Warm temperatures set records set across area

Today, the scene looks a lot dryer with Buck Creek confined to its shores. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Today, the scene looks a lot dryer with Buck Creek confined to its shores. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Records were set for the day all across southwest Ohio as high temperatures climbed into the mid- to upper 60s on Monday.

In Dayton, the National Weather Service said that highs reached 66 degrees, breaking a record set back in 1927 and 2020 of 62 degrees.

Cincinnati reached up to 70 degrees, the NWS said, breaking a 142-year-old record of 66 degrees, set in 1883.

In Columbus, highs were around 65 degrees, breaking a record set in 1890 and 2020 of 63 degrees.

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