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Dayton, OH

39.906°N, 84.219°W · station DAYthr · 134 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Dayton.
92°TUE9/192°WED9/291°THU9/389°FRI9/486°SAT9/583°SUN9/683°MON9/7

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.
1893: 84°F1894: 87°F1895: 74°F1896: 77°F1897: 92°F1899: 92°F1900: 94°F1901: 76°F1902: 86°F1903: 76°F1904: 82°F1905: 86°F1906: 84°F1907: 86°F1908: 95°F1909: 83°F1910: 90°F1911: 88°F1912: 90°F1913: 94°F1914: 87°F1915: 78°F1916: 84°F1917: 83°F1918: 78°F1919: 73°F1920: 84°F1921: 88°F1922: 88°F1923: 87°F1924: 94°F1925: 87°F1926: 79°F1927: 83°F1928: 75°F1929: 86°F1930: 88°F1931: 83°F1932: 95°F1933: 80°F1934: 89°F1935: 74°F1936: 79°F1937: 90°F1938: 78°F1939: 87°F1940: 80°F1941: 80°F1942: 83°F1943: 96°F1944: 75°F1945: 87°F1946: 77°F1947: 84°F1948: 79°F1949: 65°F1950: 85°F1951: 85°F1952: 83°F1953: 97°F1954: 76°F1955: 74°F1956: 84°F1957: 92°F1958: 72°F1959: 83°F1960: 88°F1961: 84°F1962: 80°F1963: 78°F1964: 85°F1965: 75°F1966: 89°F1967: 76°F1968: 81°F1969: 89°F1970: 79°F1971: 82°F1972: 89°F1973: 91°F1974: 74°F1975: 79°F1976: 79°F1977: 91°F1978: 76°F1979: 85°F1980: 87°F1981: 79°F1982: 79°F1983: 85°F1984: 79°F1985: 82°F1986: 77°F1987: 76°F1988: 77°F1989: 76°F1990: 85°F1991: 83°F1992: 75°F1993: 70°F1994: 67°F1995: 79°F1996: 83°F1997: 86°F1998: 80°F1999: 87°F2000: 88°F2001: 74°F2002: 86°F2003: 77°F2004: 78°F2005: 82°F2006: 68°F2007: 80°F2008: 86°F2009: 72°F2010: 92°F2011: 96°F2012: 92°F2013: 86°F2014: 86°F2015: 86°F2016: 85°F2017: 59°F2018: 85°F2019: 83°F2020: 84°F2021: 80°F2022: 88°F2023: 83°F2024: 84°F2025: 80°F92° forecast5560657075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 192°F
Hottest this date since2012
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#9 of 132
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°FJan 21, 1906-25°FJan 18, 1994
Feb76°FFeb 24, 2017-28°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar87°FMar 24, 1910-7°FMar 2, 1980
Apr90°FApr 30, 189915°FApr 8, 1972
May98°FMay 28, 191126°FMay 1, 1963
Jun102°FJun 27, 194440°FJun 9, 1913
Jul108°FJul 22, 190144°FJul 6, 1972
Aug103°FAug 5, 191840°FAug 28, 1910
Sep102°FSep 5, 189930°FSep 30, 1899
Oct94°FOct 1, 201918°FOct 30, 1895
Nov80°FNov 8, 2020-2°FNov 30, 1958
Dec72°FDec 2, 1982-20°FDec 22, 1989
All-time108°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan57°FJan 21, 1906-11°FJan 20, 1985
Feb61°FFeb 20, 2018-5°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar66°FMar 30, 199813°FMar 1, 1980
Apr68°FApr 28, 191429°FApr 13, 1950
May73°FMay 30, 199140°FMay 9, 1923
Jun80°FJun 29, 193452°FJun 1, 1910
Jul82°FJul 21, 193465°FJul 9, 1947
Aug79°FAug 6, 191860°FAug 30, 1915
Sep76°FSep 8, 189447°FSep 19, 1918
Oct72°FOct 5, 194132°FOct 30, 1917
Nov64°FNov 17, 195813°FNov 27, 1930
Dec63°FDec 6, 1998-4°FDec 24, 1983
All-time82°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.
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

Sunrise5:04 AM
Sunset6:09 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
9 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 100th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 19. Record: 53 in 1944.

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