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Columbus Weather Records (USC00121747)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus (USC00121747), Indiana, United States, with 134 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus

  • Columbus (USC00121747) is a weather station in Indiana, United States at 39.17 latitude and -85.92 longitude, 186 m (609 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1893 to 2026, 134 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Columbus still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Columbus tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.2 C (90.0 F) on 14 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Indiana, United States, 39.17 latitude, -85.92 longitude.
  • Elevation: 186 m (609 ft).
  • Period of record: 1893 to 2026, 134 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

4 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Columbus, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 4 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Columbus, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan23.9 C (75.0 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)17.8 C (64.0 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
Feb26.1 C (79.0 F)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)21.1 C (70.0 F)-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-21.7 C (-7.1 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)29.4 C (84.9 F)1.1 C (34.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.8 C (27.0 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)1.7 C (35.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)
Jul43.9 C (111.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)4.4 C (39.9 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Sep39.4 C (102.9 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)37.2 C (99.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
Oct36.1 C (97.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)6.1 C (43.0 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)n/an/a
Dec22.8 C (73.0 F)-28.9 C (-20.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Columbus by the year they were set 1,464 records at Columbus still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 44. 02040601893: 21894: 321895: 221896: 151897: 151898: 71899: 211900: 101901: 131902: 91903: 111904: 101905: 91906: 131907: 141908: 171909: 81910: 151911: 151912: 121913: 161914: 201915: 181916: 121917: 281918: 151919: 91920: 61921: 41922: 151923: 141924: 131925: 281926: 121927: 261928: 221929: 171930: 361931: 141932: 121933: 181934: 221935: 91936: 441937: 71938: 101939: 131940: 121941: 141942: 131943: 121944: 91945: 91946: 91947: 121948: 111949: 91950: 231951: 151952: 81953: 71954: 111955: 111956: 81957: 51958: 81959: 91960: 161961: 61962: 151963: 141964: 61965: 71966: 81967: 81968: 61969: 11970: 71971: 21972: 141973: 21974: 121975: 81976: 81977: 141978: 41979: 51980: 81981: 71982: 141983: 111984: 121985: 71986: 101987: 41988: 61989: 151990: 121991: 131992: 121993: 61994: 51995: 61996: 101997: 91998: 101999: 82000: 62001: 92002: 82003: 42004: 112005: 52006: 62007: 62008: 22009: 112010: 22011: 102012: 112013: 42014: 42015: 102016: 42017: 62018: 122019: 62020: 52021: 32022: 22023: 52024: 62025: 42026: 91893190719211935194919631977199120052019
1,464 records at Columbus still stand. 1936 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Columbus by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18932
189432
189522
189615
189715
18987
189921
190010
190113
19029
190311
190410
19059
190613
190714
190817
19098
191015
191115
191212
191316
191420
191518
191612
191728
191815
19199
19206
19214
192215
192314
192413
192528
192612
192726
192822
192917
193036
193114
193212
193318
193422
19359
193644
19377
193810
193913
194012
194114
194213
194312
19449
19459
19469
194712
194811
19499
195023
195115
19528
19537
195411
195511
19568
19575
19588
19599
196016
19616
196215
196314
19646
19657
19668
19678
19686
19691
19707
19712
197214
19732
197412
19758
19768
197714
19784
19795
19808
19817
198214
198311
198412
19857
198610
19874
19886
198915
199012
199113
199212
19936
19945
19956
199610
19979
199810
19998
20006
20019
20028
20034
200411
20055
20066
20076
20082
200911
20102
201110
201211
20134
20144
201510
20164
20176
201812
20196
20205
20213
20222
20235
20246
20254
20269

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Columbus set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Columbus between 17 January 1977 and 23 December 2004. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord snow depth17 January 1977: Record low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)17 January 1978: Record daily snowfall 34.3 cm (13.5 in)23 December 2004: Record daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)23 December 2004: Record snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)198019851990199520002005
4 all-time records were set at Columbus between 17 January 1977 and 23 December 2004. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbus set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1977-01-17Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1978-01-17Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 34.3 cm (13.5 in)
2004-12-23Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 40.6 cm (16.0 in)
2004-12-23Record snow depthRecord snow depth 48.3 cm (19.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 177.8 mm (7.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 25 March 1913. 050100150200 Jan: 129.3 mm (5.1 in), 5 January 1949 Jan Feb: 78.7 mm (3.1 in), 15 February 1908 Feb Mar: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 25 March 1913 Mar Apr: 101.3 mm (4.0 in), 16 April 1998 Apr May: 115.1 mm (4.5 in), 24 May 1952 May Jun: 100.8 mm (4.0 in), 23 June 1960 Jun Jul: 161.8 mm (6.4 in), 20 July 1998 Jul Aug: 104.4 mm (4.1 in), 6 August 1995 Aug Sep: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 16 September 1911 Sep Oct: 104.6 mm (4.1 in), 5 October 1910 Oct Nov: 62.2 mm (2.4 in), 6 November 2017 Nov Dec: 139.7 mm (5.5 in), 27 December 2012 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus. The most was 177.8 mm (7.0 in) on 25 March 1913.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan129.3 mm (5.1 in)5 January 1949
