Columbus December 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 21.
December 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 69 °F 2013
Lowest temperature -13 °F 1901
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1901
Highest daily low 57 °F 2013
Most precipitation 2.56 inches 1998
Most snow 4.3 inches 1981
December 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 40.7 °F
Average low 26.9 °F
Chance precipitation 44.8%
Chance snow 19.4%
Columbus December 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 49 32 0.00 0.0
2022 43 20 0.00 0.0
2021 43 24 0.00 0.0
2020 43 32 0.07 0.0
2019 48 26 0.00 0.0
2018 43 37 0.08 0.0
2017 48 28 0.00 0.0
2016 37 24 0.00 0.0
2015 53 41 0.37 0.0
2014 37 27 0.00 0.0
2013 69 57 1.67 0.0
2012 36 30 0.24 2.4
2011 62 46 0.55 0.0
2010 31 24 0.01 0.1
2009 32 29 0.03 0.3
2008 33 3 0.00 0.0
2007 48 35 0.00 0.0
2006 51 42 0.34 0.0
2005 31 22 0.00 0.0
2004 47 16 0.00 0.0
2003 42 20 0.00 0.0
2002 46 34 0.01 0.2
2001 41 24 0.00 0.0
2000 30 8 0.03 0.8
1999 26 21 0.00 0.0
1998 59 35 2.56 0.0
1997 40 33 0.00 0.0
1996 35 12 0.00 0.0
1995 30 16 0.03 0.3
1994 55 25 0.00 0.0
1993 33 27 0.07 0.8
1992 40 18 0.00 0.0
1991 42 27 0.14 0.4
1990 61 46 0.18 0.0
1989 11 -10 0.01 0.3
1988 54 31 0.03 0.0
1987 44 26 0.00 0.0
1986 39 32 0.00 0.0
1985 19 2 0.00 0.0
1984 59 36 0.43 0.0
1983 41 19 0.27 0.3
1982 33 25 0.00 0.0
1981 34 11 0.43 4.3
1980 23 8 0.00 0.0
1979 49 29 0.00 0.0
1978 38 29 0.00 0.1
1977 31 23 0.03 0.3
1976 20 13 0.00 0.0
1975 27 13 0.01 0.2
1974 38 25 0.08 0.3
1973 25 15 0.00 0.0
1972 46 38 0.00 0.0
1971 39 29 0.00 0.0
1970 32 28 0.13 0.1
1969 32 18 0.22 2.8
1968 33 31 0.00 0.0
1967 64 47 0.47 0.0
1966 40 33 0.00 0.0
1965 34 26 0.00 0.0
1964 37 18 0.00 0.0
1963 13 -8 0.00 0.0
1962 32 25 0.11 1.0
1961 31 27 0.00 0.0
1960 25 1 0.16 2.2
1959 31 24 0.18 2.9
1958 26 19 0.01 0.2
1957 53 35 0.00 0.0
1956 55 50 0.01 0.0
1955 32 13 0.01 0.1
1954 24 7 0.00 0.0
1953 43 33 0.24 0.0
1952 43 38 0.01 0.0
1951 44 17 0.09 0.0
1950 31 2 0.00 0.0
1949 63 50 0.08 0.0
1948 50 36 0.00 0.0
1947 40 30 0.00 0.0
1946 35 31 0.10 0.0
1945 20 5 0.00 0.0
1944 40 17 0.10 0.7
1943 45 26 0.00 0.0
1942 25 -2 0.00 0.0
1941 46 26 0.00 0.0
1940 46 35 0.00 0.0
1939 31 26 0.00 0.0
1938 41 32 0.00 0.0
1937 42 29 0.00 0.0
1936 38 26 0.00 0.0
1935 19 0 0.00 0.0
1934 43 30 0.00 0.0
1933 41 34 0.00 0.0
1932 39 23 0.03 0.0
1931 56 38 0.16 0.0
1930 34 21 0.00 0.0
1929 22 10 0.00 n/a
1928 29 9 0.00 0.0
1927 35 27 0.00 0.0
1926 42 33 0.06 0.0
1925 46 35 0.06 0.0
1924 17 6 0.00 0.0
1923 58 50 0.12 0.0
1922 33 13 0.00 0.0
1921 37 20 0.00 0.0
1920 36 13 0.09 0.0
1919 34 1 0.00 0.0
1918 56 46 0.13 0.0
1917 43 33 0.00 0.0
1916 34 24 0.05 0.0
1915 49 20 0.00 0.0
1914 40 20 0.53 0.0
1913 41 30 0.35 0.0
1912 36 21 0.00 0.0
1911 48 36 0.03 0.0
1910 27 11 0.00 0.0
1909 30 15 0.00 0.0
1908 39 27 0.00 0.0
1907 31 29 0.00 0.0
1906 34 29 0.06 0.1
1905 47 38 0.71 0.0
1904 32 15 0.00 0.0
1903 39 28 0.00 0.0
1902 50 41 0.31 0.0
1901 10 -13 0.00 0.0
1900 43 16 0.00 0.0
1899 47 24 0.00 0.0
1898 46 38 0.02 0.0
1897 34 29 n/a n/a
1896 32 26 n/a 0.0
1895 62 36 0.75 0.0
1894 49 32 n/a n/a
1893 44 15 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 69 °F which happened in 2013.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 69 °F 2013
2 64 °F 1967
3 63 °F 1949
4 62 °F 2011
4 62 °F 1895
6 61 °F 1990
7 59 °F 1984
7 59 °F 1998
9 58 °F 1923
10 56 °F 1931
10 56 °F 1918
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -13 °F which happened in 1901.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13 °F 1901
2 -10 °F 1989
3 -8 °F 1963
4 -2 °F 1942
5 0 °F 1935
6 1 °F 1960
6 1 °F 1919
8 2 °F 1985
8 2 °F 1950
10 3 °F 2008
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1901
2 11 °F 1989
3 13 °F 1963
4 17 °F 1924
5 19 °F 1935
5 19 °F 1985
7 20 °F 1976
7 20 °F 1945
9 22 °F 1929
10 23 °F 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/21?
For the date of Dec 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.56 inches which happened in 1998.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.56 inches 1998
2 1.67 inches 2013
3 0.75 inches 1895
4 0.71 inches 1905
5 0.55 inches 2011
6 0.53 inches 1914
7 0.47 inches 1967
8 0.43 inches 1984
8 0.43 inches 1981
10 0.37 inches 2015
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.3 inches 1981
2 2.9 inches 1959
3 2.8 inches 1969
4 2.4 inches 2012
5 2.2 inches 1960
6 1.0 inches 1962
7 0.8 inches 1993
7 0.8 inches 2000
9 0.7 inches 1944
10 0.4 inches 1991
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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