60	31	0.00
February 18	66	37	0.00
February 19	75	36	0.00
February 20	71	55	0.06
February 21	74	51	0.00
February 22	76	52	0.16
February 23	66	46	0.03
February 24	60	38	0.00
February 25	69	34	0.00
February 26	72	39	0.40
February 27	70	60	0.23
February 28	68	47	0.16

March 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	59	51	0.93
March 2	57	52	0.93
March 3	69	51	0.46
March 4	54	34	0.00
March 5	57	29	0.00
March 6	67	34	0.00
March 7	63	44	0.10
March 8	50	34	0.00
March 9	56	30	0.00
March 10	59	31	0.19
March 11	63	41	0.00
March 12	67	38	0.00
March 13	74	47	0.02
March 14	73	54	0.30
March 15	74	53	0.26
March 16	74	53	0.00
March 17	58	39	0.00
March 18	53	33	0.00
March 19	67	35	0.04
March 20	53	40	0.00
March 21	58	35	0.00
March 22	70	48	0.00
March 23	61	40	0.21
March 24	51	33	0.00
March 25	50	33	0.41
March 26	46	36	0.47
March 27	53	32	0.00
March 28	60	33	0.00
March 29	60	49	0.25
March 30	59	40	0.00
March 31	62	34	0.00

April 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	69	41	0.00
April 2	73	60	0.00
April 3	65	42	0.04
April 4	70	38	0.00
April 5	64	47	0.74
April 6	57	42	1.05
April 7	51	40	0.00
April 8	70	36	0.00
April 9	75	46	0.00
April 10	76	46	0.00
April 11	71	40	0.00
April 12	83	41	0.00
April 13	88	57	0.00
April 14	72	47	0.00
April 15	63	41	0.00
April 16	77	48	0.00
April 17	75	50	0.00
April 18	83	51	0.00
April 19	77	46	0.00
April 20	82	46	0.26
April 21	89	52	0.05
April 22	82	55	0.00
April 23	62	44	0.66
April 24	72	51	0.00
April 25	78	50	0.00
April 26	84	52	0.00
April 27	69	50	0.00
April 28	78	55	0.66
April 29	78	60	0.00
April 30	64	54	0.00

May 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	72	45	0.00
May 2	76	49	0.22
May 3	67	49	0.00
May 4	70	42	0.00
May 5	78	53	0.00
May 6	83	62	0.00
May 7	89	64	0.00
May 8	79	66	0.18
May 9	79	59	0.00
May 10	78	56	0.00
May 11	77	52	0.00
May 12	80	55	0.00
May 13	81	69	0.08
May 14	75	60	0.00
May 15	71	60	1.24
May 16	77	62	0.00
May 17	87	58	0.00
May 18	86	60	0.00
May 19	92	58	0.00
May 20	91	63	0.00
May 21	73	59	0.22
May 22	80	55	0.00
May 23	75	54	0.00
May 24	82	60	0.00
May 25	83	64	0.00
May 26	90	69	0.00
May 27	88	62	0.00
May 28	79	65	0.32
May 29	67	58	0.03
May 30	73	55	0.00
May 31	83	59	0.00

June 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	88	58	0.00
June 2	83	60	0.00
June 3	84	59	0.00
June 4	91	62	0.00
June 5	95	69	0.00
June 6	92	67	0.00
June 7	93	70	0.00
June 8	90	69	0.00
June 9	91	68	0.52
June 10	81	65	0.00
June 11	82	62	0.00
June 12	85	60	0.00
June 13	91	70	0.00
June 14	93	71	0.00
June 15	92	71	0.00
June 16	90	68	1.99
June 17	80	68	0.11
June 18	79	68	0.03
June 19	85	68	0.00
June 20	89	68	1.47
June 21	88	68	0.17
June 22	91	69	0.00
June 23	91	70	0.05
June 24	89	69	0.96
June 25	89	69	0.00
June 26	93	70	0.25
June 27	89	70	0.05
June 28	92	74	0.00
June 29	89	71	0.00
June 30	89	73	0.00

July 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	91	73	0.00
July 2	85	71	0.86
July 3	83	69	0.02
July 4	87	68	0.00
July 5	88	64	0.00
July 6	89	72	0.33
July 7	84	70	0.01
July 8	92	71	0.66
July 9	91	71	0.00
July 10	87	74	0.00
July 11	93	75	0.00
July 12	83	71	0.00
July 13	87	69	0.02
July 14	93	71	0.00
July 15	93	73	0.01
July 16	93	72	0.26
July 17	91	72	0.00
July 18	94	73	0.00
July 19	93	72	0.25
July 20	90	70	0.94
July 21	81	70	0.48
July 22	83	67	0.00
July 23	80	70	0.75
July 24	85	67	0.38
July 25	90	71	0.00
July 26	90	73	0.83
July 27	89	74	2.04
July 28	88	74	0.00
July 29	88	75	0.01
July 30	89	73	0.00
July 31	88	73	0.23