Feb78.7 mm (3.1 in)15 February 1908
Mar177.8 mm (7.0 in)25 March 1913
Apr101.3 mm (4.0 in)16 April 1998
May115.1 mm (4.5 in)24 May 1952
Jun100.8 mm (4.0 in)23 June 1960
Jul161.8 mm (6.4 in)20 July 1998
Aug104.4 mm (4.1 in)6 August 1995
Sep138.4 mm (5.4 in)16 September 1911
Oct104.6 mm (4.1 in)5 October 1910
Nov62.2 mm (2.4 in)6 November 2017
Dec139.7 mm (5.5 in)27 December 2012

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 2026
Days with data per year at Columbus 134 years of record at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1919, 1920, 2026. 1893: 87 of 365 days1894: 353 of 365 days1895: 339 of 365 days1896: 359 of 366 days1897: 357 of 365 days1898: 363 of 365 days1899: 362 of 365 days1900: 357 of 365 days1901: 352 of 365 days1902: 357 of 365 days1903: 355 of 365 days1904: 353 of 366 days1905: 353 of 365 days1906: 348 of 365 days1907: 352 of 365 days1908: 354 of 366 days1909: 348 of 365 days1910: 353 of 365 days1911: 349 of 365 days1912: 355 of 366 days1913: 348 of 365 days1914: 353 of 365 days1915: 361 of 365 days1916: 353 of 366 days1917: 355 of 365 days1918: 352 of 365 days1919: 327 of 365 days1920: 224 of 366 days1921: 361 of 365 days1922: 358 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 364 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 365 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 364 of 365 days1931: 361 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 361 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 365 of 365 days1936: 357 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 365 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 364 of 365 days1946: 365 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 366 of 366 days1949: 364 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 364 of 365 days1952: 364 of 366 days1953: 361 of 365 days1954: 363 of 365 days1955: 360 of 365 days1956: 365 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 362 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 363 of 365 days1962: 364 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 362 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 362 of 366 days1973: 364 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 365 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 362 of 366 days1981: 364 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 365 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 364 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 359 of 365 days1995: 362 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 359 of 365 days1998: 356 of 365 days1999: 362 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 362 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 364 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 337 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 360 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 363 of 365 days2016: 364 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 362 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 360 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 362 of 365 days2023: 360 of 365 days2024: 365 of 366 days2025: 346 of 365 days2026: 285 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1919, 1920, 2026.
Days with data per year at Columbus
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
18938724%No
189435397%Yes
189533993%Yes
189635998%Yes
189735798%Yes
189836399%Yes
189936299%Yes
190035798%Yes
190135296%Yes
190235798%Yes
190335597%Yes
190435396%Yes
190535397%Yes
190634895%Yes
190735296%Yes
190835497%Yes
190934895%Yes
191035397%Yes
191134996%Yes
191235597%Yes
191334895%Yes
191435397%Yes
191536199%Yes
191635396%Yes
191735597%Yes
191835296%Yes
191932790%No
192022461%No
192136199%Yes
192235898%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925364100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927365100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
1930364100%Yes
193136199%Yes
1932366100%Yes
193336199%Yes
193436299%Yes
1935365100%Yes
193635798%Yes
1937365100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
1939365100%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
1945364100%Yes
1946365100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
1948366100%Yes
1949364100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951364100%Yes
195236499%Yes
195336199%Yes
195436399%Yes
195536099%Yes
1956365100%Yes
1957365100%Yes
195836299%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
196136399%Yes
1962364100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
196936299%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197236299%Yes
1973364100%Yes
197436399%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976365100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
198036299%Yes
1981364100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984365100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990364100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
199435998%Yes
199536299%Yes
1996366100%Yes
199735998%Yes
199835698%Yes
199936299%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200336299%Yes
2004365100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
200836499%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
201133792%Yes
2012366100%Yes
201336099%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536399%Yes
201636499%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836299%Yes
2019365100%Yes
202036098%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202236299%Yes
202336099%Yes
