Wilmington Weather in 1988

Historical record of Wilmington, North Carolina weather for the year 1988 based on NOAA data.

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1988 Wilmington Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	August 18
Lowest temperature	16 °F	January 16
Highest daily low	79 °F	August 20
Lowest daily high	34 °F	January 11
Most daily precipitation	6.5 inches	July 22
Most daily snow	5.0 inches	January 15
Total annual precipitation	57.9 inches	-
Total annual snow	7.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Wilmington in 1988?

The highest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1988 was 99 °F which happened on August 18.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Aug 18
2	96 °F	Jul 15
2	96 °F	Jun 7
4	95 °F	Aug 17
4	95 °F	Jul 17
4	95 °F	Jul 16
4	95 °F	Jun 23
4	95 °F	Jun 1
9	94 °F	Aug 19
9	94 °F	Jul 31
9	94 °F	Jul 13
9	94 °F	May 31

What was the coldest temperature in Wilmington in 1988?

The lowest temperature recorded in Wilmington, North Carolina in 1988 was 16 °F which happened on Jan 16.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Wilmington in 1988

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	16 °F	January 16
2	18 °F	January 15
3	19 °F	February 7
4	20 °F	December 17
4	20 °F	January 28
6	21 °F	December 18
6	21 °F	February 14
6	21 °F	January 27
9	24 °F	December 16
9	24 °F	December 13
9	24 °F	December 12
9	24 °F	January 7

January 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	72	51	0.00	0.0
January 2	58	35	0.23	0.0
January 3	40	35	1.68	0.0
January 4	44	36	0.00	0.0
January 5	42	27	0.00	0.0
January 6	37	25	0.00	0.0
January 7	34	24	0.82	0.4
January 8	35	28	0.12	0.0
January 9	39	29	0.00	0.0
January 10	38	30	0.00	0.0
January 11	34	30	0.51	0.0
January 12	53	26	0.00	0.0
January 13	59	30	0.00	0.0
January 14	39	25	0.00	0.0
January 15	35	18	0.27	5.0
January 16	49	16	0.00	0.0
January 17	58	28	0.18	0.0
January 18	60	52	0.00	0.0
January 19	55	48	0.03	0.0
January 20	73	50	0.24	0.0
January 21	62	52	0.45	0.0
January 22	52	37	0.00	0.0
January 23	52	31	0.00	0.0
January 24	55	30	0.00	0.0
January 25	47	43	0.88	0.0
January 26	45	28	0.00	0.0
January 27	40	21	0.00	0.0
January 28	48	20	0.00	0.0
January 29	54	25	0.00	0.0
January 30	67	31	0.00	0.0
January 31	72	43	0.00	0.0

February 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
February 1	75	53	0.00
February 2	76	62	0.00
February 3	65	47	0.13
February 4	73	43	0.09
February 5	43	37	0.00
February 6	40	25	0.00
February 7	41	19	0.00
February 8	49	31	0.06
February 9	59	40	0.01
February 10	59	35	0.00
February 11	51	40	0.34
February 12	51	32	0.03
February 13	41	25	0.00
February 14	49	21	0.00
February 15	65	40	0.35
February 16	59	36	0.04
February 17	63	30	0.00
February 18	62	34	0.00
February 19	63	49	0.35
February 20	60	49	0.55
February 21	52	30	0.00
February 22	60	27	0.00
February 23	70	40	0.00
February 24	59	36	0.00
February 25	50	26	0.00
February 26	49	28	0.00
February 27	68	36	0.05
February 28	47	30	0.00
February 29	64	27	0.00

March 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
March 1	63	37	0.00
March 2	68	30	0.00
March 3	66	39	0.26
March 4	69	58	0.10
March 5	58	44	0.00
March 6	56	40	0.00
March 7	73	38	0.00
March 8	72	43	0.00
March 9	71	59	0.63
March 10	75	44	1.82
March 11	58	37	0.00
March 12	70	35	0.00
March 13	73	53	0.00
March 14	59	41	0.00
March 15	46	30	0.00
March 16	50	30	0.00
March 17	59	31	0.00
March 18	61	32	0.63
March 19	53	40	0.14
March 20	68	36	0.00
March 21	77	39	0.00
March 22	56	34	0.00
March 23	69	44	0.00
March 24	75	54	0.00
March 25	77	52	0.00
March 26	71	63	0.47
March 27	72	45	0.00
March 28	66	39	0.00
March 29	71	43	0.00
March 30	76	47	0.00
March 31	75	49	0.00

