Columbus December 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 3.
December 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 76 °F 1982
Lowest temperature 0 °F 1966
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1929
Highest daily low 61 °F 1982
Most precipitation 1.41 inches 1978
Most snow 7.9 inches 1957
December 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 45.7 °F
Average low 31.0 °F
Chance precipitation 42.4%
Chance snow 13.8%
Columbus December 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 51 41 0.01 0.0
2022 55 27 0.14 0.0
2021 51 36 0.00 0.0
2020 38 25 0.00 0.0
2019 33 31 0.00 0.0
2018 44 35 0.02 0.0
2017 56 27 0.00 0.0
2016 40 33 0.00 0.0
2015 39 32 0.00 0.0
2014 40 28 0.00 0.0
2013 53 37 0.02 0.0
2012 63 55 0.01 0.0
2011 55 33 0.00 0.0
2010 33 28 0.00 0.0
2009 53 36 0.01 0.0
2008 47 26 0.01 0.0
2007 44 29 0.00 0.0
2006 35 22 0.00 0.0
2005 30 21 0.01 0.0
2004 39 27 0.00 0.0
2003 33 25 0.00 0.0
2002 26 17 0.00 0.0
2001 61 33 0.00 0.0
2000 36 18 0.00 0.0
1999 58 45 0.00 0.0
1998 65 50 0.00 0.0
1997 55 36 0.26 0.0
1996 45 30 0.01 0.0
1995 58 34 0.02 0.0
1994 62 32 0.00 0.0
1993 47 42 0.10 0.0
1992 35 29 0.00 0.0
1991 54 31 0.44 0.1
1990 60 38 1.23 0.0
1989 26 20 0.03 1.0
1988 56 29 0.00 0.0
1987 38 31 0.47 1.8
1986 45 35 0.06 0.0
1985 26 17 0.00 0.0
1984 48 26 0.13 0.0
1983 36 31 0.16 0.0
1982 76 61 0.00 0.0
1981 45 35 0.00 0.0
1980 32 21 0.00 0.0
1979 36 14 0.00 0.0
1978 57 39 1.41 0.0
1977 39 33 0.24 0.2
1976 24 1 0.00 0.0
1975 34 27 0.00 0.0
1974 33 24 0.00 0.0
1973 62 42 0.00 0.0
1972 48 37 0.02 0.0
1971 33 16 0.00 0.0
1970 63 34 0.22 0.0
1969 39 20 0.00 0.0
1968 47 42 0.12 0.0
1967 44 26 0.17 0.6
1966 19 0 0.00 0.0
1965 48 37 0.03 0.0
1964 42 34 0.45 0.0
1963 32 23 0.02 0.3
1962 62 25 0.00 0.0
1961 52 31 0.00 0.0
1960 50 24 0.00 0.0
1959 42 23 0.00 0.0
1958 41 24 0.00 0.0
1957 35 28 0.92 7.9
1956 58 35 0.00 0.0
1955 58 45 0.06 0.0
1954 31 20 0.00 0.0
1953 60 35 0.00 0.0
1952 38 30 0.00 0.0
1951 64 38 0.00 0.0
1950 53 30 0.74 0.0
1949 43 19 0.00 0.0
1948 54 36 0.00 0.0
1947 59 41 0.00 0.0
1946 40 24 0.00 0.0
1945 42 36 0.00 0.0
1944 34 13 0.00 0.0
1943 52 38 0.00 0.0
1942 18 5 0.00 0.0
1941 52 39 0.00 0.0
1940 n/a 12 0.00 0.0
1939 42 32 0.12 0.4
1938 50 42 0.20 0.0
1937 40 20 0.00 0.0
1936 37 33 0.00 0.0
1935 33 19 0.00 0.0
1934 46 34 0.12 0.0
1933 61 45 0.02 0.0
1932 56 46 0.00 0.0
1931 45 24 0.00 0.0
1930 49 24 0.00 0.0
1929 16 8 0.00 0.0
1928 49 38 0.00 0.0
1927 33 23 0.00 0.0
1926 54 29 0.00 0.0
1925 53 32 0.00 0.0
1924 36 26 0.01 0.0
1923 50 34 0.02 0.0
1922 56 32 0.00 0.0
1921 41 31 0.00 0.0
1920 56 37 0.00 0.0
1919 25 13 0.00 0.0
1918 43 34 0.05 0.0
1917 48 37 0.00 0.0
1916 51 30 0.05 0.0
1915 31 23 0.05 0.5
1914 53 44 0.00 0.0
1913 57 48 0.00 0.0
1912 48 34 0.00 0.0
1911 33 23 0.00 0.0
1910 30 26 0.00 0.0
1909 49 42 0.00 0.0
1908 32 8 0.00 0.0
1907 29 24 0.06 0.6
1906 38 25 0.00 0.0
1905 37 19 0.00 0.0
1904 34 26 0.00 0.0
1903 29 5 0.00 0.0
1902 47 37 0.05 0.0
1901 40 25 0.05 0.0
1900 43 26 0.00 0.0
1899 44 32 0.33 0.0
1898 49 18 0.00 0.0
1897 38 31 0.00 n/a
1896 31 12 n/a 0.0
1895 27 13 n/a 0.0
1894 36 23 n/a n/a
1893 34 22 1.09 0.5
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 76 °F which happened in 1982.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 76 °F 1982
2 65 °F 1998
3 64 °F 1951
4 63 °F 2012
4 63 °F 1970
6 62 °F 1962
6 62 °F 1994
6 62 °F 1973
9 61 °F 2001
9 61 °F 1933
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 0 °F which happened in 1966.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1966
2 1 °F 1976
3 5 °F 1903
3 5 °F 1942
5 8 °F 1908
5 8 °F 1929
7 12 °F 1896
7 12 °F 1940
9 13 °F 1919
9 13 °F 1944
9 13 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1929
2 18 °F 1942
3 19 °F 1966
4 24 °F 1976
5 25 °F 1919
6 26 °F 2002
6 26 °F 1989
6 26 °F 1985
9 27 °F 1895
10 29 °F 1903
10 29 °F 1907
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/3?
For the date of Dec 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.41 inches which happened in 1978.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.41 inches 1978
2 1.23 inches 1990
3 1.09 inches 1893
4 0.92 inches 1957
5 0.74 inches 1950
6 0.47 inches 1987
7 0.45 inches 1964
8 0.44 inches 1991
9 0.33 inches 1899
10 0.26 inches 1997
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 7.9 inches 1957
2 1.8 inches 1987
3 1.0 inches 1989
4 0.6 inches 1967
4 0.6 inches 1907
6 0.5 inches 1893
6 0.5 inches 1915
8 0.4 inches 1939
9 0.3 inches 1963
10 0.2 inches 1977
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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