2024365100%Yes
202534695%Yes
202628578%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Columbus
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 2026Columbus, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)32.2 C (90.0 F)tie126 years10 of 100 (Routine)
20 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)21.1 C (70.0 F)tie77 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)35.6 C (96.1 F)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)21.7 C (71.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)84 years36 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.2 C (72.0 F)tie9 years3 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
22 June 2026Columbus, USdaily rain51.6 mm (2.0 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)73 years36 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026Columbus, USdaily rain54.6 mm (2.1 in)12.9 mm (0.5 in)131 years51 of 100 (Notable)
28 April 2026Columbus, USdaily rain81.3 mm (3.2 in)41.9 mm (1.6 in)24 years52 of 100 (Notable)
16 April 2026Columbus, USmonthly high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie25 years6 of 100 (Routine)
15 April 2026Columbus, USmonthly high min (Tie)20.6 C (69.1 F)tie25 years6 of 100 (Routine)
14 April 2026Columbus, USdaily high min20.0 C (68.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)126 years48 of 100 (Notable)
4 April 2026Columbus, USdaily high min17.8 C (64.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)92 years41 of 100 (Notable)
1 April 2026Columbus, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)3.9 C (7.0 F)19 years22 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2026Columbus, USdaily high max30.6 C (87.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)116 years40 of 100 (Notable)
18 March 2026Columbus, USdaily low max-2.8 C (27.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)59 years29 of 100 (Routine)
11 March 2026Columbus, USdaily high min17.2 C (63.0 F)4.4 C (7.9 F)71 years38 of 100 (Notable)
7 March 2026Columbus, USdaily high min13.9 C (57.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)69 years31 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 2026Columbus, USdaily high max (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie100 years10 of 100 (Routine)
9 February 2026Columbus, USdaily snow depth (Tie)15.2 cm (6.0 in)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

125 complete years, 1894 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Columbus as warming stripes, 1894 to 2025 One stripe for each of 125 complete years at Columbus, 1894 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 9.5 C (49.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.4 C (57.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F). 1894: 13.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1896: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1897: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1898: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1899: 11.7 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1900: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1901: 11.8 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1902: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1903: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1904: 10.6 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1905: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1906: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1907: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1908: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1909: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1910: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1911: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1912: 10.7 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 12.9 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1914: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1915: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1916: 11.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1917: 9.5 C, -2.5 C from the station mean1918: 10.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1921: 14.4 C, +2.4 C from the station mean1922: 13.1 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1923: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1924: 11.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1925: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1926: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1928: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1929: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1930: 13.0 C, +1.1 C from the station mean1931: 13.9 C, +1.9 C from the station mean1932: 12.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1933: 13.7 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1934: 13.3 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1935: 12.6 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1936: 13.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1937: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1938: 13.8 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1939: 13.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1941: 13.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1942: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1943: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1944: 12.9 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1945: 12.1 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1946: 13.4 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1947: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1948: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1949: 12.8 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1950: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1951: 10.9 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1952: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1953: 12.