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Dayton, OH

39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Dayton.
73°WED9/275°THU9/373°FRI9/470°SAT9/564°SUN9/662°MON9/762°TUE9/8

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

#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.
1893: 72°F1894: 70°F1895: 65°F1896: 50°F1897: 51°F1898: 56°F1899: 69°F1900: 66°F1901: 54°F1902: 52°F1903: 54°F1904: 53°F1905: 55°F1906: 56°F1907: 53°F1908: 61°F1909: 53°F1910: 59°F1911: 62°F1912: 72°F1913: 69°F1914: 59°F1915: 60°F1916: 66°F1917: 57°F1918: 51°F1919: 69°F1920: 60°F1921: 61°F1922: 68°F1923: 65°F1924: 44°F1925: 70°F1926: 57°F1927: 66°F1928: 59°F1929: 66°F1930: 66°F1931: 55°F1932: 59°F1933: 65°F1934: 59°F1935: 52°F1936: 68°F1937: 57°F1938: 70°F1939: 67°F1940: 60°F1941: 66°F1942: 66°F1943: 56°F1944: 60°F1945: 72°F1946: 64°F1947: 65°F1948: 67°F1949: 55°F1950: 53°F1951: 50°F1952: 56°F1953: 56°F1954: 68°F1955: 55°F1956: 52°F1957: 56°F1958: 60°F1959: 69°F1960: 59°F1961: 65°F1962: 42°F1963: 47°F1964: 53°F1965: 63°F1966: 52°F1967: 57°F1968: 52°F1969: 66°F1970: 70°F1971: 69°F1972: 51°F1973: 52°F1974: 50°F1975: 52°F1976: 43°F1977: 60°F1978: 66°F1979: 57°F1980: 65°F1981: 57°F1982: 58°F1983: 61°F1984: 42°F1985: 71°F1986: 47°F1987: 62°F1988: 42°F1989: 70°F1990: 66°F1991: 58°F1992: 66°F1993: 59°F1994: 52°F1995: 64°F1996: 68°F1997: 58°F1998: 59°F1999: 60°F2000: 49°F2001: 68°F2002: 63°F2003: 53°F2004: 65°F2005: 57°F2006: 55°F2007: 69°F2008: 60°F2009: 62°F2010: 66°F2011: 57°F2012: 62°F2013: 58°F2014: 54°F2015: 69°F2016: 68°F2017: 47°F2018: 65°F2019: 61°F2020: 55°F2021: 65°F2022: 60°F2023: 64°F2024: 56°F2025: 50°F62° forecast40455055606570751900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 762°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record42°F
This-date rank#80 of 133
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-28°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan75°FJan 21, 1906-25°FJan 18, 1994
Feb76°FFeb 24, 2017-28°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar87°FMar 24, 1910-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr90°FApr 30, 189915°FApr 8, 1972
May98°FMay 28, 191126°FMay 1, 1963
Jun102°FJun 27, 194440°FJun 9, 1913
Jul108°FJul 22, 190144°FJul 6, 1972
Aug103°FAug 5, 191840°FAug 28, 1910
Sep102°FSep 5, 189930°FSep 30, 1899
Oct94°FOct 1, 201918°FOct 30, 1895
Nov80°FNov 8, 2020-2°FNov 30, 1958
Dec72°FDec 2, 1982-20°FDec 22, 1989
All-time108°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 21, 1906-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb61°FFeb 20, 2018-5°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar66°FMar 30, 199813°FMar 1, 1980
Apr68°FApr 28, 191429°FApr 13, 1950
May73°FMay 30, 199140°FMay 9, 1923
Jun80°FJun 29, 193452°FJun 1, 1910
Jul82°FJul 21, 193465°FJul 9, 1947
Aug79°FAug 6, 191860°FAug 30, 1915
Sep76°FSep 8, 189447°FSep 19, 1918
Oct72°FOct 5, 194132°FOct 30, 1917
Nov64°FNov 17, 195813°FNov 27, 1930
Dec63°FDec 6, 1998-4°FDec 24, 1983
All-time82°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.
Jan: 36°FJan: 21°FFeb: 40°FFeb: 23°FMar: 50°FMar: 32°FApr: 63°FApr: 42°FMay: 73°FMay: 53°FJun: 81°FJun: 62°FJul: 84°FJul: 65°FAug: 83°FAug: 63°FSep: 77°FSep: 56°FOct: 65°FOct: 45°FNov: 51°FNov: 34°FDec: 40°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.91°N, 84.22°W

Nearby Stations

Wilmington, OH40 mi SECincinnati, OH64 mi SWColumbus, OH71 mi EFort Wayne, IN90 mi NWMansfield, OH109 mi NEIndianapolis, IN110 mi W

The Last 6 Weeks

Dayton'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.
Dayton, OH — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Dayton's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Dayton, OH — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's low at Dayton, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Dayton, OH daily low heat map 1893–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Dayton — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 103rd most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 71. Record: 86 in 1956.

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