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WFO Wilmington Weather Records (USC00339220)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for WFO Wilmington (USC00339220), Ohio, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for WFO Wilmington

  • WFO Wilmington (USC00339220) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 39.42 latitude and -83.82 longitude, 321 m (1,053 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1995 to 2026, 32 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at WFO Wilmington still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • WFO Wilmington set a daily record precipitation of 47.2 mm (1.9 in) on 20 September 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Ohio, United States, 39.42 latitude, -83.82 longitude.
  • Elevation: 321 m (1,053 ft).
  • Period of record: 1995 to 2026, 32 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

25 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at WFO Wilmington, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at WFO Wilmington. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 25 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-2002040 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at WFO Wilmington. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 25 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at WFO Wilmington, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan21.7 C (71.1 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
Feb25.0 C (77.0 F)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)18.9 C (66.0 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Mar29.4 C (84.9 F)-18.3 C (-0.9 F)28.9 C (84.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)
Apr30.0 C (86.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)
May33.3 C (91.9 F)-1.7 C (28.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)
Jun37.2 C (99.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.6 C (51.1 F)
Jul37.2 C (99.0 F)9.4 C (48.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Aug36.1 C (97.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)
Sep36.7 C (98.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)
Oct33.9 C (93.0 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Nov27.2 C (81.0 F)-13.9 C (7.0 F)n/an/a
Dec22.8 C (73.0 F)-22.2 C (-8.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at WFO Wilmington by the year they were set 1,464 records at WFO Wilmington still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 78. 0204060801995: 571996: 591997: 481998: 371999: 532000: 592001: 412002: 572003: 372004: 352005: 442006: 482007: 782008: 382009: 422010: 432011: 402012: 552013: 452014: 572015: 672016: 442017: 542018: 612019: 382020: 332021: 282022: 302023: 322024: 372025: 342026: 3319951999200320072011201520192023
1,464 records at WFO Wilmington still stand. 2007 holds the most, with 78.
Standing records at WFO Wilmington by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
199557
199659
199748
199837
199953
200059
200141
200257
200337
200435
200544
200648
200778
200838
200942
201043
201140
201255
201345
201457
201567
201644
201754
201861
201938
202033
202128
202230
202332
202437
202534
202633

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jul: 118.1 mm (4.6 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at WFO Wilmington The wettest day on record for each calendar month at WFO Wilmington. The most was 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 27 July 2002. 050100150 Jan: 86.4 mm (3.4 in), 3 January 2000 Jan Feb: 56.6 mm (2.2 in), 18 February 2000 Feb Mar: 77.0 mm (3.0 in), 18 March 2008 Mar Apr: 68.1 mm (2.7 in), 16 April 1998 Apr May: 58.4 mm (2.3 in), 6 May 2022 May Jun: 88.1 mm (3.5 in), 26 June 2015 Jun Jul: 118.1 mm (4.6 in), 27 July 2002 Jul Aug: 75.2 mm (3.0 in), 30 August 2005 Aug Sep: 100.3 mm (3.9 in), 12 September 2006 Sep Oct: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 23 October 2007 Oct Nov: 55.1 mm (2.2 in), 5 November 2017 Nov Dec: 59.9 mm (2.4 in), 5 December 2011 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at WFO Wilmington. The most was 118.1 mm (4.6 in) on 27 July 2002.
Record daily precipitation for each month at WFO Wilmington
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan86.4 mm (3.4 in)3 January 2000
Feb56.6 mm (2.2 in)18 February 2000
Mar77.0 mm (3.0 in)18 March 2008
Apr68.1 mm (2.7 in)16 April 1998
May58.4 mm (2.3 in)6 May 2022
Jun88.1 mm (3.5 in)26 June 2015
Jul118.1 mm (4.6 in)27 July 2002
Aug75.2 mm (3.0 in)30 August 2005
Sep100.3 mm (3.9 in)12 September 2006
Oct78.2 mm (3.1 in)23 October 2007
Nov55.1 mm (2.2 in)5 November 2017
Dec59.9 mm (2.4 in)5 December 2011

Period of Record Coverage

1995 to 2026
Days with data per year at WFO Wilmington 32 years of record at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 365 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 362 of 365 days2006: 363 of 365 days2007: 362 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 364 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 360 of 365 days2016: 365 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 284 of 365 days1995200020052010201520202025
32 years of record at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at WFO Wilmington
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
2003365100%Yes
2004365100%Yes
200536299%Yes
200636399%Yes
200736299%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013364100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536099%Yes
2016365100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628478%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at WFO Wilmington
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
20 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily rain (Provisional)47.2 mm (1.9 in)9.1 mm (0.36 in)24 years17 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie12 years1 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)19.4 C (66.9 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)9 years7 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)4 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)8 years10 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)9 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high max (Provisional)35.0 C (95.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie0 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USmonthly high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)14 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)8 years6 of 100 (Routine)
31 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
22 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily rain (Provisional)15.0 mm (0.6 in)7.4 mm (0.29 in)8 years11 of 100 (Routine)
15 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Tie)21.7 C (71.1 F)tie31 years3 of 100 (Routine)
12 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)27.4 mm (1.1 in)0 years25 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily rain27.2 mm (1.1 in)5.1 mm (0.20 in)16 years11 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily high min (Tie)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie9 years1 of 100 (Routine)
7 August 2026WFO Wilmington, USdaily rain36.8 mm (1.4 in)20.3 mm (0.8 in)25 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