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1954: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1955: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1956: 12.0 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1957: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1958: 10.4 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1959: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1961: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1962: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1963: 10.2 C, -1.7 C from the station mean1964: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 10.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1967: 11.0 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1968: 10.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1969: 11.0 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1970: 11.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1971: 11.6 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 10.8 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1973: 12.2 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1974: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1975: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1976: 10.5 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1977: 11.4 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1978: 10.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1979: 10.4 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1980: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1981: 11.1 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1983: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1984: 11.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1985: 11.2 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1986: 11.9 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1987: 12.3 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1988: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1989: 10.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1990: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1991: 13.0 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1992: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 11.3 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1994: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1995: 11.6 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1996: 10.9 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1997: 11.1 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1998: 13.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1999: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2000: 11.8 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2001: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2002: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2003: 11.5 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2004: 12.1 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2006: 12.5 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2007: 12.8 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2008: 11.3 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2009: 11.2 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2010: 11.9 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2012: 13.8 C, +1.8 C from the station mean2013: 11.7 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2014: 10.8 C, -1.2 C from the station mean2015: 12.4 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2016: 13.3 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2017: 13.2 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2018: 12.5 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2019: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 12.7 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2021: 12.6 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2024: 13.6 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2025: 12.0 C, 0.0 C from the station mean18941900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 125 complete years at Columbus, 1894 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 12.0 C (53.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1917, at 9.5 C (49.0 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 14.4 C (57.9 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.6 C (4.7 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbus as warming stripes, 1894 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189413.1 C+1.17 C
189611.9 C-0.03 C
189711.5 C-0.51 C
189811.9 C-0.06 C
189911.7 C-0.23 C
190012.5 C+0.56 C
190111.8 C-0.14 C
190211.9 C-0.03 C
190311.3 C-0.65 C
190410.6 C-1.39 C
190511.8 C-0.20 C
190612.1 C+0.08 C
190711.5 C-0.46 C
190812.7 C+0.72 C
190911.8 C-0.21 C
191011.2 C-0.79 C
191112.6 C+0.60 C
191210.7 C-1.27 C
191312.9 C+0.92 C
191411.4 C-0.59 C
191511.2 C-0.76 C
191611.2 C-0.75 C
19179.5 C-2.52 C
191810.8 C-1.17 C
192114.4 C+2.44 C
192213.1 C+1.16 C
192312.5 C+0.57 C
192411.2 C-0.74 C
192512.5 C+0.56 C
192611.6 C-0.39 C
192712.4 C+0.44 C
192812.0 C+0.04 C
192911.8 C-0.20 C
193013.0 C+1.06 C
193113.9 C+1.89 C
193212.8 C+0.81 C
193313.7 C+1.75 C
193413.3 C+1.29 C
193512.6 C+0.67 C
193613.0 C+1.03 C
193712.0 C+0.05 C
193813.8 C+1.79 C
193913.4 C+1.39 C
194011.8 C-0.16 C
194113.4 C+1.39 C
194212.6 C+0.63 C
194312.3 C+0.34 C
194412.9 C+0.97 C
194512.1 C+0.09 C
194613.4 C+1.42 C
194712.0 C+0.02 C
194812.4 C+0.42 C
194912.8 C+0.83 C
195011.1 C-0.91 C
195110.9 C-1.05 C
195212.3 C+0.33 C
195312.8 C+0.85 C
195412.7 C+0.71 C
195511.9 C-0.04 C
195612.0 C+0.05 C
195711.9 C-0.08 C
195810.4 C-1.53 C
195912.0 C+0.01 C
196011.0 C-1.01 C
196111.3 C-0.69 C
196211.1 C-0.87 C
196310.2 C-1.73 C
196411.6 C-0.39 C
196511.7 C-0.31 C
196610.9 C-1.08 C
196711.0 C-0.94 C
196810.8 C-1.14 C
196911.0 C-1.00 C
197011.2 C-0.73 C
197111.6 C-0.41 C
197210.8 C-1.14 C
197312.2 C+0.19 C
197411.4 C-0.62 C
197511.9 C-0.12 C
197610.5 C-1.47 C
