Wilmington Weather in 1972

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1972 based on NOAA data.

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1972 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	98 °F	July 23
Lowest temperature	15 °F	January 17
Highest daily low	79 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	34 °F	January 16
Most daily precipitation	4.8 inches	July 11
Most daily snow	none	-
Total annual precipitation	51.8 inches	-
Total annual snow	none	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1972?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972 was 98 °F which happened on July 23.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	98 °F	Jul 23
2	97 °F	Aug 4
3	96 °F	Jul 22
3	96 °F	Jul 21
3	96 °F	Jul 3
6	95 °F	Aug 19
6	95 °F	Aug 9
8	94 °F	Aug 3
8	94 °F	Aug 2
10	93 °F	Aug 8
10	93 °F	Jul 30
10	93 °F	Jul 29
10	93 °F	Jul 27
10	93 °F	Jul 26
10	93 °F	Jul 25

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1972?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1972 was 15 °F which happened on Jan 17.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1972

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	15 °F	January 17
2	16 °F	January 16
3	20 °F	December 18
4	23 °F	December 17
5	24 °F	February 5
6	25 °F	December 19
7	26 °F	February 21
7	26 °F	January 18
9	27 °F	November 24
9	27 °F	February 8
9	27 °F	February 6

January 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
January 1	57	37	0.02
January 2	70	52	0.45
January 3	59	43	0.00
January 4	75	45	0.00
January 5	70	44	0.02
January 6	46	36	0.00
January 7	58	31	0.00
January 8	54	33	0.00
January 9	69	38	0.04
January 10	74	60	0.24
January 11	68	61	0.78
January 12	66	58	0.00
January 13	74	62	0.31
January 14	70	40	0.46
January 15	43	33	0.75
January 16	34	16	0.00
January 17	42	15	0.00
January 18	60	26	0.00
January 19	70	38	0.00
January 20	70	40	0.06
January 21	65	55	0.25
January 22	58	51	0.35
January 23	63	53	0.00
January 24	77	53	0.00
January 25	68	43	0.00
January 26	57	34	0.00
January 27	60	35	0.00
January 28	77	51	0.00
January 29	59	47	0.39
January 30	54	45	0.10
January 31	48	32	0.05

February 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	49	30	1.37
February 2	54	42	0.16
February 3	68	42	0.73
February 4	45	30	0.00
February 5	47	24	0.00
February 6	63	27	0.00
February 7	56	38	0.07
February 8	43	27	0.00
February 9	42	30	0.00
February 10	47	30	0.00
February 11	51	30	0.00
February 12	59	37	1.23
February 13	60	46	0.02
February 14	60	40	0.00
February 15	63	44	0.00
February 16	58	45	0.19
February 17	48	41	0.58
February 18	51	40	0.11
February 19	44	32	0.00
February 20	44	28	0.00
February 21	52	26	0.00
February 22	69	40	0.00
February 23	54	33	0.01
February 24	73	45	0.00
February 25	70	52	0.00
February 26	79	51	0.10
February 27	52	38	0.00
February 28	71	42	0.00
February 29	77	47	0.00

March 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	78	46	0.00
March 2	76	52	0.69
March 3	72	51	0.05
March 4	55	43	0.00
March 5	57	41	0.02
March 6	55	32	0.00
March 7	64	34	0.00
March 8	74	49	0.00
March 9	50	33	0.00
March 10	61	32	0.00
March 11	55	32	0.00
March 12	71	33	0.00
March 13	82	52	0.00
March 14	73	55	0.00
March 15	67	46	0.00
March 16	76	48	1.01
March 17	65	49	0.03
March 18	63	40	0.00
March 19	69	46	0.00
March 20	65	42	0.00
March 21	72	45	0.00
March 22	75	53	0.64
March 23	66	42	0.00
March 24	55	34	0.00
March 25	48	34	0.55
March 26	56	33	0.00
March 27	65	38	0.00
March 28	68	48	0.02
March 29	56	43	0.00
March 30	76	50	0.04
March 31	51	46	0.31

