SXUS72 KILM 220707 RERILM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 0306 AM EDT SAT AUG 22 2026 ...RECORD DAILY MAXIMUM RAINFALL SET AT WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA... A RECORD RAINFALL OF 5.31 INCHES WAS SET AT WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA YESTERDAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 1.98 INCHES SET IN 1926. $$