Wilmington Weather in 1973

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1973 based on NOAA data.

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1973 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	96 °F	August 14
Lowest temperature	15 °F	February 12
Highest daily low	77 °F	August 15
Lowest daily high	33 °F	February 10
Most daily precipitation	4.8 inches	July 17
Most daily snow	6.8 inches	February 9
Total annual precipitation	61.2 inches	-
Total annual snow	14.8 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1973?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1973 was 96 °F which happened on August 14.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	96 °F	Aug 14
2	95 °F	Aug 12
3	94 °F	Aug 29
3	94 °F	Aug 15
3	94 °F	Aug 13
3	94 °F	Jul 21
3	94 °F	Jun 17
8	93 °F	Sep 8
8	93 °F	Aug 16
8	93 °F	Jul 22

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1973?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1973 was 15 °F which happened on Feb 12.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1973

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	15 °F	February 12
2	19 °F	February 18
2	19 °F	February 13
4	22 °F	February 11
4	22 °F	January 14
4	22 °F	January 9
7	23 °F	December 23
8	24 °F	December 18
8	24 °F	February 17
10	25 °F	January 30

January 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	69	62	0.41	0.0
January 2	64	46	0.09	0.0
January 3	63	43	0.29	0.0
January 4	64	55	0.12	0.0
January 5	62	49	0.00	0.0
January 6	52	37	0.21	0.0
January 7	38	27	0.40	0.4
January 8	33	26	1.03	1.5
January 9	34	22	0.00	0.0
January 10	36	26	0.02	0.0
January 11	44	30	0.16	0.0
January 12	40	30	0.00	0.0
January 13	45	29	0.00	0.0
January 14	52	22	0.00	0.0
January 15	59	36	0.00	0.0
January 16	55	30	0.00	0.0
January 17	68	30	0.00	0.0
January 18	70	39	0.00	0.0
January 19	71	48	0.17	0.0
January 20	65	39	0.00	0.0
January 21	51	36	0.00	0.0
January 22	73	50	0.92	0.0
January 23	67	48	0.00	0.0
January 24	62	35	0.00	0.0
January 25	61	31	0.00	0.0
January 26	62	35	0.01	0.0
January 27	66	44	0.34	0.0
January 28	66	39	0.20	0.0
January 29	53	32	0.00	0.0
January 30	48	25	0.00	0.0
January 31	58	27	0.00	0.0

February 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	70	44	0.00	0.0
February 2	70	60	1.00	0.0
February 3	64	44	0.00	0.0
February 4	62	33	0.00	0.0
February 5	65	38	0.00	0.0
February 6	67	40	0.08	0.0
February 7	61	39	0.00	0.0
February 8	66	36	0.27	0.0
February 9	59	28	0.98	6.8
February 10	33	26	0.85	5.7
February 11	37	22	0.00	0.0
February 12	40	15	0.00	0.0
February 13	50	19	0.00	0.0
February 14	61	37	1.43	0.0
February 15	64	46	0.00	0.0
February 16	48	33	0.00	0.0
February 17	37	24	0.00	0.0
February 18	43	19	0.00	0.0
February 19	55	29	0.00	0.0
February 20	59	29	0.00	0.0
February 21	57	34	0.00	0.0
February 22	51	30	0.00	0.0
February 23	60	32	0.00	0.0
February 24	65	32	0.00	0.0
February 25	63	32	0.00	0.0
February 26	67	54	0.06	0.0
February 27	58	37	0.18	0.0
February 28	55	33	0.00	0.0

March 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	62	29	0.00
March 2	72	39	0.00
March 3	68	54	0.22
March 4	75	52	0.02
March 5	69	52	0.49
March 6	73	56	0.00
March 7	70	53	0.00
March 8	74	55	0.00
March 9	71	58	0.01
March 10	66	56	0.09
March 11	78	58	0.01
March 12	82	58	0.32
March 13	67	51	0.00
March 14	84	50	0.00
March 15	87	66	0.00
March 16	80	68	0.00
March 17	75	47	0.18
March 18	61	41	0.00
March 19	67	39	0.00
March 20	65	38	0.00
March 21	60	39	0.31
March 22	54	37	0.00
March 23	58	33	0.00
March 24	63	33	0.00
March 25	66	40	0.96
March 26	74	53	0.00
March 27	62	46	0.00
March 28	63	38	0.00
March 29	60	43	0.09
March 30	72	52	0.01
March 31	68	62	0.77

