Columbus December 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 20.
December 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 61 °F 1895
Lowest temperature -10 °F 1963
Lowest daily high 11 °F 1901
Highest daily low 53 °F 1895
Most precipitation 1.15 inches 1903
Most snow 6.5 inches 1960
December 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.7 °F
Average low 27.0 °F
Chance precipitation 44.7%
Chance snow 19.5%
Columbus December 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 45 23 0.00 0.0
2022 38 18 0.00 0.0
2021 40 26 0.00 0.0
2020 42 31 0.14 0.0
2019 41 20 0.00 0.0
2018 51 37 0.38 0.0
2017 45 29 0.00 0.0
2016 35 14 0.00 0.0
2015 44 21 0.00 0.0
2014 31 28 0.00 0.0
2013 58 47 0.02 0.0
2012 50 36 0.87 0.0
2011 46 40 0.57 0.0
2010 27 23 0.00 0.0
2009 31 28 0.02 0.2
2008 31 28 0.02 0.0
2007 39 23 0.00 0.0
2006 47 23 0.01 0.0
2005 25 5 0.00 0.0
2004 18 0 0.00 0.0
2003 29 21 0.00 0.0
2002 51 36 0.00 0.0
2001 42 28 0.00 0.0
2000 19 13 0.03 1.0
1999 50 24 0.13 0.0
1998 46 40 0.01 0.0
1997 45 33 0.00 0.0
1996 17 11 0.00 0.0
1995 25 16 0.01 0.1
1994 47 26 0.00 0.0
1993 39 33 0.17 0.4
1992 46 22 0.11 0.0
1991 41 19 0.00 0.0
1990 49 33 0.01 0.0
1989 18 1 0.00 0.0
1988 57 49 0.00 0.0
1987 55 34 0.20 0.0
1986 34 29 0.00 0.0
1985 25 11 0.07 1.4
1984 40 32 0.00 0.0
1983 26 13 0.00 0.0
1982 34 31 0.02 0.2
1981 14 1 0.00 0.0
1980 19 9 0.00 0.0
1979 45 22 0.00 0.0
1978 60 30 0.21 0.0
1977 46 31 0.18 0.0
1976 50 20 0.08 0.0
1975 35 27 0.03 0.1
1974 38 20 0.00 0.0
1973 40 25 0.81 0.8
1972 43 37 0.16 0.0
1971 42 30 0.13 0.0
1970 35 25 0.00 0.0
1969 28 20 0.00 0.0
1968 42 32 0.00 0.0
1967 53 28 0.05 0.0
1966 43 34 0.01 0.0
1965 28 21 0.06 0.7
1964 33 24 0.04 0.2
1963 14 -10 0.00 0.0
1962 36 26 0.00 0.0
1961 33 29 0.00 0.0
1960 30 18 0.58 6.5
1959 35 20 0.00 0.2
1958 25 10 0.00 0.0
1957 58 41 0.29 0.0
1956 53 42 0.47 0.0
1955 27 11 0.00 0.0
1954 23 7 0.00 0.0
1953 42 34 0.00 0.0
1952 44 37 0.16 0.0
1951 38 21 0.88 2.0
1950 27 6 0.06 0.6
1949 58 39 0.00 0.0
1948 36 27 0.02 0.1
1947 46 21 0.00 0.0
1946 42 28 0.10 0.0
1945 20 8 0.00 0.0
1944 41 14 0.00 0.0
1943 38 24 0.00 0.0
1942 n/a 11 0.15 3.0
1941 43 30 0.00 0.0
1940 54 41 0.00 0.0
1939 46 30 0.00 0.0
1938 41 25 0.00 0.0
1937 34 29 0.00 0.0
1936 36 24 0.00 0.0
1935 25 9 0.01 0.2
1934 33 29 0.02 0.3
1933 51 40 0.26 0.0
1932 28 9 0.00 0.0
1931 54 43 0.00 0.0
1930 40 30 0.00 0.0
1929 15 9 0.05 0.5
1928 36 24 0.00 0.0
1927 33 18 0.00 0.0
1926 42 34 0.00 0.0
1925 42 30 0.02 0.0
1924 25 8 0.00 0.0
1923 55 47 0.13 0.0
1922 39 18 0.00 0.0
1921 39 26 0.00 0.0
1920 28 7 0.00 0.0
1919 26 -7 0.00 0.0
1918 50 31 0.00 0.0
1917 45 36 0.00 0.0
1916 34 24 0.23 0.0
1915 28 18 0.00 0.0
1914 29 18 0.00 0.0
1913 43 23 0.00 0.0
1912 41 28 0.00 0.0
1911 39 26 0.00 0.0
1910 29 20 0.00 0.0
1909 22 8 0.00 0.0
1908 39 27 0.00 0.0
1907 34 21 0.04 0.4
1906 34 28 0.14 n/a
1905 44 34 0.08 0.0
1904 38 16 0.00 0.0
1903 35 31 1.15 0.0
1902 50 36 0.00 0.0
1901 11 -9 0.00 0.0
1900 38 17 0.00 0.0
1899 41 22 0.00 0.0
1898 50 42 0.04 0.0
1897 35 24 0.13 n/a
1896 36 20 n/a 0.0
1895 61 53 0.52 0.0
1894 50 27 n/a n/a
1893 31 12 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 61 °F which happened in 1895.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 61 °F 1895
2 60 °F 1978
3 58 °F 2013
3 58 °F 1949
3 58 °F 1957
6 57 °F 1988
7 55 °F 1987
7 55 °F 1923
9 54 °F 1931
9 54 °F 1940
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -10 °F which happened in 1963.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -10 °F 1963
2 -9 °F 1901
3 -7 °F 1919
4 0 °F 2004
5 1 °F 1989
5 1 °F 1981
7 5 °F 2005
8 6 °F 1950
9 7 °F 1954
9 7 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 11 °F 1901
2 14 °F 1963
2 14 °F 1981
4 15 °F 1929
5 17 °F 1996
6 18 °F 2004
6 18 °F 1989
8 19 °F 1980
8 19 °F 2000
10 20 °F 1945
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/20?
For the date of Dec 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.15 inches which happened in 1903.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.15 inches 1903
2 0.88 inches 1951
3 0.87 inches 2012
4 0.81 inches 1973
5 0.58 inches 1960
6 0.57 inches 2011
7 0.52 inches 1895
8 0.47 inches 1956
9 0.38 inches 2018
10 0.29 inches 1957
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.5 inches 1960
2 3.0 inches 1942
3 2.0 inches 1951
4 1.4 inches 1985
5 1.0 inches 2000
6 0.8 inches 1973
7 0.7 inches 1965
8 0.6 inches 1950
9 0.5 inches 1929
10 0.4 inches 1907
10 0.4 inches 1993
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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