Columbus August 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of August 16.
August 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1895
Lowest temperature 46 °F 1979
Lowest daily high 70 °F 1923
Highest daily low 75 °F 1995
Most precipitation 1.99 inches 1934
Most snow none -
August 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.1 °F
Average low 64.4 °F
Chance precipitation 31.0%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus August 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 64 0.00 0.0
2022 76 61 0.00 0.0
2021 80 67 1.55 0.0
2020 81 61 0.01 0.0
2019 85 64 0.00 0.0
2018 78 70 0.21 0.0
2017 89 70 0.15 0.0
2016 85 71 0.57 0.0
2015 88 66 0.00 0.0
2014 82 51 0.00 0.0
2013 79 59 0.00 0.0
2012 88 64 0.00 0.0
2011 85 61 0.00 0.0
2010 83 65 0.00 0.0
2009 92 69 0.00 0.0
2008 84 56 0.00 0.0
2007 89 69 0.47 0.0
2006 85 61 0.00 0.0
2005 80 64 0.25 0.0
2004 78 53 0.00 0.0
2003 88 70 0.14 0.0
2002 87 73 0.00 0.0
2001 85 68 0.03 0.0
2000 82 63 0.00 0.0
1999 87 57 0.00 0.0
1998 87 68 0.71 0.0
1997 90 68 0.90 0.0
1996 79 63 0.00 0.0
1995 95 75 0.00 0.0
1994 78 54 0.00 0.0
1993 88 73 0.02 0.0
1992 76 60 0.00 0.0
1991 93 64 0.00 0.0
1990 87 59 0.00 0.0
1989 81 64 0.00 0.0
1988 91 66 0.00 0.0
1987 94 66 0.00 0.0
1986 82 69 0.00 0.0
1985 77 68 0.02 0.0
1984 86 57 0.00 0.0
1983 89 59 0.00 0.0
1982 86 58 0.00 0.0
1981 76 53 0.00 0.0
1980 73 60 0.00 0.0
1979 72 46 0.00 0.0
1978 86 71 0.19 0.0
1977 86 69 0.01 0.0
1976 76 51 0.00 0.0
1975 83 70 0.10 0.0
1974 87 63 0.12 0.0
1973 83 61 0.00 0.0
1972 84 53 0.00 0.0
1971 81 55 0.00 0.0
1970 90 68 0.00 0.0
1969 80 71 0.00 0.0
1968 87 73 0.00 0.0
1967 86 59 0.00 0.0
1966 85 65 0.57 0.0
1965 94 69 0.00 0.0
1964 77 46 0.00 0.0
1963 78 48 0.00 0.0
1962 83 56 0.00 0.0
1961 87 61 0.00 0.0
1960 83 59 0.00 0.0
1959 89 69 0.00 0.0
1958 86 60 0.04 0.0
1957 82 65 0.00 0.0
1956 90 61 0.00 0.0
1955 92 69 0.02 0.0
1954 88 68 0.14 0.0
1953 83 58 0.00 0.0
1952 87 67 0.80 0.0
1951 86 64 0.00 0.0
1950 89 62 0.00 0.0
1949 84 69 0.00 0.0
1948 83 54 0.00 0.0
1947 82 70 1.35 n/a
1946 80 68 0.95 n/a
1945 76 50 0.00 n/a
1944 94 71 0.02 n/a
1943 82 66 0.18 n/a
1942 81 69 0.03 n/a
1941 80 61 0.00 n/a
1940 92 68 0.00 n/a
1939 92 64 0.00 n/a
1938 91 75 0.00 n/a
1937 91 61 0.00 n/a
1936 92 73 0.19 n/a
1935 80 69 1.12 n/a
1934 82 68 1.99 n/a
1933 85 55 0.00 n/a
1932 92 59 0.00 n/a
1931 87 62 0.00 n/a
1930 89 58 0.00 n/a
1929 78 49 0.00 n/a
1928 80 68 0.00 n/a
1927 76 47 0.00 n/a
1926 84 71 0.18 n/a
1925 90 60 0.00 n/a
1924 77 65 0.10 n/a
1923 70 58 0.01 n/a
1922 94 65 0.00 n/a
1921 82 54 0.00 n/a
1920 78 68 0.00 n/a
1919 81 63 0.08 n/a
1918 86 61 0.00 n/a
1917 85 57 0.00 n/a
1916 90 66 0.00 n/a
1915 86 62 0.10 n/a
1914 86 61 0.00 n/a
1913 95 65 0.00 n/a
1912 80 60 0.00 n/a
1911 89 61 0.00 n/a
1910 94 63 0.00 n/a
1909 86 66 0.13 n/a
1908 92 66 0.00 n/a
1907 80 70 0.11 n/a
1906 n/a 67 0.00 n/a
1905 72 62 0.00 n/a
1904 83 58 0.00 n/a
1903 84 62 0.00 n/a
1902 73 59 0.00 n/a
1901 85 67 0.06 n/a
1900 82 66 1.04 n/a
1899 85 54 n/a n/a
1898 89 65 0.00 n/a
1897 86 58 0.08 n/a
1896 83 68 0.04 n/a
1895 98 62 n/a n/a
1894 78 54 n/a n/a
1893 83 61 0.40 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 98 °F which happened in 1895.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1895
2 95 °F 1913
2 95 °F 1995
4 94 °F 1922
4 94 °F 1987
4 94 °F 1965
4 94 °F 1910
4 94 °F 1944
9 93 °F 1991
10 92 °F 1955
10 92 °F 2009
10 92 °F 1940
10 92 °F 1936
10 92 °F 1939
10 92 °F 1908
10 92 °F 1932
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 46 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1979.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1979
1 46 °F 1964
3 47 °F 1927
4 48 °F 1963
5 49 °F 1929
6 50 °F 1945
7 51 °F 2014
7 51 °F 1976
9 53 °F 2004
9 53 °F 1981
9 53 °F 1972
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on August 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 1923
2 72 °F 1905
2 72 °F 1979
4 73 °F 1902
4 73 °F 1980
6 76 °F 1992
6 76 °F 1945
6 76 °F 1976
6 76 °F 1981
6 76 °F 1927
6 76 °F 2022
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 8/16?
For the date of Aug 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.99 inches which happened in 1934.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on August 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.99 inches 1934
2 1.55 inches 2021
3 1.35 inches 1947
4 1.12 inches 1935
5 1.04 inches 1900
6 0.95 inches 1946
7 0.90 inches 1997
8 0.80 inches 1952
9 0.71 inches 1998
10 0.57 inches 2016
10 0.57 inches 1966
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location
Notes
1: Daily averages are a moving average which includes 14 days before and after the date.
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