April 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	71	59	1.98
April 2	72	56	0.00
April 3	74	51	0.00
April 4	80	56	0.21
April 5	65	49	0.00
April 6	62	43	0.00
April 7	68	51	0.63
April 8	70	53	0.01
April 9	67	47	0.00
April 10	66	42	0.00
April 11	57	39	0.00
April 12	68	34	0.01
April 13	60	40	0.00
April 14	62	34	0.00
April 15	64	37	0.00
April 16	72	40	0.00
April 17	74	50	0.00
April 18	75	55	0.00
April 19	75	55	0.00
April 20	76	53	0.00
April 21	76	54	0.00
April 22	79	56	0.00
April 23	81	62	0.00
April 24	83	59	0.13
April 25	80	58	0.00
April 26	81	62	0.82
April 27	77	60	1.53
April 28	68	49	0.00
April 29	72	43	0.00
April 30	76	50	0.00

May 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	76	53	0.00
May 2	78	56	0.00
May 3	79	65	0.24
May 4	72	53	0.38
May 5	71	46	0.00
May 6	76	45	0.00
May 7	76	52	0.00
May 8	77	61	0.13
May 9	80	66	0.96
May 10	82	63	0.00
May 11	92	65	0.43
May 12	84	62	0.67
May 13	79	61	0.00
May 14	73	61	0.40
May 15	79	63	0.01
May 16	70	52	0.00
May 17	76	51	0.00
May 18	69	47	0.00
May 19	73	47	0.00
May 20	77	64	0.00
May 21	78	56	0.00
May 22	82	54	0.00
May 23	89	67	0.00
May 24	84	63	0.21
May 25	83	63	0.00
May 26	75	59	0.00
May 27	81	68	0.00
May 28	87	73	0.00
May 29	88	71	0.05
May 30	86	69	0.00
May 31	88	69	0.00

June 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	85	61	0.00
June 2	85	59	0.00
June 3	85	63	0.00
June 4	85	63	0.00
June 5	87	64	0.00
June 6	85	65	0.00
June 7	84	66	0.00
June 8	84	67	0.00
June 9	83	69	4.74
June 10	77	70	0.46
June 11	84	71	0.11
June 12	82	69	0.09
June 13	82	70	2.22
June 14	91	69	0.29
June 15	83	70	0.00
June 16	80	69	0.43
June 17	94	71	0.04
June 18	87	70	0.16
June 19	82	70	0.00
June 20	88	72	0.05
June 21	90	72	0.01
June 22	86	71	0.47
June 23	78	69	1.26
June 24	85	67	0.00
June 25	87	67	0.00
June 26	85	68	0.07
June 27	85	68	0.10
June 28	89	71	0.00
June 29	88	72	0.20
June 30	87	68	0.00

July 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	92	70	0.00
July 2	91	73	0.00
July 3	92	71	0.00
July 4	91	75	0.47
July 5	90	74	1.67
July 6	88	71	0.00
July 7	89	73	0.00
July 8	90	70	0.00
July 9	91	70	0.00
July 10	89	69	0.00
July 11	90	70	0.29
July 12	86	69	0.00
July 13	85	65	0.00
July 14	90	66	0.00
July 15	91	69	0.31
July 16	90	72	0.00
July 17	82	69	4.78
July 18	87	66	0.00
July 19	86	67	0.00
July 20	87	65	0.00
July 21	94	72	0.09
July 22	93	75	0.20
July 23	85	74	0.10
July 24	87	70	0.00
July 25	85	68	0.00
July 26	89	66	0.00
July 27	91	72	0.09
July 28	92	73	1.08
July 29	92	71	0.00
July 30	92	73	0.25
July 31	88	72	0.00

August 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	89	74	0.33
August 2	87	73	1.52
August 3	87	73	0.36
August 4	87	74	0.44
August 5	90	72	0.05
August 6	88	71	0.00
August 7	87	67	0.00
August 8	91	65	0.00
August 9	88	71	0.25
August 10	87	71	1.70
August 11	90	71	0.05
August 12	95	76	0.00
August 13	94	76	0.00
August 14	96	76	0.00
August 15	94	77	0.12
August 16	93	73	0.02
August 17	90	74	0.00
August 18	89	71	0.38
August 19	88	67	0.39
August 20	89	69	0.63
August 21	88	66	0.01
August 22	85	64	0.00
August 23	80	66	0.15
August 24	87	69	0.00
August 25	85	71	0.00
August 26	88	70	0.02
August 27	88	70	0.00
August 28	90	68	0.00
August 29	94	73	0.00
August 30	92	71	0.00
August 31	90	68	0.00

