Columbus January 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 17.
January 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2017
Lowest temperature -19 °F 1977
Lowest daily high -2 °F 1977
Highest daily low 49 °F 1913
Most precipitation 1.30 inches 1953
Most snow 6.6 inches 1994
January 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.9 °F
Average low 22.2 °F
Chance precipitation 51.0%
Chance snow 29.5%
Columbus January 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 24 7 0.00 0.0
2023 59 40 0.01 0.0
2022 29 24 0.04 0.5
2021 35 31 0.07 0.6
2020 31 22 0.00 0.0
2019 35 31 0.18 0.8
2018 14 7 0.00 0.1
2017 64 47 0.10 0.0
2016 30 7 0.03 0.5
2015 49 25 0.00 0.0
2014 35 13 0.09 0.9
2013 38 26 0.00 0.0
2012 57 32 0.56 0.0
2011 34 14 0.01 0.0
2010 40 33 0.29 0.0
2009 33 -11 0.00 0.0
2008 39 32 0.00 0.0
2007 31 17 0.00 0.0
2006 55 37 1.05 0.0
2005 16 5 0.00 0.1
2004 33 19 0.35 0.7
2003 19 7 0.00 0.0
2002 40 26 0.00 0.0
2001 31 29 0.00 0.0
2000 27 15 0.05 1.0
1999 52 26 0.33 0.0
1998 34 30 0.06 0.7
1997 10 -1 0.00 0.0
1996 55 46 0.00 0.0
1995 39 30 0.00 0.0
1994 28 0 0.46 6.6
1993 35 26 0.00 0.0
1992 36 18 0.00 0.0
1991 36 30 0.03 0.0
1990 58 41 0.24 0.0
1989 47 32 0.00 0.0
1988 47 38 0.29 0.0
1987 38 22 0.00 0.0
1986 49 44 0.34 0.0
1985 32 20 0.17 1.9
1984 27 19 0.00 0.0
1983 25 9 0.04 0.8
1982 0 -16 0.02 0.5
1981 24 11 0.03 0.4
1980 57 36 0.01 0.0
1979 39 24 0.05 0.0
1978 23 19 0.54 6.3
1977 -2 -19 0.00 0.0
1976 20 10 0.00 0.0
1975 30 11 0.00 0.0
1974 41 30 0.00 0.0
1973 57 35 0.00 0.0
1972 38 8 0.00 0.0
1971 25 3 0.08 1.9
1970 42 34 0.00 0.0
1969 45 39 0.73 0.0
1968 31 8 0.00 0.0
1967 37 15 0.00 0.0
1966 24 12 0.00 0.0
1965 15 -11 0.01 0.1
1964 32 15 0.00 0.0
1963 44 15 0.00 0.0
1962 24 11 0.00 0.0
1961 42 31 0.00 0.0
1960 34 25 0.00 0.0
1959 14 4 0.00 0.0
1958 31 25 0.00 0.0
1957 18 -7 0.01 0.2
1956 35 16 0.00 0.0
1955 31 18 0.00 0.0
1954 25 11 0.00 0.1
1953 54 27 1.30 0.0
1952 62 43 0.26 0.0
1951 51 29 0.01 0.0
1950 46 22 0.02 0.0
1949 40 33 0.05 0.0
1948 19 5 0.02 0.4
1947 37 26 0.00 0.0
1946 41 14 0.00 0.0
1945 28 21 0.00 0.0
1944 34 19 0.00 0.0
1943 40 32 0.34 0.0
1942 49 24 0.00 0.0
1941 51 41 0.26 0.0
1940 20 12 0.12 2.3
1939 37 31 0.00 0.0
1938 44 32 0.00 0.0
1937 49 29 0.21 0.0
1936 31 20 0.00 0.0
1935 55 33 0.55 0.0
1934 34 22 0.00 0.0
1933 54 44 0.00 0.0
1932 57 37 0.49 0.0
1931 44 27 0.00 0.0
1930 27 19 0.01 0.1
1929 48 26 0.00 0.0
1928 59 36 0.00 0.0
1927 41 18 0.00 0.0
1926 42 33 0.17 0.0
1925 39 34 0.00 0.0
1924 37 25 0.00 0.0
1923 26 10 0.00 0.0
1922 38 9 0.00 0.0
1921 34 16 0.00 0.0
1920 38 6 0.00 0.0
1919 45 32 0.00 0.0
1918 22 16 0.02 0.2
1917 22 0 0.20 0.0
1916 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1915 51 30 0.05 0.0
1914 39 29 0.00 0.0
1913 54 49 0.49 0.0
1912 37 6 0.00 0.0
1911 26 19 0.07 0.7
1910 40 29 0.62 0.3
1909 29 22 0.00 0.0
1908 33 20 0.00 0.0
1907 36 29 0.46 0.0
1906 40 24 0.00 0.0
1905 35 16 0.00 0.0
1904 21 14 0.00 0.0
1903 39 30 0.00 0.0
1902 36 13 0.00 0.0
1901 37 22 0.00 0.0
1900 52 33 0.00 0.0
1899 45 35 0.03 0.0
1898 34 22 n/a 0.0
1897 51 n/a 0.23 n/a
1896 50 33 0.00 0.0
1895 33 -1 n/a n/a
1894 56 37 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 64 °F which happened in 2017.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2017
2 62 °F 1952
3 59 °F 1928
3 59 °F 2023
5 58 °F 1990
6 57 °F 1932
6 57 °F 1973
6 57 °F 2012
6 57 °F 1980
10 56 °F 1894
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -19 °F which happened in 1977.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -19 °F 1977
2 -16 °F 1982
3 -11 °F 2009
3 -11 °F 1965
5 -7 °F 1957
6 -3 °F 1916
7 -1 °F 1895
7 -1 °F 1997
9 0 °F 1994
9 0 °F 1917
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1977
2 0 °F 1982
3 10 °F 1997
4 11 °F 1916
5 14 °F 1959
5 14 °F 2018
7 15 °F 1965
8 16 °F 2005
9 18 °F 1957
10 19 °F 1948
10 19 °F 2003
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/17?
For the date of Jan 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.30 inches which happened in 1953.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.30 inches 1953
2 1.05 inches 2006
3 0.73 inches 1969
4 0.62 inches 1910
5 0.56 inches 2012
6 0.55 inches 1935
7 0.54 inches 1978
8 0.49 inches 1913
8 0.49 inches 1932
10 0.46 inches 1994
10 0.46 inches 1907
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.6 inches 1994
2 6.3 inches 1978
3 2.3 inches 1940
4 1.9 inches 1971
4 1.9 inches 1985
6 1.0 inches 2000
7 0.9 inches 2014
8 0.8 inches 2019
8 0.8 inches 1983
10 0.7 inches 2004
10 0.7 inches 1998
10 0.7 inches 1911
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location