April 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
April 1	75	50	0.00
April 2	78	59	0.00
April 3	77	56	0.00
April 4	74	64	0.04
April 5	84	60	0.00
April 6	85	56	0.15
April 7	60	47	0.00
April 8	66	47	0.01
April 9	67	43	0.00
April 10	73	44	0.00
April 11	73	48	0.00
April 12	68	50	0.63
April 13	51	44	1.57
April 14	67	37	0.00
April 15	82	47	0.11
April 16	68	49	0.00
April 17	68	43	0.00
April 18	76	60	0.00
April 19	75	44	0.41
April 20	67	37	0.00
April 21	83	56	0.00
April 22	70	58	0.00
April 23	82	58	0.01
April 24	83	61	0.57
April 25	65	51	0.00
April 26	67	54	0.06
April 27	75	49	0.00
April 28	70	54	0.00
April 29	71	45	0.00
April 30	73	48	0.00

May 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
May 1	69	53	0.00
May 2	72	46	0.00
May 3	64	48	0.13
May 4	77	56	0.00
May 5	74	54	1.19
May 6	69	50	0.04
May 7	80	55	0.00
May 8	75	50	0.00
May 9	80	50	0.00
May 10	81	63	0.17
May 11	80	58	0.00
May 12	83	56	0.00
May 13	80	58	0.00
May 14	78	64	0.00
May 15	80	59	0.00
May 16	91	58	0.00
May 17	84	63	1.71
May 18	83	62	0.00
May 19	80	59	0.00
May 20	84	64	0.00
May 21	88	67	0.00
May 22	88	65	0.00
May 23	89	72	0.00
May 24	91	65	0.01
May 25	79	54	0.25
May 26	73	51	0.00
May 27	66	51	1.07
May 28	74	51	2.97
May 29	86	57	0.00
May 30	92	58	0.00
May 31	94	63	0.00

June 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
June 1	95	70	0.00
June 2	91	66	0.00
June 3	80	56	0.45
June 4	73	51	0.00
June 5	79	51	0.00
June 6	88	61	0.00
June 7	96	65	0.00
June 8	93	71	0.16
June 9	87	65	0.83
June 10	66	56	0.18
June 11	77	53	0.00
June 12	82	53	0.00
June 13	85	55	0.00
June 14	83	58	0.00
June 15	85	59	0.00
June 16	86	61	0.00
June 17	89	65	0.00
June 18	87	69	0.00
June 19	88	68	0.00
June 20	87	67	0.00
June 21	92	70	0.00
June 22	92	74	0.00
June 23	95	76	0.00
June 24	87	72	0.00
June 25	86	65	0.00
June 26	91	70	0.00
June 27	80	63	0.17
June 28	82	56	0.00
June 29	89	61	0.00
June 30	75	66	1.14

July 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
July 1	82	60	0.00
July 2	85	55	0.00
July 3	82	60	0.00
July 4	82	64	0.00
July 5	82	63	0.00
July 6	86	61	0.00
July 7	90	59	0.02
July 8	87	68	0.33
July 9	88	72	0.00
July 10	91	75	0.00
July 11	92	76	0.00
July 12	84	76	0.20
July 13	94	71	0.78
July 14	92	71	0.15
July 15	96	76	0.00
July 16	95	78	0.00
July 17	95	79	0.00
July 18	92	79	0.00
July 19	92	78	0.00
July 20	89	78	0.00
July 21	89	75	0.11
July 22	85	71	6.49
July 23	83	72	2.73
July 24	90	72	0.02
July 25	87	73	0.00
July 26	88	72	0.13
July 27	90	74	0.00
July 28	86	70	3.50
July 29	92	69	0.00
July 30	92	76	0.00
July 31	94	75	0.03

August 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
August 1	93	71	3.15
August 2	93	73	0.04
August 3	88	74	0.13
August 4	88	75	0.00
August 5	89	73	0.13
August 6	93	73	0.00
August 7	89	75	0.01
August 8	89	74	0.00
August 9	91	74	0.60
August 10	82	73	0.98
August 11	88	73	0.00
August 12	89	72	0.00
August 13	88	72	0.07
August 14	88	77	0.19
August 15	89	75	0.33
August 16	90	72	0.00
August 17	95	73	0.00
August 18	99	75	0.00
August 19	94	75	0.00
August 20	90	79	0.00
August 21	90	74	1.07
August 22	84	71	0.00
August 23	87	69	0.00
August 24	90	73	0.11
August 25	90	71	0.00
August 26	87	72	0.00
August 27	85	71	0.00
August 28	85	75	0.01
August 29	89	78	0.01
August 30	90	71	2.73
August 31	73	67	0.05

