Columbus January 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 21.
January 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 72 °F 1906
Lowest temperature -18 °F 1918
Lowest daily high 0 °F 1984
Highest daily low 55 °F 1906
Most precipitation 4.79 inches 1959
Most snow 5.0 inches 1926
January 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.0 °F
Average low 21.9 °F
Chance precipitation 49.8%
Chance snow 29.8%
Columbus January 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 24 15 0.00 0.0
2023 34 30 0.00 0.0
2022 24 12 0.00 0.0
2021 48 28 0.00 0.0
2020 30 14 0.00 0.0
2019 14 -3 0.00 0.0
2018 50 39 0.05 0.0
2017 62 46 0.03 0.0
2016 27 16 0.00 0.0
2015 41 34 0.02 0.0
2014 30 6 0.06 0.7
2013 25 11 0.01 0.4
2012 28 21 0.16 0.8
2011 20 7 0.00 0.0
2010 45 30 0.34 0.0
2009 24 0 0.00 0.0
2008 30 10 0.00 0.0
2007 32 23 0.26 3.2
2006 55 30 0.01 0.0
2005 22 12 0.00 0.0
2004 32 13 0.00 0.0
2003 22 7 0.04 0.9
2002 42 28 0.00 0.0
2001 25 10 0.00 0.0
2000 12 0 0.00 0.0
1999 49 38 0.43 0.0
1998 34 22 0.00 0.0
1997 51 18 0.00 0.0
1996 36 18 0.00 0.0
1995 31 22 0.17 2.5
1994 16 -15 0.00 0.0
1993 49 38 0.92 0.0
1992 47 20 0.00 0.0
1991 32 16 0.03 0.9
1990 47 35 0.03 0.0
1989 33 16 0.00 0.0
1988 37 27 0.00 0.0
1987 34 16 0.00 0.0
1986 43 25 0.00 0.0
1985 11 -16 0.02 0.6
1984 0 -16 0.00 0.0
1983 38 24 0.03 0.2
1982 31 19 0.03 0.0
1981 39 28 0.00 0.0
1980 40 22 0.00 0.0
1979 37 31 0.16 0.7
1978 22 13 0.01 0.2
1977 20 13 0.01 0.1
1976 25 16 0.15 1.7
1975 36 15 0.00 0.0
1974 56 43 0.05 0.0
1973 44 23 0.24 0.0
1972 35 28 0.00 0.0
1971 37 23 0.00 0.0
1970 11 -5 0.00 0.0
1969 47 35 0.00 0.0
1968 38 33 0.00 0.0
1967 48 32 0.00 0.0
1966 32 24 0.00 0.0
1965 36 12 0.00 0.0
1964 53 27 0.00 0.0
1963 14 -2 0.00 0.0
1962 39 19 0.06 0.0
1961 16 5 0.01 0.3
1960 20 11 0.00 0.0
1959 63 26 4.79 0.0
1958 45 33 0.50 0.0
1957 57 37 0.00 0.0
1956 36 27 0.00 0.0
1955 36 24 0.07 0.7
1954 51 22 0.22 0.0
1953 44 32 0.00 0.0
1952 34 21 0.00 0.0
1951 37 21 0.00 0.0
1950 45 21 0.00 0.0
1949 42 29 0.35 0.0
1948 38 24 0.01 0.1
1947 41 7 0.00 0.0
1946 39 20 0.05 1.0
1945 30 12 0.00 0.0
1944 50 31 0.00 0.0
1943 38 20 0.00 0.0
1942 42 27 0.00 0.0
1941 45 19 0.00 0.0
1940 19 7 0.00 0.0
1939 47 34 0.00 0.0
1938 43 38 0.22 0.0
1937 53 37 1.57 0.0
1936 32 7 0.00 2.5
1935 56 21 0.74 0.9
1934 58 24 0.00 0.0
1933 55 40 0.30 0.0
1932 52 42 0.19 0.0
1931 27 13 0.05 0.0
1930 27 18 0.12 1.5
1929 40 25 0.00 0.0
1928 19 9 0.00 0.0
1927 50 36 0.03 0.0
1926 39 27 0.72 5.0
1925 40 6 0.00 0.0
1924 5 -2 0.00 0.0
1923 52 29 0.75 0.0
1922 29 23 0.34 0.8
1921 52 39 0.02 0.0
1920 42 20 0.01 0.0
1919 53 27 0.00 0.0
1918 18 -18 0.00 0.0
1917 47 26 0.90 0.0
1916 63 35 0.05 0.0
1915 26 19 0.06 0.6
1914 40 25 0.00 0.0
1913 41 24 0.32 0.0
1912 29 16 0.00 0.0
1911 50 25 0.50 0.0
1910 38 25 0.54 3.1
1909 53 23 0.00 0.0
1908 50 37 0.00 0.0
1907 27 10 0.00 0.0
1906 72 55 0.00 0.0
1905 36 31 0.00 0.0
1904 46 37 0.91 0.0
1903 34 32 0.20 0.2
1902 36 30 0.37 3.7
1901 48 41 0.00 0.0
1900 45 35 0.00 0.0
1899 46 32 0.00 0.0
1898 39 36 n/a 0.0
1897 37 30 0.02 n/a
1896 37 29 0.00 0.0
1895 48 38 0.14 n/a
1894 48 37 0.26 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 72 °F which happened in 1906.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 72 °F 1906
2 63 °F 1916
2 63 °F 1959
4 62 °F 2017
5 58 °F 1934
6 57 °F 1957
7 56 °F 1974
7 56 °F 1935
9 55 °F 1933
9 55 °F 2006
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -18 °F which happened in 1918.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18 °F 1918
2 -16 °F 1985
2 -16 °F 1984
4 -15 °F 1994
5 -5 °F 1970
6 -3 °F 2019
7 -2 °F 1924
7 -2 °F 1963
9 0 °F 2000
9 0 °F 2009
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1984
2 5 °F 1924
3 11 °F 1985
3 11 °F 1970
5 12 °F 2000
6 14 °F 2019
6 14 °F 1963
8 16 °F 1994
8 16 °F 1961
10 18 °F 1918
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/21?
For the date of Jan 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 4.79 inches which happened in 1959.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 4.79 inches 1959
2 1.57 inches 1937
3 0.92 inches 1993
4 0.91 inches 1904
5 0.90 inches 1917
6 0.75 inches 1923
7 0.74 inches 1935
8 0.72 inches 1926
9 0.54 inches 1910
10 0.50 inches 1911
10 0.50 inches 1958
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.0 inches 1926
2 3.7 inches 1902
3 3.2 inches 2007
4 3.1 inches 1910
5 2.5 inches 1995
5 2.5 inches 1936
7 1.7 inches 1976
8 1.5 inches 1930
9 1.0 inches 1946
10 0.9 inches 1935
10 0.9 inches 2003
10 0.9 inches 1991
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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