Ohio · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Dayton, OH

39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
68°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Dayton.
68°TUE7/1471°WED7/1573°THU7/1672°FRI7/1772°SAT7/1870°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#82 / 133
coldest Jul 14 in 133 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

48°F
set in 1894

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Dayton. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4863781893: 77°F1894: 48°F1895: 64°F1896: 71°F1897: 59°F1898: 65°F1899: 66°F1900: 52°F1901: 66°F1902: 60°F1903: 51°F1904: 52°F1905: 63°F1906: 66°F1907: 60°F1908: 69°F1909: 65°F1910: 57°F1911: 62°F1912: 70°F1913: 65°F1914: 66°F1915: 68°F1916: 70°F1917: 61°F1918: 59°F1919: 76°F1920: 65°F1921: 74°F1922: 58°F1923: 62°F1924: 68°F1925: 59°F1926: 54°F1927: 68°F1928: 61°F1929: 66°F1930: 59°F1931: 71°F1932: 67°F1933: 67°F1934: 69°F1935: 65°F1936: 78°F1937: 70°F1938: 65°F1939: 65°F1940: 49°F1941: 62°F1942: 70°F1943: 70°F1944: 66°F1945: 66°F1946: 63°F1947: 63°F1948: 68°F1949: 68°F1950: 50°F1951: 63°F1952: 68°F1953: 65°F1954: 71°F1955: 72°F1956: 65°F1957: 70°F1958: 66°F1959: 63°F1960: 66°F1961: 65°F1962: 68°F1963: 62°F1964: 56°F1965: 66°F1966: 70°F1967: 49°F1968: 69°F1969: 62°F1970: 71°F1971: 60°F1972: 67°F1973: 68°F1974: 68°F1975: 52°F1976: 51°F1977: 69°F1978: 69°F1979: 67°F1980: 65°F1981: 69°F1982: 61°F1983: 64°F1984: 63°F1985: 76°F1986: 69°F1987: 58°F1988: 69°F1989: 61°F1990: 64°F1991: 64°F1992: 69°F1993: 70°F1994: 70°F1995: 71°F1996: 69°F1997: 69°F1998: 71°F1999: 60°F2000: 63°F2001: 57°F2002: 60°F2003: 60°F2004: 68°F2005: 69°F2006: 69°F2007: 58°F2008: 65°F2009: 53°F2010: 65°F2011: 57°F2012: 69°F2013: 68°F2014: 67°F2015: 68°F2016: 69°F2017: 64°F2018: 66°F2019: 72°F2020: 63°F2021: 69°F2022: 63°F2023: 65°F2024: 69°F2025: 71°F68° forecast189318942025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1468°F
Coldest this date since2023
This-date record48°F
This-date rank#82 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°F1906-25°F1994
Feb76°F2017-28°F1899
Mar87°F1910-7°F1980
Apr90°F189915°F1972
May98°F191126°F1963
Jun102°F194440°F1913
Jul108°F190144°F1972
Aug103°F191840°F1910
Sep102°F189930°F1899
Oct94°F201918°F1895
Nov80°F2020-2°F1958
Dec72°F1982-20°F1989
All-time108°F1901-28°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Dayton so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 65°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise4:19 AM
Sunset7:06 PM
Solar noon11:42 AM
Daylight14h 46m · losing 8 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 Jul 14 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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