Soaring temperatures break 70+ year old record on hottest day of year so far

MIAMI VALLEY — A Heat Advisory has been issued for Butler, Champaign, Clark, Clinton, Greene, Miami, Montgomery, Preble, and Warren counties, as well as Union and Wayne counties in Indiana until 7 p.m.

It will be hot and humid Friday with a chance of showers and storms.

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Our Storm Center 7 team of meteorologists continues to TRACK these hot temperatures. They have the latest TIMING on when these showers and storms arrive today on News Center 7 at 5.

After another dry and warm morning, we will see partly cloudy skies Friday with highs near 95 degrees.

We’ve hit 97 degrees which is a new record for Dayton. This breaks the old daily record of 96 degrees set in 1898 and 1953. This is now confirmed as the hottest day of the year, according to Storm Center 7 Weather Specialist Nick Dunn.

The Butler County Airport hit 100 degrees today. This is the first 100-degree reading at an airport in the area since 2012. The last time we hit 97 degrees or hotter was July 2012.

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There is a 20 percent chance of showers and storms during the evening, Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz said.

The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) has the Miami Valley under a Marginal Risk for severe weather (Level 1 out of 5).

The main threats are strong winds and heavy rain.

There are more chances for showers and storms on Saturday, but rainfall totals look light, Ritz stated.

We will update this story.

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