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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, May 2016

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Period	Value	1981-2010 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2022)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
May 2016 1-Month	61.8°F (16.6°C)	62.8°F (17.1°C)	-1.0°F (-0.5°C)	31st Coolest	Coolest since: 2008	1967
				45th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2004
Apr–May 2016 2-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	58.1°F (14.5°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	29th Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1967
				47th Warmest	Warmest since: 2015	2019
Mar–May 2016 3-Month	54.3°F (12.4°C)	53.0°F (11.7°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	60th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1950
				14th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1955, 2002
Feb–May 2016 4-Month	49.9°F (9.9°C)	48.6°F (9.2°C)	1.3°F (0.7°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				18th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1953
Jan–May 2016 5-Month	46.4°F (8.0°C)	45.4°F (7.4°C)	1.0°F (0.6°C)	57th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				17th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 2008
Dec 2015–May 2016 6-Month	46.9°F (8.3°C)	44.0°F (6.7°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 2017
Nov 2015–May 2016 7-Month	47.4°F (8.6°C)	44.3°F (6.8°C)	3.1°F (1.8°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Oct 2015–May 2016 8-Month	48.5°F (9.2°C)	45.8°F (7.7°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	68th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				4th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 1991
Sep 2015–May 2016 9-Month	51.2°F (10.7°C)	48.3°F (9.1°C)	2.9°F (1.6°C)	70th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				2nd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 2017
Aug 2015–May 2016 10-Month	53.6°F (12.0°C)	50.9°F (10.5°C)	2.7°F (1.5°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1963, 1978
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
	Ties: 2002
Jul 2015–May 2016 11-Month	55.7°F (13.2°C)	53.3°F (11.8°C)	2.4°F (1.4°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1963
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Jun 2015–May 2016 12-Month	57.2°F (14.0°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	2.3°F (1.3°C)	69th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1963
				3rd Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2012
Dec 2014–May 2016 18-Month	52.3°F (11.3°C)	51.2°F (10.7°C)	1.1°F (0.6°C)	58th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1979
				11th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2017
	Ties: 1991, 2006, 2019
Jun 2014–May 2016 24-Month	55.6°F (13.1°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.7°F (0.4°C)	56th Coolest	Coolest since: 2015	1978
				12th Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2017
	Ties: 1991, 1992, 2006, 2009
Jun 2013–May 2016 36-Month	55.0°F (12.8°C)	54.9°F (12.7°C)	0.1°F (0.1°C)	43rd Coolest	Coolest since: 2005	1979
				21st Warmest	Warmest since: 2012	2022
	Ties: 1955, 1991, 1993
Jun 2012–May 2016 48-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1966
				--	--	2019, 2020, 2022
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 2013, 2014, 2015
Jun 2011–May 2016 60-Month	--	0.0°F (-17.8°C)	--	--	--	1967
				--	--	2020
	Ties: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015, 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 29, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/