Climate at a Glance
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Wilmington, Delaware
Average Temperature Rankings, May 1973
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Period | Value | 1981-2010 Mean |
Anomaly | Rank (1895-2022) |
Warmest/Coolest Since |
Record |
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May 1973 1-Month |
59.8°F (15.4°C) | 62.9°F (17.2°C) |
-3.1°F (-1.8°C) | 8th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1967 |
68th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 1991 | ||||
Ties: 1971 | ||||||
Apr–May 1973 2-Month |
56.3°F (13.5°C) | 58.2°F (14.6°C) |
-1.9°F (-1.1°C) | 14th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1967 |
62nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1970 | 2019 | ||||
Ties: 2005 | ||||||
Mar–May 1973 3-Month |
53.3°F (11.8°C) | 53.1°F (11.7°C) |
0.2°F (0.1°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1967 |
27th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1949, 1983, 2015 | ||||||
Feb–May 1973 4-Month |
48.2°F (9.0°C) | 48.7°F (9.3°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 38th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
36th Warmest | Warmest since: 1959 | 2012 | ||||
Jan–May 1973 5-Month |
45.4°F (7.4°C) | 45.5°F (7.5°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 44th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1955 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1975 | ||||||
Dec 1972–May 1973 6-Month |
44.5°F (6.9°C) | 44.1°F (6.7°C) |
0.4°F (0.2°C) | 47th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
26th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1990 | ||||||
Nov 1972–May 1973 7-Month |
44.3°F (6.8°C) | 44.4°F (6.9°C) |
-0.1°F (-0.1°C) | 42nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
30th Warmest | Warmest since: 1957 | 2012 | ||||
Oct 1972–May 1973 8-Month |
45.3°F (7.4°C) | 45.9°F (7.7°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Sep 1972–May 1973 9-Month |
47.9°F (8.8°C) | 48.4°F (9.1°C) |
-0.5°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Aug 1972–May 1973 10-Month |
50.5°F (10.3°C) | 51.1°F (10.6°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 32nd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1978 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1997 | ||||||
Jul 1972–May 1973 11-Month |
52.8°F (11.6°C) | 53.4°F (11.9°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.3°C) | 33rd Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1963 |
39th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Jun 1972–May 1973 12-Month |
54.1°F (12.3°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 24th Coolest | Coolest since: 1971 | 1963 |
48th Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2012 | ||||
Ties: 1971, 1987, 2005 | ||||||
Dec 1971–May 1973 18-Month |
50.6°F (10.3°C) | 51.4°F (10.8°C) |
-0.8°F (-0.5°C) | 28th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1979 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1983, 1985, 1988, 1994 | ||||||
Jun 1971–May 1973 24-Month |
54.6°F (12.6°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.4°F (-0.2°C) | 36th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1978 |
32nd Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2017 | ||||
Ties: 1972, 2005 | ||||||
Jun 1970–May 1973 36-Month |
54.4°F (12.4°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-0.6°F (-0.4°C) | 26th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1979 |
38th Warmest | Warmest since: 1956 | 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1977, 2005 | ||||||
Jun 1969–May 1973 48-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 55.0°F (12.8°C) |
-1.0°F (-0.6°C) | 19th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1966 |
41st Warmest | Warmest since: 1972 | 2019, 2020, 2022 | ||||
Ties: 1972 | ||||||
Jun 1968–May 1973 60-Month |
54.0°F (12.2°C) | 54.9°F (12.7°C) |
-0.9°F (-0.5°C) | 17th Coolest | Coolest since: 1972 | 1967, 1968, 1970 |
40th Warmest | Warmest since: 1960 | 2020 | ||||
Ties: 1959, 1983, 1984 |
Citing This Page
- NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: City Time Series, published June 2022, retrieved on June 25, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/