197711.4 C-0.62 C
197810.4 C-1.62 C
197910.4 C-1.58 C
198011.1 C-0.92 C
198111.1 C-0.86 C
198311.9 C-0.09 C
198411.6 C-0.35 C
198511.2 C-0.81 C
198611.9 C-0.04 C
198712.3 C+0.29 C
198811.3 C-0.72 C
198910.9 C-1.10 C
199012.6 C+0.63 C
199113.0 C+0.98 C
199211.7 C-0.30 C
199311.3 C-0.67 C
199411.9 C-0.12 C
199511.6 C-0.33 C
199610.9 C-1.07 C
199711.1 C-0.83 C
199813.3 C+1.36 C
199912.6 C+0.61 C
200011.8 C-0.21 C
200112.7 C+0.71 C
200212.7 C+0.69 C
200311.5 C-0.50 C
200412.1 C+0.17 C
200512.5 C+0.54 C
200612.5 C+0.49 C
200712.8 C+0.87 C
200811.3 C-0.63 C
200911.2 C-0.74 C
201011.9 C-0.06 C
201213.8 C+1.81 C
201311.7 C-0.31 C
201410.8 C-1.16 C
201512.4 C+0.40 C
201613.3 C+1.35 C
201713.2 C+1.27 C
201812.5 C+0.57 C
201912.6 C+0.63 C
202012.7 C+0.70 C
202112.6 C+0.62 C
202413.6 C+1.61 C
202512.0 C+0.02 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1894 to 2025 is 0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.05) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.00 F (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 125 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbus
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.00 C (-0.04 to 0.05) per decade0.00 F (-0.07 to 0.08) per decade1894 to 2025125Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.09 C (-0.14 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1894 to 2025125Fall
Mean daily minimum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.1) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade1894 to 2025125Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Columbus: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)43.9 C (111.0 F)190136.1 C (97.0 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-32.8 C (-27.0 F)1899-21.1 C (-6.0 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)177.8 mm (7.0 in)191365.0 mm (2.6 in)134
Wettest five days (Rx5day)252.0 mm (9.9 in)191399.0 mm (3.9 in)134
Longest dry spell (CDD)39 days200419 days134

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus by year The hottest day of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F). 303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1901
The hottest day of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189334.4 C (93.9 F)
189437.2 C (99.0 F)
189537.8 C (100.0 F)
189635.0 C (95.0 F)
189736.7 C (98.1 F)
189836.1 C (97.0 F)
189938.9 C (102.0 F)
190036.1 C (97.0 F)
190143.9 C (111.0 F)
190236.1 C (97.0 F)
190336.7 C (98.1 F)
190435.6 C (96.1 F)
190535.6 C (96.1 F)
190636.1 C (97.0 F)
190735.0 C (95.0 F)
190837.8 C (100.0 F)
190937.2 C (99.0 F)
191036.7 C (98.1 F)
191140.0 C (104.0 F)
191236.1 C (97.0 F)
191341.1 C (106.0 F)
191441.1 C (106.0 F)
191536.7 C (98.1 F)
191637.8 C (100.0 F)
191736.1 C (97.0 F)
191840.6 C (105.1 F)
191937.8 C (100.0 F)
192036.7 C (98.1 F)
192138.9 C (102.0 F)
192239.4 C (102.9 F)
192337.8 C (100.0 F)
192438.3 C (100.9 F)
192539.4 C (102.9 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192738.3 C (100.9 F)
192836.1 C (97.0 F)
192937.2 C (99.0 F)
193043.3 C (109.9 F)
193140.0 C (104.0 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193342.2 C (108.0 F)
193443.9 C (111.0 F)
193537.8 C (100.0 F)
193643.3 C (109.9 F)
193735.6 C (96.1 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193939.4 C (102.9 F)
194038.9 C (102.0 F)
194138.9 C (102.0 F)
194236.1 C (97.0 F)
194337.8 C (100.0 F)
194437.8 C (100.0 F)
194535.6 C (96.1 F)
194636.1 C (97.0 F)
194737.8 C (100.0 F)
194837.2 C (99.0 F)
194936.1 C (97.0 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195137.2 C (99.0 F)
195238.3 C (100.9 F)
195338.9 C (102.0 F)
195440.0 C (104.0 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195636.1 C (97.0 F)
195735.0 C (95.0 F)
195832.8 C (91.0 F)
195935.0 C (95.0 F)
196036.1 C (97.0 F)
196134.4 C (93.9 F)
196237.2 C (99.0 F)
196335.6 C (96.1 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196733.9 C (93.0 F)
196834.4 C (93.9 F)
196933.9 C (93.0 F)
197036.7 C (98.1 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197333.9 C (93.0 F)
197433.9 C (93.0 F)
197534.4 C (93.9 F)
197635.0 C (95.0 F)
197735.6 C (96.1 F)
197835.6 C (96.1 F)
197934.4 C (93.9 F)
198037.8 C (100.0 F)
198135.0 C (95.0 F)
198233.3 C (91.9 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198434.4 C (93.9 F)
198532.8 C (91.0 F)
198633.9 C (93.0 F)
198735.0 C (95.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198933.9 C (93.0 F)
199035.6 C (96.1 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199232.8 C (91.0 F)
199335.0 C (95.0 F)
199435.0 C (95.0 F)
199536.1 C (97.0 F)
199633.3 C (91.9 F)
199735.0 C (95.0 F)
199833.9 C (93.0 F)
199939.4 C (102.9 F)
200032.8 C (91.0 F)
200133.3 C (91.9 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200333.3 C (91.9 F)
200432.2 C (90.0 F)
200535.0 C (95.0 F)
200633.9 C (93.0 F)
200736.7 C (98.1 F)
200833.3 C (91.9 F)
200932.8 C (91.0 F)
201036.1 C (97.0 F)
201137.8 C (100.0 F)
201240.6 C (105.1 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201432.8 C (91.0 F)
201536.1 C (97.0 F)
201635.6 C (96.1 F)
201734.4 C (93.9 F)
201834.4 C (93.9 F)
201935.6 C (96.1 F)
202035.0 C (95.0 F)
202135.0 C (95.0 F)
202237.8 C (100.0 F)
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202436.1 C (97.0 F)
202535.0 C (95.0 F)
202637.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus by year The coldest night of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F). -40-30-20-101900192019401960198020002020Record: -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1899
