39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
92°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2012
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dayton.
This Day in History
Every year's high 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 hottest on record.
Ranks
#9 / 132
warmest Sep 1 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
97°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
59°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 92°F — 9th warmest Sep 1 of 132 years · record 97°F (1953) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#10 / 132
warmest Sep 2 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
99°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
60°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 92°F — 10th warmest Sep 2 of 132 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#15 / 132
warmest Sep 3 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
97°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 3 ever
55°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 91°F — 15th warmest Sep 3 of 132 years · record 97°F (1913) · warmest since 2018.
Ranks
#20 / 132
warmest Sep 4 in 132 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
95°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
64°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 89°F — 20th warmest Sep 4 of 132 years · record 95°F (1925) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#46 / 133
warmest Sep 5 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
102°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 5 ever
62°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 86°F — 46th warmest Sep 5 of 133 years · record 102°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#62 / 133
warmest Sep 6 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 83°F — 62nd warmest Sep 6 of 133 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#54 / 133
warmest Sep 7 in 133 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
99°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 7 ever
61°F
set in 2011
Forecast high 83°F — 54th warmest Sep 7 of 133 years · record 99°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
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
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
19 days
record run, ended Jul 31 1901
So far in 2026
9 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Dayton's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 82°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.