Columbus December 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 17.
December 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 1984
Lowest temperature -12 °F 1989
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1989
Highest daily low 51 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.71 inches 2001
Most snow 4.1 inches 1981
December 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 41.2 °F
Average low 27.6 °F
Chance precipitation 44.3%
Chance snow 18.6%
Columbus December 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 52 41 0.60 0.0
2022 34 27 0.01 0.3
2021 45 30 0.08 0.0
2020 32 29 0.05 0.6
2019 33 23 0.10 0.1
2018 44 31 0.00 0.0
2017 42 31 0.00 0.0
2016 54 25 1.07 0.0
2015 59 30 0.00 0.0
2014 38 27 0.01 0.0
2013 34 27 0.01 0.1
2012 52 43 0.38 0.0
2011 33 31 0.04 0.4
2010 26 15 0.00 0.2
2009 38 20 0.00 0.0
2008 33 28 0.04 0.0
2007 24 17 0.00 0.0
2006 62 51 0.00 0.0
2005 32 20 0.00 0.0
2004 37 26 0.00 0.0
2003 32 25 0.02 0.4
2002 35 24 0.05 0.0
2001 53 44 1.71 0.0
2000 50 11 0.04 1.9
1999 43 23 0.00 0.0
1998 39 30 0.03 0.4
1997 48 26 0.00 0.0
1996 45 32 0.82 0.0
1995 40 24 0.00 0.0
1994 49 32 0.00 0.0
1993 39 37 0.01 0.0
1992 48 34 0.01 0.0
1991 46 32 0.00 0.0
1990 50 36 0.35 0.0
1989 9 -12 0.00 0.0
1988 26 16 0.04 0.9
1987 33 28 0.00 0.2
1986 43 35 0.06 0.0
1985 25 13 0.07 1.4
1984 67 46 0.00 0.0
1983 28 17 0.00 0.0
1982 33 22 0.00 0.0
1981 28 24 0.23 4.1
1980 34 21 0.00 0.0
1979 25 12 0.00 0.0
1978 40 28 0.00 0.0
1977 59 40 0.02 0.0
1976 38 29 0.00 0.0
1975 32 19 0.00 0.0
1974 36 28 0.01 0.2
1973 25 15 0.00 0.0
1972 23 7 0.00 0.0
1971 40 17 0.04 0.4
1970 41 34 0.02 0.0
1969 34 17 0.00 0.0
1968 35 18 0.00 0.0
1967 42 22 0.05 0.0
1966 52 31 0.00 0.0
1965 33 30 0.00 0.0
1964 46 14 0.04 0.1
1963 20 -3 0.04 0.7
1962 39 25 0.00 0.0
1961 48 36 0.11 0.0
1960 30 15 0.00 0.0
1959 51 44 0.02 0.0
1958 36 14 0.00 0.0
1957 40 27 0.83 0.0
1956 55 41 0.00 0.0
1955 38 19 0.00 0.0
1954 45 30 0.15 0.0
1953 23 6 0.00 0.0
1952 50 26 0.00 0.0
1951 26 -10 0.00 0.0
1950 23 12 0.00 0.0
1949 41 22 0.11 0.0
1948 39 25 0.00 0.0
1947 39 20 0.00 0.0
1946 55 28 0.00 0.0
1945 21 2 0.00 0.0
1944 36 19 0.00 0.0
1943 32 13 0.00 0.0
1942 37 19 0.17 1.0
1941 40 36 0.00 0.0
1940 39 30 0.00 0.0
1939 55 44 0.00 0.0
1938 41 34 0.00 0.0
1937 42 38 1.55 0.0
1936 41 28 0.00 0.0
1935 33 31 0.05 0.0
1934 36 30 0.00 0.0
1933 61 41 1.18 0.0
1932 25 6 0.00 0.0
1931 52 30 0.00 0.0
1930 27 11 0.00 0.0
1929 57 40 0.44 0.0
1928 53 37 0.74 0.0
1927 33 22 0.00 0.0
1926 30 19 0.00 0.0
1925 29 23 0.00 0.0
1924 57 40 0.36 0.0
1923 46 29 0.00 0.0
1922 35 28 0.40 0.0
1921 55 43 0.44 0.0
1920 34 28 0.03 0.3
1919 28 8 0.00 0.0
1918 44 28 0.00 0.0
1917 28 -3 0.00 0.0
1916 34 11 0.00 0.0
1915 52 33 0.89 0.0
1914 20 -3 0.00 0.0
1913 42 32 0.00 0.0
1912 48 37 0.04 0.0
1911 37 32 0.00 0.0
1910 35 12 0.00 0.0
1909 32 19 0.00 0.0
1908 60 37 0.09 0.0
1907 35 29 0.00 0.0
1906 33 26 0.27 n/a
1905 35 32 0.00 0.0
1904 31 20 0.33 0.3
1903 21 2 0.00 0.0
1902 36 27 0.00 0.0
1901 20 1 0.04 0.4
1900 40 20 0.00 0.0
1899 45 19 0.00 0.0
1898 39 33 0.26 0.0
1897 44 25 0.65 n/a
1896 41 21 n/a 0.0
1895 57 35 n/a 0.0
1894 51 29 n/a n/a
1893 29 23 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 67 °F which happened in 1984.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1984
2 62 °F 2006
3 61 °F 1933
4 60 °F 1908
5 59 °F 1977
5 59 °F 2015
7 57 °F 1929
7 57 °F 1924
7 57 °F 1895
10 55 °F 1946
10 55 °F 1956
10 55 °F 1921
10 55 °F 1939
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -12 °F which happened in 1989.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -12 °F 1989
2 -10 °F 1951
3 -3 °F 1917
3 -3 °F 1963
3 -3 °F 1914
6 1 °F 1901
7 2 °F 1903
7 2 °F 1945
9 6 °F 1932
9 6 °F 1953
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1989
2 20 °F 1963
2 20 °F 1914
2 20 °F 1901
5 21 °F 1903
5 21 °F 1945
7 23 °F 1953
7 23 °F 1972
7 23 °F 1950
10 24 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/17?
For the date of Dec 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.71 inches which happened in 2001.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.71 inches 2001
2 1.55 inches 1937
3 1.18 inches 1933
4 1.07 inches 2016
5 0.89 inches 1915
6 0.83 inches 1957
7 0.82 inches 1996
8 0.74 inches 1928
9 0.65 inches 1897
10 0.60 inches 2023
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.1 inches 1981
2 1.9 inches 2000
3 1.4 inches 1985
4 1.0 inches 1942
5 0.9 inches 1988
6 0.7 inches 1963
7 0.6 inches 2020
8 0.4 inches 1901
8 0.4 inches 1971
8 0.4 inches 2011
8 0.4 inches 1998
8 0.4 inches 2003
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location