Today is anniversary for lowest temp ever recorded in Dayton

DAYTON — Did you know the record lowest temperature for the Dayton area was recorded on this day?

On average, Feb. 13 should have temperatures that range between 23 degrees and 38 degrees.

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This was not the case more than a century ago in 1899: That day, the low was 28 degrees below zero and the high was only 10 degrees.

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Wind chills are not recorded by the National Weather Service, so it’s unknown how cold it actually felt, nor whether there there was any wind that day.

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Here are the 10 lowest temperatures recorded in Dayton since 1893:

1. minus 28 degrees, Feb. 13, 1899
2. minus 25 degrees Jan. 19, 1994
3. minus 25 degrees Jan. 18, 1994
4. minus 24 degrees Jan. 20, 1985
5. minus 22 degrees Feb. 10, 1899
6. minus 21 degrees Jan. 17, 1977
7. minus 21 degrees Feb. 9, 1899
8. minus 20 degrees Dec. 22, 1989
9. minus 20 degrees Jan. 21, 1984
10. minus 19 degrees Jan. 24, 1963