Record Hottest and Coldest Weather Temperatures Ever Recorded in Dayton, Ohio

Weather temperatures have been officially kept in Dayton, Ohio since 1893. These are the all-time record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Dayton since 1893.

Located in the Miami Valley in southwest Ohio, the city of Dayton has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the Buckeye State. This is born out by the differences between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Dayton, compared to the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures recorded in Ohio.

The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Dayton is 136 degrees. The difference between the all-time hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in the state of Ohio is 152 degrees; a difference of 16 degrees.

Record Hottest and Coldest Temperatures Ever Recorded in Dayton, Ohio

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

The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the city of Dayton is 108 degrees, which occurred July 22, 1901.

Days when the temperature reaches or exceeds 100 degrees are not overly common in Dayton, as the city has had many summers without ever cracking the century mark since 1893. Dayton only averages 16 days a year when the temperature climbs to 90 degrees or above.

I have been to Dayton a few times, and it's a pretty big city with some great visitor attractions. Almost 850,000 people live in the greater Dayton metro area. The Wright brothers were from Dayton, and the National Museum of the United States Air Force is located nearby at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

The museum is free and is open to the public, and inside is the National Aviation Hall of Fame, as well as all kinds of aircrafts and missiles on display. Over one million people a year visit the museum. Other great attractions in Dayton include America's Packard Museum and the Dayton Art Institute.

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

• Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ohio is 113 Degrees 

The all-time record hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio is 113 degrees, which occurred on July 21, 1934, near Gallipolis, which is located about 140 miles southeast of Dayton.

The difference between the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in Dayton (108) and the all-time hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (111) is five degrees. Not a big statistical difference.

All-time Record Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Dayton is -28 Degrees

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Dayton is -28 degrees, which occurred on February 13, 1899, during the Great Blizzard of 1899 when a huge storm brought record cold temperatures to many places in the United states

Dayton can get pretty cold in the winter, as the city averages around five days a year of below zero weather, and Dayton has had nine days since 1893 when the temperature dropped to -20 degrees or below. Dayton averages 115 days a year when the temperature drops below the freezing mark.

• Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Ohio is -39 Degrees 

The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in the state of Ohio is -39 degrees, which occurred on February 10, 1899, in Milligan, which is located about 130 miles east of Dayton.

The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Dayton (-28) and the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Ohio (-39) is 11 degrees. A pretty big statistical difference.

Overall, the city of Dayton has a slightly milder climate than the extremes found in the Buckeye State of Ohio.