This October was Greater Cincinnati's warmest in nearly 80 years, NWS data indicates

This October was Greater Cincinnati's warmest in nearly 80 years, NWS data indicates Advertisement Updated: 5:26 PM EST Nov 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Kurt Knue This October was Greater Cincinnati's warmest in nearly 80 years, NWS data indicates Updated: 5:26 PM EST Nov 7, 2026 Editorial Standards ⓘ Kurt Knue CINCINNATI — New data from the National Weather Service indicates that this October was the warmest in Greater Cincinnati in nearly eight decades. According to the data compiled by the NWS, October reached an average daily temperature of 62.1 degrees. This marked the warmest October observed in Cincinnati since 1947, when temperatures reached an average of 63.6 degrees. Advertisement As a result, temperatures throughout October often proved to feel like a continuation of summer for many Greater Cincinnati residents, with daily highs stretching into the 80s for much of the first half of the month. The peak of this heat wave would eventually present itself on Oct. 13, when the daily high reached 89 degrees. Shortly afterwards, daily temperatures began to rapidly drop off during the second half of the month. However, daily highs still managed to regularly stay in the 70s up until Halloween. And only on one day throughout the month did the daily high dip down into the 50s. These hotter-than-usual temperatures come as an array of other extreme weather events have rocked the Greater Cincinnati region since the beginning of the year. This includes atypically heavy snowfall that was seen in the winter and unusually large amounts of rainfall in the summer. Now, the October data confirms that fall is off to an atypically warm start in Greater Cincinnati, with early November temperatures also remaining above the recent average temperatures typically seen throughout the first week of the month. The data has been compiled by the National Weather Service since 1872, with data for the city of Cincinnati monitored at the NWS's station at CVG Airport. Scientists say that climate change is partly to blame for this greater degree of variance in observed weather patterns, including by introducing higher daily temperatures and greater levels of annual precipitation to the Midwest. Make WLWT a preferred source on Google Add Preferred Source Share Infinite Scroll Enabled Top Picks High school band member stunned as 'Thunderstruck' performance goes viral Defense attorney for man convicted in Tupac murder trial found dead in Las Vegas Watch: Giant pandas make much-anticipated debut at Zoo Atlanta 19-year-old to become one of Massachusetts' youngest representatives in state history