Columbus January 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 3.
January 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 64 °F 1950
Lowest temperature -13 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 9 °F 1920
Highest daily low 56 °F 2023
Most precipitation 2.41 inches 2000
Most snow 6.0 inches 1911
January 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.9 °F
Average low 24.9 °F
Chance precipitation 49.2%
Chance snow 23.8%
Columbus January 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 42 25 0.00 0.0
2023 62 56 0.62 0.0
2022 32 23 0.00 0.0
2021 40 34 0.08 0.0
2020 52 46 1.01 0.0
2019 39 30 0.00 0.0
2018 22 -3 0.00 0.0
2017 55 45 0.80 0.0
2016 33 28 0.00 0.0
2015 59 29 1.46 0.0
2014 15 1 0.00 0.0
2013 31 9 0.00 0.0
2012 24 18 0.00 0.0
2011 38 17 0.00 0.0
2010 18 4 0.00 0.0
2009 42 21 0.00 0.0
2008 20 12 0.02 0.5
2007 51 29 0.00 0.0
2006 51 42 0.06 0.0
2005 58 50 1.89 0.0
2004 60 46 1.44 0.0
2003 32 24 0.05 0.5
2002 32 12 0.00 0.0
2001 23 6 0.00 0.0
2000 58 52 2.41 0.0
1999 39 15 0.03 0.2
1998 56 47 0.03 0.0
1997 60 55 0.00 0.0
1996 25 9 0.08 1.5
1995 30 14 0.00 0.0
1994 33 30 0.12 1.8
1993 55 34 0.02 0.0
1992 55 42 0.01 0.0
1991 30 19 0.00 0.0
1990 46 33 0.02 0.1
1989 35 24 0.07 0.5
1988 35 15 0.00 0.1
1987 36 30 0.00 0.0
1986 45 33 0.01 0.0
1985 34 26 0.00 0.0
1984 34 28 0.00 0.0
1983 34 20 0.00 0.0
1982 49 37 0.19 0.0
1981 28 5 0.00 0.0
1980 33 29 0.02 0.2
1979 14 -1 0.00 0.0
1978 23 11 0.00 0.0
1977 25 19 0.14 1.6
1976 40 19 0.07 0.4
1975 40 30 0.26 0.0
1974 26 24 0.02 0.0
1973 49 20 0.80 0.0
1972 45 21 0.00 0.0
1971 47 19 0.20 0.0
1970 27 15 0.04 0.7
1969 30 12 0.00 0.3
1968 29 21 0.00 0.0
1967 45 21 0.00 0.0
1966 46 24 0.00 0.0
1965 38 23 0.03 0.2
1964 45 36 0.00 0.0
1963 33 12 0.00 0.0
1962 40 24 0.00 0.0
1961 32 25 0.00 0.0
1960 43 28 0.06 0.1
1959 48 27 0.00 0.0
1958 25 9 0.00 0.0
1957 36 12 0.00 0.0
1956 43 34 0.00 0.0
1955 48 30 0.13 0.0
1954 46 31 0.00 0.0
1953 38 26 0.07 0.0
1952 36 25 0.01 0.1
1951 55 45 1.24 0.0
1950 64 53 0.69 0.0
1949 40 24 0.00 0.0
1948 34 30 0.00 0.0
1947 45 30 0.21 0.0
1946 37 26 0.00 0.0
1945 32 11 0.00 0.0
1944 40 34 0.20 0.0
1943 49 34 0.12 0.0
1942 27 21 0.06 0.8
1941 40 31 0.00 0.0
1940 19 4 0.00 0.0
1939 60 41 0.00 0.0
1938 35 19 0.00 0.0
1937 58 26 0.00 0.0
1936 40 34 0.00 0.0
1935 45 27 0.00 0.0
1934 31 25 0.00 0.0
1933 49 31 0.00 0.0
1932 38 32 0.01 0.0
1931 39 28 0.00 0.0
1930 37 29 0.00 0.0
1929 36 18 0.00 0.0
1928 15 -2 0.00 0.0
1927 36 28 0.00 0.0
1926 42 22 0.00 0.0
1925 34 29 0.00 0.0
1924 37 21 0.80 0.0
1923 45 31 0.04 0.0
1922 42 25 0.00 0.0
1921 52 30 0.00 0.0
1920 9 -1 0.00 0.0
1919 23 8 0.00 0.0
1918 17 -7 0.00 0.0
1917 45 31 0.26 0.0
1916 37 27 0.00 0.0
1915 30 13 0.00 0.0
1914 37 33 0.32 3.2
1913 49 23 0.31 0.0
1912 31 22 0.00 0.0
1911 27 11 0.60 6.0
1910 37 22 0.12 0.0
1909 49 35 0.02 0.0
1908 36 23 0.00 0.0
1907 57 43 0.49 0.0
1906 53 33 0.99 0.0
1905 22 15 0.05 0.1
1904 10 -13 0.00 0.0
1903 40 35 0.37 0.0
1902 37 16 0.00 0.0
1901 28 7 0.00 0.0
1900 31 14 0.00 0.0
1899 46 22 0.00 0.0
1898 29 16 n/a 0.0
1897 64 n/a n/a n/a
1896 42 9 0.13 0.0
1895 32 25 0.10 1.0
1894 52 32 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 64 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1950.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 64 °F 1950
1 64 °F 1897
3 62 °F 2023
4 60 °F 2004
4 60 °F 1939
4 60 °F 1997
7 59 °F 2015
8 58 °F 1937
8 58 °F 2000
8 58 °F 2005
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -13 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 -13 °F 1904
2 -7 °F 1918
3 -3 °F 2018
4 -2 °F 1928
5 -1 °F 1979
5 -1 °F 1920
7 1 °F 2014
8 4 °F 1940
8 4 °F 2010
10 5 °F 1981
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 1920
2 10 °F 1904
3 14 °F 1979
4 15 °F 1928
4 15 °F 2014
6 17 °F 1918
7 18 °F 2010
8 19 °F 1940
9 20 °F 2008
10 22 °F 1905
10 22 °F 2018
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/3?
For the date of Jan 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.41 inches which happened in 2000.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.41 inches 2000
2 1.89 inches 2005
3 1.46 inches 2015
4 1.44 inches 2004
5 1.24 inches 1951
6 1.01 inches 2020
7 0.99 inches 1906
8 0.80 inches 1924
8 0.80 inches 1973
8 0.80 inches 2017
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.0 inches 1911
2 3.2 inches 1914
3 1.8 inches 1994
4 1.6 inches 1977
5 1.5 inches 1996
6 1.0 inches 1895
7 0.8 inches 1942
8 0.7 inches 1970
9 0.5 inches 2008
9 0.5 inches 2003
9 0.5 inches 1989
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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