Records for Wilmington Area, North Carolina (ILMthr) on 10-16
  Record Highs
  
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      1:  87°F (2021)
    
 
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      2:  87°F (2018)
    
 
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      3:  87°F (1975)
    
 
  
 
  Record Lows
  
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      1:  32°F (1876)
    
 
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      2:  40°F (1945)
    
 
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      3:  42°F (1981)
    
 
  
 
  Lowest Highs
  
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      1:  71°F (1928)
    
 
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      2:  71°F (1925)
    
 
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      3:  71°F (1919)
    
 
  
 
  Highest Lows
  
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      1:  58°F (1876)
    
 
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      2:  60°F (2009)
    
 
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      3:  61°F (1997)
    
 
  
 
  Highest October temperature:
  
  98°F on 10-03-2019.
  Lowest October temperature:
  
  27°F on 10-27-1962.
  Average temperature is 65.9°F
  Average high is 76.1°F
  Average low is 55.6°F
 
  Temperature data from 1874 to 2022.
  Record Precipitation
  
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      1:  2.73" (1936)
    
 
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      2:  1.68" (1932)
    
 
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      3:  0.96" (1922)
    
 
  
 
  Precipitation data from 1871 to 2022.