Columbus December 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of December 5.
December 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 70 °F 2001
Lowest temperature 5 °F 1901
Lowest daily high 25 °F 1895
Highest daily low 54 °F 2001
Most precipitation 1.95 inches 2011
Most snow 5.7 inches 1984
December 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 44.8 °F
Average low 30.3 °F
Chance precipitation 43.0%
Chance snow 14.6%
Columbus December 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 40 35 0.19 0.0
2022 49 22 0.02 0.0
2021 58 28 0.04 0.0
2020 44 33 0.00 0.0
2019 45 31 0.00 0.0
2018 33 28 0.00 0.2
2017 56 32 0.49 0.0
2016 42 31 0.00 0.0
2015 45 27 0.00 0.0
2014 43 35 0.58 0.0
2013 65 34 0.24 0.0
2012 42 29 0.00 0.0
2011 53 41 1.95 0.0
2010 32 25 0.02 0.3
2009 32 20 0.00 0.0
2008 27 18 0.00 0.0
2007 31 17 0.28 4.0
2006 33 23 0.00 0.0
2005 29 19 0.00 0.0
2004 52 30 0.00 0.0
2003 40 33 0.51 0.2
2002 32 23 0.09 1.7
2001 70 54 0.00 0.0
2000 33 17 0.00 0.0
1999 58 51 0.26 0.0
1998 65 52 0.01 0.0
1997 33 23 0.04 0.4
1996 41 28 0.16 0.0
1995 51 31 0.00 0.0
1994 60 51 0.20 0.0
1993 44 38 0.00 0.0
1992 31 19 0.00 0.0
1991 39 13 0.00 0.0
1990 36 26 0.00 0.0
1989 43 29 0.00 0.0
1988 47 22 0.00 0.0
1987 34 24 0.04 0.5
1986 30 22 0.00 0.0
1985 36 32 0.20 2.0
1984 30 15 0.28 5.7
1983 44 37 0.00 0.0
1982 65 50 0.19 0.0
1981 37 32 0.00 0.0
1980 46 38 0.03 0.0
1979 57 32 0.00 0.0
1978 45 29 0.00 0.0
1977 43 29 0.92 0.0
1976 31 8 0.00 0.0
1975 63 39 0.00 0.0
1974 35 16 0.00 0.0
1973 62 37 0.15 0.0
1972 60 40 0.00 0.0
1971 49 36 0.10 0.0
1970 39 27 0.00 0.0
1969 35 18 0.00 0.0
1968 38 28 0.00 0.0
1967 48 33 0.00 0.0
1966 37 31 0.25 0.0
1965 50 30 0.00 0.0
1964 31 25 0.02 0.2
1963 34 27 0.00 0.0
1962 47 32 0.36 1.5
1961 53 29 0.00 0.0
1960 64 37 0.00 0.0
1959 48 41 0.12 0.0
1958 39 20 0.40 4.5
1957 38 10 0.00 0.0
1956 63 47 0.00 0.0
1955 34 23 0.00 0.0
1954 37 22 0.00 0.0
1953 56 31 0.00 0.0
1952 45 35 0.57 0.0
1951 47 27 0.21 0.0
1950 38 28 0.00 0.0
1949 40 23 0.00 0.0
1948 56 39 0.03 0.0
1947 49 37 0.10 0.0
1946 55 32 0.00 0.0
1945 38 29 0.00 0.0
1944 52 29 0.00 0.0
1943 54 24 0.00 0.0
1942 30 19 0.00 0.0
1941 60 48 0.01 0.0
1940 38 26 0.00 0.0
1939 42 31 0.02 0.0
1938 52 42 0.06 0.0
1937 37 27 0.07 0.7
1936 34 21 0.00 0.0
1935 36 14 0.00 0.0
1934 40 25 0.00 0.0
1933 62 43 0.00 0.0
1932 57 32 0.00 0.0
1931 40 35 0.00 0.0
1930 46 34 0.12 0.0
1929 46 24 0.00 0.0
1928 40 22 0.00 0.0
1927 39 25 0.00 0.0
1926 32 24 0.83 0.0
1925 58 34 0.36 0.0
1924 55 35 0.73 0.0
1923 50 43 0.46 0.0
1922 56 33 0.12 0.0
1921 35 27 0.04 0.3
1920 53 35 0.00 0.0
1919 34 27 0.00 0.0
1918 41 29 0.00 0.0
1917 35 24 0.00 0.0
1916 56 42 0.35 0.0
1915 35 22 0.00 0.0
1914 43 36 0.42 0.0
1913 51 41 0.00 0.0
1912 62 47 0.48 0.0
1911 38 12 0.00 0.0
1910 35 28 0.00 0.0
1909 68 41 0.11 0.0
1908 37 28 0.00 0.0
1907 31 12 0.00 0.0
1906 42 25 0.00 0.0
1905 33 17 0.00 0.0
1904 34 17 0.00 0.0
1903 30 15 0.00 0.0
1902 35 25 0.58 0.6
1901 28 5 0.00 0.0
1900 40 33 0.04 0.0
1899 26 20 0.00 0.0
1898 35 21 0.05 0.0
1897 42 26 n/a n/a
1896 50 29 n/a 0.0
1895 25 13 0.00 0.0
1894 42 21 n/a n/a
1893 32 14 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 70 °F which happened in 2001.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 70 °F 2001
2 68 °F 1909
3 65 °F 2013
3 65 °F 1998
3 65 °F 1982
6 64 °F 1960
7 63 °F 1956
7 63 °F 1975
9 62 °F 1912
9 62 °F 1933
9 62 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 5 °F which happened in 1901.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 5 °F 1901
2 8 °F 1976
3 10 °F 1957
4 12 °F 1911
4 12 °F 1907
6 13 °F 1991
6 13 °F 1895
8 14 °F 1893
8 14 °F 1935
10 15 °F 1984
10 15 °F 1903
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on December 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 25 °F 1895
2 26 °F 1899
3 27 °F 2008
4 28 °F 1901
5 29 °F 2005
6 30 °F 1984
6 30 °F 1942
6 30 °F 1903
6 30 °F 1986
10 31 °F 1964
10 31 °F 1907
10 31 °F 1976
10 31 °F 1992
10 31 °F 2007
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 12/5?
For the date of Dec 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.95 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.95 inches 2011
2 0.92 inches 1977
3 0.83 inches 1926
4 0.73 inches 1924
5 0.58 inches 1902
5 0.58 inches 2014
7 0.57 inches 1952
8 0.51 inches 2003
9 0.49 inches 2017
10 0.48 inches 1912
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on December 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.7 inches 1984
2 4.5 inches 1958
3 4.0 inches 2007
4 2.0 inches 1985
5 1.7 inches 2002
6 1.5 inches 1962
7 0.7 inches 1937
8 0.6 inches 1902
9 0.5 inches 1987
10 0.4 inches 1997
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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