31 complete years, 1995 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at WFO Wilmington as warming stripes, 1995 to 2025 One stripe for each of 31 complete years at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 13.3 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F). 1995: 11.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1996: 10.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1997: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 13.2 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1999: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2000: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2001: 12.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 12.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2003: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2004: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2006: 12.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2007: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2008: 11.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 11.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2011: 12.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2012: 12.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2013: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean2014: 10.4 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2016: 12.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2017: 12.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2018: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 12.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2021: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2022: 12.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2023: 13.3 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2024: 13.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 11.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1995200020052010201520202025
One stripe for each of 31 complete years at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 2024, at 13.3 C (56.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).
Annual mean temperature at WFO Wilmington as warming stripes, 1995 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
199511.1 C-1.00 C
199610.8 C-1.28 C
199711.1 C-0.95 C
199813.2 C+1.10 C
199912.5 C+0.47 C
200011.5 C-0.51 C
200112.3 C+0.22 C
200212.2 C+0.13 C
200311.1 C-0.91 C
200411.9 C-0.15 C
200511.8 C-0.23 C
200612.5 C+0.41 C
200712.5 C+0.45 C
200811.5 C-0.58 C
200911.3 C-0.72 C
201011.7 C-0.39 C
201112.3 C+0.24 C
201212.9 C+0.87 C
201311.2 C-0.83 C
201410.4 C-1.68 C
201511.6 C-0.43 C
201612.9 C+0.82 C
201712.6 C+0.51 C
201812.3 C+0.29 C
201912.7 C+0.61 C
202012.5 C+0.48 C
202112.5 C+0.48 C
202212.2 C+0.16 C
202313.3 C+1.21 C
202413.3 C+1.29 C
202511.9 C-0.20 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade over 1995 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.6 F (0.1 to 1.1) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 31 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at WFO Wilmington
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.3 C (0.1 to 0.6) per decade0.6 F (0.1 to 1.1) per decade1995 to 202531Rise
Mean daily maximum0.36 C (0.05 to 0.67) per decade0.6 F (0.1 to 1.2) per decade1995 to 202531Rise
Mean daily minimum0.34 C (0.04 to 0.63) per decade0.6 F (0.1 to 1.1) per decade1995 to 202531Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1995 to 2026
Yearly extremes at WFO Wilmington: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)37.2 C (99.0 F)199935.0 C (95.0 F)32
Coldest night (TNn)-25.6 C (-14.1 F)2015-20.0 C (-4.0 F)32
Wettest day (Rx1day)118.1 mm (4.6 in)200260.3 mm (2.4 in)32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)137.9 mm (5.4 in)200293.4 mm (3.7 in)32
Longest dry spell (CDD)25 days199916 days32

