Climate at a Glance
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Wilmington, Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, May 2017
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 2017 1-Month |
61.9°F (16.6°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 30th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1967 |
46th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2004 | ||||
Apr–May 2017 2-Month |
60.4°F (15.8°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
2.2°F (1.2°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1967 |
9th Warmest | Warmest since: 2015 | 2019 | ||||
Mar–May 2017 3-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
1.0°F (0.6°C) | 55th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1950 |
19th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1976 | ||||||
Feb–May 2017 4-Month |
51.4°F (10.8°C) | 48.7°F (9.3°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 2017 5-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 45.5°F (7.5°C) |
3.1°F (1.7°C) | 71st Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2016–May 2017 6-Month |
46.9°F (8.3°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
4th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Nov 2016–May 2017 7-Month |
47.1°F (8.4°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2015 | 1978 |
5th Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 2016–May 2017 8-Month |
48.6°F (9.2°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 69th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
3rd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1991 | ||||||
Sep 2016–May 2017 9-Month |
51.2°F (10.7°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
2.8°F (1.6°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2016 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 2016 | ||||||
Aug 2016–May 2017 10-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jul 2016–May 2017 11-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 53.4°F (11.9°C) |
2.9°F (1.6°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1963 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 2016–May 2017 12-Month |
57.6°F (14.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.6°F (1.4°C) | 70th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1963 |
2nd Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2012 | ||||
Dec 2015–May 2017 18-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 51.3°F (10.7°C) |
2.7°F (1.5°C) | 68th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2015–May 2017 24-Month |
57.4°F (14.1°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
2.4°F (1.3°C) | 67th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1978 |
1st Warmest | Warmest to Date | 2017 | ||||
Jun 2014–May 2017 36-Month |
56.2°F (13.4°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
1.3°F (0.7°C) | 56th Coolest | Coolest since: 2016 | 1979 |
8th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2022 | ||||
Jun 2013–May 2017 48-Month |
55.7°F (13.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
0.7°F (0.4°C) | 50th Coolest | Coolest since: 2011 | 1966 |
10th Warmest | Warmest since: 2012 | 2019, 2020, 2022 | ||||
Ties: 2000, 2011 | ||||||
Jun 2012–May 2017 60-Month |
-- | 0.0°F (-17.8°C) |
-- | -- | -- | 1967, 1970 |
-- | -- | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published August 2022, retrieved on August 16, 2022 from https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/cag/