Local

Dayton breaks 54-year-old daily rainfall record

Dayton breaks 54-year-old daily rainfall record FILE PHOTO (Marshall Gorby/Staff)

DAYTON — The National Weather Service (NWS) said a record amount of rain fell in Dayton on Tuesday.

[DOWNLOAD: Free WHIO-TV News app for alerts as news breaks]

Storm Center 7 continues to TRACK our next chance for rain. Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz has the latest TIMING this morning on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. until 7 a.m.

TRENDING STORIES:

A new record of 1.16 inches was recorded for May 6, 2025, according to NWS.

It broke the previous record of 0.91 inches of rain set in 1971.

Rain fell on Tuesday morning before moving out of the area. We saw drier conditions on Tuesday afternoon.

Storm Center 7 will continue to update conditions.

[SIGN UP: WHIO-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]

0