Here in Ohio, our summers commonly feature highs in the 90s and sometimes even 100s.

Now that we're in the home stretch of summer, we can certainly start to ask ourselves if we've made it through the most intense heat of 2021. 

Well, we're close, but we're not out of the woods in regards to the possibility of intense heat.

Although we are technically over the hump where our average highs and lows have peaked and are slowly falling, temperatures still come down slowly this time of year.

Our hottest average highs of the year for five major Ohio cities typically occur in mid-July.

Cincinnati is about a week behind the others, but what we can gather from this is that while there will still be some uncomfortably hot days, we are starting to trend a bit cooler.

However, not by much. By the end of August, our averages only come down by about three degrees from their peak average highs in July.

On average, our last 90-degree day hits near the end of August for Cleveland, Columbus and Toledo. In Cincinnati and Dayton, it's right around Labor Day.

You cannot look at the average as a forecast, and there have been 90s much later in the season.

So, if you're looking for a time frame when we're more assuredly out of the realm of forecasting 90s, you may have to wait until October. 

Yes, it's possible that you may have pumpkins on the front porch while you're spending time in the pool in the back.