Wilmington, NC

North Carolina · Records since 1874–2026

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Currently in Wilmington
As of 4:30 PM EST

Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

84°F

November 4, 2003

+13° from 71° normal

❄ Record Low

29°F

November 4, 1954

-19° from 48° normal
🌞 Normal high: 71°F 🌑 Normal low: 48°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Wilmington

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jun 27, 1952
❄
0°F
Coldest Day Ever
Dec 25, 1989
🌧
13.38"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 15, 1999
☃
11.1"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 18, 1896

First & Last Dates — Wilmington

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
301 days
Longest growing season
1909
192 days
Shortest growing season
2001
245 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 4

# Temp Date
🏆 84°F November 4, 2003
2 84°F November 4, 1977
3 83°F November 4, 1972
4 82°F November 4, 2022
5 82°F November 4, 1974
6 81°F November 4, 1975
7 80°F November 4, 2017
8 80°F November 4, 1990
9 80°F November 4, 1982
10 80°F November 4, 1961

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 29°F November 4, 1954
2 30°F November 4, 1879
3 32°F November 4, 2006
4 32°F November 4, 1996
5 32°F November 4, 1963
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1874–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Wilmington

threshold: 93°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.2
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
94
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
7
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1874–2026
70
2026 so far
36
Avg/year 1970–2025
54
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
77
Most in a year (2019)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Wilmington

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 31, 1980 – Aug 12, 1980 13 101°F (Aug 1) 97°F 76°F
2 Aug 14, 1968 – Aug 26, 1968 13 100°F (Aug 21) 96°F 75°F
3 Jul 12, 2019 – Jul 22, 2019 11 97°F (Jul 18) 95°F 77°F
4 Jul 5, 1977 – Jul 14, 1977 10 102°F (Jul 7) 97°F 75°F
5 Jun 13, 2015 – Jun 22, 2015 10 100°F (Jun 16) 96°F 76°F
6 Jun 30, 1991 – Jul 9, 1991 10 97°F (Jul 8) 95°F 75°F
7 Jul 16, 2012 – Jul 24, 2012 9 100°F (Jul 24) 95°F 77°F
8 Jul 7, 1986 – Jul 15, 1986 9 99°F (Jul 8) 97°F 76°F
9 Jul 14, 1983 – Jul 22, 1983 9 98°F (Jul 16) 96°F 78°F
10 Jul 26, 2022 – Aug 3, 2022 9 97°F (Aug 1) 95°F 80°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

62
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
67
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1871–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1871, annual totals have trended +0.73" per decade, about +11.2" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Wilmington is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

178 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

42.74"
2026 YTD
Normal: 53.23"
-10.49"
0.00"
November so far
November normal: 3.56"
-3.56"
11
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Wilmington is 10.49" behind the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 5 – Nov 3, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 91 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
75.0°F
Average temperature
9th-warmest of 153
+2.1°
vs. average
Normal: 72.9°F (1991–2020)
19.83"
Precipitation
38th-wettest of 156
-1.05"
vs. average
Normal: 20.88" · 95% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

1874–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.12° per decade (warming since 1874)

Precipitation by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

1871–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.37" per decade (wetter since 1871)

Warmest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2019 76.2°F
2 2018 75.7°F
3 2007 75.4°F
4 1900 75.3°F
5 1881 75.3°F
6 1941 75.2°F
7 2021 75.1°F
8 2020 75.0°F
9 2026 75.0°F
10 1975 74.9°F

Coolest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1917 68.7°F
2 1887 69.1°F
3 1981 69.2°F
4 1875 69.2°F
5 1909 69.4°F
6 1889 69.5°F
7 1976 69.7°F
8 1913 69.8°F
9 1963 70.0°F
10 1982 70.1°F

Wettest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1999 37.21"
2 1877 36.16"
3 2015 30.98"
4 2006 30.16"
5 2005 30.14"
6 2018 29.86"
7 1955 28.48"
8 2010 26.89"
9 2016 26.86"
10 1946 25.97"

Driest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1886 5.42"
2 1931 6.08"
3 1899 6.67"
4 1918 7.02"
5 1941 7.19"
6 1978 7.20"
7 1968 7.23"
8 1937 7.25"
9 1909 7.27"
10 1900 7.78"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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