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New record set for warm temperatures in Dayton early Friday

Days before the official start of the summer season, many Americans are facing extreme temperatures.
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DAYTON — A record for the warmest temperature was set in Dayton early Friday.

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Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Nick Dunn is TRACKING this unseasonably warm trend. He has the latest TIMING and IMPACTS of showers and storms this morning on News Center 7 Daybreak from 4:25 a.m. until 7 a.m.

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A record high temperature of 62 degrees was set in Dayton just after 2:30 a.m., according to Dunn.

It breaks the old record of 61 degrees set in 1939 and 1946.

Dunn said we could see warmer temperatures throughout the day.

Storm Center 7 will continue to update this story.

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