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Cincinnati, OH

39.044°N, 84.672°W · station CVGthr · 155 years of record
64°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Cincinnati.
73°WED9/274°THU9/374°FRI9/471°SAT9/566°SUN9/665°MON9/764°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Cincinnati — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#96 / 154
coldest Sep 8 in 154 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

41°F
set in 1988

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1878
Forecast low 64°F — 96th coldest Sep 8 of 154 years · record 41°F (1988) · coldest since 2025.
1872: 72°F1873: 55°F1874: 69°F1875: 63°F1876: 70°F1877: 56°F1878: 75°F1879: 54°F1880: 60°F1881: 75°F1882: 67°F1883: 51°F1884: 72°F1885: 62°F1886: 66°F1887: 54°F1888: 62°F1889: 59°F1890: 72°F1891: 56°F1892: 52°F1893: 70°F1894: 74°F1895: 58°F1896: 50°F1897: 64°F1898: 50°F1899: 73°F1900: 70°F1901: 66°F1902: 56°F1903: 74°F1904: 61°F1905: 66°F1906: 67°F1907: 58°F1908: 57°F1909: 56°F1910: 69°F1911: 70°F1912: 71°F1913: 65°F1914: 57°F1915: 67°F1916: 70°F1917: 60°F1918: 53°F1919: 68°F1920: 56°F1921: 63°F1922: 69°F1923: 60°F1924: 54°F1925: 64°F1926: 58°F1927: 69°F1928: 52°F1929: 68°F1930: 60°F1931: 57°F1932: 52°F1933: 68°F1934: 59°F1935: 55°F1936: 70°F1937: 62°F1938: 65°F1939: 74°F1940: 61°F1941: 69°F1942: 70°F1943: 54°F1944: 50°F1945: 72°F1946: 63°F1947: 65°F1948: 67°F1949: 51°F1950: 56°F1951: 48°F1952: 60°F1953: 49°F1954: 62°F1955: 53°F1956: 46°F1957: 48°F1958: 55°F1959: 70°F1960: 61°F1961: 67°F1962: 52°F1963: 56°F1964: 59°F1965: 61°F1966: 54°F1967: 59°F1968: 52°F1969: 60°F1970: 69°F1971: 68°F1972: 55°F1973: 59°F1974: 61°F1975: 50°F1976: 48°F1977: 61°F1978: 61°F1979: 54°F1980: 62°F1981: 56°F1982: 63°F1983: 52°F1984: 59°F1985: 68°F1986: 48°F1987: 65°F1988: 41°F1989: 68°F1990: 69°F1991: 62°F1992: 65°F1993: 56°F1994: 57°F1995: 64°F1996: 66°F1997: 64°F1998: 53°F1999: 54°F2000: 56°F2001: 69°F2002: 64°F2003: 60°F2004: 68°F2005: 56°F2006: 56°F2007: 74°F2008: 58°F2009: 60°F2010: 56°F2011: 57°F2012: 65°F2013: 65°F2014: 57°F2015: 66°F2016: 69°F2017: 48°F2018: 61°F2019: 57°F2020: 62°F2021: 61°F2022: 58°F2023: 64°F2024: 52°F2025: 49°F64° forecast4045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 864°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record41°F
This-date rank#96 of 154
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-25°F (1977)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1872–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Cincinnati in each calendar month, and for the whole 1872–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°FJan 24, 1943-25°FJan 18, 1977
Feb79°FFeb 20, 2018-17°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar88°FMar 25, 1929-11°FMar 3, 1980
Apr90°FApr 24, 192515°FApr 9, 1997
May95°FMay 26, 191127°FMay 1, 1963
Jun102°FJun 27, 194439°FJun 1, 1889
Jul108°FJul 21, 193447°FJul 11, 1963
Aug103°FAug 22, 193643°FAug 31, 1915
Sep102°FSep 1, 195331°FSep 30, 1993
Oct95°FOct 1, 201916°FOct 27, 1962
Nov82°FNov 1, 20160°FNov 25, 1950
Dec75°FDec 2, 1982-20°FDec 22, 1989
All-time108°FJul 21, 1934-25°FJan 18, 1977

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Cincinnati so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

3 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jul 7, 1881

Coldest high ever

-4°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1982
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan60°FJan 12, 1890-4°FJan 10, 1982
Feb60°FFeb 1, 1877-1°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar67°FMar 28, 190713°FMar 1, 1980
Apr71°FApr 6, 187329°FApr 17, 1875
May73°FMay 30, 187441°FMay 2, 1897
Jun78°FJun 8, 187456°FJun 4, 1954
Jul82°FJul 7, 188166°FJul 26, 2004
Aug80°FAug 30, 188158°FAug 30, 1915
Sep77°FSep 6, 188149°FSep 30, 1924
Oct73°FOct 5, 188431°FOct 30, 1917
Nov67°FNov 12, 187914°FNov 24, 1950
Dec65°FDec 3, 19822°FDec 24, 1983
All-time82°FJul 7, 1881-4°FJan 10, 1982

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

69 days
record run, ended Feb 14 1945

So far in 2026

55 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Cincinnati's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 61°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 39°FJan: 23°FFeb: 43°FFeb: 26°FMar: 53°FMar: 34°FApr: 65°FApr: 44°FMay: 74°FMay: 54°FJun: 82°FJun: 62°FJul: 86°FJul: 66°FAug: 85°FAug: 65°FSep: 79°FSep: 57°FOct: 66°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 35°FDec: 43°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset6:10 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.04°N, 84.67°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, OH54 mi NEDayton, OH64 mi NELexington, KY69 mi SLouisville, KY82 mi SWIndianapolis, IN98 mi NWColumbus, OH115 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Cincinnati's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Cincinnati, OH — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Cincinnati's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Cincinnati, OH — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1872

Each cell is one day's low at Cincinnati, coloured by temperature — 155 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Cincinnati, OH daily low heat map 1872–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Cincinnati — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
55 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 123rd most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 63. Record: 83 in 1920.

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