Columbus January 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 16.
January 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 60 °F 1949
Lowest temperature -13 °F 1977
Lowest daily high 4 °F 2009
Highest daily low 44 °F 1990
Most precipitation 0.73 inches 1913
Most snow 5.6 inches 1936
January 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.0 °F
Average low 22.4 °F
Chance precipitation 51.4%
Chance snow 29.5%
Columbus January 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 16 9 0.01 0.3
2023 43 25 0.27 0.0
2022 32 16 0.24 1.7
2021 35 30 0.04 0.4
2020 45 26 0.00 0.0
2019 34 31 0.03 0.1
2018 27 6 0.03 0.7
2017 47 32 0.08 0.0
2016 41 30 0.00 0.0
2015 36 23 0.00 0.0
2014 31 21 0.04 0.4
2013 37 32 0.00 0.0
2012 48 22 0.08 0.0
2011 25 17 0.00 0.0
2010 38 31 0.00 0.0
2009 4 -10 0.00 0.0
2008 34 16 0.00 0.0
2007 37 21 0.01 0.2
2006 50 30 0.00 0.0
2005 25 11 0.08 1.9
2004 22 14 0.00 0.0
2003 22 10 0.02 0.5
2002 38 27 0.00 0.0
2001 35 30 0.00 0.0
2000 48 20 0.00 0.0
1999 42 24 0.00 0.0
1998 35 31 0.00 0.0
1997 42 2 0.00 0.0
1996 49 19 0.00 0.0
1995 34 30 0.13 0.0
1994 15 -8 0.12 1.2
1993 35 28 0.00 0.0
1992 21 -3 0.00 0.0
1991 51 34 0.22 0.0
1990 57 44 0.00 0.0
1989 42 28 0.00 0.0
1988 50 25 0.00 0.0
1987 34 25 0.00 0.0
1986 53 19 0.00 0.0
1985 22 4 0.04 0.5
1984 24 12 0.03 0.6
1983 25 9 0.00 0.0
1982 31 -11 0.10 1.3
1981 28 13 0.03 0.4
1980 52 35 0.00 0.0
1979 29 15 0.00 0.0
1978 20 4 0.21 3.6
1977 15 -13 0.00 0.0
1976 34 20 0.15 1.0
1975 30 20 0.03 0.6
1974 51 31 0.00 0.0
1973 43 32 0.00 0.0
1972 8 -12 0.00 0.0
1971 26 14 0.02 0.4
1970 42 13 0.00 0.0
1969 44 26 0.01 0.0
1968 18 0 0.00 0.0
1967 35 13 0.00 0.0
1966 23 11 0.00 0.0
1965 17 3 0.16 1.3
1964 31 10 0.00 0.0
1963 34 13 0.00 0.0
1962 31 19 0.00 0.0
1961 38 36 0.00 0.0
1960 35 28 0.00 0.0
1959 29 2 0.00 0.0
1958 30 23 0.00 0.0
1957 14 -2 0.01 0.1
1956 33 25 0.10 1.2
1955 41 20 0.00 0.0
1954 36 24 0.00 0.0
1953 57 28 0.00 0.0
1952 46 28 0.26 0.0
1951 33 28 0.00 0.0
1950 42 22 0.00 0.0
1949 60 40 0.41 0.0
1948 33 17 0.01 0.2
1947 46 32 0.00 0.0
1946 33 15 0.00 0.0
1945 29 23 0.00 0.0
1944 40 25 0.00 0.0
1943 53 38 0.09 0.0
1942 38 24 0.00 0.0
1941 47 37 0.07 0.0
1940 28 14 0.11 2.2
1939 37 33 0.21 0.0
1938 45 31 0.00 0.0
1937 33 26 0.00 0.0
1936 32 27 0.39 5.6
1935 34 23 0.28 0.0
1934 40 31 0.00 0.0
1933 50 33 0.02 0.0
1932 42 34 0.09 0.0
1931 37 20 0.00 0.0
1930 25 21 0.00 0.0
1929 26 -4 0.00 0.0
1928 59 31 0.00 0.0
1927 19 1 0.00 0.0
1926 42 7 0.00 0.0
1925 40 33 0.07 0.0
1924 44 35 0.52 0.0
1923 34 21 0.00 0.0
1922 26 13 0.00 0.0
1921 44 22 0.00 0.0
1920 38 12 0.31 2.6
1919 44 26 0.00 0.0
1918 23 0 0.12 1.2
1917 20 5 0.00 0.0
1916 32 11 0.02 0.2
1915 51 22 0.10 0.0
1914 49 34 0.00 0.0
1913 51 40 0.73 0.0
1912 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1911 30 17 0.00 0.0
1910 29 25 0.00 0.0
1909 30 25 0.00 0.0
1908 41 20 0.06 0.6
1907 33 26 0.47 0.1
1906 48 28 0.00 0.0
1905 28 11 0.00 0.0
1904 35 21 0.00 0.0
1903 40 12 0.00 0.0
1902 33 19 0.00 0.0
1901 52 34 0.00 0.0
1900 53 34 0.20 0.0
1899 48 34 0.00 0.0
1898 38 28 n/a 0.0
1897 43 32 n/a n/a
1896 40 14 0.00 0.0
1895 36 17 0.40 4.0
1894 48 41 0.04 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 60 °F which happened in 1949.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 60 °F 1949
2 59 °F 1928
3 57 °F 1953
3 57 °F 1990
5 53 °F 1943
5 53 °F 1986
5 53 °F 1900
8 52 °F 1980
8 52 °F 1901
10 51 °F 1913
10 51 °F 1915
10 51 °F 1974
10 51 °F 1991
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -13 °F which happened in 1977.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13 °F 1977
2 -12 °F 1972
3 -11 °F 1982
4 -10 °F 2009
5 -8 °F 1994
6 -4 °F 1929
7 -3 °F 1912
7 -3 °F 1992
9 -2 °F 1957
10 0 °F 1918
10 0 °F 1968
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 4 °F 2009
2 8 °F 1972
3 14 °F 1912
3 14 °F 1957
5 15 °F 1977
5 15 °F 1994
7 16 °F 2024
8 17 °F 1965
9 18 °F 1968
10 19 °F 1927
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/16?
For the date of Jan 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 0.73 inches which happened in 1913.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.73 inches 1913
2 0.52 inches 1924
3 0.47 inches 1907
4 0.41 inches 1949
5 0.40 inches 1895
6 0.39 inches 1936
7 0.31 inches 1920
8 0.28 inches 1935
9 0.27 inches 2023
10 0.26 inches 1952
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.6 inches 1936
2 4.0 inches 1895
3 3.6 inches 1978
4 2.6 inches 1920
5 2.2 inches 1940
6 1.9 inches 2005
7 1.7 inches 2022
8 1.3 inches 1965
8 1.3 inches 1982
10 1.2 inches 1956
10 1.2 inches 1918
10 1.2 inches 1994
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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