Zanesville, OH

Ohio · Records since 1895–2026

☁️ 78°F Feels like 82°
Currently in Zanesville
As of 8:00 PM EDT

Records for July 28

🔥 Record High

102°F

July 28, 1930

+17° from 85° normal

❄ Record Low

45°F

July 28, 1962

-19° from 64° normal
🌞 Normal high: 85°F 🌑 Normal low: 64°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Zanesville

🔥
106°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 14, 1936
-25°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 19, 1994
🌧
6.48"
Wettest Day Ever
Jul 14, 1913
16.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Apr 4, 1987

Top 10 Record Highs — July 28

# Temp Date
🏆 102°F July 28, 1930
2 98°F July 28, 1941
3 98°F July 28, 1940
4 97°F July 28, 1901
5 95°F July 28, 1952
6 95°F July 28, 1902
7 94°F July 28, 1993
8 94°F July 28, 1939
9 93°F July 28, 2024
10 93°F July 28, 1964

Top 5 Record Lows — July 28

# Temp Date
🥶 45°F July 28, 1962
2 50°F July 28, 1971
3 50°F July 28, 1937
4 51°F July 28, 1977
5 51°F July 28, 1925
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 1895–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Zanesville

threshold: 91°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
96°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
11
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

99 of 207 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1895–2026
8
2026 so far
19
Avg/year 1970–2025
16
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
72
Most in a year (1936)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Zanesville

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 24, 1934 – Jul 7, 1934 14 101°F (Jun 29) 96°F 69°F
2 Jul 18, 1940 – Jul 31, 1940 14 101°F (Jul 30) 96°F 68°F
3 Jul 17, 1930 – Jul 29, 1930 13 104°F (Jul 20) 98°F 69°F
4 Jul 7, 1936 – Jul 18, 1936 12 106°F (Jul 14) 99°F 64°F
5 Sep 5, 1897 – Sep 16, 1897 12 99°F (Sep 15) 95°F 61°F
6 Jul 18, 1934 – Jul 28, 1934 11 106°F (Jul 25) 99°F 71°F
7 Aug 25, 1953 – Sep 4, 1953 11 102°F (Sep 3) 97°F 60°F
8 Aug 9, 1988 – Aug 18, 1988 10 98°F (Aug 17) 93°F 68°F
9 Jul 24, 1941 – Aug 1, 1941 9 101°F (Jul 27) 96°F 68°F
10 Jul 3, 1897 – Jul 10, 1897 8 101°F (Jul 4) 98°F 70°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

32
2026 so far
above-normal nights
43.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
69
Most in a summer
1995

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

24.25"
2026 YTD
Normal: 23.50"
+0.75"
3.79"
July so far
July normal: 3.73"
+0.06"
7.36"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 11.22"
-3.86"
5
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")