Columbus December 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 31 (New Year's Eve).
December 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1951
Lowest temperature -7 °F 1902
Lowest daily high 13 °F 1976
Highest daily low 52 °F 1965
Most precipitation 1.01 inches 2018
Most snow 5.0 inches 1897
December 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.4 °F
Average low 25.5 °F
Chance precipitation 49.5%
Chance snow 23.6%
Columbus December 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 40 32 0.03 0.0
2022 59 39 0.44 0.0
2021 58 42 0.00 0.0
2020 34 29 0.11 0.6
2019 37 33 0.00 0.0
2018 61 36 1.01 0.0
2017 19 2 0.03 0.3
2016 49 31 0.00 0.0
2015 36 29 0.00 0.0
2014 26 15 0.00 0.0
2013 29 23 0.00 0.2
2012 34 19 0.16 1.7
2011 46 39 0.00 0.0
2010 62 45 0.00 0.0
2009 36 32 0.26 2.1
2008 45 22 0.00 0.0
2007 46 28 0.00 0.0
2006 61 45 0.46 0.0
2005 41 35 0.05 0.0
2004 54 50 0.05 0.0
2003 49 29 0.00 0.0
2002 53 41 0.30 0.0
2001 24 17 0.01 0.1
2000 28 11 0.00 0.4
1999 47 27 0.00 0.0
1998 23 15 0.05 1.7
1997 25 13 0.00 0.0
1996 48 34 0.00 0.0
1995 42 36 0.20 0.0
1994 45 34 0.01 0.0
1993 33 16 0.00 0.1
1992 60 33 0.37 0.0
1991 36 31 0.00 0.0
1990 32 22 0.00 0.0
1989 50 32 0.46 0.0
1988 38 17 0.00 0.0
1987 43 26 0.19 0.0
1986 37 30 0.00 0.0
1985 42 24 0.00 0.0
1984 53 35 0.05 0.0
1983 24 3 0.00 0.0
1982 36 20 0.00 0.0
1981 42 27 0.26 0.0
1980 35 31 0.20 2.0
1979 30 24 0.00 0.0
1978 59 43 0.67 0.0
1977 41 30 0.00 0.0
1976 13 -5 0.00 0.0
1975 42 34 0.26 0.0
1974 42 30 0.47 0.0
1973 30 24 0.17 1.9
1972 58 37 0.20 0.0
1971 34 25 0.00 0.0
1970 30 22 0.00 0.0
1969 33 27 0.11 0.4
1968 41 8 0.00 0.0
1967 29 10 0.10 2.4
1966 39 19 0.00 0.0
1965 63 52 0.41 0.0
1964 42 26 0.00 0.0
1963 24 1 0.00 0.0
1962 17 2 0.00 0.0
1961 25 2 0.06 0.9
1960 37 10 0.24 2.6
1959 34 24 0.00 0.0
1958 36 22 0.01 0.0
1957 45 32 0.10 0.0
1956 40 26 0.00 0.0
1955 35 15 0.00 0.0
1954 41 31 0.00 0.0
1953 37 25 0.00 0.0
1952 39 32 0.11 0.0
1951 68 44 0.00 0.0
1950 32 22 0.00 0.0
1949 45 28 0.00 0.0
1948 35 17 0.00 0.0
1947 49 41 0.04 0.0
1946 26 24 0.00 0.0
1945 36 26 0.00 0.0
1944 37 35 0.34 0.0
1943 37 18 0.00 0.0
1942 35 32 0.00 0.0
1941 39 29 0.01 0.2
1940 38 33 0.05 0.0
1939 28 5 0.03 0.0
1938 43 15 0.00 0.0
1937 52 40 0.18 0.0
1936 60 35 0.73 0.0
1935 26 0 0.00 0.0
1934 40 25 0.00 0.0
1933 52 39 0.06 0.0
1932 51 22 0.90 0.0
1931 47 37 0.08 0.0
1930 32 14 0.00 0.0
1929 51 33 0.00 0.0
1928 40 29 0.00 0.0
1927 51 19 0.53 0.0
1926 35 28 0.00 0.0
1925 35 9 0.00 0.0
1924 33 22 0.00 0.0
1923 57 32 0.11 0.0
1922 52 34 0.00 0.0
1921 39 31 0.00 0.0
1920 46 27 0.00 0.0
1919 51 26 0.00 0.0
1918 48 39 0.14 0.0
1917 15 5 0.00 0.0
1916 32 10 0.00 0.0
1915 42 33 0.00 0.0
1914 28 11 0.00 0.0
1913 32 25 0.00 0.0
1912 45 32 0.00 0.0
1911 50 28 0.30 0.0
1910 36 15 0.00 0.0
1909 31 9 0.00 0.0
1908 41 17 0.00 0.0
1907 38 25 0.00 0.0
1906 53 41 0.19 0.0
1905 36 27 0.05 0.1
1904 51 32 0.00 0.0
1903 29 15 0.00 0.0
1902 30 -7 0.00 0.0
1901 44 29 0.00 0.0
1900 38 32 0.10 0.0
1899 15 2 0.00 0.0
1898 35 17 0.09 0.5
1897 39 22 0.63 5.0
1896 52 36 n/a 0.0
1895 40 17 0.01 0.5
1894 23 7 n/a n/a
1893 36 25 0.00 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 68 °F which happened in 1951.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1951
2 63 °F 1965
3 62 °F 2010
4 61 °F 2006
4 61 °F 2018
6 60 °F 1992
6 60 °F 1936
8 59 °F 2022
8 59 °F 1978
10 58 °F 2021
10 58 °F 1972
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -7 °F which happened in 1902.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -7 °F 1902
2 -5 °F 1976
3 0 °F 1935
4 1 °F 1963
5 2 °F 1961
5 2 °F 2017
5 2 °F 1962
5 2 °F 1899
9 3 °F 1983
10 5 °F 1939
10 5 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 13 °F 1976
2 15 °F 1917
2 15 °F 1899
4 17 °F 1962
5 19 °F 2017
6 23 °F 1998
6 23 °F 1894
8 24 °F 2001
8 24 °F 1963
8 24 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/31?
For the date of Dec 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.01 inches which happened in 2018.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.01 inches 2018
2 0.90 inches 1932
3 0.73 inches 1936
4 0.67 inches 1978
5 0.63 inches 1897
6 0.53 inches 1927
7 0.47 inches 1974
8 0.46 inches 2006
8 0.46 inches 1989
10 0.44 inches 2022
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1897
2 2.6 inches 1960
3 2.4 inches 1967
4 2.1 inches 2009
5 2.0 inches 1980
6 1.9 inches 1973
7 1.7 inches 2012
7 1.7 inches 1998
9 0.9 inches 1961
10 0.6 inches 2020
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location