The coldest night of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is -32.8 C (-27.0 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1893-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1894-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1895-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1896-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1897-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1898-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1899-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1900-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1901-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1902-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1903-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1904-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1905-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1906-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1907-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1908-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1909-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1910-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1911-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1912-32.8 C (-27.0 F)
1913-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1914-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1915-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1916-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1917-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1918-29.4 C (-20.9 F)
1919-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1920-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1921-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1923-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1924-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1925-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1926-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1927-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1928-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1929-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1930-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1931-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1933-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1934-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1935-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1936-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1937-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1939-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1941-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1942-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1943-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1944-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1945-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1946-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1947-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1948-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1949-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1950-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1951-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1952-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1954-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1955-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1958-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1959-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1960-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1962-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1963-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1964-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1968-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1970-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1971-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1973-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1974-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1975-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1976-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1977-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1978-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1979-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1980-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1981-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1982-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1985-30.0 C (-22.0 F)
1986-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1987-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1988-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1989-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1990-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1991-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1992-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1993-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1994-32.2 C (-26.0 F)
1995-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1996-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1997-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1998-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1999-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2000-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2001-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2002-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2003-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2004-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2007-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2008-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2009-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
2010-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2011-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2012-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2013-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2014-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2015-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
2016-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2017-16.1 C (3.0 F)
2018-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2019-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
