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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, May 1988

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 1988 1-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-0.5°F (-0.3°C)	35th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1967
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2004
Apr–May 1988 2-Month	56.3°F (13.5°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-1.8°F (-1.0°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1967
				60th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2019
	Ties: 1989
Mar–May 1988 3-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	53.1°F (11.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1950
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Feb–May 1988 4-Month	47.6°F (8.7°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	33rd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1978
				41st Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1975
Jan–May 1988 5-Month	43.5°F (6.4°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	-1.9°F (-1.0°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
Dec 1987–May 1988 6-Month	42.6°F (5.9°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	26th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 2015
Nov 1987–May 1988 7-Month	43.2°F (6.2°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1978
				43rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1950
Oct 1987–May 1988 8-Month	44.2°F (6.8°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	-1.6°F (-0.9°C)	17th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				55th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1994
Sep 1987–May 1988 9-Month	46.8°F (8.2°C)	48.2°F (9.0°C)	-1.4°F (-0.8°C)	19th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1978
				53rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1959, 1965, 1994, 2014
Aug 1987–May 1988 10-Month	49.5°F (9.7°C)	51.0°F (10.6°C)	-1.5°F (-0.9°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1984	1963, 1978
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 2003
Jul 1987–May 1988 11-Month	52.1°F (11.2°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	-1.2°F (-0.6°C)	18th Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963
				54th Warmest	Warmest since: 1987	2012
	Ties: 1956, 1987, 2003
Jun 1987–May 1988 12-Month	53.9°F (12.2°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	22nd Coolest	Coolest since: 1987	1963
				50th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2012
	Ties: 1989, 2014, 2015
Dec 1986–May 1988 18-Month	50.2°F (10.1°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	21st Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1979
				48th Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1977
Jun 1986–May 1988 24-Month	53.8°F (12.1°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	16th Coolest	Coolest since: 1982	1978
				52nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1985	2017
	Ties: 1951, 1980
Jun 1985–May 1988 36-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1979
				--	--	2022
	Ties: 1952, 1953, 1954, 1986, 1987, 2013, 2014, 2015
Jun 1984–May 1988 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1966
				--	--	2019, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016
Jun 1983–May 1988 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1967
				--	--	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 October 7, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/