Dayton sets record, ties another after spring-like temperatures

FILE PHOTO: A lone walker hikes along the Great Miami River Wednesday afternoon Dec. 27, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

Credit: JIM NOELKER

Credit: JIM NOELKER

FILE PHOTO: A lone walker hikes along the Great Miami River Wednesday afternoon Dec. 27, 2023. JIM NOELKER/STAFF

An unseasonably warm Wednesday broke one weather record and tied another in Dayton.

Dayton’s high temperature was 66 degrees, tying the previous record high set in 2017, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington.

The low temperature — 50 degrees — is the highest low temperature reported in Dayton for Feb. 18. The previous record was 49 degrees set in 1981.

While the Miami Valley region has been enjoying unseasonably high temperatures, colder weather will return next week.

Highs will be in the low 30s on Sunday and Monday, according to the NWS. Temperatures will be in the mid-30s Tuesday before returning to the 40s and 50s for the rest of the week.

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