Ohio · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Dayton, OH

39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
94°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dayton.
88°MON7/1391°TUE7/1494°WED7/1593°THU7/1690°FRI7/1789°SAT7/1886°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#8 / 133
warmest Jul 15 in 133 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

69°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Dayton. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
69881061893: 96°F1894: 90°F1895: 92°F1896: 90°F1897: 86°F1898: 94°F1899: 86°F1900: 98°F1901: 94°F1902: 91°F1903: 78°F1904: 88°F1905: 95°F1906: 85°F1907: 87°F1908: 93°F1909: 87°F1910: 87°F1911: 88°F1912: 92°F1913: 88°F1914: 83°F1915: 92°F1916: 92°F1917: 81°F1918: 86°F1919: 83°F1920: 85°F1921: 89°F1922: 88°F1923: 92°F1924: 78°F1925: 91°F1926: 80°F1927: 82°F1928: 77°F1929: 79°F1930: 78°F1931: 94°F1932: 96°F1933: 86°F1934: 96°F1935: 86°F1936: 106°F1937: 90°F1938: 81°F1939: 78°F1940: 80°F1941: 89°F1942: 84°F1943: 90°F1944: 86°F1945: 69°F1946: 78°F1947: 78°F1948: 84°F1949: 85°F1950: 82°F1951: 87°F1952: 90°F1953: 89°F1954: 81°F1955: 81°F1956: 80°F1957: 87°F1958: 86°F1959: 88°F1960: 75°F1961: 75°F1962: 78°F1963: 83°F1964: 75°F1965: 87°F1966: 83°F1967: 74°F1968: 89°F1969: 88°F1970: 89°F1971: 82°F1972: 92°F1973: 84°F1974: 90°F1975: 83°F1976: 94°F1977: 98°F1978: 84°F1979: 87°F1980: 91°F1981: 78°F1982: 88°F1983: 92°F1984: 89°F1985: 83°F1986: 87°F1987: 73°F1988: 92°F1989: 81°F1990: 73°F1991: 85°F1992: 90°F1993: 77°F1994: 85°F1995: 94°F1996: 89°F1997: 84°F1998: 78°F1999: 87°F2000: 85°F2001: 84°F2002: 89°F2003: 79°F2004: 80°F2005: 83°F2006: 90°F2007: 84°F2008: 79°F2009: 82°F2010: 89°F2011: 86°F2012: 89°F2013: 91°F2014: 73°F2015: 78°F2016: 82°F2017: 80°F2018: 90°F2019: 91°F2020: 86°F2021: 89°F2022: 86°F2023: 80°F2024: 89°F2025: 87°F94° forecast189319362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1594°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#8 of 133
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1901)
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

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

7 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: 85°F · forecast is +9° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Dayton — counted through Jul 15 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 58th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 27 in 1934.

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