Wilmington NC Most Precipitation in a Day for Each Year

This page lists the biggest rainstorms or snowstorms of the year in Wilmington, North Carolina along with the date they occurred. The information answers questions like: When was the last time more than ten inches of precipitation landed on Wilmington in a single day? What was the rainiest day of 2019?

The list gives the highest daily precipitation for each year in Wilmington and the date that it happened. A date with a plus sign beside it means the same amount of moisture also fell on at least one other day earlier that year.

These records go back to 1871. During that time the heaviest downpour measured for a single day was 13.38 inches (339.9 millimetres) on September 15, 1999.

Since 1948 the precipitation extremes were observed at Wilmington International Airport. Before then, the weather station was in downtown Wilmington.

Most precipitation in one day for recent years in Wilmington
Inches	Date	Millimetres
4.15	May 19, 2023	105.4
3.08	August 19, 2022	78.2
4.31	September 22, 2021	109.5
4.16	September 17, 2020	105.7
8.58	September 05, 2019	217.9
9.58	September 14, 2018	243.3
6.62	June 30, 2017	168.1
7.78	September 02, 2016	197.6
5.19	October 04, 2015	131.8
3.75	July 03, 2014	95.3
2.21	June 27, 2013	56.1
3.69	May 30, 2012	93.7
4.09	August 26, 2011	103.9
10.33	September 27, 2010	262.4

Highest daily precipitation recorded at Wilmington each year
Inches	Date	Millimetres
6.51	July 06, 2009	165.4
4.16	September 25, 2008	105.7
2.14	July 28, 2007	54.4
9.56	August 31, 2006	242.8
6.34	October 07, 2005	161.0
2.03	July 29, 2004	51.6
3.35	October 08, 2003	85.1
3.83	August 28, 2002	97.3
3.99	March 20, 2001	101.3
3.82	June 29, 2000	97.0
13.38	September 15, 1999	339.9
6.77	August 26, 1998	172.0
2.67	September 28, 1997	67.8
5.37	July 12, 1996	136.4
4.96	September 07, 1995	126.0
5.50	October 13, 1994	139.7
3.65	October 26, 1993	92.7
3.62	June 09, 1992	91.9
2.96	October 05, 1991	75.2
4.23	October 23, 1990	107.4
3.10	September 25, 1989	78.7
6.49	July 22, 1988	164.8
2.82	September 04, 1987	71.6
4.32	August 19, 1986	109.7
1.92	July 22, 1985	48.8
6.92	September 11, 1984	175.8
4.20	August 07, 1983	106.7
2.72	June 18, 1982	69.1
4.81	August 19, 1981	122.2
3.49	December 28, 1980	88.6
3.99	September 05, 1979	101.3
3.85	December 24, 1978	97.8
3.00	November 06, 1977	76.2
4.76	June 27, 1976	120.9
3.30	August 18, 1975	83.8
3.27	June 27, 1974	83.1
4.78	July 17, 1973	121.4
4.83	July 11, 1972	122.7
2.69	August 17, 1971	68.3
2.43	August 24, 1970	61.7
3.93	June 16, 1969	99.8
2.69	July 11, 1968	68.3
2.73	July 15, 1967	69.3
5.45	July 09, 1966	138.4
3.49	August 17, 1965	88.6
3.23	October 04, 1964	82.0
4.34	May 21, 1963	110.2
4.15	June 14, 1962	105.4
3.50	April 09, 1961	88.9
6.08	September 11, 1960	154.4
2.72	August 14, 1959	69.1
7.49	September 27, 1958	190.2
6.11	September 29, 1957	155.2
2.50	October 17, 1956	63.5
6.57	September 19, 1955	166.9
2.53	October 15, 1954	64.3
5.12	September 27, 1953	130.0
3.97	September 22, 1952	100.8
4.88	July 25, 1951	124.0
5.59	July 07, 1950	142.0
2.45	August 20, 1949	62.2
2.24	August 31, 1948	56.9
3.43	September 24, 1947	87.1
6.06	September 19, 1946	153.9
7.69	June 25, 1945	195.3
4.18	August 01, 1944	106.2
2.32	August 06, 1943	58.9
2.97	October 13, 1942	75.4
3.99	December 23, 1941	101.3
3.02	February 10, 1940	76.7
3.84	July 21, 1939	97.5
9.52	September 29, 1938	241.8
3.36	November 12, 1937	85.3
5.12	March 10, 1936	130.0
3.82	August 30, 1935	97.0
3.84	November 29, 1934	97.5
4.35	September 06, 1933	110.5
2.72	May 21, 1932	69.1
2.96	August 14, 1931	75.2
3.24	July 14, 1930	82.3
4.10	October 21, 1929	104.1
4.72	September 18, 1928	119.9
1.67	December 03, 1927	42.4
3.20	August 08, 1926	81.3
1.95	December 02, 1925	49.5
4.42	September 16, 1924	112.3
3.05	September 23, 1923	77.5
2.51	May 17, 1922	63.8
2.72	April 15, 1921	69.1
3.48	September 30, 1920	88.4
1.93	June 27, 1919	49.0
4.97	August 24, 1918	126.2
4.36	September 14, 1917	110.7
4.07	July 23, 1916	103.4
3.84	January 18, 1915	97.5
2.32	October 23, 1914	58.9
2.47	October 08, 1913	62.7
3.15	June 07, 1912	80.0
4.83	August 04, 1911	122.7
2.90	August 30, 1910	73.7
2.25	August 16, 1909	57.2
3.55	July 09, 1908	90.2
3.19	June 29, 1907	81.0
3.32	June 14, 1906	84.3
1.93	May 03, 1905	49.0
2.22	August 05, 1904	56.4
3.93	June 07, 1903	99.8
1.70	December 04, 1902	43.2
3.09	June 17, 1901	78.5
2.85	January 19, 1900	72.4
2.22	July 24, 1899	56.4
2.56	October 11, 1898	65.0
2.60	July 25, 1897	66.0
2.68	October 03, 1896	68.1
2.28	August 04, 1895	57.9
2.43	August 05, 1894	61.7
2.19	May 03, 1893	55.6
4.20	September 20, 1892	106.7
3.16	January 11, 1891	80.3
3.53	September 25, 1890	89.7
3.32	July 01, 1889	84.3
3.23	February 21, 1888	82.0
3.74	August 04, 1887	95.0
7.33	July 15, 1886	186.2
4.74	September 21, 1885	120.4
6.64	September 12, 1884	168.7
5.22	June 02, 1883	132.6
4.75	March 27, 1882	120.7
4.48	July 01, 1881	113.8
2.76	October 29, 1880	70.1
8.04	August 18, 1879	204.2
3.99	September 12, 1878	101.3
3.98	September 27, 1877	101.1
7.03	June 30, 1876	178.6
4.01	June 21, 1875	101.9
3.53	January 05, 1874	89.7
2.56	September 23, 1873	65.0
5.39	August 06, 1872	136.9
2.87	March 30, 1871	72.9

Wilmington - Extreme Daily Precipitation for Each Year

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