Athens, OH

Ohio · Records since 1893–2020

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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

98°F

August 11, 1988

+16° from 82° normal

❄ Record Low

47°F

August 11, 1989

-15° from 62° normal
🌞 Normal high: 82°F 🌑 Normal low: 62°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Athens

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 25, 1934
-28°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 24, 1936
🌧
5.12"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 9, 2004
13.5"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 23, 1966

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 98°F August 11, 1988
2 98°F August 11, 1944
3 95°F August 11, 1949
4 93°F August 11, 1939
5 92°F August 11, 1985
6 92°F August 11, 1947
7 91°F August 11, 2005
8 91°F August 11, 1940
9 90°F August 11, 1941
10 89°F August 11, 2010

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 47°F August 11, 1989
2 52°F August 11, 1999
3 52°F August 11, 1991
4 52°F August 11, 1990
5 53°F August 11, 1996
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1893–2020. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Athens

threshold: 92°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.5
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
97°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
0
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

0 of 0 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
0
2026 so far
25
Avg/year 1970–2025
7
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
66
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Athens

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 19, 1940 – Jul 31, 1940 13 100°F (Jul 30) 96°F 71°F
2 Aug 8, 1988 – Aug 19, 1988 12 103°F (Aug 18) 98°F 60°F
3 Jul 8, 1936 – Jul 18, 1936 11 103°F (Jul 10) 99°F 66°F
4 Jul 19, 1934 – Jul 27, 1934 9 106°F (Jul 21) 101°F 69°F
5 Jul 24, 1941 – Aug 1, 1941 9 99°F (Jul 27) 95°F 68°F
6 Jul 13, 1931 – Jul 20, 1931 8 101°F (Jul 16) 96°F 67°F
7 Aug 8, 1944 – Aug 15, 1944 8 101°F (Aug 12) 97°F 64°F
8 Jul 27, 1931 – Aug 3, 1931 8 97°F (Jul 29) 95°F 68°F
9 Aug 19, 1936 – Aug 25, 1936 7 104°F (Aug 22) 96°F 69°F
10 Jul 5, 1988 – Jul 11, 1988 7 104°F (Jul 9) 99°F 60°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

0
2026 so far
above-normal nights
30.4
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

26.07"
2026 YTD
Normal: 27.28"
-1.21"
1.35"
August so far
August normal: 3.16"
-1.81"
10.98"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 12.00"
-1.02"
6
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — February 2020

37.0°F

Average temperature · February 2020

384th-warmest month on record

9th-warmest February of 40 on record

+3.8° vs. 33.1° average (1991–2020)
79.4°F
Warmest month ever
July 1934
45.0°F
Warmest February ever
2017
66°F
Hottest of 2020
Feb 4

Average February Temperature by Year

1894–2020 · 2020 highlighted


Warmest Februarys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2017 45.0°F
2 1932 42.4°F
3 1938 42.4°F
4 1949 40.2°F
5 1998 39.3°F
6 1944 38.1°F
7 1939 37.6°F
8 2001 37.4°F
9 2020 37.0°F
10 2000 36.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 July 1934 79.4°F
2 July 1931 78.9°F
3 July 1949 78.5°F
4 June 1934 77.4°F
5 August 1947 77.3°F
6 August 1936 77.2°F
7 July 1936 77.1°F
8 June 1943 76.8°F
9 August 1940 76.7°F
10 July 1999 76.7°F

Nearby Stations — February 2020

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp February Rank
Athens, OH 37.0°F 9th of 40
Parkersburg, WV 36.5°F 36th of 97
Zanesville, OH 34.2°F 42nd of 127
Columbus, OH 33.6°F 54th of 148
Huntington, WV 39.6°F 40th of 129
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 472 complete months on record.