Columbus January 4 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 4.
January 4 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 67 °F 1997
Lowest temperature -17 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 7 °F 1981
Highest daily low 57 °F 1997
Most precipitation 2.09 inches 2004
Most snow 5.5 inches 1914
January 4 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.8 °F
Average low 24.8 °F
Chance precipitation 49.1%
Chance snow 24.1%
Columbus January 4 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 33 21 0.03 0.0
2023 61 39 0.63 0.0
2022 42 22 0.00 0.0
2021 36 29 0.00 0.0
2020 46 33 0.02 0.0
2019 51 30 0.23 0.0
2018 17 11 0.02 0.7
2017 45 21 0.00 0.0
2016 32 17 0.00 0.0
2015 58 27 0.06 0.0
2014 35 11 0.00 0.0
2013 32 22 0.00 0.0
2012 35 18 0.00 0.0
2011 40 23 0.00 0.0
2010 24 15 0.03 0.8
2009 50 33 0.14 0.0
2008 36 13 0.00 0.0
2007 53 40 0.16 0.0
2006 52 41 0.00 0.0
2005 50 41 0.23 0.0
2004 46 37 2.09 0.0
2003 30 25 0.00 0.0
2002 36 14 0.00 0.0
2001 29 22 0.02 0.3
2000 58 30 0.24 0.1
1999 16 2 0.00 0.1
1998 58 47 0.00 0.0
1997 67 57 0.01 0.0
1996 24 7 0.08 1.6
1995 18 5 0.00 0.0
1994 31 17 0.42 5.2
1993 61 53 1.32 0.0
1992 46 37 0.00 0.0
1991 31 15 0.00 0.0
1990 56 36 0.13 0.0
1989 28 18 0.00 0.0
1988 30 7 0.02 0.3
1987 38 25 0.00 0.0
1986 41 32 0.01 0.0
1985 36 28 0.00 0.0
1984 38 33 0.00 0.0
1983 41 16 0.00 0.0
1982 57 28 0.44 0.1
1981 7 -1 0.00 0.0
1980 31 24 0.17 1.4
1979 18 12 0.00 0.0
1978 42 11 0.00 0.0
1977 29 25 0.00 0.0
1976 19 8 0.00 0.0
1975 36 25 0.01 0.1
1974 26 11 0.00 0.0
1973 51 31 0.00 0.0
1972 39 26 0.32 0.5
1971 53 29 0.78 0.0
1970 22 12 0.01 0.3
1969 14 3 0.00 0.1
1968 22 2 0.00 0.0
1967 32 19 0.00 0.0
1966 44 20 0.00 0.0
1965 38 18 0.00 0.0
1964 36 26 0.00 0.0
1963 38 18 0.00 0.0
1962 44 30 0.00 0.0
1961 29 7 0.00 0.0
1960 30 22 0.00 0.0
1959 37 -1 0.19 0.5
1958 27 7 0.00 0.0
1957 35 28 0.00 0.0
1956 36 22 0.00 0.0
1955 47 41 0.09 0.0
1954 33 27 0.00 0.0
1953 28 22 0.01 0.1
1952 37 25 0.25 0.4
1951 51 32 0.02 0.0
1950 66 32 0.41 0.0
1949 47 37 1.63 0.0
1948 34 28 0.10 1.2
1947 33 22 0.00 0.0
1946 47 37 0.00 0.0
1945 33 17 0.00 0.0
1944 39 33 0.00 0.0
1943 55 25 0.07 0.0
1942 26 16 0.30 3.1
1941 33 15 0.06 0.2
1940 24 9 0.01 0.1
1939 57 38 0.14 0.0
1938 37 24 0.00 0.0
1937 35 24 0.00 0.0
1936 39 33 0.03 0.0
1935 28 12 0.00 0.0
1934 40 30 0.30 0.0
1933 52 38 0.00 0.0
1932 41 28 0.00 0.0
1931 49 28 0.02 0.0
1930 34 21 0.00 0.0
1929 40 26 0.00 0.0
1928 24 6 0.00 0.0
1927 38 34 0.06 0.0
1926 49 38 0.06 0.0
1925 34 27 0.00 0.0
1924 26 15 0.00 0.0
1923 34 29 0.04 0.0
1922 56 40 0.63 0.0
1921 59 35 0.00 0.0
1920 19 4 0.00 0.0
1919 17 4 0.00 0.0
1918 19 -4 0.00 0.0
1917 43 28 0.00 0.0
1916 49 24 0.00 0.0
1915 38 24 0.00 0.0
1914 34 28 0.55 5.5
1913 29 16 0.00 0.0
1912 27 8 0.00 0.0
1911 15 -8 0.00 0.0
1910 23 9 0.00 0.0
1909 56 40 0.12 0.0
1908 43 34 0.27 0.0
1907 42 31 0.95 0.0
1906 53 32 0.00 0.0
1905 23 4 0.00 0.0
1904 9 -17 0.00 0.0
1903 35 31 0.00 0.0
1902 26 10 0.00 0.0
1901 45 10 0.00 0.0
1900 40 17 0.00 0.0
1899 62 42 0.50 0.0
1898 39 14 n/a 0.0
1897 n/a 32 0.00 n/a
1896 17 -4 0.00 0.0
1895 31 9 0.00 0.0
1894 58 49 0.78 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 67 °F which happened in 1997.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 67 °F 1997
2 66 °F 1950
3 62 °F 1899
4 61 °F 2023
4 61 °F 1993
6 59 °F 1921
7 58 °F 1998
7 58 °F 1894
7 58 °F 2000
7 58 °F 2015
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -17 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 -17 °F 1904
2 -8 °F 1911
3 -4 °F 1896
3 -4 °F 1918
5 -1 °F 1959
5 -1 °F 1981
7 2 °F 1968
7 2 °F 1999
9 3 °F 1969
10 4 °F 1905
10 4 °F 1920
10 4 °F 1919
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 4
Rank Temperature Year
1 7 °F 1981
2 9 °F 1904
3 14 °F 1969
4 15 °F 1911
5 16 °F 1999
6 17 °F 2018
6 17 °F 1896
6 17 °F 1919
9 18 °F 1995
9 18 °F 1979
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/4?
For the date of Jan 4, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.09 inches which happened in 2004.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.09 inches 2004
2 1.63 inches 1949
3 1.32 inches 1993
4 0.95 inches 1907
5 0.78 inches 1971
5 0.78 inches 1894
7 0.63 inches 2023
7 0.63 inches 1922
9 0.55 inches 1914
10 0.50 inches 1899
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 4
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.5 inches 1914
2 5.2 inches 1994
3 3.1 inches 1942
4 1.6 inches 1996
5 1.4 inches 1980
6 1.2 inches 1948
7 0.8 inches 2010
8 0.7 inches 2018
9 0.5 inches 1972
9 0.5 inches 1959
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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