Columbus August 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of August 17.
August 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 97 °F 1988
Lowest temperature 43 °F 1902
Lowest daily high 67 °F 2000
Highest daily low 73 °F 2017
Most precipitation 2.06 inches 1972
Most snow none -
August 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.0 °F
Average low 64.3 °F
Chance precipitation 31.0%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus August 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 80 62 0.11 0.0
2022 83 61 0.36 0.0
2021 80 69 1.43 0.0
2020 84 63 0.00 0.0
2019 90 67 0.00 0.0
2018 81 72 0.65 0.0
2017 88 73 0.57 0.0
2016 79 70 0.18 0.0
2015 88 66 0.50 0.0
2014 84 69 0.00 0.0
2013 83 63 0.00 0.0
2012 82 63 0.00 0.0
2011 85 60 0.00 0.0
2010 84 60 0.00 0.0
2009 90 69 0.03 0.0
2008 85 58 0.00 0.0
2007 84 67 0.00 0.0
2006 88 65 0.00 0.0
2005 87 61 0.00 0.0
2004 79 55 0.00 0.0
2003 81 62 0.00 0.0
2002 82 68 0.11 0.0
2001 82 62 0.00 0.0
2000 67 59 1.74 0.0
1999 94 64 0.00 0.0
1998 89 70 0.13 0.0
1997 83 68 1.31 0.0
1996 79 63 0.00 0.0
1995 92 73 1.02 0.0
1994 83 64 0.00 0.0
1993 89 72 0.00 0.0
1992 78 55 0.00 0.0
1991 87 69 0.57 0.0
1990 85 60 0.00 0.0
1989 76 62 0.00 0.0
1988 97 69 0.00 0.0
1987 89 70 0.01 0.0
1986 87 69 0.00 0.0
1985 86 68 0.00 0.0
1984 87 66 0.00 0.0
1983 87 68 0.03 0.0
1982 87 59 0.01 0.0
1981 74 48 0.00 0.0
1980 69 62 0.24 0.0
1979 73 52 0.19 0.0
1978 87 63 0.00 0.0
1977 76 61 0.02 0.0
1976 77 49 0.00 0.0
1975 85 65 0.00 0.0
1974 84 67 0.68 0.0
1973 83 67 0.00 0.0
1972 91 68 2.06 0.0
1971 84 51 0.00 0.0
1970 85 68 0.00 0.0
1969 83 68 0.87 0.0
1968 88 69 0.00 0.0
1967 85 62 0.00 0.0
1966 81 58 0.00 0.0
1965 94 69 1.12 0.0
1964 85 51 0.00 0.0
1963 83 60 0.00 0.0
1962 79 57 0.00 0.0
1961 82 62 0.00 0.0
1960 88 62 0.00 0.0
1959 78 71 0.01 0.0
1958 83 57 0.00 0.0
1957 81 60 0.00 0.0
1956 91 65 0.00 0.0
1955 91 69 0.00 0.0
1954 77 61 0.00 0.0
1953 77 56 0.13 0.0
1952 85 64 0.00 0.0
1951 82 58 0.00 0.0
1950 91 64 0.01 0.0
1949 80 67 0.05 0.0
1948 86 56 0.00 0.0
1947 89 70 0.37 n/a
1946 89 68 0.05 n/a
1945 79 58 0.00 n/a
1944 85 68 0.96 n/a
1943 77 55 0.00 n/a
1942 79 63 0.04 n/a
1941 78 56 0.00 n/a
1940 92 69 0.00 n/a
1939 90 64 0.00 n/a
1938 86 72 0.00 n/a
1937 93 69 0.00 n/a
1936 86 66 0.00 n/a
1935 79 69 0.28 n/a
1934 85 68 0.02 n/a
1933 84 62 0.00 n/a
1932 88 68 0.00 n/a
1931 88 64 0.00 n/a
1930 84 66 0.03 n/a
1929 85 57 0.00 n/a
1928 92 64 0.00 n/a
1927 73 56 0.02 n/a
1926 80 67 1.61 n/a
1925 92 60 0.00 n/a
1924 77 62 0.02 n/a
1923 79 61 0.11 n/a
1922 93 63 0.00 n/a
1921 81 70 0.00 n/a
1920 78 64 0.00 n/a
1919 83 61 0.26 n/a
1918 81 66 0.00 n/a
1917 80 59 0.00 n/a
1916 93 65 0.00 n/a
1915 70 61 0.06 n/a
1914 91 64 0.00 n/a
1913 94 70 0.00 n/a
1912 86 60 0.00 n/a
1911 92 67 0.07 n/a
1910 93 63 0.00 n/a
1909 80 62 0.00 n/a
1908 93 70 0.77 n/a
1907 78 68 0.00 n/a
1906 85 69 0.60 n/a
1905 78 56 0.00 n/a
1904 88 55 0.00 n/a
1903 84 55 0.00 n/a
1902 74 43 0.00 n/a
1901 79 72 0.04 n/a
1900 88 65 0.00 n/a
1899 87 54 n/a n/a
1898 86 69 0.18 n/a
1897 74 54 n/a n/a
1896 75 55 0.00 n/a
1895 95 67 0.05 n/a
1894 82 48 n/a n/a
1893 81 57 0.02 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 97 °F which happened in 1988.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 97 °F 1988
2 95 °F 1895
3 94 °F 1913
3 94 °F 1999
3 94 °F 1965
6 93 °F 1908
6 93 °F 1910
6 93 °F 1916
6 93 °F 1922
6 93 °F 1937
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 43 °F which happened in 1902.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1902
2 48 °F 1894
2 48 °F 1981
4 49 °F 1976
5 51 °F 1971
5 51 °F 1964
7 52 °F 1979
8 54 °F 1897
8 54 °F 1899
10 55 °F 1943
10 55 °F 1896
10 55 °F 1992
10 55 °F 1903
10 55 °F 2004
10 55 °F 1904
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on August 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 2000
2 69 °F 1980
3 70 °F 1915
4 73 °F 1979
4 73 °F 1927
6 74 °F 1902
6 74 °F 1981
6 74 °F 1897
9 75 °F 1896
10 76 °F 1989
10 76 °F 1977
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 8/17?
For the date of Aug 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.06 inches which happened in 1972.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on August 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.06 inches 1972
2 1.74 inches 2000
3 1.61 inches 1926
4 1.43 inches 2021
5 1.31 inches 1997
6 1.12 inches 1965
7 1.02 inches 1995
8 0.96 inches 1944
9 0.87 inches 1969
10 0.77 inches 1908
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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