Columbus January 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 18.
January 18 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1996
Lowest temperature -17 °F 1994
Lowest daily high 0 °F 1994
Highest daily low 48 °F 1996
Most precipitation 1.13 inches 2020
Most snow 3.1 inches 1985
January 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.9 °F
Average low 22.1 °F
Chance precipitation 51.1%
Chance snow 29.9%
Columbus January 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 29 21 0.00 0.0
2023 42 38 0.05 0.0
2022 32 25 0.00 0.0
2021 32 30 0.01 0.2
2020 49 30 1.13 0.0
2019 36 34 0.00 0.0
2018 28 7 0.00 0.0
2017 47 39 0.01 0.0
2016 13 4 0.00 0.0
2015 46 34 0.06 0.0
2014 23 11 0.09 1.5
2013 35 19 0.00 0.0
2012 32 22 0.00 0.0
2011 39 34 0.19 0.0
2010 33 29 0.00 0.0
2009 34 15 0.09 0.9
2008 38 24 0.00 0.0
2007 39 24 0.01 0.1
2006 37 27 0.07 1.5
2005 16 2 0.00 0.0
2004 34 17 0.06 0.0
2003 20 3 0.03 0.6
2002 38 25 0.00 0.0
2001 41 29 0.00 0.0
2000 28 19 0.02 0.6
1999 52 36 0.00 0.0
1998 32 21 0.01 0.1
1997 13 1 0.00 0.0
1996 68 48 0.68 0.0
1995 41 33 0.00 0.0
1994 0 -17 0.00 0.0
1993 27 20 0.00 0.0
1992 19 6 0.00 0.0
1991 39 28 0.00 0.0
1990 58 31 0.00 0.0
1989 49 31 0.00 0.0
1988 46 29 0.07 0.0
1987 39 32 0.14 0.0
1986 55 46 0.05 0.0
1985 33 20 0.20 3.1
1984 20 5 0.07 1.6
1983 17 3 0.00 0.0
1982 22 0 0.00 0.0
1981 35 11 0.00 0.0
1980 39 29 0.00 0.0
1979 27 15 0.00 0.1
1978 25 10 0.00 0.0
1977 3 -8 0.00 0.0
1976 17 4 0.00 0.0
1975 44 28 0.40 2.3
1974 57 33 0.29 0.0
1973 61 37 0.00 0.0
1972 49 36 0.01 0.0
1971 21 -4 0.01 0.3
1970 35 11 0.03 0.1
1969 51 34 0.35 0.0
1968 40 18 0.00 0.0
1967 18 7 0.00 0.0
1966 23 11 0.00 0.0
1965 20 9 0.04 0.4
1964 39 21 0.00 0.0
1963 44 26 0.00 0.0
1962 23 11 0.00 0.0
1961 42 27 0.00 0.0
1960 47 33 0.37 0.0
1959 19 -2 0.00 0.0
1958 29 17 0.00 0.0
1957 19 11 0.01 0.2
1956 32 18 0.00 0.0
1955 30 14 0.00 0.0
1954 43 11 0.00 0.0
1953 49 34 0.00 0.0
1952 44 30 0.00 0.0
1951 60 46 0.00 0.0
1950 49 22 0.01 0.0
1949 64 33 0.34 0.0
1948 17 -3 0.00 0.0
1947 49 26 0.00 0.0
1946 49 27 0.00 0.0
1945 32 17 0.00 0.0
1944 36 19 0.00 0.0
1943 36 30 0.03 0.0
1942 58 41 0.04 0.0
1941 47 27 0.06 0.2
1940 14 0 0.02 0.4
1939 36 31 0.19 2.1
1938 32 24 0.00 0.0
1937 49 34 1.10 0.0
1936 39 28 0.00 0.0
1935 34 22 0.00 0.0
1934 40 24 0.00 0.0
1933 47 33 0.18 0.0
1932 50 32 0.00 0.0
1931 44 28 0.02 0.0
1930 26 -7 0.11 1.5
1929 68 47 0.60 0.0
1928 42 30 0.00 0.0
1927 41 26 0.58 2.2
1926 49 39 0.11 0.0
1925 34 25 0.00 0.0
1924 35 22 0.00 0.0
1923 55 26 0.00 0.0
1922 43 34 0.23 0.0
1921 25 11 0.00 0.0
1920 15 4 0.00 0.0
1919 48 22 0.00 0.0
1918 19 6 0.00 0.0
1917 30 18 0.00 0.0
1916 19 6 0.00 0.0
1915 32 29 0.26 2.6
1914 30 21 0.03 0.3
1913 55 35 0.15 0.0
1912 45 36 0.25 0.0
1911 33 18 0.00 0.0
1910 46 33 0.31 0.0
1909 28 9 0.00 0.0
1908 36 23 0.00 0.0
1907 43 33 0.13 0.0
1906 46 33 0.00 0.0
1905 39 28 0.00 0.0
1904 19 -1 0.00 0.0
1903 30 16 0.00 0.0
1902 43 30 0.00 0.0
1901 25 16 0.00 0.0
1900 53 43 0.00 0.0
1899 36 21 0.05 0.0
1898 41 22 n/a 0.0
1897 n/a 22 n/a n/a
1896 50 34 0.20 0.0
1895 44 0 0.00 n/a
1894 54 41 0.10 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 68 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1996.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1996
1 68 °F 1929
3 64 °F 1949
4 61 °F 1973
5 60 °F 1951
6 58 °F 1942
6 58 °F 1990
8 57 °F 1974
9 55 °F 1913
9 55 °F 1923
9 55 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -17 °F which happened in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 1994
2 -8 °F 1977
3 -7 °F 1930
4 -4 °F 1971
5 -3 °F 1948
6 -2 °F 1959
7 -1 °F 1904
8 0 °F 1940
8 0 °F 1895
8 0 °F 1982
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1994
2 3 °F 1977
3 13 °F 2016
3 13 °F 1997
5 14 °F 1940
6 15 °F 1920
7 16 °F 2005
8 17 °F 1948
8 17 °F 1976
8 17 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/18?
For the date of Jan 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.13 inches which happened in 2020.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.13 inches 2020
2 1.10 inches 1937
3 0.68 inches 1996
4 0.60 inches 1929
5 0.58 inches 1927
6 0.40 inches 1975
7 0.37 inches 1960
8 0.35 inches 1969
9 0.34 inches 1949
10 0.31 inches 1910
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.1 inches 1985
2 2.6 inches 1915
3 2.3 inches 1975
4 2.2 inches 1927
5 2.1 inches 1939
6 1.6 inches 1984
7 1.5 inches 1930
7 1.5 inches 2014
7 1.5 inches 2006
10 0.9 inches 2009
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location