September 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	90	69	0.00
September 2	92	69	0.00
September 3	90	72	0.00
September 4	89	70	0.00
September 5	89	69	0.00
September 6	88	70	0.09
September 7	92	71	0.00
September 8	93	73	0.07
September 9	90	70	3.66
September 10	77	67	0.00
September 11	85	61	0.00
September 12	90	69	0.00
September 13	87	69	0.00
September 14	86	72	0.91
September 15	87	68	0.00
September 16	85	65	0.00
September 17	84	65	0.00
September 18	88	67	0.03
September 19	77	60	0.00
September 20	85	66	0.00
September 21	83	64	0.20
September 22	86	61	0.00
September 23	88	66	0.00
September 24	88	67	0.00
September 25	85	69	0.10
September 26	86	67	0.04
September 27	85	63	0.01
September 28	88	62	0.00
September 29	89	67	0.00
September 30	90	70	0.49

October 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	85	67	0.06
October 2	85	70	0.02
October 3	85	69	0.49
October 4	87	65	0.00
October 5	87	66	0.00
October 6	81	60	0.00
October 7	82	58	0.00
October 8	83	59	0.00
October 9	79	63	0.00
October 10	81	59	0.00
October 11	80	56	0.00
October 12	76	53	0.00
October 13	79	52	0.00
October 14	82	58	0.00
October 15	82	52	0.00
October 16	82	58	0.00
October 17	71	46	0.00
October 18	71	41	0.00
October 19	73	46	0.00
October 20	80	50	0.00
October 21	77	52	0.00
October 22	78	52	0.00
October 23	76	59	0.00
October 24	77	59	0.00
October 25	82	57	0.00
October 26	81	49	0.00
October 27	81	52	0.00
October 28	78	50	0.49
October 29	70	51	0.44
October 30	65	46	0.00
October 31	72	48	0.02

November 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	74	51	0.00
November 2	78	45	0.00
November 3	80	56	0.00
November 4	72	55	0.00
November 5	77	46	0.05
November 6	60	40	0.00
November 7	59	35	0.04
November 8	71	53	0.02
November 9	66	44	0.06
November 10	50	32	0.00
November 11	51	29	0.00
November 12	59	29	0.00
November 13	69	35	0.00
November 14	79	50	0.00
November 15	79	53	0.00
November 16	76	49	0.01
November 17	59	36	0.00
November 18	67	33	0.00
November 19	74	48	0.12
November 20	70	47	0.00
November 21	75	52	0.04
November 22	76	54	0.09
November 23	75	47	0.00
November 24	78	48	0.00
November 25	83	52	0.00
November 26	79	59	0.00
November 27	83	64	0.02
November 28	80	58	0.04
November 29	59	36	0.00
November 30	63	31	0.00

December 1973 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	71	44	0.00	0.0
December 2	62	38	0.00	0.0
December 3	71	39	0.00	0.0
December 4	76	43	0.00	0.0
December 5	76	63	0.20	0.0
December 6	64	40	0.00	0.0
December 7	62	37	0.03	0.0
December 8	54	45	2.09	0.0
December 9	60	43	0.01	0.0
December 10	62	42	0.00	0.0
December 11	45	29	0.00	0.0
December 12	50	28	0.00	0.0
December 13	66	34	0.55	0.0
December 14	59	39	0.10	0.0
December 15	61	36	0.06	0.0
December 16	53	37	1.23	0.0
December 17	38	31	0.05	0.4
December 18	41	24	0.00	0.0
December 19	50	29	0.00	0.0
December 20	72	45	0.80	0.0
December 21	64	31	0.18	0.0
December 22	43	26	0.00	0.0
December 23	56	23	0.00	0.0
December 24	60	30	0.00	0.0
December 25	69	42	0.00	0.0
December 26	70	61	0.26	0.0
December 27	67	56	0.03	0.0
December 28	62	37	0.00	0.0
December 29	67	34	0.00	0.0
December 30	66	51	0.01	0.0
December 31	79	54	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