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Toledo

265,638 people, 620 ft above sea level in Lucas County.

620 ftElevation, city center
265,638People, 2024 estimate
80 sq miLand area
Sunny 42°
Sunny now Dew point 34° · WNW 7 mph · high 43°
City of Toledo River Interstate 2 miles
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The Toledo plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Toledo

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 5:00 PM EST
RIGHT NOW Toledo - Toledo Express Airport (KTOL) · 4:52 PM
Sunny
42° Sunny Feels like 38° · high of 43° near 5 PM
WindWNW 7 mphno gusts
Humidity73%rising to 92% by morning
Pressure30.16 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 34° · Dryabout the same for three days
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Clear
Not this weeknone in the forecast for a week
LIKELY AMOUNT—nothing expected
LAST RAINNov. 120.67 in · 2 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Lucas County
NWS Cleveland and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 5:47 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:22 AM5:15 PM ↓
9 h 53 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
16
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 29 to 36°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 52° / 35°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
43° 32°
0% rain — NW 6 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
48° 28°
0% rain — NW 6 B
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 29°
0% rain — WSW 3 A
TUE Nov. 17 Sunny Sunny
55° 31°
0% rain — SSW 3 A
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
57° 36°
0% rain — S 6 A
THU Nov. 19 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
61° 43°
0% rain — SW 8 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 43°
10% rain — SSW 5 B
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Toledo about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Gulf of Alaska three days ago, and over the northern Plains a day ago, about 2,430 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,800 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from British Columbia; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific north of Hawaii. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses and the GFS beyond them, nine paths at each of three heights.

THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO Nov. 13, 2019

The coldest this week has been

6° on Nov. 13, 2019, the coldest reading for this week of the year since 1939. Next is 15° in 1942.

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Source: NOAA RCC-ACIS, the Toledo Executive Airport record since 1939.
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THE GROUND

What Toledo stands on

Toledo’s center stands about 620 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 560 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Tymochtee and Greenfield Formations, Undivided (dolostone), from the Silurian, 428 to 445 million years old.

The section below crosses 7 rock units mapped at the surface.

Toledo, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
600 ft700 ft TOLEDO620 ftHigh point of the line760 ftOttawa Hills610 ftOttawa Riverabout 630 ftMaumee Riverabout 560 ftOregon590 ft ← WReno Beach · E →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Tymochtee and Greenfield Formations, Undivided

Dolostone. Age: Silurian, 428 to 445 million years old. About 14 mi of the line.

Salina Group

Dolostone. Age: Silurian, 422 to 445 million years old. About 6 mi of the line.

Lockport Dolomite

Dolostone. Age: Silurian, 425 to 445 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Traverse Group

Dolostone, shale, limestone. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 0.8 mi of the line.

Dundee Limestone

Limestone. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 0.7 mi of the line.

Detroit River Group

Dolostone. Age: Devonian, 359 to 422 million years old. About 0.7 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale. 1 smaller unit along the line are not listed.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.

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THE WATER

Where Toledo’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Toledo reaches Lake Erie by way of the Ottawa: about 10 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Toledo≈ 10 mi · Lake Erie
FROM THE CENTER OF TOLEDO ≈ 10 mi to Lake Erie and the St. Lawrence Ottawa

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Toledo; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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THE ALMANAC

Toledo’s year

1991–2020 normals · records since 1939 · Toledo Executive Airport, 8 mi south-southeast

Toledo has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. About 32 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

34°20°37°22°47°29°59°40°71°51°81°61°85°65°82°63°76°55°64°45°50°34°38°26° JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 TODAY TOLEDO 32.4 in rain a year
Normal high to low, by month Record high to low, by day Rain by month Freezing
July, average85° / 65°high / low, the warmest month
January, average34° / 20°high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year32.4 inwettest months: May and August
Hottest on record105°FJuly 21, 2011
Coldest on record−16°FJanuary 16, 2009
Wettest day on record5.78 inJune 27, 2015
90° days a year18very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°118and 40 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continentalKöppen Dfa

AROUND THE RING

1Freeze seasonfrom the first fall freeze, about Oct. 23, to the last in spring, about April 23 (median dates)
2Lows below freezingNov. 20 to March 26; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Toledo normally reaches 51° and falls to 34°. The record high is 68°, in 2011; the record low 15°, in 1942. The most rain on this date, 1.17 in, fell in 2011.

MONTH BY MONTH
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Normal high34°37°47°59°71°81°85°82°76°64°50°38°
Normal low20°22°29°40°51°61°65°63°55°45°34°26°
Rain, inches1.791.752.313.263.503.243.243.493.062.362.272.09
Record high71° (1950)74° (2017)86° (2012)89° (1942)96° (2018)103° (2012)105° (2011)101° (1951)100° (1953)92° (1951)80° (2016)70° (1998)
Record low−16° (2009)−11° (2015)−10° (1948)16° (1944)26° (2020)38° (1945)44° (1945)41° (1946)29° (1942)21° (1952)2° (1947)−13° (1944)

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1939 at Toledo Executive Airport, 8 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.

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ON THE NETWORK

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OHIO · LUCAS

Toledo

265,638 people, 620 ft above sea level in Lucas County.

620 ftElevation
265,638People
80 sq miLand
Sunny 42°
SunnyDew point 34°
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Today in Toledo

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy night 43° 0%
8p mostly cloudy night 40° 1%
11p overcast 39° 1%
2a overcast 36° 1%
5a mostly cloudy night 34° 0%
8a mostly cloudy day 35° 1%
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NEXT RAINNone this week
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THIS WEEK, SEVEN YEARS AGO · NOV. 13, 2019

6°, the coldest this week of the year has been since 1939.

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What Toledo stands on

Toledo’s center stands about 620 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 560 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 80 ft: gently rolling country.

Toledo, west to east Toledo620 ftHigh point760 ftOttawa Riverabout 630 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center620 ft
Within 3 miles560 to 640 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (80 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceTymochtee and Greenfield Formations, Undivided
Its ageSilurian, 428 to 445 million years old
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Toledo’s year

Toledo has a hot-summer humid continental climate. Summer afternoons average 85° in July; winter nights fall to about 20° in January. About 32 inches of rain fall in a normal year.

JANFEBMARAPRMAYJUNJULAUGSEPOCTNOVDEC 12 32.4 in
July, average85° / 65° · high / low, the warmest month
January, average34° / 20° · high / low, the coldest month
Rain a year32.4 in · wettest months: May and August
Hottest on record105°F · July 21, 2011
Coldest on record−16°F · January 16, 2009
Wettest day on record5.78 in · June 27, 2015
90° days a year18 · very few reach 100°
Nights at or below 32°118 · and 40 days that stay below freezing
Climate typeHot-summer humid continental · Köppen Dfa
1Freeze season · from the first fall freeze, about Oct. 23, to the last in spring, about April 23 (median dates)
2Lows below freezing · Nov. 20 to March 26; normal lows fall below 32°
NOVEMBER 14 IN THE RECORD

On November 14 Toledo normally reaches 51° and falls to 34°. The record high is 68°, in 2011; the record low 15°, in 1942. The most rain on this date, 1.17 in, fell in 2011.

Normals 1991–2020 and records since 1939 at Toledo Executive Airport, 8 miles south-southeast. NOAA, through RCC-ACIS.
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Where the rain goes

≈ 10 mito Lake Erie and the St. LawrenceOttawa

A raindrop that lands in Toledo reaches Lake Erie by way of the Ottawa: about 10 river miles. From there it moves on through the Great Lakes, over Niagara Falls and down the St. Lawrence to the Atlantic.