April 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	58	43	0.01
April 2	60	41	0.00
April 3	65	35	0.00
April 4	73	55	0.00
April 5	58	43	0.00
April 6	73	41	0.00
April 7	79	57	0.00
April 8	67	33	0.09
April 9	54	30	0.00
April 10	68	31	0.00
April 11	74	55	0.00
April 12	73	56	0.66
April 13	85	61	0.00
April 14	88	66	0.00
April 15	91	65	0.00
April 16	89	66	0.00
April 17	79	55	0.00
April 18	76	50	0.00
April 19	78	48	0.00
April 20	85	62	0.00
April 21	71	52	0.00
April 22	78	55	0.01
April 23	71	54	0.00
April 24	80	53	0.01
April 25	62	48	0.00
April 26	65	42	0.00
April 27	71	39	0.00
April 28	75	45	0.00
April 29	75	52	0.00
April 30	76	49	0.00

May 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	53	0.00
May 2	79	53	0.00
May 3	75	65	0.71
May 4	81	64	0.02
May 5	77	57	0.00
May 6	74	52	0.00
May 7	76	54	0.00
May 8	74	54	0.15
May 9	85	65	0.00
May 10	68	51	0.00
May 11	72	45	0.00
May 12	76	48	0.00
May 13	76	48	0.00
May 14	75	66	0.83
May 15	81	66	0.00
May 16	82	65	0.00
May 17	81	59	0.00
May 18	83	57	0.05
May 19	77	61	0.00
May 20	77	57	0.00
May 21	69	59	0.95
May 22	73	60	0.10
May 23	71	62	0.25
May 24	73	61	0.06
May 25	72	58	0.05
May 26	60	56	0.19
May 27	72	56	0.00
May 28	77	60	0.02
May 29	79	64	0.03
May 30	82	61	0.00
May 31	83	69	0.09

June 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	76	55	0.00
June 2	79	53	0.00
June 3	82	53	0.00
June 4	83	57	0.00
June 5	88	60	0.00
June 6	89	66	0.07
June 7	83	61	0.03
June 8	83	53	0.00
June 9	87	63	0.00
June 10	86	58	0.40
June 11	73	53	0.00
June 12	76	49	0.00
June 13	80	53	0.00
June 14	81	56	0.00
June 15	82	60	0.00
June 16	86	66	0.16
June 17	84	66	0.00
June 18	84	67	0.00
June 19	80	72	0.38
June 20	82	72	1.47
June 21	80	71	0.68
June 22	83	64	0.00
June 23	81	58	0.00
June 24	83	56	0.00
June 25	90	68	0.00
June 26	90	71	0.24
June 27	87	67	0.00
June 28	89	69	0.06
June 29	90	70	0.01
June 30	89	68	0.00

July 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	67	0.00
July 2	92	69	0.00
July 3	96	72	0.00
July 4	91	71	0.00
July 5	92	66	0.48
July 6	69	64	0.31
July 7	82	62	0.01
July 8	82	59	0.00
July 9	83	61	0.00
July 10	82	63	0.22
July 11	76	70	4.83
July 12	86	73	0.19
July 13	90	73	0.00
July 14	90	75	0.00
July 15	90	75	0.00
July 16	90	75	0.00
July 17	88	74	0.07
July 18	90	71	0.00
July 19	87	71	0.00
July 20	92	68	0.00
July 21	96	73	0.01
July 22	96	75	0.00
July 23	98	74	0.00
July 24	91	76	0.00
July 25	93	76	0.00
July 26	93	79	0.00
July 27	93	75	0.06
July 28	90	73	0.13
July 29	93	72	0.05
July 30	93	72	0.00
July 31	91	75	0.00

August 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	88	70	0.72
August 2	94	73	0.23
August 3	94	72	0.00
August 4	97	76	0.00
August 5	90	71	1.76
August 6	83	70	0.00
August 7	92	72	0.14
August 8	93	71	0.77
August 9	95	74	0.00
August 10	87	72	0.02
August 11	82	67	0.00
August 12	86	63	0.00
August 13	88	68	0.00
August 14	89	68	0.00
August 15	92	68	0.09
August 16	82	65	0.00
August 17	84	62	0.00
August 18	91	71	0.16
August 19	95	72	0.24
August 20	87	70	0.07
August 21	85	66	0.00
August 22	85	68	0.00
August 23	87	70	0.00
August 24	91	70	0.00
August 25	89	72	0.00
August 26	87	70	0.35
August 27	89	72	0.01
August 28	90	73	0.13
August 29	85	71	0.02
August 30	88	69	0.00
August 31	85	69	0.20