2020-12.8 C (9.0 F)
2021-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2022-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2023-10.0 C (14.0 F)
2024-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
2025-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2026-23.3 C (-9.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus by year The wettest day of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in). 0501001502001900192019401960198020002020Record: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1913
The wettest day of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 65.0 mm (2.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189374.2 mm (2.9 in)
189441.7 mm (1.6 in)
189556.4 mm (2.2 in)
189678.2 mm (3.1 in)
1897115.1 mm (4.5 in)
189855.1 mm (2.2 in)
189939.9 mm (1.6 in)
190031.0 mm (1.2 in)
190157.9 mm (2.3 in)
190241.9 mm (1.6 in)
190361.7 mm (2.4 in)
1904127.5 mm (5.0 in)
190575.9 mm (3.0 in)
190642.2 mm (1.7 in)
190761.0 mm (2.4 in)
190878.7 mm (3.1 in)
190986.4 mm (3.4 in)
1910104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1911138.4 mm (5.4 in)
191250.3 mm (2.0 in)
1913177.8 mm (7.0 in)
191441.9 mm (1.6 in)
191538.1 mm (1.5 in)
191672.6 mm (2.9 in)
191766.0 mm (2.6 in)
191859.7 mm (2.4 in)
191950.8 mm (2.0 in)
192041.9 mm (1.6 in)
192150.8 mm (2.0 in)
192263.2 mm (2.5 in)
192353.3 mm (2.1 in)
192491.4 mm (3.6 in)
192544.5 mm (1.8 in)
192677.7 mm (3.1 in)
192757.9 mm (2.3 in)
192854.6 mm (2.1 in)
192960.7 mm (2.4 in)
193043.2 mm (1.7 in)
193161.0 mm (2.4 in)
193265.5 mm (2.6 in)
193355.9 mm (2.2 in)
193438.1 mm (1.5 in)
193541.4 mm (1.6 in)
193661.7 mm (2.4 in)
193789.4 mm (3.5 in)
193850.8 mm (2.0 in)
193983.8 mm (3.3 in)
194092.5 mm (3.6 in)
194158.7 mm (2.3 in)
194264.0 mm (2.5 in)
194379.5 mm (3.1 in)
194458.4 mm (2.3 in)
194593.0 mm (3.7 in)
194646.2 mm (1.8 in)
194780.8 mm (3.2 in)
194858.9 mm (2.3 in)
1949129.3 mm (5.1 in)
195080.3 mm (3.2 in)
195148.8 mm (1.9 in)
1952115.1 mm (4.5 in)
195350.8 mm (2.0 in)
195451.8 mm (2.0 in)
195547.2 mm (1.9 in)
195676.2 mm (3.0 in)
195765.5 mm (2.6 in)
195854.6 mm (2.1 in)
195978.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960100.8 mm (4.0 in)
196166.3 mm (2.6 in)
196284.8 mm (3.3 in)
196356.6 mm (2.2 in)
196494.0 mm (3.7 in)
196561.2 mm (2.4 in)
196638.6 mm (1.5 in)
196755.9 mm (2.2 in)
196897.3 mm (3.8 in)
196955.4 mm (2.2 in)
197073.4 mm (2.9 in)
197147.8 mm (1.9 in)
197244.7 mm (1.8 in)
197367.1 mm (2.6 in)
197469.3 mm (2.7 in)
197547.0 mm (1.9 in)
197651.6 mm (2.0 in)
197773.4 mm (2.9 in)
197869.6 mm (2.7 in)
197960.5 mm (2.4 in)
198064.5 mm (2.5 in)
198170.6 mm (2.8 in)
198273.9 mm (2.9 in)
198381.3 mm (3.2 in)
198457.9 mm (2.3 in)
198566.0 mm (2.6 in)
198643.2 mm (1.7 in)
198732.8 mm (1.3 in)
198868.6 mm (2.7 in)
198961.7 mm (2.4 in)
199069.6 mm (2.7 in)
199184.6 mm (3.3 in)
199245.7 mm (1.8 in)
199358.4 mm (2.3 in)
199450.8 mm (2.0 in)
1995104.4 mm (4.1 in)
199698.6 mm (3.9 in)
199765.5 mm (2.6 in)
1998161.8 mm (6.4 in)
199948.5 mm (1.9 in)
200056.6 mm (2.2 in)
200172.1 mm (2.8 in)
200270.6 mm (2.8 in)
2003103.6 mm (4.1 in)
200469.9 mm (2.8 in)
200576.5 mm (3.0 in)
200669.1 mm (2.7 in)
200741.4 mm (1.6 in)
200870.1 mm (2.8 in)
200975.4 mm (3.0 in)
201057.9 mm (2.3 in)
201166.5 mm (2.6 in)
2012139.7 mm (5.5 in)
201380.0 mm (3.1 in)
201456.6 mm (2.2 in)
201588.9 mm (3.5 in)
201693.2 mm (3.7 in)
201770.6 mm (2.8 in)
201895.3 mm (3.8 in)
201986.4 mm (3.4 in)
202046.0 mm (1.8 in)
202180.0 mm (3.1 in)
202252.8 mm (2.1 in)
202357.4 mm (2.3 in)
202447.5 mm (1.9 in)
202571.1 mm (2.8 in)
202681.3 mm (3.2 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus by year The wettest five days of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 252.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.0 mm (3.9 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 252.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1913
The wettest five days of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 252.0 mm (9.9 in) in 1913, marked on the chart; the median year is 99.0 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1893142.8 mm (5.6 in)
189452.1 mm (2.1 in)
189589.5 mm (3.5 in)
189679.8 mm (3.1 in)
1897162.6 mm (6.4 in)
189890.2 mm (3.6 in)
189976.7 mm (3.0 in)
190054.6 mm (2.1 in)
190160.4 mm (2.4 in)
190288.4 mm (3.5 in)
190379.2 mm (3.1 in)
1904142.0 mm (5.6 in)
190588.8 mm (3.5 in)
1906108.5 mm (4.3 in)
190794.9 mm (3.7 in)
1908113.2 mm (4.5 in)
190989.2 mm (3.5 in)
1910215.9 mm (8.5 in)
1911161.0 mm (6.3 in)
191266.3 mm (2.6 in)
1913252.0 mm (9.9 in)
191472.6 mm (2.9 in)
1915102.7 mm (4.0 in)
191699.2 mm (3.9 in)
191796.3 mm (3.8 in)
191874.3 mm (2.9 in)
191980.6 mm (3.2 in)
192050.6 mm (2.0 in)
192178.9 mm (3.1 in)
192293.7 mm (3.7 in)
1923107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1924129.8 mm (5.1 in)
192574.5 mm (2.9 in)
1926118.4 mm (4.7 in)
1927130.2 mm (5.1 in)
192882.8 mm (3.3 in)
192994.2 mm (3.7 in)
1930118.1 mm (4.6 in)
193177.5 mm (3.1 in)
193282.5 mm (3.2 in)
193395.0 mm (3.7 in)
193449.3 mm (1.9 in)
193568.3 mm (2.7 in)
1936113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1937141.4 mm (5.6 in)
193870.0 mm (2.8 in)
1939108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1940156.8 mm (6.2 in)
194180.3 mm (3.2 in)
1942100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1943156.0 mm (6.1 in)
1944118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1945151.9 mm (6.0 in)
194679.0 mm (3.1 in)
194789.1 mm (3.5 in)
194899.0 mm (3.9 in)
1949150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1950150.7 mm (5.9 in)
195177.7 mm (3.1 in)
1952131.6 mm (5.2 in)
195369.0 mm (2.7 in)
195456.1 mm (2.2 in)
195568.5 mm (2.7 in)
1956105.8 mm (4.2 in)
1957130.9 mm (5.2 in)
1958107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1959107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1960142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1961144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1962185.3 mm (7.3 in)
