Unseasonably warm weather breaks records in Dayton 2 days in a row

Dayton breaks temperature record for third time in 8 days
The beautiful fall colors around Carillon Park, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

The beautiful fall colors around Carillon Park, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. MARSHALL GORBY\STAFF

For the second straight day warm weather broke records in Dayton.

Dayton set a record high temperatures for Nov. 5 on Tuesday highs reaching 77 degrees, according to the National Weather Service in Wilmington. It was a degree warmer than the previous record of 76 degrees set in 1977.

Dayton broke another record for highest low temperature as unseasonably warm weather continues this fall.

On Monday, the low temperature was 63, breaking the previous highest low of 58 degrees, which was set in 1935 and tied in 1975 and 1994.

Dayton also tied the record high temperature for Nov. 4. The high reached 76 degrees, matching the warmest high temperature set in 1975 and tied in 2003.

It’s the third time the city has set a record for the warmest low temperature in eight days.

Last Tuesday, lows reached 62 degrees, a degree warmer than the previous high low of 61 degrees. The record for Oct. 29 was previously set in 1946 and tied in 2004, according to the NWS.

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