Columbus August 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of August 5.
August 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1918
Lowest temperature 45 °F 1912
Lowest daily high 71 °F 1985
Highest daily low 75 °F 1918
Most precipitation 3.17 inches 1995
Most snow none -
August 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 84.5 °F
Average low 65.2 °F
Chance precipitation 33.1%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus August 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 84 66 0.00 0.0
2022 81 69 0.72 0.0
2021 87 61 0.00 0.0
2020 78 56 0.00 0.0
2019 89 66 0.01 0.0
2018 90 72 0.00 0.0
2017 79 56 0.00 0.0
2016 93 72 0.00 0.0
2015 84 60 0.00 0.0
2014 87 63 0.00 0.0
2013 76 56 0.00 0.0
2012 87 74 0.06 0.0
2011 90 70 0.00 0.0
2010 88 70 0.00 0.0
2009 79 65 0.00 0.0
2008 84 69 0.10 0.0
2007 79 68 0.39 0.0
2006 86 66 0.00 0.0
2005 82 70 0.39 0.0
2004 78 59 0.00 0.0
2003 76 63 0.12 0.0
2002 94 70 1.58 0.0
2001 89 66 0.00 0.0
2000 79 54 0.07 0.0
1999 83 65 0.00 0.0
1998 86 71 0.00 0.0
1997 74 56 0.00 0.0
1996 89 65 0.00 0.0
1995 75 68 3.17 0.0
1994 72 54 0.02 0.0
1993 74 53 0.00 0.0
1992 76 54 0.00 0.0
1991 83 61 0.00 0.0
1990 81 65 0.02 0.0
1989 87 68 1.01 0.0
1988 90 73 0.00 0.0
1987 84 68 0.83 0.0
1986 87 57 0.00 0.0
1985 71 67 0.08 0.0
1984 84 66 0.00 0.0
1983 90 68 0.00 0.0
1982 85 68 0.00 0.0
1981 83 67 0.14 0.0
1980 87 71 0.08 0.0
1979 87 68 0.17 0.0
1978 71 61 0.14 0.0
1977 90 73 0.00 0.0
1976 84 64 0.00 0.0
1975 85 71 0.00 0.0
1974 79 57 0.00 0.0
1973 85 59 0.00 0.0
1972 76 48 0.00 0.0
1971 76 56 0.00 0.0
1970 77 60 0.00 0.0
1969 84 54 0.00 0.0
1968 88 67 0.00 0.0
1967 78 57 0.00 0.0
1966 83 59 0.00 0.0
1965 91 59 0.00 0.0
1964 84 64 0.00 0.0
1963 81 58 0.00 0.0
1962 87 66 0.00 0.0
1961 86 63 0.24 0.0
1960 84 68 0.00 0.0
1959 88 64 0.00 0.0
1958 88 58 0.00 0.0
1957 73 56 0.00 0.0
1956 96 73 0.06 0.0
1955 95 72 0.07 0.0
1954 79 63 1.45 0.0
1953 80 63 0.00 0.0
1952 86 64 0.00 0.0
1951 77 46 0.00 0.0
1950 80 54 0.00 0.0
1949 85 64 0.00 0.0
1948 74 54 1.06 0.0
1947 94 69 0.00 n/a
1946 86 62 0.15 n/a
1945 77 62 0.00 n/a
1944 93 73 0.00 n/a
1943 83 68 0.00 n/a
1942 n/a 60 0.00 n/a
1941 88 68 0.00 n/a
1940 93 70 0.00 n/a
1939 85 57 0.00 n/a
1938 84 71 0.12 n/a
1937 82 68 0.09 n/a
1936 82 65 0.00 n/a
1935 91 64 0.00 n/a
1934 89 67 0.00 n/a
1933 83 54 0.00 n/a
1932 88 61 0.00 n/a
1931 90 68 0.00 n/a
1930 96 74 0.10 n/a
1929 78 49 0.00 n/a
1928 88 70 0.07 n/a
1927 78 60 0.00 n/a
1926 90 72 0.00 n/a
1925 84 64 0.02 n/a
1924 95 73 0.00 n/a
1923 86 72 0.43 n/a
1922 84 60 0.00 n/a
1921 84 60 0.00 n/a
1920 88 56 0.00 n/a
1919 92 68 1.27 n/a
1918 100 75 0.00 n/a
1917 93 68 0.00 n/a
1916 94 74 0.00 n/a
1915 71 60 0.00 n/a
1914 86 55 0.00 n/a
1913 83 50 0.00 n/a
1912 72 45 0.00 n/a
1911 90 65 0.00 n/a
1910 81 51 0.00 n/a
1909 85 66 0.05 n/a
1908 82 64 0.52 n/a
1907 72 60 0.62 n/a
1906 82 68 1.54 n/a
1905 82 63 0.55 n/a
1904 85 61 0.00 n/a
1903 86 60 0.00 n/a
1902 78 61 0.29 n/a
1901 82 58 0.00 n/a
1900 94 61 0.00 n/a
1899 82 70 0.55 n/a
1898 82 55 0.00 n/a
1897 92 68 n/a n/a
1896 90 67 0.00 n/a
1895 91 60 n/a n/a
1894 80 45 n/a n/a
1893 89 58 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 100 °F which happened in 1918.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1918
2 96 °F 1956
2 96 °F 1930
4 95 °F 1955
4 95 °F 1924
6 94 °F 1947
6 94 °F 1916
6 94 °F 2002
6 94 °F 1900
10 93 °F 1944
10 93 °F 1940
10 93 °F 1917
10 93 °F 2016
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 45 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1894
1 45 °F 1912
3 46 °F 1951
4 48 °F 1972
5 49 °F 1929
6 50 °F 1913
7 51 °F 1910
8 53 °F 1993
9 54 °F 1969
9 54 °F 2000
9 54 °F 1994
9 54 °F 1950
9 54 °F 1992
9 54 °F 1933
9 54 °F 1948
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on August 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 71 °F 1978
1 71 °F 1915
1 71 °F 1985
4 72 °F 1912
4 72 °F 1994
4 72 °F 1907
7 73 °F 1957
8 74 °F 1993
8 74 °F 1997
8 74 °F 1948
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 8/5?
For the date of Aug 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 3.17 inches which happened in 1995.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on August 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.17 inches 1995
2 1.58 inches 2002
3 1.54 inches 1906
4 1.45 inches 1954
5 1.27 inches 1919
6 1.06 inches 1948
7 1.01 inches 1989
8 0.83 inches 1987
9 0.72 inches 2022
10 0.62 inches 1907
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location