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at WFO Wilmington by year The hottest day of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F). 32343638200020102020Record: 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1999
The hottest day of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 37.2 C (99.0 F) in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at WFO Wilmington by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199635.0 C (95.0 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199835.0 C (95.0 F)
199937.2 C (99.0 F)
200032.8 C (91.0 F)
200133.3 C (91.9 F)
200235.6 C (96.1 F)
200332.8 C (91.0 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.6 C (96.1 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200736.1 C (97.0 F)
200835.0 C (95.0 F)
200933.3 C (91.9 F)
201035.0 C (95.0 F)
201136.7 C (98.1 F)
201237.2 C (99.0 F)
201333.9 C (93.0 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201532.8 C (91.0 F)
201634.4 C (93.9 F)
201732.8 C (91.0 F)
201835.0 C (95.0 F)
201934.4 C (93.9 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202134.4 C (93.9 F)
202235.0 C (95.0 F)
202334.4 C (93.9 F)
202435.0 C (95.0 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202635.0 C (95.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at WFO Wilmington by year The coldest night of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F). -30-25-20-15-10200020102020Record: -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2015
The coldest night of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is -20.0 C (-4.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at WFO Wilmington by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1995-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1996-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1997-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2000-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2001-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2002-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2003-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2004-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2005-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2006-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2007-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2008-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2009-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2010-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2011-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2012-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2013-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2014-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
2015-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2016-17.8 C (0.0 F)
2017-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2018-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
2019-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2020-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2022-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2023-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2024-16.7 C (1.9 F)
2025-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2026-24.4 C (-11.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at WFO Wilmington by year The wettest day of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.3 mm (2.4 in). 255075100125200020102020Record: 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 2002
The wettest day of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 60.3 mm (2.4 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at WFO Wilmington by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
199557.7 mm (2.3 in)
199663.8 mm (2.5 in)
199758.2 mm (2.3 in)
199868.1 mm (2.7 in)
199962.0 mm (2.4 in)
200086.4 mm (3.4 in)
200150.8 mm (2.0 in)
2002118.1 mm (4.6 in)
200354.9 mm (2.2 in)
200468.8 mm (2.7 in)
200575.2 mm (3.0 in)
2006100.3 mm (3.9 in)
200778.2 mm (3.1 in)
200877.0 mm (3.0 in)
200932.3 mm (1.3 in)
201057.9 mm (2.3 in)
201159.9 mm (2.4 in)
201250.5 mm (2.0 in)
201362.0 mm (2.4 in)
201449.0 mm (1.9 in)
201588.1 mm (3.5 in)
201639.6 mm (1.6 in)
201772.9 mm (2.9 in)
201871.9 mm (2.8 in)
201961.7 mm (2.4 in)
202043.7 mm (1.7 in)
202148.3 mm (1.9 in)
202258.4 mm (2.3 in)
202353.3 mm (2.1 in)
202460.7 mm (2.4 in)
202551.8 mm (2.0 in)
202659.2 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at WFO Wilmington by year The wettest five days of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.4 mm (3.7 in). 5075100125150200020102020Record: 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2002
The wettest five days of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 137.9 mm (5.4 in) in 2002, marked on the chart; the median year is 93.4 mm (3.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at WFO Wilmington by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1995116.0 mm (4.6 in)
199698.7 mm (3.9 in)
1997109.0 mm (4.3 in)
199894.2 mm (3.7 in)
199969.6 mm (2.7 in)
2000109.0 mm (4.3 in)
200174.2 mm (2.9 in)
2002137.9 mm (5.4 in)
200395.3 mm (3.8 in)
200484.6 mm (3.3 in)
2005111.0 mm (4.4 in)
2006105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2007118.8 mm (4.7 in)
2008112.3 mm (4.4 in)
200956.2 mm (2.2 in)
201091.7 mm (3.6 in)
201194.0 mm (3.7 in)
201271.7 mm (2.8 in)
201380.8 mm (3.2 in)
201471.7 mm (2.8 in)
2015124.4 mm (4.9 in)
201679.3 mm (3.1 in)
2017102.3 mm (4.0 in)
201888.9 mm (3.5 in)
201981.0 mm (3.2 in)
202078.8 mm (3.1 in)
202177.3 mm (3.0 in)
202292.7 mm (3.6 in)
202375.7 mm (3.0 in)
202493.2 mm (3.7 in)
202593.5 mm (3.7 in)
202699.1 mm (3.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at WFO Wilmington by year The longest dry spell of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 25 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days. 10152025200020102020Record: 25 days in 1999
The longest dry spell of the year at WFO Wilmington, 1995 to 2026. The record is 25 days in 1999, marked on the chart; the median year is 16 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at WFO Wilmington by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
199519 days
199615 days
199719 days
199815 days
199925 days
200014 days
200116 days
200218 days
200311 days
200415 days
200511 days
200616 days
200715 days
200818 days
200916 days
201016 days
201112 days
201219 days
201312 days
201416 days
201514 days
201617 days
201715 days
201812 days
201919 days
202015 days
202113 days
202217 days
202316 days
202415 days
202516 days
202613 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

31 years with a frost

Across 31 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at WFO Wilmington falls on 17 April and the median first autumn frost on 21 October, which leaves a median of 184 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.0 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at WFO Wilmington
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest periodRecent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost17 Apriln/a17 Apriln/a+3.4 days per decade
First autumn frost21 Octobern/a21 Octobern/a+4.4 days per decade
Growing days184 daysn/a184 daysn/a+1.0 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

31 years, 1995 to 2025

A day with at least 60.7 mm (2.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 121.9 mm (4.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at WFO Wilmington: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years60.7 mm (2.4 in)
5 years76.4 mm (3.0 in)
10 years87.0 mm (3.4 in)
25 years100.8 mm (4.0 in)
50 years111.3 mm (4.4 in)Longer than the 31 years of record
100 years121.9 mm (4.8 in)Longer than the 31 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 31 years of values from 1995 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 118.1 mm (4.6 in) in 2002; 100.3 mm (3.9 in) in 2006; 88.1 mm (3.5 in) in 2015.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-15).