Columbus January 31 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 31.
January 31 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 66 °F 2002
Lowest temperature -6 °F 2004
Lowest daily high 9 °F 2004
Highest daily low 49 °F 2016
Most precipitation 1.18 inches 1982
Most snow 3.5 inches 1949
January 31 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.1 °F
Average low 21.6 °F
Chance precipitation 46.0%
Chance snow 29.0%
Columbus January 31 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 39 35 0.00 0.0
2023 26 17 0.01 0.1
2022 36 14 0.00 0.0
2021 36 28 0.60 2.3
2020 37 29 0.04 0.1
2019 11 -4 0.03 0.4
2018 48 23 0.00 0.0
2017 40 27 0.00 0.0
2016 60 49 0.00 0.0
2015 34 12 0.00 0.0
2014 35 31 0.01 0.1
2013 36 20 0.09 1.6
2012 61 44 0.02 0.0
2011 32 16 0.01 0.0
2010 31 10 0.00 0.0
2009 28 0 0.00 0.0
2008 34 15 0.00 0.0
2007 26 14 0.00 0.0
2006 37 33 0.00 0.0
2005 35 12 0.00 0.0
2004 9 -6 0.00 0.0
2003 38 21 0.01 0.0
2002 66 39 0.22 0.0
2001 38 33 0.02 0.0
2000 30 21 0.03 0.9
1999 44 29 0.00 0.0
1998 38 27 0.00 0.0
1997 47 27 0.00 0.0
1996 18 6 0.05 0.5
1995 31 15 0.00 0.0
1994 29 13 0.04 0.7
1993 47 31 0.00 0.0
1992 39 33 0.03 0.3
1991 26 16 0.00 0.0
1990 49 24 0.00 0.0
1989 60 32 0.00 0.0
1988 61 49 0.34 0.0
1987 36 26 0.00 0.0
1986 35 22 0.00 0.0
1985 34 25 0.12 1.2
1984 25 14 0.00 0.0
1983 35 30 0.00 0.0
1982 47 23 1.18 0.0
1981 36 11 0.00 0.0
1980 23 11 0.05 0.6
1979 25 17 0.08 0.8
1978 17 6 0.06 0.8
1977 14 -3 0.00 0.0
1976 29 22 0.00 0.0
1975 35 33 0.26 1.3
1974 56 30 0.00 0.0
1973 42 19 0.00 0.0
1972 29 0 0.00 0.0
1971 13 2 0.00 0.0
1970 46 22 0.00 0.0
1969 38 34 0.00 0.0
1968 44 35 0.00 0.0
1967 47 27 0.10 0.0
1966 20 3 0.00 0.0
1965 17 2 0.00 0.0
1964 47 31 0.01 0.0
1963 22 9 0.02 1.0
1962 26 4 0.00 0.0
1961 33 17 0.00 0.0
1960 54 26 0.00 0.0
1959 29 18 0.00 0.0
1958 38 26 0.00 0.0
1957 38 28 0.06 0.7
1956 32 14 0.00 0.0
1955 35 -5 0.00 0.0
1954 35 19 0.00 0.0
1953 50 41 0.06 0.0
1952 44 20 0.00 0.0
1951 28 13 0.63 1.9
1950 31 28 0.01 0.0
1949 25 12 0.24 3.5
1948 23 3 0.00 0.0
1947 43 28 0.00 0.0
1946 50 25 0.00 0.0
1945 10 6 0.00 0.0
1944 42 33 0.10 0.0
1943 44 33 0.28 0.0
1942 47 31 0.28 0.5
1941 38 30 0.00 0.0
1940 33 7 0.00 0.0
1939 40 20 0.01 0.1
1938 47 19 0.10 0.2
1937 49 35 0.19 0.0
1936 10 -4 0.00 0.0
1935 35 15 0.00 0.0
1934 37 12 0.00 0.0
1933 49 29 0.00 0.0
1932 24 13 0.00 0.0
1931 44 30 0.00 0.0
1930 32 23 0.02 0.2
1929 24 11 0.09 1.0
1928 35 12 0.00 0.0
1927 39 30 0.00 0.0
1926 42 30 0.73 0.0
1925 44 19 0.00 0.0
1924 43 31 0.00 0.0
1923 48 38 0.16 0.0
1922 50 21 0.00 0.0
1921 35 25 0.12 0.3
1920 31 10 0.00 0.0
1919 43 26 0.00 0.0
1918 25 4 0.00 0.0
1917 62 35 0.00 0.0
1916 61 39 0.20 0.0
1915 41 25 0.66 3.0
1914 37 29 0.76 0.0
1913 50 n/a 0.25 0.0
1912 26 17 0.01 0.0
1911 31 23 0.25 2.5
1910 28 19 0.00 0.0
1909 17 10 0.15 1.5
1908 35 15 0.00 0.0
1907 34 15 0.52 0.0
1906 43 28 0.00 0.0
1905 25 10 0.10 0.1
1904 40 26 0.02 0.0
1903 40 24 0.00 0.0
1902 30 21 0.07 0.7
1901 25 -1 0.00 0.0
1900 14 0 0.00 0.0
1899 15 0 0.00 0.0
1898 32 17 0.06 1.0
1897 36 16 n/a n/a
1896 52 31 0.00 0.0
1895 27 -2 n/a n/a
1894 38 22 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 66 °F which happened in 2002.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 66 °F 2002
2 62 °F 1917
3 61 °F 2012
3 61 °F 1988
3 61 °F 1916
6 60 °F 1989
6 60 °F 2016
8 56 °F 1974
9 54 °F 1960
10 52 °F 1896
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -6 °F which happened in 2004.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 -6 °F 2004
2 -5 °F 1955
3 -4 °F 2019
3 -4 °F 1936
5 -3 °F 1977
6 -2 °F 1895
7 -1 °F 1901
8 0 °F 2009
8 0 °F 1972
8 0 °F 1899
8 0 °F 1900
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 31
Rank Temperature Year
1 9 °F 2004
2 10 °F 1936
2 10 °F 1945
4 11 °F 2019
5 13 °F 1971
6 14 °F 1900
6 14 °F 1977
8 15 °F 1899
9 17 °F 1978
9 17 °F 1965
9 17 °F 1909
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/31?
For the date of Jan 31, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.18 inches which happened in 1982.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.18 inches 1982
2 0.76 inches 1914
3 0.73 inches 1926
4 0.66 inches 1915
5 0.63 inches 1951
6 0.60 inches 2021
7 0.52 inches 1907
8 0.34 inches 1988
9 0.28 inches 1942
9 0.28 inches 1943
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 31
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.5 inches 1949
2 3.0 inches 1915
3 2.5 inches 1911
4 2.3 inches 2021
5 1.9 inches 1951
6 1.6 inches 2013
7 1.5 inches 1909
8 1.3 inches 1975
9 1.2 inches 1985
10 1.0 inches 1929
10 1.0 inches 1963
10 1.0 inches 1898
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location