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Akron, OH

40.918°N, 81.443°W · station CAKthr · 140 years of record
91°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Akron.
88°TUE9/191°WED9/286°THU9/384°FRI9/480°SAT9/579°SUN9/679°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#13 / 138
warmest Sep 2 in 138 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

99°F
set in 1953

Coolest Sep 2 ever

60°F
set in 1888
Forecast high 91°F — 13th warmest Sep 2 of 138 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2018.
1887: 78°F1888: 60°F1889: 87°F1890: 79°F1891: 80°F1892: 63°F1893: 66°F1894: 91°F1895: 74°F1896: 70°F1897: 74°F1898: 93°F1899: 87°F1900: 88°F1901: 74°F1902: 75°F1903: 76°F1905: 72°F1906: 80°F1907: 84°F1908: 89°F1909: 73°F1910: 81°F1911: 86°F1912: 92°F1913: 93°F1914: 82°F1915: 80°F1916: 80°F1917: 84°F1918: 83°F1919: 71°F1920: 74°F1921: 90°F1922: 81°F1923: 85°F1924: 82°F1925: 86°F1926: 71°F1927: 81°F1928: 81°F1929: 90°F1930: 87°F1931: 69°F1932: 94°F1933: 86°F1934: 82°F1935: 71°F1936: 83°F1937: 92°F1938: 71°F1939: 87°F1940: 72°F1941: 80°F1942: 87°F1943: 82°F1944: 80°F1945: 74°F1946: 70°F1947: 78°F1948: 74°F1949: 74°F1950: 73°F1951: 69°F1952: 87°F1953: 99°F1954: 77°F1955: 74°F1956: 80°F1957: 91°F1958: 73°F1959: 78°F1960: 89°F1961: 87°F1962: 80°F1963: 77°F1964: 70°F1965: 72°F1966: 87°F1967: 74°F1968: 72°F1969: 80°F1970: 80°F1971: 82°F1972: 83°F1973: 92°F1974: 71°F1975: 76°F1976: 71°F1977: 83°F1978: 80°F1979: 77°F1980: 88°F1981: 81°F1982: 75°F1983: 82°F1984: 73°F1985: 82°F1986: 81°F1987: 66°F1988: 79°F1989: 74°F1990: 84°F1991: 85°F1992: 73°F1993: 88°F1994: 68°F1995: 75°F1996: 82°F1997: 84°F1998: 73°F1999: 86°F2000: 86°F2001: 73°F2002: 87°F2003: 69°F2004: 79°F2005: 81°F2006: 61°F2007: 81°F2008: 85°F2009: 75°F2010: 92°F2011: 93°F2012: 86°F2013: 82°F2014: 79°F2015: 90°F2016: 76°F2017: 63°F2018: 91°F2019: 81°F2020: 84°F2021: 77°F2022: 87°F2023: 82°F2024: 84°F2025: 79°F91° forecast606570758085909510018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 291°F
Hottest this date since2018
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#13 of 138
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record104°F (1918)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Akron in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan73°FJan 23, 1906-25°FJan 19, 1994
Feb76°FFeb 24, 2017-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar83°FMar 22, 2012-6°FMar 12, 1948
Apr89°FApr 26, 191510°FApr 1, 1964
May94°FMay 31, 189524°FMay 10, 1966
Jun100°FJun 26, 195232°FJun 11, 1972
Jul102°FJul 14, 193641°FJul 4, 1904
Aug104°FAug 6, 191839°FAug 31, 1915
Sep99°FSep 2, 195329°FSep 29, 1942
Oct91°FOct 1, 201920°FOct 20, 1952
Nov80°FNov 3, 1961-1°FNov 30, 1958
Dec76°FDec 3, 1982-16°FDec 22, 1989
All-time104°FAug 6, 1918-25°FJan 19, 1994

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

2 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

88°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 28, 1913

Coldest high ever

-8°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 20, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan59°FJan 25, 1950-8°FJan 20, 1985
Feb61°FFeb 20, 2018-6°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar61°FMar 28, 190711°FMar 3, 1943
Apr67°FApr 25, 192524°FApr 13, 1950
May73°FMay 31, 201839°FMay 8, 1947
Jun88°FJun 28, 191349°FJun 3, 1956
Jul78°FJul 10, 189758°FJul 5, 1972
Aug80°FAug 9, 193159°FAug 31, 1911
Sep75°FSep 22, 193145°FSep 30, 1899
Oct70°FOct 5, 191931°FOct 30, 1917
Nov62°FNov 5, 201514°FNov 29, 1929
Dec60°FDec 3, 1982-1°FDec 9, 1917
All-time88°FJun 28, 1913-8°FJan 20, 1985

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

11 days
record run, ended Jul 18 1936

So far in 2026

7 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Akron's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 80°F · forecast is +11° vs normal.
Jan: 34°FJan: 20°FFeb: 37°FFeb: 21°FMar: 47°FMar: 29°FApr: 60°FApr: 39°FMay: 71°FMay: 50°FJun: 79°FJun: 59°FJul: 83°FJul: 63°FAug: 82°FAug: 61°FSep: 75°FSep: 54°FOct: 62°FOct: 44°FNov: 50°FNov: 34°FDec: 39°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Solar noon12:25 PM
Daylight13h 06m · losing 18 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

40.92°N, 81.44°W

Nearby Stations

New Philadelphia, OH30 mi SCleveland, OH39 mi NWYoungstown, OH46 mi NEMansfield, OH56 mi WWheeling, WV66 mi SEPittsburgh, PA70 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Akron's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Akron, OH — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's high at Akron, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Akron, OH daily high heat map 1887–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Akron — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 79th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 10. Record: 30 in 1988.

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