September 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	72	63	1.11
September 2	85	63	0.15
September 3	89	67	0.00
September 4	90	70	0.20
September 5	83	64	2.49
September 6	78	63	0.00
September 7	83	60	0.00
September 8	85	60	0.00
September 9	89	61	0.00
September 10	81	60	0.00
September 11	82	55	0.00
September 12	86	60	0.00
September 13	88	65	0.42
September 14	91	74	0.00
September 15	88	70	0.00
September 16	87	66	0.53
September 17	88	72	0.01
September 18	81	71	1.24
September 19	92	71	0.00
September 20	78	64	0.00
September 21	73	61	0.00
September 22	83	58	0.00
September 23	83	63	0.00
September 24	83	60	0.00
September 25	84	62	0.00
September 26	87	65	0.50
September 27	89	66	0.00
September 28	87	71	0.07
September 29	88	71	0.01
September 30	90	61	0.00

October 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	76	54	0.00
October 2	74	52	0.00
October 3	75	55	0.00
October 4	84	60	0.00
October 5	83	65	0.07
October 6	76	65	0.00
October 7	78	59	0.01
October 8	76	54	0.00
October 9	81	53	0.00
October 10	71	50	0.00
October 11	77	47	0.00
October 12	80	52	0.00
October 13	79	56	0.00
October 14	80	56	0.00
October 15	77	51	0.00
October 16	80	49	0.00
October 17	88	67	0.00
October 18	74	57	0.00
October 19	68	41	0.16
October 20	59	35	0.00
October 21	67	35	0.00
October 22	75	46	0.00
October 23	79	50	0.00
October 24	81	65	0.26
October 25	71	55	0.00
October 26	70	50	0.00
October 27	68	50	0.08
October 28	82	64	0.11
October 29	75	56	0.00
October 30	72	49	0.00
October 31	66	47	0.00

November 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	74	47	0.00
November 2	81	49	0.00
November 3	85	68	0.00
November 4	83	55	0.22
November 5	68	49	0.00
November 6	65	48	0.00
November 7	72	47	0.62
November 8	72	48	0.29
November 9	68	44	0.00
November 10	67	43	0.00
November 11	77	52	0.04
November 12	67	50	0.00
November 13	71	49	0.00
November 14	76	59	1.47
November 15	60	41	0.00
November 16	57	35	0.27
November 17	56	42	0.35
November 18	60	37	0.00
November 19	73	49	0.01
November 20	73	48	0.07
November 21	53	36	0.00
November 22	54	33	0.00
November 23	49	30	0.00
November 24	53	27	0.00
November 25	66	28	1.95
November 26	71	44	0.06
November 27	62	39	0.00
November 28	72	38	0.00
November 29	58	42	0.56
November 30	62	41	1.96

December 1972 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
December 1	54	39	0.00
December 2	61	36	0.00
December 3	71	38	0.00
December 4	68	39	0.00
December 5	71	42	0.00
December 6	74	53	0.77
December 7	61	43	0.00
December 8	67	42	0.09
December 9	72	52	0.20
December 10	76	58	0.00
December 11	64	45	0.00
December 12	52	43	0.00
December 13	66	48	0.00
December 14	60	44	0.00
December 15	71	45	0.35
December 16	52	30	0.00
December 17	36	23	0.00
December 18	49	20	0.00
December 19	63	25	0.00
December 20	70	44	0.00
December 21	69	46	1.50
December 22	69	56	0.19
December 23	57	47	0.00
December 24	51	42	0.00
December 25	55	40	0.00
December 26	54	40	0.05
December 27	50	36	0.00
December 28	63	36	0.00
December 29	60	36	0.00
December 30	71	49	0.00
December 31	66	60	2.14

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