Wilmington Area 
Extremes
Highest Daily Precipitation (inches)
Days: 1/1 - 12/31
Length of period: 1 day
Years: 1871-2009

Rank  Value  Ending Date
  1   13.38  9/15/1999
  2    9.56  8/31/2006
  3    9.52  9/29/1938
  4    8.04  8/18/1879
  5    7.69  6/25/1945
  6    7.49  9/27/1958
  7    7.33  7/15/1886
  8    7.03  6/30/1876
  9    6.92  9/11/1984
 10    6.78  7/7/1950
 11    6.77  8/26/1998
 12    6.64  9/12/1884
 13    6.57  9/19/1955
 
 14    6.51  7/06/2009

 15    6.49  7/22/1988
 16    6.34  10/7/2005
 17    6.11  9/29/1957
 18    6.08  9/11/1960
 19    6.06  9/19/1946
 20    5.87  9/14/2005
 21    5.68  7/20/1924
 22    5.53  10/8/2005
 23    5.50  10/13/1994
 24    5.45  7/9/1966
 25    5.39  8/6/1872
 26    5.37  7/12/1996
 27    5.22  6/2/1883
 28    5.12  9/27/1953, 3/10/1936
 29    5.02  5/1/1999
 30    4.97  8/24/1918


This station's record may include data from more than one, possibly incompatible, 
locations. It reflects the longest available record for the Wilmington Area.