Columbus January 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 20.
January 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 1906
Lowest temperature -21 °F 1918
Lowest daily high -5 °F 1985
Highest daily low 49 °F 2006
Most precipitation 1.35 inches 1900
Most snow 6.8 inches 1978
January 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 36.9 °F
Average low 21.9 °F
Chance precipitation 49.8%
Chance snow 29.5%
Columbus January 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 17 6 0.00 0.2
2023 40 34 0.00 0.0
2022 25 16 0.00 0.0
2021 37 27 0.00 0.0
2020 28 12 0.00 0.0
2019 26 4 0.25 2.9
2018 44 29 0.00 0.0
2017 61 41 0.63 0.0
2016 19 10 0.05 1.1
2015 46 32 0.01 0.0
2014 37 29 0.00 0.0
2013 45 25 0.00 0.0
2012 25 8 0.05 0.2
2011 29 20 0.45 5.7
2010 35 22 0.00 0.0
2009 20 3 0.00 0.0
2008 18 5 0.00 0.0
2007 31 21 0.00 0.0
2006 57 49 0.00 0.0
2005 28 20 0.11 2.0
2004 21 13 0.00 0.0
2003 31 22 0.04 0.6
2002 29 17 0.00 0.0
2001 26 19 0.00 0.3
2000 26 11 0.15 3.2
1999 51 34 0.03 0.0
1998 29 22 0.00 0.0
1997 45 24 0.00 0.0
1996 26 10 0.00 0.0
1995 45 31 0.58 3.8
1994 15 -9 0.04 0.4
1993 45 22 0.00 0.0
1992 33 24 0.03 0.6
1991 43 30 0.13 0.4
1990 47 33 0.83 0.0
1989 44 25 0.01 0.1
1988 57 37 0.00 0.0
1987 33 25 0.00 0.0
1986 34 31 0.00 0.0
1985 -5 -19 0.00 0.2
1984 7 -7 0.00 0.0
1983 30 5 0.00 0.0
1982 36 27 0.11 0.0
1981 41 29 0.00 0.0
1980 37 28 0.00 0.0
1979 39 28 0.08 0.0
1978 27 17 0.59 6.8
1977 19 2 0.00 0.0
1976 33 16 0.16 2.9
1975 25 14 0.00 0.1
1974 62 41 0.09 0.0
1973 34 24 0.00 0.0
1972 51 32 0.07 0.0
1971 23 13 0.01 0.3
1970 12 -5 0.05 1.4
1969 41 29 0.01 0.0
1968 41 22 0.00 0.0
1967 45 22 0.00 0.0
1966 29 25 0.00 0.0
1965 33 26 0.02 0.2
1964 47 34 0.22 0.0
1963 40 6 0.03 0.1
1962 25 14 0.00 0.0
1961 19 6 0.00 0.1
1960 23 16 0.00 0.0
1959 51 29 0.40 1.4
1958 42 22 0.02 0.0
1957 42 30 0.15 0.0
1956 37 24 0.00 0.0
1955 32 21 0.00 0.0
1954 57 46 1.25 0.0
1953 46 36 0.08 0.0
1952 55 28 0.16 0.0
1951 62 37 0.08 0.0
1950 31 16 0.00 0.0
1949 32 17 0.00 0.0
1948 39 9 0.00 0.0
1947 51 39 0.70 0.0
1946 41 22 0.00 0.0
1945 36 19 0.00 0.0
1944 41 30 0.00 0.0
1943 26 3 0.00 0.0
1942 36 32 0.00 0.0
1941 28 13 0.00 0.0
1940 17 0 0.00 0.0
1939 37 25 0.00 0.0
1938 42 22 0.00 0.0
1937 53 29 0.42 0.0
1936 24 7 0.00 0.0
1935 48 35 0.01 0.0
1934 52 21 0.00 0.0
1933 50 30 0.00 0.0
1932 46 34 0.00 0.0
1931 33 26 0.00 0.0
1930 21 5 0.00 0.0
1929 37 29 0.00 0.0
1928 39 12 0.00 0.0
1927 38 32 0.42 0.0
1926 42 36 0.00 0.0
1925 38 27 0.50 0.0
1924 38 -1 0.00 0.0
1923 48 34 0.15 0.0
1922 28 17 0.00 0.0
1921 45 31 0.00 0.0
1920 51 11 0.00 n/a
1919 54 25 0.00 0.0
1918 16 -21 0.00 0.0
1917 39 16 0.00 0.0
1916 45 22 0.29 0.0
1915 29 23 0.07 0.7
1914 46 39 0.02 0.2
1913 54 41 0.55 0.0
1912 28 4 0.00 0.0
1911 44 30 0.00 0.0
1910 44 34 0.13 0.0
1909 34 29 0.00 0.0
1908 48 27 0.00 0.0
1907 61 21 0.33 0.0
1906 68 36 0.00 0.0
1905 40 22 0.00 0.0
1904 43 37 0.34 0.0
1903 38 17 0.00 0.0
1902 39 13 0.00 0.0
1901 52 13 0.00 0.0
1900 50 38 1.35 0.0
1899 33 21 0.00 0.0
1898 52 39 1.17 0.0
1897 37 23 0.35 0.5
1896 36 30 0.00 0.0
1895 41 16 0.00 n/a
1894 50 33 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 68 °F which happened in 1906.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 1906
2 62 °F 1951
2 62 °F 1974
4 61 °F 1907
4 61 °F 2017
6 57 °F 1988
6 57 °F 2006
6 57 °F 1954
9 55 °F 1952
10 54 °F 1919
10 54 °F 1913
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -21 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -21 °F 1918
2 -19 °F 1985
3 -9 °F 1994
4 -7 °F 1984
5 -5 °F 1970
6 -1 °F 1924
7 0 °F 1940
8 2 °F 1977
9 3 °F 1943
9 3 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 -5 °F 1985
2 7 °F 1984
3 12 °F 1970
4 15 °F 1994
5 16 °F 1918
6 17 °F 2024
6 17 °F 1940
8 18 °F 2008
9 19 °F 1977
9 19 °F 2016
9 19 °F 1961
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/20?
For the date of Jan 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.35 inches which happened in 1900.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.35 inches 1900
2 1.25 inches 1954
3 1.17 inches 1898
4 0.83 inches 1990
5 0.70 inches 1947
6 0.63 inches 2017
7 0.59 inches 1978
8 0.58 inches 1995
9 0.55 inches 1913
10 0.50 inches 1925
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.8 inches 1978
2 5.7 inches 2011
3 3.8 inches 1995
4 3.2 inches 2000
5 2.9 inches 2019
5 2.9 inches 1976
7 2.0 inches 2005
8 1.4 inches 1959
8 1.4 inches 1970
10 1.1 inches 2016
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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