September 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
September 1	80	67	0.00
September 2	87	68	0.09
September 3	84	69	0.00
September 4	88	72	0.66
September 5	77	68	0.68
September 6	80	63	0.12
September 7	78	57	0.00
September 8	71	61	0.08
September 9	82	67	0.58
September 10	88	73	0.00
September 11	84	70	0.04
September 12	83	64	0.00
September 13	88	62	0.00
September 14	92	72	0.00
September 15	81	69	0.00
September 16	78	63	0.00
September 17	78	63	0.41
September 18	82	67	0.05
September 19	84	71	0.00
September 20	82	70	0.06
September 21	89	63	0.00
September 22	86	60	0.00
September 23	87	61	0.00
September 24	91	73	0.00
September 25	82	70	0.03
September 26	72	64	0.00
September 27	83	59	0.00
September 28	84	63	0.00
September 29	83	65	0.00
September 30	82	64	0.00

October 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
October 1	81	62	0.00
October 2	83	63	0.00
October 3	81	65	0.01
October 4	72	60	0.56
October 5	74	53	0.00
October 6	63	49	0.00
October 7	59	47	0.04
October 8	65	40	0.00
October 9	68	41	0.00
October 10	70	43	0.00
October 11	75	53	0.00
October 12	69	47	0.00
October 13	59	37	0.00
October 14	64	33	0.00
October 15	70	35	0.00
October 16	74	44	0.00
October 17	79	51	0.00
October 18	81	49	0.00
October 19	66	48	0.30
October 20	69	41	0.00
October 21	70	52	0.38
October 22	68	44	0.00
October 23	68	38	0.00
October 24	75	49	0.00
October 25	69	44	0.00
October 26	71	46	0.01
October 27	69	49	0.00
October 28	80	53	0.50
October 29	67	51	0.00
October 30	67	47	0.00
October 31	60	47	0.01

November 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)
November 1	57	44	0.70
November 2	65	39	0.00
November 3	70	37	0.00
November 4	73	50	0.01
November 5	76	57	0.44
November 6	70	46	0.00
November 7	67	45	0.00
November 8	74	40	0.00
November 9	74	48	0.00
November 10	81	50	0.00
November 11	71	49	0.00
November 12	63	42	0.00
November 13	80	48	0.00
November 14	77	48	0.00
November 15	74	42	0.00
November 16	78	56	0.00
November 17	79	53	0.12
November 18	64	40	0.00
November 19	69	46	0.05
November 20	80	66	0.05
November 21	71	49	0.00
November 22	60	44	0.00
November 23	59	50	1.01
November 24	60	38	0.00
November 25	66	32	0.00
November 26	75	42	0.00
November 27	74	67	0.21
November 28	74	43	0.55
November 29	54	34	0.00
November 30	62	35	0.00

December 1988 Wilmington Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	57	33	0.00	0.0
December 2	53	33	0.00	0.0
December 3	65	31	0.00	0.0
December 4	61	35	0.00	0.0
December 5	54	26	0.00	0.0
December 6	65	30	0.00	0.0
December 7	69	39	0.00	0.0
December 8	68	42	0.00	0.0
December 9	56	33	0.01	0.0
December 10	49	28	0.00	0.0
December 11	44	32	0.00	0.0
December 12	39	24	0.01	0.1
December 13	41	24	0.00	0.0
December 14	56	25	0.00	0.0
December 15	63	40	0.00	0.0
December 16	51	24	0.31	1.6
December 17	42	20	0.00	0.0
December 18	42	21	0.00	0.0
December 19	59	32	0.00	0.0
December 20	66	31	0.00	0.0
December 21	75	40	0.00	0.0
December 22	60	45	0.00	0.0
December 23	71	42	0.00	0.0
December 24	73	53	0.04	0.0
December 25	69	46	0.00	0.0
December 26	59	36	0.00	0.0
December 27	62	36	0.00	0.0
December 28	70	56	0.04	0.0
December 29	56	37	0.00	0.0
December 30	57	36	0.00	0.0
December 31	57	46	0.18	0.0

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Weather Station Details

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