196379.4 mm (3.1 in)
1964158.2 mm (6.2 in)
196579.2 mm (3.1 in)
196686.1 mm (3.4 in)
196786.4 mm (3.4 in)
1968168.2 mm (6.6 in)
196993.4 mm (3.7 in)
197092.0 mm (3.6 in)
197154.7 mm (2.2 in)
197277.3 mm (3.0 in)
1973151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1974138.9 mm (5.5 in)
197577.5 mm (3.1 in)
197655.1 mm (2.2 in)
197778.0 mm (3.1 in)
197898.7 mm (3.9 in)
1979129.3 mm (5.1 in)
198086.9 mm (3.4 in)
198198.6 mm (3.9 in)
198287.4 mm (3.4 in)
1983152.5 mm (6.0 in)
198487.7 mm (3.5 in)
198595.0 mm (3.7 in)
198670.6 mm (2.8 in)
198769.6 mm (2.7 in)
198898.7 mm (3.9 in)
1989106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1990116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1991106.8 mm (4.2 in)
199261.7 mm (2.4 in)
1993132.3 mm (5.2 in)
199492.4 mm (3.6 in)
1995157.0 mm (6.2 in)
1996110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1997140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1998167.6 mm (6.6 in)
199968.8 mm (2.7 in)
2000101.3 mm (4.0 in)
200195.4 mm (3.8 in)
200297.0 mm (3.8 in)
2003158.2 mm (6.2 in)
2004113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2005125.3 mm (4.9 in)
2006158.5 mm (6.2 in)
200786.2 mm (3.4 in)
2008114.3 mm (4.5 in)
200999.0 mm (3.9 in)
2010124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2011116.9 mm (4.6 in)
2012155.9 mm (6.1 in)
201397.6 mm (3.8 in)
2014113.8 mm (4.5 in)
2015164.1 mm (6.5 in)
2016132.4 mm (5.2 in)
2017112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2018161.9 mm (6.4 in)
2019199.7 mm (7.9 in)
202082.0 mm (3.2 in)
2021127.1 mm (5.0 in)
2022100.8 mm (4.0 in)
202396.8 mm (3.8 in)
202476.0 mm (3.0 in)
2025108.0 mm (4.3 in)
2026135.2 mm (5.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus by year The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days. 102030401900192019401960198020002020Record: 39 days in 2004
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus, 1893 to 2026. The record is 39 days in 2004, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189324 days
189420 days
189527 days
189617 days
189724 days
189816 days
189914 days
190015 days
190119 days
190220 days
190317 days
190428 days
190517 days
190613 days
190719 days
190825 days
190916 days
191027 days
191111 days
191218 days
191322 days
191426 days
191520 days
191620 days
191728 days
191821 days
191921 days
192027 days
192119 days
192214 days
192315 days
192424 days
192522 days
192614 days
192719 days
192832 days
192919 days
193019 days
193118 days
193217 days
193323 days
193420 days
193518 days
193627 days
193717 days
193830 days
193925 days
194036 days
194121 days
194225 days
194321 days
194425 days
194516 days
194614 days
194721 days
194816 days
194921 days
195013 days
195116 days
195227 days
195322 days
195419 days
195530 days
195620 days
195722 days
195826 days
195916 days
196017 days
196116 days
196230 days
196327 days
196426 days
196520 days
196616 days
196718 days
196819 days
196918 days
197021 days
197112 days
197213 days
197315 days
197415 days
197517 days
197625 days
197719 days
197818 days
197923 days
198028 days
198123 days
198219 days
198326 days
198413 days
198513 days
198617 days
198719 days
198823 days
198913 days
199014 days
199122 days
199219 days
199318 days
199418 days
199520 days
199623 days
199715 days
199821 days
199922 days
200020 days
200116 days
200221 days
200324 days
200439 days
200521 days
200616 days
200717 days
200817 days
200917 days
201020 days
201117 days
201218 days
201313 days
201416 days
201517 days
201619 days
201717 days
201813 days
201913 days
202025 days
202115 days
202223 days
202322 days
202425 days
202514 days
202620 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

125 years with a frost

Across 125 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus falls on 19 April and the median first autumn frost on 16 October, which leaves a median of 180 days between them.

In 1993 to 2025 the median growing season was 198 days. That is 33 days more than in 1894 to 1926.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.9 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbus
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1894 to 1926)Recent period (1993 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost19 April22 April10 April12 days earlier-1.4 days per decade
First autumn frost16 October11 October25 October14 days later+1.5 days per decade
Growing days180 days165 days198 days33 days more+2.9 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

126 years, 1899 to 2025

A day with at least 63.8 mm (2.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 155.2 mm (6.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Columbus: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years63.8 mm (2.5 in)
5 years84.5 mm (3.3 in)
10 years99.6 mm (3.9 in)
25 years120.5 mm (4.7 in)
50 years137.3 mm (5.4 in)
100 years155.2 mm (6.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 126 years of values from 1899 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 177.8 mm (7.0 in) in 1913; 161.8 mm (6.4 in) in 1998; 139.7 mm (5.5 in) in 2012.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2008 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2008 to 2025, Columbus had a mean temperature of 12.4 C (54.3 F) and 1,239.2 mm (48.8 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Rough Rvr Lake (United States, 179 km away), Marion 4 NNE (United States, 302 km away) and Spurgeon (United States, 154 km away).

Climate twins of Columbus: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2008 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Rough Rvr LakeUnited States179 km (111 mi)12.5 C (54.4 F)1,259.9 mm (49.6 in)0.54
Marion 4 NNEUnited States302 km (188 mi)12.5 C (54.5 F)1,197.9 mm (47.2 in)0.60
SpurgeonUnited States154 km (96 mi)12.4 C (54.3 F)1,202.0 mm (47.3 in)0.62

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-17).