All-time Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Cincinnati, Ohio since 1872. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cincinnati since 1872.

Located in southwestern Ohio along the Ohio River, the city of Cincinnati tends to have a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Ohio. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cincinnati, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in the state of Ohio.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cincinnati is 133 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Ohio is 152 degrees; a difference of 19 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Cincinnati, Ohio

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Cincinnati is 108 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Cincinnati is 108 degrees, which has occurred on two different dates. The two dates were July 21, 1934 and July 22, 1934. Cincinnati had a very hot summer in 1934, as it was also 107 degrees on July 25th, 106 degrees on July 24th, and 105 degrees on July 20th.

Despite the hot summer in 1934, days when the weather temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not all that common in Cincinnati. The city has many summers without 100 degree weather temperature days.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Cincinnati of 108 degrees is exactly eight degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Cincinnati is roughly 1,200 miles north of Miami.

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ohio is 113 Degrees

The all-time record hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio is 113 degrees, which occurred on July 21, 1934, near Gallipolis. The small city of Gallipolis is also located along the Ohio River, but it is roughly 150 miles east of Cincinnati. Both Cincinnati and Gallipolis recorded their record hottest temperature on the same date in 1934.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Cincinnati (108) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (113) is five degrees. Not a large difference, but still a statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Cincinnati is -25 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Cincinnati is -25 degrees, which occurred on January 18, 1977.

Below zero weather temperature days are not common in Cincinnati, but when cold snaps occur it can get pretty cold in the city. Since 1872, Cincinnati has had 10 days when the temperature was -19 degrees or colder.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ohio is -39 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Ohio is -39 degrees, which occurred on February 10, 1899, in Milligan during the Great Blizzard of 1899. During the Great Blizzard of 1899, a huge cold snap struck the eastern part of the United States.

The cold snap extended into Florida, with the Sunshine State experiencing the only below zero temperature reading in its history during the storm. When the Great Blizzard of 1899 hit Ohio, the temperature in Cincinnati dipped to -12 degrees. Milligan is located about 150 miles northeast of Cincinnati.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Cincinnati (-25) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (-39) is 14 degrees. A big statistical difference.

Overall, while it can get pretty hot in the summer and pretty cold in the winter in Cincinnati, the city still has a somewhat milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Ohio.