Columbus August 26 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of August 26.
August 26 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 98 °F 1948
Lowest temperature 48 °F 1958
Lowest daily high 66 °F 1968
Highest daily low 73 °F 1941
Most precipitation 1.50 inches 1904
Most snow none -
August 26 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 83.1 °F
Average low 63.2 °F
Chance precipitation 29.2%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus August 26 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 82 68 0.00 0.0
2022 83 66 0.00 0.0
2021 87 70 0.56 0.0
2020 90 68 0.01 0.0
2019 69 62 0.61 0.0
2018 89 72 0.27 0.0
2017 77 54 0.00 0.0
2016 88 71 0.00 0.0
2015 68 57 0.00 0.0
2014 90 69 0.00 0.0
2013 90 63 0.00 0.0
2012 91 66 0.00 0.0
2011 82 64 0.00 0.0
2010 79 58 0.00 0.0
2009 87 62 0.00 0.0
2008 84 57 0.00 0.0
2007 82 66 0.00 0.0
2006 90 64 0.04 0.0
2005 78 70 0.02 0.0
2004 81 70 0.63 0.0
2003 89 69 0.00 0.0
2002 80 64 0.00 0.0
2001 77 69 0.33 0.0
2000 81 58 0.00 0.0
1999 78 63 0.09 0.0
1998 84 66 0.00 0.0
1997 80 63 0.00 0.0
1996 85 58 0.00 0.0
1995 88 60 0.00 0.0
1994 87 64 0.00 0.0
1993 96 70 0.08 0.0
1992 86 68 0.00 0.0
1991 87 65 0.00 0.0
1990 90 63 0.00 0.0
1989 85 65 0.00 0.0
1988 79 61 0.00 0.0
1987 83 58 0.14 0.0
1986 90 63 0.63 0.0
1985 78 61 0.00 0.0
1984 81 52 0.00 0.0
1983 91 70 0.00 0.0
1982 79 50 0.00 0.0
1981 82 55 0.00 0.0
1980 86 62 0.00 0.0
1979 70 63 0.31 0.0
1978 83 64 0.00 0.0
1977 85 54 0.28 0.0
1976 77 67 0.45 0.0
1975 86 69 0.00 0.0
1974 89 66 0.00 0.0
1973 88 69 0.00 0.0
1972 85 69 0.00 0.0
1971 81 62 0.46 0.0
1970 83 57 0.00 0.0
1969 83 59 0.00 0.0
1968 66 53 0.00 0.0
1967 76 67 0.26 0.0
1966 82 54 0.00 0.0
1965 85 67 0.18 0.0
1964 77 61 0.00 0.0
1963 80 51 0.00 0.0
1962 75 60 0.10 0.0
1961 83 65 0.00 0.0
1960 87 62 0.00 0.0
1959 95 72 0.00 0.0
1958 73 48 0.00 0.0
1957 83 59 0.00 0.0
1956 84 51 0.00 0.0
1955 89 55 0.00 0.0
1954 82 68 0.34 0.0
1953 93 58 0.00 0.0
1952 88 53 0.00 0.0
1951 83 49 0.00 0.0
1950 89 63 0.00 0.0
1949 92 63 0.00 0.0
1948 98 71 0.00 0.0
1947 81 67 0.00 n/a
1946 77 49 0.00 n/a
1945 73 48 0.00 n/a
1944 76 55 0.00 n/a
1943 83 72 0.00 n/a
1942 83 50 0.00 n/a
1941 84 73 0.00 n/a
1940 87 62 0.50 n/a
1939 83 54 0.00 n/a
1938 86 60 0.00 n/a
1937 85 63 0.00 n/a
1936 82 70 0.01 n/a
1935 85 58 0.00 n/a
1934 78 48 0.00 n/a
1933 92 61 0.00 n/a
1932 83 68 0.31 n/a
1931 73 64 0.19 n/a
1930 87 56 0.00 n/a
1929 86 55 0.00 n/a
1928 85 56 0.00 n/a
1927 75 48 0.00 n/a
1926 80 53 0.00 n/a
1925 91 51 0.00 n/a
1924 87 54 0.00 n/a
1923 78 52 0.00 n/a
1922 77 54 0.00 n/a
1921 83 61 0.00 n/a
1920 81 53 0.00 n/a
1919 75 48 0.00 n/a
1918 77 67 0.79 n/a
1917 81 51 0.00 n/a
1916 86 61 0.00 n/a
1915 74 48 0.00 n/a
1914 79 57 0.00 n/a
1913 86 58 0.00 n/a
1912 88 73 0.02 n/a
1911 75 59 0.00 n/a
1910 82 53 0.28 n/a
1909 89 70 0.00 n/a
1908 78 55 0.00 n/a
1907 81 50 0.00 n/a
1906 89 71 0.48 n/a
1905 76 51 0.00 n/a
1904 69 52 1.50 n/a
1903 85 68 0.06 n/a
1902 80 50 0.00 n/a
1901 81 60 0.00 n/a
1900 89 69 0.09 n/a
1899 89 65 0.00 n/a
1898 86 57 0.00 n/a
1897 77 50 n/a n/a
1896 84 58 0.15 n/a
1895 85 59 n/a n/a
1894 83 64 n/a n/a
1893 92 62 0.12 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 8/26?
For the date of Aug 26, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 98 °F which happened in 1948.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 98 °F 1948
2 96 °F 1993
3 95 °F 1959
4 93 °F 1953
5 92 °F 1893
5 92 °F 1949
5 92 °F 1933
8 91 °F 2012
8 91 °F 1983
8 91 °F 1925
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 8/26?
For the date of Aug 26, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 48 °F which has happened 6 times, most recently in 1958.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1934
1 48 °F 1927
1 48 °F 1958
1 48 °F 1945
1 48 °F 1915
1 48 °F 1919
7 49 °F 1951
7 49 °F 1946
9 50 °F 1907
9 50 °F 1942
9 50 °F 1902
9 50 °F 1982
9 50 °F 1897
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on August 26
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 1968
2 68 °F 2015
3 69 °F 1904
3 69 °F 2019
5 70 °F 1979
6 73 °F 1958
6 73 °F 1945
6 73 °F 1931
9 74 °F 1915
10 75 °F 1919
10 75 °F 1911
10 75 °F 1962
10 75 °F 1927
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 8/26?
For the date of Aug 26, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.50 inches which happened in 1904.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on August 26
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.50 inches 1904
2 0.79 inches 1918
3 0.63 inches 1986
3 0.63 inches 2004
5 0.61 inches 2019
6 0.56 inches 2021
7 0.50 inches 1940
8 0.48 inches 1906
9 0.46 inches 1971
10 0.45 inches 1976
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location