Columbus August 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of August 20.
August 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 101 °F 1983
Lowest temperature 46 °F 1932
Lowest daily high 68 °F 1956
Highest daily low 73 °F 1983
Most precipitation 2.37 inches 2007
Most snow none -
August 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.8 °F
Average low 64.0 °F
Chance precipitation 30.5%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus August 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 61 0.00 0.0
2022 85 64 0.44 0.0
2021 88 65 0.00 0.0
2020 83 58 0.00 0.0
2019 92 71 0.01 0.0
2018 85 64 0.41 0.0
2017 88 64 0.00 0.0
2016 83 68 0.28 0.0
2015 77 60 0.04 0.0
2014 90 70 0.08 0.0
2013 86 62 0.00 0.0
2012 81 56 0.00 0.0
2011 88 63 0.00 0.0
2010 89 67 0.00 0.0
2009 85 71 0.00 0.0
2008 87 60 0.00 0.0
2007 90 64 2.37 0.0
2006 79 63 0.00 0.0
2005 96 71 0.14 0.0
2004 79 65 1.11 0.0
2003 86 64 0.00 0.0
2002 80 62 0.00 0.0
2001 77 63 0.00 0.0
2000 74 53 0.00 0.0
1999 80 63 0.00 0.0
1998 85 56 0.00 0.0
1997 71 65 0.43 0.0
1996 90 68 0.00 0.0
1995 91 72 0.00 0.0
1994 85 66 0.56 0.0
1993 88 71 0.02 0.0
1992 75 52 0.00 0.0
1991 78 60 0.00 0.0
1990 86 67 0.00 0.0
1989 75 60 0.08 0.0
1988 83 65 0.31 0.0
1987 87 58 0.00 0.0
1986 87 64 0.00 0.0
1985 76 59 0.01 0.0
1984 78 54 0.00 0.0
1983 101 73 0.00 0.0
1982 80 60 0.11 0.0
1981 79 54 0.00 0.0
1980 80 68 0.33 0.0
1979 78 68 1.77 0.0
1978 77 57 0.00 0.0
1977 74 50 0.00 0.0
1976 81 58 0.00 0.0
1975 84 66 0.00 0.0
1974 87 61 0.00 0.0
1973 84 66 0.46 0.0
1972 81 61 0.00 0.0
1971 84 66 0.39 0.0
1970 85 67 0.79 0.0
1969 78 55 0.00 0.0
1968 92 73 0.00 0.0
1967 76 59 0.29 0.0
1966 83 63 0.00 0.0
1965 79 55 0.00 0.0
1964 89 53 0.00 0.0
1963 72 60 0.53 0.0
1962 96 69 0.00 0.0
1961 75 62 0.00 0.0
1960 84 67 0.09 0.0
1959 94 67 0.00 0.0
1958 87 58 0.00 0.0
1957 82 52 0.00 0.0
1956 68 57 0.04 0.0
1955 99 69 0.00 0.0
1954 73 63 0.01 0.0
1953 78 52 0.00 0.0
1952 87 58 0.00 0.0
1951 86 54 0.00 0.0
1950 71 52 0.00 0.0
1949 75 50 0.00 0.0
1948 82 57 0.00 0.0
1947 92 71 0.00 n/a
1946 77 58 0.00 n/a
1945 90 60 0.00 n/a
1944 88 53 0.00 n/a
1943 78 51 0.00 n/a
1942 88 61 0.00 n/a
1941 79 54 0.00 n/a
1940 73 54 0.00 n/a
1939 83 66 0.00 n/a
1938 89 62 0.00 n/a
1937 93 70 0.00 n/a
1936 90 68 0.46 n/a
1935 88 66 0.00 n/a
1934 84 54 0.00 n/a
1933 84 54 0.00 n/a
1932 79 46 0.00 n/a
1931 71 64 0.22 n/a
1930 83 52 0.00 n/a
1929 77 46 0.00 n/a
1928 89 58 0.00 n/a
1927 76 57 0.05 n/a
1926 81 67 0.06 n/a
1925 84 68 0.00 n/a
1924 88 68 0.00 n/a
1923 78 55 0.00 n/a
1922 77 54 0.00 n/a
1921 86 67 0.00 n/a
1920 84 64 0.01 n/a
1919 86 60 0.00 n/a
1918 83 56 0.00 n/a
1917 90 57 0.00 n/a
1916 98 68 0.00 n/a
1915 70 54 0.50 n/a
1914 84 71 0.22 n/a
1913 91 66 0.00 n/a
1912 83 67 0.01 n/a
1911 79 48 0.00 n/a
1910 81 48 0.00 n/a
1909 79 60 0.00 n/a
1908 73 58 0.00 n/a
1907 87 63 1.05 n/a
1906 86 71 1.03 n/a
1905 80 60 0.00 n/a
1904 79 68 0.23 n/a
1903 80 60 0.00 n/a
1902 83 64 0.45 n/a
1901 80 68 0.00 n/a
1900 88 69 1.53 n/a
1899 94 59 n/a n/a
1898 81 57 0.00 n/a
1897 81 54 n/a n/a
1896 76 52 0.00 n/a
1895 77 52 n/a n/a
1894 84 55 n/a n/a
1893 81 55 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 101 °F which happened in 1983.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 101 °F 1983
2 99 °F 1955
3 98 °F 1916
4 96 °F 1962
4 96 °F 2005
6 94 °F 1899
6 94 °F 1959
8 93 °F 1937
9 92 °F 2019
9 92 °F 1968
9 92 °F 1947
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 46 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1932.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1929
1 46 °F 1932
3 48 °F 1910
3 48 °F 1911
5 50 °F 1977
5 50 °F 1949
7 51 °F 1943
8 52 °F 1992
8 52 °F 1957
8 52 °F 1953
8 52 °F 1930
8 52 °F 1896
8 52 °F 1950
8 52 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on August 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1956
2 70 °F 1915
3 71 °F 1931
3 71 °F 1950
3 71 °F 1997
6 72 °F 1963
7 73 °F 1908
7 73 °F 1940
7 73 °F 1954
10 74 °F 1977
10 74 °F 2000
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 8/20?
For the date of Aug 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.37 inches which happened in 2007.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on August 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.37 inches 2007
2 1.77 inches 1979
3 1.53 inches 1900
4 1.11 inches 2004
5 1.05 inches 1907
6 1.03 inches 1906
7 0.79 inches 1970
8 0.56 inches 1994
9 0.53 inches 1963
10 0.50 inches 1915
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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