Wilmington NC Highest Temperature Each Year

Here's where you'll find answers to questions about the highest temperatures and hottest days in Wilmington, North Carolina. How hot did it get in 2019? When was the last time thermometers in Wilmington rose above 100 °F? What was the highest temperature in Wilmington a century ago? Answers to those questions and much more can be found quickly and easily in the list below of record high temperatures.

This page gives the highest temperature for each year in Wilmington and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign means it was that hot on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1875. The highest temperature measured during that time was 104 degrees Fahrenheit (40 Celsius) on June 27, 1952.

Since 1948 the temperature extremes were observed at Wilmington International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Wilmington.

Highest Wilmington temperatures in recent years
Max °F	Date	Max °C
97	August 13, 2023	36
98	August 10, 2022 +	37
98	May 27, 2021	37
97	September 04, 2020 +	36
101	May 29, 2019	38
97	June 19, 2018	36
97	July 07, 2017	36
98	July 27, 2016	37
100	June 16, 2015	38
97	June 20, 2014	36
95	August 12, 2013 +	35
103	June 30, 2012	39
102	July 13, 2011	39
98	August 12, 2010 +	37

Highest temperature recorded at Wilmington each year
Max °F	Date	Max °C
97	August 11, 2009	36
101	June 09, 2008	38
100	August 21, 2007	38
98	August 03, 2006	37
98	July 27, 2005	37
97	July 07, 2004	36
96	July 09, 2003	36
99	June 02, 2002	37
96	August 08, 2001 +	36
95	May 13, 2000	35
103	August 01, 1999	39
98	June 30, 1998 +	37
96	August 18, 1997	36
96	May 19, 1996	36
99	August 13, 1995	37
98	June 22, 1994	37
101	July 29, 1993	38
99	July 11, 1992	37
98	August 04, 1991	37
101	June 21, 1990	38
97	August 06, 1989 +	36
99	August 18, 1988	37
100	July 22, 1987	38
100	July 18, 1986	38
98	July 10, 1985 +	37
98	June 19, 1984	37
100	August 22, 1983 +	38
93	August 25, 1982	34
98	July 14, 1981	37
101	August 01, 1980	38
99	August 09, 1979	37
100	June 28, 1978	38
102	July 09, 1977 +	39
99	July 15, 1976	37
98	September 04, 1975 +	37
96	June 23, 1974	36
96	August 14, 1973	36
98	July 23, 1972	37
95	June 05, 1971	35
98	June 19, 1970	37
98	July 07, 1969	37
100	August 23, 1968 +	38
97	May 28, 1967	36
96	July 05, 1966	36
96	August 27, 1965	36
97	June 15, 1964	36
96	June 11, 1963 +	36
97	July 15, 1962	36
97	August 01, 1961	36
95	August 08, 1960 +	35
101	June 29, 1959	38
99	June 14, 1958	37
98	July 09, 1957	37
97	August 06, 1956	36
96	July 18, 1955	36
102	August 05, 1954 +	39
98	May 31, 1953 +	37
104	June 27, 1952	40
100	July 13, 1951	38
98	June 27, 1950 +	37
100	July 27, 1949	38
98	June 25, 1948	37
94	June 30, 1947	34
95	July 08, 1946	35
94	September 21, 1945 +	34
100	June 18, 1944	38
100	June 05, 1943	38
101	July 19, 1942	38
96	July 29, 1941	36
98	July 22, 1940 +	37
98	September 09, 1939	37
96	August 17, 1938	36
95	July 11, 1937 +	35
102	July 28, 1936	39
97	August 04, 1935	36
97	July 17, 1934	36
98	June 21, 1933	37
98	August 30, 1932	37
98	September 18, 1931	37
98	July 30, 1930 +	37
94	August 24, 1929 +	34
98	June 21, 1928 +	37
95	September 15, 1927	35
98	July 10, 1926	37
101	August 14, 1925	38
99	June 21, 1924 +	37
93	August 08, 1923 +	34
94	June 12, 1922	34
96	June 28, 1921 +	36
98	June 12, 1920	37
95	August 01, 1919 +	35
98	August 13, 1918	37
97	July 31, 1917	36
95	August 16, 1916	35
96	September 10, 1915	36
99	July 25, 1914	37
96	July 03, 1913 +	36
96	September 02, 1912 +	36
96	June 12, 1911	36
94	September 07, 1910	34
91	August 10, 1909 +	33
93	July 15, 1908 +	34
100	July 08, 1907	38
96	August 10, 1906	36
95	July 20, 1905 +	35
96	July 20, 1904	36
97	August 28, 1903	36
100	July 06, 1902 +	38
95	July 25, 1901	35
98	July 22, 1900	37
98	August 04, 1899	37
96	May 30, 1898	36
97	July 02, 1897 +	36
98	July 30, 1896	37
100	June 03, 1895 +	38
95	August 10, 1894 +	35
97	July 08, 1893	36
96	July 28, 1892	36
95	June 27, 1891	35
100	June 27, 1890	38
97	May 11, 1889	36
96	July 12, 1888	36
100	July 18, 1887 +	38
94	July 28, 1886 +	34
94	August 20, 1885 +	34
94	July 13, 1884	34
97	July 24, 1883 +	36
94	August 07, 1882 +	34
96	July 17, 1881	36
100	June 15, 1880	38
103	July 12, 1879	39
99	August 02, 1878	37
97	July 28, 1877 +	36
99	June 28, 1876	37
102	July 18, 1875	39

Wilmington - Highest Temperature for Each Year

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