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

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Cleveland, Ohio since 1871. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cleveland since 1871.

Due to its location on the shores of Lake Erie, Cleveland has a milder climate than the extremes that can be found in the state of Ohio. This is shown by the difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cleveland, compared to the difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Ohio.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Cleveland is 124 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Ohio is 152 degrees; a difference of 28 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Cleveland, Ohio

All-time Record Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Cleveland is 104 Degrees

The hottest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Cleveland is 104 degrees, which occurred on June 25, 1988.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are pretty rare in Cleveland, as the cooling breezes off of Lake Erie tend to keep the city cool. Since 1871, there have only been about a dozen days when the temperature reached 100 degrees in the city.

As a bit of weather trivia some might find hard to believe, the record hottest temperature in Cleveland of 104 degrees is exactly four degrees hotter than the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Miami, Florida. Cleveland is some 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 located along the Ohio River in southern Ohio, some 240 miles south of Cleveland.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland (104) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (113) is nine degrees. A pretty large statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Cleveland is -20 Degrees

The coldest temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Cleveland is -20 degrees, which occurred on January 19, 1994. Below zero temperature days are not rare in Cleveland, as the city averages three such days per year.

Since 1871, Cleveland has had over 10 days when the temperature dropped to -16 degrees or colder. So it can get pretty cold along the shores of Lake Erie in the winter.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ohio is -39 Degrees 

The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio is -39 degrees, which occurred on February 10, 1899, in Milligan. The small town of Milligan is located about 150 miles south of Cleveland.

Ohio's record coldest temperature was set during the Great Blizzard of 1899, which was accompanied by a tremendous cold snap that reached all the way down into Florida. The only below zero temperature reading in Florida history took place during the blizzard, when it reached -2 in Tallahassee.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Cleveland (-20) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (-39) is 19 degrees. A very large difference, and even though it can get pretty cold in Cleveland, it has gotten much colder in other parts of Ohio.

Overall, due to its location along the shores of Lake Erie, the city of Cleveland tends to have milder temperature readings than the extremes that can be found in the state of Ohio.