August 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	71	0.00
August 2	88	70	0.04
August 3	88	71	0.00
August 4	88	70	0.02
August 5	88	72	0.02
August 6	85	69	0.00
August 7	86	69	0.00
August 8	89	71	0.00
August 9	88	67	0.00
August 10	87	67	0.00
August 11	90	68	0.00
August 12	89	70	0.34
August 13	86	66	0.00
August 14	90	71	0.02
August 15	86	71	0.32
August 16	78	70	2.09
August 17	81	71	2.69
August 18	89	74	0.33
August 19	91	71	0.55
August 20	93	75	0.00
August 21	94	75	0.00
August 22	90	73	0.00
August 23	91	72	0.53
August 24	84	70	0.00
August 25	83	68	0.00
August 26	82	71	1.44
August 27	84	72	2.03
August 28	84	71	0.00
August 29	86	70	0.00
August 30	85	68	0.00
August 31	86	70	0.00

September 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	86	68	0.00
September 2	86	67	0.00
September 3	87	70	0.05
September 4	86	69	0.00
September 5	86	66	0.00
September 6	86	66	0.00
September 7	84	66	0.10
September 8	86	67	0.02
September 9	85	69	0.83
September 10	86	72	0.29
September 11	88	73	0.01
September 12	84	72	1.32
September 13	83	66	0.00
September 14	84	63	0.00
September 15	89	61	0.00
September 16	87	63	0.00
September 17	87	72	0.00
September 18	88	68	0.00
September 19	84	68	0.00
September 20	87	67	0.00
September 21	88	68	0.24
September 22	81	70	1.07
September 23	85	68	0.00
September 24	84	65	0.00
September 25	78	59	0.00
September 26	80	56	0.00
September 27	83	60	0.00
September 28	84	62	0.00
September 29	76	66	0.06
September 30	72	67	1.05

October 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	75	69	0.16
October 2	79	72	0.07
October 3	84	69	0.00
October 4	76	67	0.00
October 5	85	61	0.00
October 6	83	68	0.00
October 7	79	53	0.00
October 8	72	49	0.00
October 9	79	54	1.19
October 10	73	57	1.06
October 11	70	48	0.00
October 12	76	51	0.00
October 13	81	51	0.00
October 14	86	65	0.00
October 15	87	62	0.00
October 16	74	63	0.32
October 17	81	65	0.00
October 18	74	61	0.00
October 19	74	61	0.00
October 20	82	68	0.61
October 21	74	68	0.48
October 22	78	71	1.43
October 23	82	71	0.08
October 24	81	69	0.61
October 25	79	62	0.02
October 26	76	61	0.01
October 27	80	64	0.00
October 28	79	63	0.00
October 29	78	68	0.00
October 30	82	69	0.01
October 31	82	68	0.00

November 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	83	64	0.00
November 2	82	70	0.12
November 3	82	64	1.06
November 4	64	44	0.00
November 5	66	40	0.00
November 6	75	52	0.00
November 7	73	40	0.00
November 8	51	31	0.00
November 9	57	34	0.00
November 10	58	38	0.02
November 11	65	37	0.00
November 12	72	39	0.00
November 13	74	49	0.00
November 14	69	46	0.00
November 15	75	51	0.00
November 16	79	51	0.00
November 17	67	46	0.00
November 18	70	43	0.00
November 19	77	46	0.00
November 20	69	47	0.00
November 21	64	40	0.00
November 22	49	31	0.00
November 23	44	29	0.00
November 24	67	40	0.59
November 25	55	36	0.00
November 26	53	31	0.00
November 27	69	40	0.07
November 28	59	36	0.00
November 29	72	46	0.36
November 30	64	40	0.00

December 1971 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	50	33	0.00
December 2	48	31	0.00
December 3	43	35	0.51
December 4	52	40	0.00
December 5	60	45	0.00
December 6	72	45	0.00
December 7	76	62	0.00
December 8	72	53	0.00
December 9	61	50	0.00
December 10	73	48	0.00
December 11	70	64	0.08
December 12	73	63	0.45
December 13	75	53	0.00
December 14	74	51	0.00
December 15	78	62	0.00
December 16	80	65	0.00
December 17	69	55	0.17
December 18	55	30	0.00
December 19	56	27	0.00
December 20	67	54	0.25
December 21	68	50	0.00
December 22	57	37	0.00
December 23	60	35	0.01
December 24	71	45	0.02
December 25	63	45	0.00
December 26	74	42	0.00
December 27	76	46	0.00
December 28	76	56	0.00
December 29	63	43	0.00
December 30	74	44	0.00
December 31	70	46	0.00

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Weather Station Details

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