Akron Weather Records (USC00330061)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Akron (USC00330061), Ohio, United States, with 31 years of record.

Key Facts for Akron

Akron (USC00330061) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 41.08 latitude and -81.52 longitude, 329 m (1,080 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1970 to 2000, 31 years of record.
1,464 records set at Akron still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ohio, United States, 41.08 latitude, -81.52 longitude.
Elevation: 329 m (1,080 ft).
Period of record: 1970 to 2000, 31 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Akron. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Akron, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	18.3 C (64.9 F)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	21.1 C (70.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.2 C (1.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.3 C (100.9 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.1 C (43.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-1.1 C (30.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Akron still stand. 1984 holds the most, with 113.

Standing records at Akron by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1970	8
1971	55
1972	61
1973	53
1974	21
1975	42
1976	73
1977	45
1978	47
1979	71
1980	35
1981	35
1982	14
1983	34
1984	113
1985	43
1986	43
1987	37
1988	87
1989	64
1990	57
1991	75
1992	34
1993	55
1994	38
1995	35
1996	46
1997	39
1998	54
1999	40
2000	10

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 91.4 mm (3.6 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Akron. The most was 91.4 mm (3.6 in) on 14 September 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Akron
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	50.3 mm (2.0 in)	31 January 1989
Feb	45.0 mm (1.8 in)	28 February 1989
Mar	85.9 mm (3.4 in)	31 March 1989
Apr	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	23 April 1996
May	57.2 mm (2.3 in)	3 May 1984
Jun	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	9 June 1981
Jul	74.9 mm (2.9 in)	21 July 1980
Aug	65.8 mm (2.6 in)	25 August 1998
Sep	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	14 September 1979
Oct	55.4 mm (2.2 in)	3 October 1986
Nov	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	14 November 1993
Dec	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	31 December 1988

Period of Record Coverage

1970 to 2000

31 years of record at Akron, 1970 to 2000. 11 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1986 and others.

Days with data per year at Akron
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1970	91	25%	No
1971	361	99%	Yes
1972	352	96%	Yes
1973	334	92%	Yes
1974	257	70%	No
1975	359	98%	Yes
1976	359	98%	Yes
1977	243	67%	No
1978	306	84%	No
1979	325	89%	No
1980	363	99%	Yes
1981	358	98%	Yes
1982	89	24%	No
1983	182	50%	No
1984	360	98%	Yes
1985	363	99%	Yes
1986	314	86%	No
1987	346	95%	Yes
1988	336	92%	Yes
1989	365	100%	Yes
1990	330	90%	Yes
1991	362	99%	Yes
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	365	100%	Yes
1994	361	99%	Yes
1995	310	85%	No
1996	366	100%	Yes
1997	362	99%	Yes
1998	361	99%	Yes
1999	241	66%	No
2000	165	45%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

15 complete years, 1971 to 1998

One stripe for each of 15 complete years at Akron, 1971 to 1998. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 10.5 C (50.9 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1980, at 9.4 C (48.9 F), and the warmest was 1998, at 13.1 C (55.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).

Annual mean temperature at Akron as warming stripes, 1971 to 1998
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1971	10.9 C	+0.35 C
1975	9.8 C	-0.68 C
1976	9.9 C	-0.58 C
1980	9.4 C	-1.15 C
1981	9.8 C	-0.77 C
1984	9.4 C	-1.15 C
1985	9.9 C	-0.64 C
1989	10.3 C	-0.24 C
1991	12.4 C	+1.85 C
1992	10.5 C	-0.03 C
1993	10.9 C	+0.41 C
1994	10.9 C	+0.35 C
1996	10.3 C	-0.26 C
1997	10.4 C	-0.10 C
1998	13.1 C	+2.58 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1970 to 2000

Yearly extremes at Akron: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1988	34.4 C (93.9 F)	31
Coldest night (TNn)	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)	1982	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)	31
Wettest day (Rx1day)	91.4 mm (3.6 in)	1979	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	31
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	171.4 mm (6.7 in)	1979	78.8 mm (3.1 in)	30
Longest dry spell (CDD)	26 days	1993	15 days	30

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Akron, 1970 to 2000. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1988, marked on the chart; the median year is 34.4 C (93.9 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Akron by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1970	24.4 C (75.9 F)
1971	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1977	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1978	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1979	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1980	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1981	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1982	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1983	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1984	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1985	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1986	30.0 C (86.0 F)
1987	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1988	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1989	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1990	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1991	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1992	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1993	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1994	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1995	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1996	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1997	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1998	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1999	36.7 C (98.1 F)
2000	31.7 C (89.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Akron, 1970 to 2000. The record is -30.0 C (-22.0 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -18.9 C (-2.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Akron by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1970	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1971	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1973	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1974	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1978	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1979	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1980	-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1981	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1982	-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1983	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1984	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1985	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1986	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1987	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1988	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1990	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1991	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1993	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1994	-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1995	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1997	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1998	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2000	2.8 C (37.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Akron, 1970 to 2000. The record is 91.4 mm (3.6 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 53.1 mm (2.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Akron by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1970	54.6 mm (2.1 in)
1971	34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1972	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	33.0 mm (1.3 in)
1974	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1975	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1976	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1978	34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1979	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1980	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1981	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1982	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1983	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1984	57.2 mm (2.3 in)
1985	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1986	55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1987	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1988	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1989	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1990	58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1991	53.1 mm (2.1 in)
1992	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1993	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1994	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1995	54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1996	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1997	38.4 mm (1.5 in)
1998	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1999	33.3 mm (1.3 in)
2000	59.4 mm (2.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Akron, 1970 to 2000. The record is 171.4 mm (6.7 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Akron by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1970	93.9 mm (3.7 in)
1971	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
1972	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1973	69.0 mm (2.7 in)
1974	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1975	63.7 mm (2.5 in)
1976	110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1977	49.6 mm (2.0 in)
1978	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979	171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1980	94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1981	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
1982	64.5 mm (2.5 in)
1983	55.6 mm (2.2 in)
1984	61.7 mm (2.4 in)
1985	124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1986	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1987	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1988	n/a
1989	111.0 mm (4.4 in)
1990	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1991	63.3 mm (2.5 in)
1992	87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1993	99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1994	88.4 mm (3.5 in)
1995	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1996	93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1997	66.1 mm (2.6 in)
1998	125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1999	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
2000	65.8 mm (2.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Akron, 1970 to 2000. The record is 26 days in 1993, marked on the chart; the median year is 15 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Akron by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1970	9 days
1971	14 days
1972	12 days
1973	15 days
1974	13 days
1975	19 days
1976	19 days
1977	19 days
1978	17 days
1979	17 days
1980	17 days
1981	14 days
1982	8 days
1983	14 days
1984	14 days
1985	15 days
1986	21 days
1987	18 days
1988	n/a
1989	10 days
1990	15 days
1991	13 days
1992	18 days
1993	26 days
1994	14 days
1995	25 days
1996	13 days
1997	18 days
1998	18 days
1999	25 days
2000	9 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).