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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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City: Wilmington

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Wilmington, Delaware

Average Temperature Rankings, April 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
April 1988 1-Month	50.3°F (10.2°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-3.0°F (-1.6°C)	9th Coolest	Coolest since: 1975	1975
				67th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 2018
Mar–Apr 1988 2-Month	47.0°F (8.3°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1950
				46th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 2001, 2007
Feb–Apr 1988 3-Month	42.7°F (5.9°C)	43.9°F (6.6°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	32nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1978
				42nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
Jan–Apr 1988 4-Month	38.8°F (3.8°C)	41.1°F (5.1°C)	-2.3°F (-1.3°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				58th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Dec 1987–Apr 1988 5-Month	38.6°F (3.7°C)	40.2°F (4.6°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1951, 2001
Nov 1987–Apr 1988 6-Month	40.0°F (4.4°C)	41.3°F (5.2°C)	-1.3°F (-0.8°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1978
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2002, 2012
Oct 1987–Apr 1988 7-Month	41.6°F (5.3°C)	43.4°F (6.3°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	20th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2002
Sep 1987–Apr 1988 8-Month	44.9°F (7.2°C)	46.5°F (8.1°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012, 2016, 2017
Aug 1987–Apr 1988 9-Month	48.1°F (8.9°C)	49.7°F (9.8°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1963, 1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 2001
Jul 1987–Apr 1988 10-Month	51.1°F (10.6°C)	52.3°F (11.3°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2017
	Ties: 1987
Jun 1987–Apr 1988 11-Month	53.1°F (11.7°C)	54.1°F (12.3°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	23rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963
				49th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
May 1987–Apr 1988 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963
				51st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1962, 1987, 1989, 2014
Nov 1986–Apr 1988 18-Month	49.2°F (9.6°C)	50.3°F (10.2°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978, 1979
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 2004
May 1986–Apr 1988 24-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.8°F (12.7°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1958, 1961, 1989, 1994
May 1985–Apr 1988 36-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1979
				--	--	2022
	Ties: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1986, 1987, 2013, 2014, 2015
May 1984–Apr 1988 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1964
				--	--	2022
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
May 1983–Apr 1988 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1965
				--	--	2020
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1989, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on September 28, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/