Columbus January 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 1 (New Year's Day).
January 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 1952
Lowest temperature -6 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 10 °F 1968
Highest daily low 46 °F 2005
Most precipitation 1.34 inches 2022
Most snow 5.2 inches 1964
January 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.2 °F
Average low 25.3 °F
Chance precipitation 48.9%
Chance snow 23.1%
Columbus January 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 37 31 0.02 0.2
2023 51 34 0.00 0.0
2022 59 41 1.34 0.0
2021 51 27 1.04 0.0
2020 44 32 0.00 0.0
2019 58 39 0.00 0.0
2018 11 -2 0.00 0.0
2017 48 29 0.00 0.0
2016 36 27 0.00 0.0
2015 37 18 0.00 0.0
2014 40 23 0.00 0.0
2013 34 20 0.04 0.4
2012 55 32 0.02 0.0
2011 58 29 0.42 0.0
2010 34 17 0.03 0.6
2009 33 18 0.00 0.0
2008 46 18 0.06 1.0
2007 52 36 0.00 0.0
2006 46 32 0.00 0.0
2005 52 46 0.03 0.0
2004 50 26 0.19 0.0
2003 41 32 0.54 0.0
2002 26 9 0.00 0.0
2001 26 6 0.00 0.0
2000 54 23 0.00 0.0
1999 20 7 0.00 0.0
1998 37 14 0.00 0.0
1997 49 34 0.00 0.0
1996 43 36 0.00 0.0
1995 46 23 0.16 0.1
1994 38 23 0.12 0.5
1993 33 24 0.00 0.0
1992 42 34 0.00 0.0
1991 37 19 0.00 0.0
1990 33 30 0.01 0.2
1989 40 30 0.00 0.0
1988 33 16 0.00 0.0
1987 37 29 0.01 0.1
1986 34 16 0.00 0.0
1985 65 33 0.09 0.0
1984 34 23 0.00 0.0
1983 41 21 0.00 0.0
1982 42 23 0.01 0.0
1981 35 31 0.08 1.1
1980 32 28 0.00 0.0
1979 59 30 0.89 0.0
1978 36 27 0.13 0.4
1977 12 1 0.00 0.0
1976 34 28 0.00 0.0
1975 41 26 0.00 0.0
1974 24 9 0.01 0.1
1973 38 28 0.00 0.0
1972 43 24 0.00 0.0
1971 31 14 0.00 0.0
1970 31 26 0.14 2.2
1969 17 5 0.00 0.0
1968 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1967 41 34 0.00 0.0
1966 52 41 0.40 0.0
1965 38 32 0.48 0.3
1964 28 22 0.50 5.2
1963 23 4 0.00 0.0
1962 26 20 0.00 0.0
1961 34 29 0.10 1.6
1960 36 23 0.00 0.0
1959 45 35 0.62 0.0
1958 34 13 0.01 0.1
1957 28 15 0.00 0.0
1956 45 17 0.00 0.0
1955 57 31 0.10 0.0
1954 54 30 0.00 0.0
1953 34 31 0.00 0.0
1952 67 38 0.01 0.0
1951 42 19 0.00 0.0
1950 54 41 0.11 0.0
1949 32 22 0.00 0.0
1948 56 35 1.28 0.0
1947 33 20 0.28 0.0
1946 27 15 0.01 0.2
1945 35 7 0.00 0.0
1944 32 26 0.00 0.0
1943 37 33 0.25 0.0
1942 54 35 0.34 0.0
1941 48 36 0.00 0.0
1940 19 2 0.00 0.0
1939 45 28 0.00 0.0
1938 52 35 0.07 0.0
1937 41 27 0.00 0.0
1936 39 20 0.00 0.0
1935 40 16 0.04 0.0
1934 57 30 0.01 0.0
1933 32 15 0.00 0.0
1932 49 40 0.57 0.0
1931 31 13 0.00 0.0
1930 60 43 0.18 0.0
1929 46 n/a 0.38 0.0
1928 19 -1 0.10 0.0
1927 32 21 0.02 0.0
1926 43 20 0.00 0.0
1925 35 20 0.00 0.0
1924 49 19 0.00 0.0
1923 50 29 0.05 0.0
1922 32 15 0.01 0.0
1921 60 43 0.05 0.0
1920 42 12 0.00 0.0
1919 54 34 0.82 0.0
1918 16 -5 0.17 2.5
1917 42 27 0.00 0.0
1916 55 40 0.94 0.0
1915 41 18 0.00 0.0
1914 33 16 0.00 0.0
1913 44 27 0.00 0.0
1912 32 22 0.00 0.0
1911 46 32 0.00 0.0
1910 48 24 0.00 0.0
1909 31 15 0.00 0.0
1908 46 30 0.00 0.0
1907 42 36 0.00 0.0
1906 40 18 0.00 0.0
1905 55 36 0.00 0.0
1904 29 12 0.10 1.0
1903 37 3 0.00 0.0
1902 n/a 17 0.00 0.0
1901 33 16 0.00 0.0
1900 16 6 0.01 0.1
1899 23 11 0.00 0.0
1898 23 3 n/a 0.0
1897 n/a 35 0.04 n/a
1896 30 17 0.00 0.0
1895 27 12 n/a n/a
1894 44 24 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 67 °F which happened in 1952.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1952
2 65 °F 1985
3 60 °F 1921
3 60 °F 1930
5 59 °F 1979
5 59 °F 2022
7 58 °F 2019
7 58 °F 2011
9 57 °F 1955
9 57 °F 1934
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -6 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 1968
2 -5 °F 1918
3 -2 °F 2018
4 -1 °F 1928
5 1 °F 1977
6 2 °F 1940
7 3 °F 1898
7 3 °F 1903
9 4 °F 1963
10 5 °F 1969
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 1968
2 11 °F 2018
3 12 °F 1977
4 16 °F 1918
4 16 °F 1900
6 17 °F 1969
7 19 °F 1940
7 19 °F 1928
9 20 °F 1999
10 23 °F 1898
10 23 °F 1963
10 23 °F 1899
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/1?
For the date of Jan 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.34 inches which happened in 2022.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.34 inches 2022
2 1.28 inches 1948
3 1.04 inches 2021
4 0.94 inches 1916
5 0.89 inches 1979
6 0.82 inches 1919
7 0.62 inches 1959
8 0.57 inches 1932
9 0.54 inches 2003
10 0.50 inches 1964
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.2 inches 1964
2 2.5 inches 1918
3 2.2 inches 1970
4 1.6 inches 1961
5 1.1 inches 1981
6 1.0 inches 1904
6 1.0 inches 2008
8 0.6 inches 2010
9 0.5 inches 1994
10 0.4 inches 1978
10 0.4 inches 2013
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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