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Cincinnati, OH

39.044°N, 84.672°W · station CVGthr · 155 years of record
72°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Cincinnati.
54°SAT10/1761°SUN10/1865°MON10/1968°TUE10/2070°WED10/2171°THU10/2272°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high 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 hottest on record.

Ranks

#31 / 154
warmest Oct 23 in 154 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

85°F
set in 1947

Coolest Oct 23 ever

40°F
set in 2006
Forecast high 72°F — 31st warmest Oct 23 of 154 years · record 85°F (1947) · warmest since 2024.
1872: 64°F1873: 66°F1874: 69°F1875: 69°F1876: 69°F1877: 67°F1878: 60°F1879: 58°F1880: 54°F1881: 62°F1882: 60°F1883: 55°F1884: 70°F1885: 53°F1886: 73°F1887: 67°F1888: 51°F1889: 51°F1890: 55°F1891: 55°F1892: 57°F1893: 70°F1894: 79°F1895: 54°F1896: 69°F1897: 66°F1898: 56°F1899: 77°F1900: 77°F1901: 81°F1902: 75°F1903: 51°F1904: 49°F1905: 64°F1906: 66°F1907: 66°F1908: 73°F1909: 53°F1910: 62°F1911: 57°F1912: 67°F1913: 60°F1914: 75°F1915: 73°F1916: 53°F1917: 45°F1918: 73°F1919: 67°F1920: 82°F1921: 72°F1922: 62°F1923: 53°F1924: 52°F1925: 55°F1926: 60°F1927: 80°F1928: 73°F1929: 42°F1930: 47°F1931: 79°F1932: 70°F1933: 55°F1934: 67°F1935: 60°F1936: 67°F1937: 46°F1938: 61°F1939: 70°F1940: 71°F1941: 68°F1942: 54°F1943: 64°F1944: 58°F1945: 48°F1946: 76°F1947: 85°F1948: 55°F1949: 66°F1950: 61°F1951: 76°F1952: 61°F1953: 79°F1954: 72°F1955: 78°F1956: 64°F1957: 65°F1958: 68°F1959: 65°F1960: 63°F1961: 71°F1962: 51°F1963: 81°F1964: 61°F1965: 54°F1966: 61°F1967: 74°F1968: 72°F1969: 45°F1970: 70°F1971: 68°F1972: 69°F1973: 72°F1974: 71°F1975: 77°F1976: 47°F1977: 69°F1978: 64°F1979: 53°F1980: 62°F1981: 50°F1982: 55°F1983: 60°F1984: 55°F1985: 71°F1986: 64°F1987: 66°F1988: 54°F1989: 70°F1990: 59°F1991: 69°F1992: 69°F1993: 65°F1994: 67°F1995: 72°F1996: 72°F1997: 51°F1998: 60°F1999: 48°F2000: 74°F2001: 76°F2002: 57°F2003: 56°F2004: 57°F2005: 49°F2006: 40°F2007: 66°F2008: 56°F2009: 68°F2010: 76°F2011: 63°F2012: 74°F2013: 47°F2014: 61°F2015: 76°F2016: 58°F2017: 67°F2018: 63°F2019: 66°F2020: 81°F2021: 59°F2022: 77°F2023: 66°F2024: 79°F2025: 57°F72° forecast40455055606570758085188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2372°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record85°F
This-date rank#31 of 154
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break—
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 Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

5 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

17 days
record run, ended Jul 30 1901

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Cincinnati's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 63°F · forecast is +9° 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

Sunrise5:49 AM
Sunset4:59 PM
Solar noon11:24 AM
Daylight11h 10m · 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Cincinnati — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
26 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 64th most in 155 years. Normal for this point: 25. Record: 64 in 1936.

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