Akron, OH

Ohio · Records since 1887–2026

☁️ 53°F Feels like 49°
Currently in Akron
As of 10:15 PM EDT

Records for September 26

🔥 Record High

92°F

September 26, 2017

+20° from 72° normal

❄ Record Low

34°F

September 26, 1928

-17° from 51° normal
🌞 Normal high: 72°F 🌑 Normal low: 51°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Akron

🔥
104°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 6, 1918
❄
-25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 19, 1994
🌧
5.96"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 7, 1943
☃
19.7"
Most Snow in One Day
Apr 4, 1987

First & Last Dates — Akron

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
212 days
Longest growing season
2019
119 days
Shortest growing season
1956
177 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — September 26

# Temp Date
🏆 92°F September 26, 2017
2 89°F September 26, 1900
3 87°F September 26, 1998
4 87°F September 26, 1923
5 87°F September 26, 1908
6 86°F September 26, 1986
7 86°F September 26, 1920
8 85°F September 26, 1930
9 84°F September 26, 1999
10 84°F September 26, 1959

Top 5 Record Lows — September 26

# Temp Date
🥶 34°F September 26, 1928
2 35°F September 26, 1887
3 36°F September 26, 1966
4 36°F September 26, 1947
5 36°F September 26, 1940
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 1887–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Akron

threshold: 90°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.1
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
95°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
8
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1887–2026
9
2026 so far
12
Avg/year 1970–2025
16
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
36
Most in a year (1931)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Akron

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 8, 1936 – Jul 18, 1936 11 102°F (Jul 14) 96°F 67°F
2 Aug 26, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 10 99°F (Sep 2) 96°F 66°F
3 Jul 2, 2020 – Jul 10, 2020 9 94°F (Jul 6) 93°F 67°F
4 Jun 18, 1923 – Jun 25, 1923 8 96°F (Jun 21) 93°F 67°F
5 Aug 9, 1944 – Aug 16, 1944 8 96°F (Aug 11) 94°F 67°F
6 Jul 16, 1991 – Jul 23, 1991 8 96°F (Jul 20) 93°F 67°F
7 Jul 4, 1988 – Jul 10, 1988 7 100°F (Jul 7) 96°F 67°F
8 Jul 24, 1941 – Jul 30, 1941 7 98°F (Jul 27) 95°F 70°F
9 Jul 16, 1901 – Jul 22, 1901 7 97°F (Jul 21) 93°F 67°F
10 Jul 2, 1921 – Jul 8, 1921 7 97°F (Jul 4) 95°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

48
2026 total
above-normal nights
39.8
Avg / summer
1970–2020
62
Most in a summer
2021

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1896–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1896, annual totals have trended +0.63" per decade, about +8.1" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

This Year — 2026

How Akron is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

111 of 267 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

32.16"
2026 YTD
Normal: 31.58"
+0.58"
4.68"
September so far
September normal: 3.50"
+1.18"
4
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Akron is 0.58" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Sep 1 – Sep 25, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 25 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
69.0°F
Average temperature
17th-warmest of 139
+3.4°
vs. average
Normal: 65.5°F (1991–2020)

Average Temperature by Year — Sep 1 – Sep 25

1887–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year — Sep 1 – Sep 25

1896–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Warmest Sep 1 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1931 72.9°F
2 2018 71.9°F
3 1961 71.2°F
4 2019 70.9°F
5 2016 70.7°F
6 1921 70.6°F
7 1930 70.4°F
8 1978 70.1°F
9 2015 70.0°F
10 1970 69.9°F

Coolest Sep 1 – Sep 25 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1918 58.7°F
2 1949 58.9°F
3 1956 59.2°F
4 1975 59.3°F
5 1924 59.6°F
6 1917 60.1°F
7 1974 60.2°F
8 1888 60.6°F
9 1976 60.8°F
10 1995 60.9°F
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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