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Dayton breaks 94-year-old daily rainfall record

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DAYTON — A record amount of rain fell in Dayton on Tuesday.

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A new record of 2.45 inches was recorded for October 7, 2025, at Dayton International Airport, according to the National Weather Service (NWS).

As previously reported by News Center 7, the old record of 1.72 inches was set back in 1931.

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Storm Center 7 Meteorologist Britley Ritz says we will see overcast skies during the overnight hours, but clearing is expected early this morning.

The coldest air of the season moves in later this week.

Thursday and Friday mornings will have lows near 40 degrees in Dayton. Some patchy frost may even be possible across our northern communities on Friday morning, with lows there in the upper 30s.

These temperatures will be the coldest temperatures we’ve felt since late May.

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