Home Opener one of coldest for Dayton Dragons

Dayton Dragons fans braved the cold wearing winter coats, with some snuggled under blankets for Saturday’s Home Opener.

The 40-degree first-pitch temperature was among the lowest for Opening Day in the last decade at Fifth Third Field, and temperatures were expected to drop through the night as the Dragons took on the Bowling Green Hot Rods.

Opening day at Fifth Third Field! One of the colder opening day games in recent history pic.twitter.com/9UotqdBEAh
— Sean Cudahy (@SCudahyWHIO) April 7, 2018

It’s unseasonably cool with temperatures nearly 20 degrees below normal for early April, according to Storm Center 7 meteorologists.

Following are game time Opening Day temperatures as reported by the Dragons, with a 10-year average of 55.1 degrees:

43 degrees: April 6, 2017 vs. Lake Country
37 degrees: April 9, 2016 vs. Bowling Green
72 degrees: April 12, 2015 vs. South Bend
60 degrees: April 3, 2014 vs. West Michigan
46 degrees: April 12, 2013 vs. Great Lakes
51 degrees: April 5, 2012 vs. West Michigan
59 degrees: April 7, 2011 vs. Bowling Green
50 degrees: April 8, 2010 vs. Lansing
61 degrees: April 9, 2009 vs. Great Lakes
72 degrees: April 7, 2008 vs. Fort Wayne

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