Wilmington Records its 9th Longest Stretch of Consecutive 70Â°+ Low Temperatures

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Between July 26 and September 1, 2021, nighttime low temperatures in Wilmington remained 70 degrees or warmer for 38 straight days. That's the ninth longest string of warm overnight temperatures on record.

Daily temperatures have been recorded every day in Wilmington since 1871.

Summer low temperatures in Wilmington from 2012 through 2021. Hotter colors indicate hotter recorded daily low temperatures. Bold text shows where long strings of consecutive nighttime lows of 70° or warmer occurred. Click the image for a larger version.

While every summer brings at least one or two periods of uncomfortably warm and humid weather, there is a growing trend toward consistently hotter nighttime temperatures. The three longest strings for consecutive 70°+ nighttime low temperatures in Wilmington have all been recorded since 2012, and five of the top nine have occurred in this century alone.

	Consecutive Days, Lows ≥ 70°	Start Date	End Date
1	65	July 4, 2020	September 6, 2020
2	58	June 27, 2016	August 23, 2016
3	56	June 29, 2012	August 23, 2012
4	52	June 22, 1941	August 12, 1941
5	48	July 6, 1986	August 22, 1986
6	46	June 28, 1991	August 12, 1991
7	44	June 11, 2015	July 24, 2015
8	41	July 10, 1938	August 19, 1938
9	38	July 26, 2021	September 1, 2021

The NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information state climate summary for North Carolina states: "The 2010-2014 five-year period saw the largest number of very warm nights in the historical record -- almost double the long-term average." This report is available at https://statesummaries.ncics.org/chapter/nc

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