Columbus December 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 16.
December 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 1984
Lowest temperature -14 °F 1951
Lowest daily high 7 °F 1951
Highest daily low 50 °F 2012
Most precipitation 2.26 inches 2000
Most snow 2.8 inches 2020
December 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.4 °F
Average low 27.7 °F
Chance precipitation 43.3%
Chance snow 17.8%
Columbus December 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 28 0.00 0.0
2022 41 33 0.00 0.0
2021 61 40 0.06 0.0
2020 33 29 0.26 2.8
2019 34 30 0.07 0.7
2018 46 39 0.04 0.0
2017 48 30 0.00 0.0
2016 26 4 0.00 0.0
2015 61 39 0.00 0.0
2014 50 38 0.29 0.0
2013 30 21 0.07 1.1
2012 61 50 0.02 0.0
2011 41 32 0.00 0.0
2010 27 12 0.06 0.9
2009 29 17 0.00 0.0
2008 29 20 0.00 0.0
2007 42 22 0.48 0.9
2006 53 29 0.00 0.0
2005 33 27 0.05 0.5
2004 39 22 0.00 0.0
2003 47 31 0.15 0.0
2002 39 25 0.00 0.0
2001 45 34 0.14 0.0
2000 52 35 2.26 0.0
1999 36 24 0.01 0.1
1998 44 27 0.16 0.6
1997 49 26 0.00 0.0
1996 47 38 0.43 0.0
1995 46 28 0.00 0.0
1994 50 37 0.56 0.0
1993 49 36 0.00 0.0
1992 56 33 0.00 0.0
1991 33 14 0.00 0.0
1990 40 36 0.00 0.0
1989 8 -7 0.00 0.1
1988 24 12 0.00 0.0
1987 30 28 0.01 0.1
1986 38 27 0.03 0.0
1985 36 23 0.00 0.1
1984 64 48 0.00 0.0
1983 31 23 0.01 0.2
1982 46 31 0.01 0.0
1981 32 22 0.00 0.0
1980 35 24 0.00 0.0
1979 45 18 0.00 0.0
1978 47 29 0.06 0.0
1977 56 33 0.00 0.0
1976 37 26 0.01 0.0
1975 41 31 0.00 0.0
1974 42 35 0.00 0.0
1973 26 19 0.00 0.0
1972 21 9 0.01 0.1
1971 48 36 0.00 0.0
1970 42 29 0.34 0.0
1969 30 12 0.00 0.0
1968 30 9 0.00 0.0
1967 35 20 0.00 0.0
1966 48 31 0.00 0.0
1965 34 30 0.00 0.0
1964 46 22 0.00 0.0
1963 16 5 0.00 0.2
1962 33 26 0.00 0.0
1961 37 19 0.44 0.0
1960 35 14 0.00 0.0
1959 54 37 0.00 0.0
1958 30 8 0.00 0.0
1957 52 33 0.00 0.0
1956 51 40 0.00 0.0
1955 25 2 0.00 0.0
1954 38 30 0.00 0.0
1953 25 11 0.09 1.8
1952 41 20 0.00 0.0
1951 7 -14 0.00 0.0
1950 23 13 0.00 0.0
1949 34 9 0.00 0.0
1948 61 35 0.25 0.0
1947 41 25 0.10 0.0
1946 44 25 0.20 0.0
1945 n/a -2 0.00 0.0
1944 35 24 0.00 0.0
1943 22 7 0.00 0.0
1942 33 16 0.01 0.3
1941 38 30 0.00 0.0
1940 58 38 0.64 0.0
1939 57 35 0.00 0.0
1938 41 21 0.00 0.0
1937 47 35 0.22 0.0
1936 46 27 0.00 0.0
1935 37 32 0.00 0.0
1934 46 35 0.01 0.0
1933 61 36 0.27 0.0
1932 10 -12 0.00 0.0
1931 48 28 0.00 0.0
1930 26 10 0.00 0.0
1929 41 35 0.00 0.0
1928 49 35 0.00 0.0
1927 51 24 0.31 0.0
1926 23 9 0.00 0.0
1925 n/a 28 0.00 0.0
1924 64 31 0.00 0.0
1923 48 21 0.00 0.0
1922 32 20 0.00 0.0
1921 49 34 0.00 0.0
1920 33 27 0.01 0.1
1919 33 9 0.00 0.0
1918 50 29 0.00 0.0
1917 21 10 0.08 n/a
1916 11 -1 0.00 0.0
1915 33 23 0.15 0.0
1914 19 4 0.00 0.0
1913 42 30 0.00 0.0
1912 43 37 0.00 0.0
1911 50 37 0.17 0.0
1910 24 10 0.00 0.0
1909 28 21 0.00 0.0
1908 48 31 0.00 0.0
1907 35 28 0.00 0.0
1906 36 27 0.04 0.0
1905 36 25 0.07 0.1
1904 24 1 0.00 0.0
1903 23 12 0.05 0.5
1902 43 29 0.26 0.0
1901 20 -10 0.00 0.0
1900 28 6 0.00 0.0
1899 30 9 0.00 0.0
1898 40 16 0.00 0.0
1897 49 35 n/a n/a
1896 32 26 n/a 0.0
1895 37 18 n/a 0.0
1894 51 40 0.03 n/a
1893 61 25 0.15 0.5
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 64 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1984.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1984
1 64 °F 1924
3 61 °F 1933
3 61 °F 1948
3 61 °F 2012
3 61 °F 2015
3 61 °F 2021
3 61 °F 1893
9 58 °F 1940
10 57 °F 1939
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -14 °F which happened in 1951.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -14 °F 1951
2 -12 °F 1932
3 -10 °F 1901
4 -7 °F 1989
5 -2 °F 1945
6 -1 °F 1916
7 1 °F 1904
8 2 °F 1955
9 4 °F 2016
9 4 °F 1914
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 7 °F 1951
2 8 °F 1989
3 10 °F 1932
4 11 °F 1916
5 16 °F 1963
6 19 °F 1914
7 20 °F 1901
8 21 °F 1917
8 21 °F 1972
10 22 °F 1943
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/16?
For the date of Dec 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.26 inches which happened in 2000.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.26 inches 2000
2 0.64 inches 1940
3 0.56 inches 1994
4 0.48 inches 2007
5 0.44 inches 1961
6 0.43 inches 1996
7 0.34 inches 1970
8 0.31 inches 1927
9 0.29 inches 2014
10 0.27 inches 1933
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.8 inches 2020
2 1.8 inches 1953
3 1.1 inches 2013
4 0.9 inches 2010
4 0.9 inches 2007
6 0.7 inches 2019
7 0.6 inches 1998
8 0.5 inches 1893
8 0.5 inches 2005
8 0.5 inches 1903
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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