39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
62°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Dayton.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Dayton — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#132 / 133
coldest Sep 2 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
40°F
set in 1909
Mildest Sep 2 ever
73°F
set in 1912
Forecast low 73°F — 132nd coldest Sep 2 of 133 years · record 40°F (1909) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#131 / 131
coldest Sep 3 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
46°F
set in 1893
Mildest Sep 3 ever
75°F
set in 1953
Forecast low 75°F — 131st coldest Sep 3 of 131 years · record 46°F (1893) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#130 / 133
coldest Sep 4 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
42°F
set in 1908
Mildest Sep 4 ever
75°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 73°F — 130th coldest Sep 4 of 133 years · record 42°F (1908) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#128 / 133
coldest Sep 5 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
41°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 5 ever
73°F
set in 1943
Forecast low 70°F — 128th coldest Sep 5 of 133 years · record 41°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#89 / 133
coldest Sep 6 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
41°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 6 ever
74°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 64°F — 89th coldest Sep 6 of 133 years · record 41°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#80 / 133
coldest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
42°F
set in 1962
Mildest Sep 7 ever
72°F
set in 1893
Forecast low 62°F — 80th coldest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 42°F (1962) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#86 / 133
coldest Sep 8 in 133 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 8 ever
42°F
set in 1898
Mildest Sep 8 ever
76°F
set in 1894
Forecast low 62°F — 86th coldest Sep 8 of 133 years · record 42°F (1898) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Dayton in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
75°FJan 21, 1906
-25°FJan 18, 1994
Feb
76°FFeb 24, 2017
-28°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
87°FMar 24, 1910
-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
90°FApr 30, 1899
15°FApr 8, 1972
May
98°FMay 28, 1911
26°FMay 1, 1963
Jun
102°FJun 27, 1944
40°FJun 9, 1913
Jul
108°FJul 22, 1901
44°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
103°FAug 5, 1918
40°FAug 28, 1910
Sep
102°FSep 5, 1899
30°FSep 30, 1899
Oct
94°FOct 1, 2019
18°FOct 30, 1895
Nov
80°FNov 8, 2020
-2°FNov 30, 1958
Dec
72°FDec 2, 1982
-20°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
108°FJul 22, 1901
-28°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Dayton so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
4 broke
plus 3 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 21, 1934
Coldest high ever
-11°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
57°FJan 21, 1906
-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
61°FFeb 20, 2018
-5°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
66°FMar 30, 1998
13°FMar 1, 1980
Apr
68°FApr 28, 1914
29°FApr 13, 1950
May
73°FMay 30, 1991
40°FMay 9, 1923
Jun
80°FJun 29, 1934
52°FJun 1, 1910
Jul
82°FJul 21, 1934
65°FJul 9, 1947
Aug
79°FAug 6, 1918
60°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
76°FSep 8, 1894
47°FSep 19, 1918
Oct
72°FOct 5, 1941
32°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
64°FNov 17, 1958
13°FNov 27, 1930
Dec
63°FDec 6, 1998
-4°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
82°FJul 21, 1934
-11°FJan 20, 1985
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
66 days
record run, ended Feb 11 1945
So far in 2026
66 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Dayton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 59°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.