Columbus January 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 2.
January 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 2000
Lowest temperature -11 °F 1898
Lowest daily high 10 °F 2018
Highest daily low 49 °F 2023
Most precipitation 1.08 inches 1947
Most snow 6.4 inches 1999
January 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 39.1 °F
Average low 25.1 °F
Chance precipitation 48.9%
Chance snow 23.4%
Columbus January 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 29 0.00 0.0
2023 59 49 0.04 0.0
2022 41 28 0.02 0.0
2021 47 37 0.00 0.0
2020 49 35 0.10 0.0
2019 42 37 0.00 0.0
2018 10 -4 0.00 0.0
2017 53 41 0.01 0.0
2016 38 24 0.00 0.0
2015 38 24 0.00 0.0
2014 30 11 0.26 3.3
2013 24 13 0.00 0.0
2012 32 23 0.04 0.4
2011 30 20 0.00 0.0
2010 19 11 0.06 1.7
2009 44 29 0.00 0.0
2008 21 13 0.07 1.2
2007 44 32 0.00 0.0
2006 53 44 0.32 0.0
2005 56 49 0.08 0.0
2004 57 43 0.23 0.0
2003 33 31 0.04 0.4
2002 30 12 0.00 0.0
2001 24 12 0.00 0.0
2000 64 49 0.10 0.0
1999 39 15 0.51 6.4
1998 48 36 0.03 0.0
1997 57 49 0.00 0.0
1996 38 25 0.42 3.4
1995 24 13 0.00 0.1
1994 36 31 0.00 0.0
1993 34 22 0.00 0.0
1992 48 30 0.03 0.0
1991 44 22 0.00 0.0
1990 40 25 0.00 0.0
1989 34 26 0.00 0.0
1988 27 9 0.00 0.0
1987 34 32 0.04 0.6
1986 45 31 0.00 0.0
1985 34 30 0.01 0.0
1984 37 30 0.02 0.2
1983 36 22 0.00 0.0
1982 43 21 0.04 0.0
1981 32 22 0.00 0.0
1980 31 28 0.00 0.1
1979 30 2 0.06 0.7
1978 27 12 0.00 0.0
1977 22 10 0.00 0.0
1976 40 32 0.32 0.0
1975 34 19 0.00 0.0
1974 24 4 0.00 0.0
1973 36 21 0.00 0.0
1972 41 27 0.27 0.0
1971 43 21 0.00 0.0
1970 30 24 0.06 1.5
1969 26 9 0.00 0.0
1968 23 -1 0.00 0.0
1967 35 22 0.00 0.0
1966 54 37 0.79 0.0
1965 55 34 0.20 0.2
1964 39 21 0.00 0.0
1963 31 8 0.00 0.0
1962 27 19 0.02 0.2
1961 33 27 0.00 0.0
1960 45 27 0.37 0.0
1959 39 31 0.00 0.0
1958 23 11 0.00 0.0
1957 28 13 0.00 0.0
1956 46 31 0.02 0.2
1955 52 34 0.00 0.0
1954 55 31 0.00 0.0
1953 40 29 0.14 0.0
1952 38 32 0.50 0.1
1951 50 38 0.19 0.0
1950 53 48 0.82 0.0
1949 35 26 0.00 0.0
1948 35 27 0.03 0.4
1947 45 32 1.08 0.0
1946 26 13 0.00 0.0
1945 15 1 0.50 0.0
1944 36 28 0.00 0.0
1943 56 33 0.00 0.0
1942 55 21 0.15 0.2
1941 56 39 0.40 0.0
1940 17 5 0.00 0.0
1939 52 39 0.00 0.0
1938 37 21 0.00 0.0
1937 58 35 0.10 0.0
1936 41 31 0.04 0.0
1935 44 15 0.00 0.0
1934 31 22 0.00 0.0
1933 41 25 0.00 0.0
1932 41 36 0.24 0.0
1931 41 16 0.00 0.0
1930 56 37 0.55 0.0
1929 32 19 0.00 0.0
1928 10 2 0.00 0.0
1927 35 21 0.00 0.0
1926 42 27 0.00 0.0
1925 37 30 0.18 0.0
1924 36 20 0.08 0.0
1923 49 25 0.03 0.0
1922 27 11 0.00 0.0
1921 56 35 0.01 0.0
1920 16 4 0.00 0.0
1919 33 21 0.00 0.0
1918 16 10 0.26 4.0
1917 44 26 0.00 0.0
1916 61 36 0.03 0.0
1915 42 23 0.00 0.0
1914 38 29 0.01 0.0
1913 50 36 0.00 0.0
1912 34 21 0.00 0.0
1911 50 26 0.06 0.0
1910 46 34 0.03 0.0
1909 38 14 0.00 0.0
1908 40 20 0.00 0.0
1907 45 36 0.10 0.0
1906 38 22 0.00 0.0
1905 48 22 0.07 0.0
1904 26 8 0.60 6.0
1903 39 14 0.55 0.0
1902 48 27 0.00 0.0
1901 26 9 0.00 0.0
1900 29 10 0.00 0.0
1899 30 8 0.00 0.0
1898 17 -11 n/a 0.0
1897 59 35 0.00 n/a
1896 39 27 0.07 0.0
1895 28 7 0.16 n/a
1894 49 29 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 64 °F which happened in 2000.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 2000
2 61 °F 1916
3 59 °F 2023
3 59 °F 1897
5 58 °F 1937
6 57 °F 2004
6 57 °F 1997
8 56 °F 2005
8 56 °F 1921
8 56 °F 1941
8 56 °F 1943
8 56 °F 1930
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -11 °F which happened in 1898.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 -11 °F 1898
2 -4 °F 2018
3 -1 °F 1968
4 1 °F 1945
5 2 °F 1979
5 2 °F 1928
7 4 °F 1974
7 4 °F 1920
9 5 °F 1940
10 7 °F 1895
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 10 °F 2018
1 10 °F 1928
3 15 °F 1945
4 16 °F 1918
4 16 °F 1920
6 17 °F 1940
6 17 °F 1898
8 19 °F 2010
9 21 °F 2008
10 22 °F 1977
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/2?
For the date of Jan 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.08 inches which happened in 1947.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.08 inches 1947
2 0.82 inches 1950
3 0.79 inches 1966
4 0.60 inches 1904
5 0.55 inches 1930
5 0.55 inches 1903
7 0.51 inches 1999
8 0.50 inches 1945
8 0.50 inches 1952
10 0.42 inches 1996
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.4 inches 1999
2 6.0 inches 1904
3 4.0 inches 1918
4 3.4 inches 1996
5 3.3 inches 2014
6 1.7 inches 2010
7 1.5 inches 1970
8 1.2 inches 2008
9 0.7 inches 1979
10 0.6 inches 1987
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location