Columbus January 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 5.
January 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 65 °F 1998
Lowest temperature -18 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 8 °F 1912
Highest daily low 52 °F 2007
Most precipitation 2.21 inches 2005
Most snow 2.5 inches 2003
January 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 38.5 °F
Average low 24.5 °F
Chance precipitation 49.0%
Chance snow 24.7%
Columbus January 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 36 18 0.00 0.0
2023 47 34 0.01 0.0
2022 46 20 0.00 0.0
2021 36 27 0.00 0.0
2020 41 31 0.00 0.0
2019 51 33 0.01 0.0
2018 13 3 0.00 0.0
2017 24 15 0.04 0.9
2016 30 12 0.00 0.0
2015 27 12 0.01 0.1
2014 47 27 0.35 0.0
2013 37 17 0.00 0.0
2012 45 27 0.00 0.0
2011 30 18 0.00 0.0
2010 22 18 0.07 1.4
2009 35 27 0.00 0.0
2008 43 32 0.05 0.0
2007 62 52 0.56 0.0
2006 41 34 0.02 0.0
2005 41 35 2.21 0.0
2004 40 28 0.09 0.0
2003 32 28 0.25 2.5
2002 38 22 0.00 0.0
2001 35 28 0.03 0.5
2000 30 26 0.02 0.2
1999 11 -3 0.00 0.0
1998 65 51 0.27 0.0
1997 65 32 0.35 0.0
1996 22 7 0.00 0.1
1995 22 1 0.00 0.0
1994 26 20 0.00 0.0
1993 54 35 0.03 0.0
1992 39 37 0.00 0.0
1991 39 21 0.23 0.0
1990 39 28 0.00 0.0
1989 41 19 0.45 0.0
1988 12 0 0.00 0.0
1987 40 18 0.00 0.0
1986 35 25 0.02 0.5
1985 40 30 0.00 0.0
1984 36 33 0.00 0.0
1983 42 25 0.00 0.0
1982 39 25 0.00 0.0
1981 15 -4 0.00 0.0
1980 28 24 0.13 1.3
1979 18 11 0.13 1.2
1978 39 31 0.25 2.0
1977 28 9 0.04 0.4
1976 20 5 0.00 0.0
1975 42 21 0.00 0.0
1974 25 14 0.00 0.0
1973 31 22 0.00 0.0
1972 26 19 0.04 0.8
1971 29 16 0.00 0.0
1970 36 7 0.00 0.2
1969 25 3 0.00 0.0
1968 18 -2 0.00 0.0
1967 33 25 0.03 0.5
1966 45 23 0.18 0.0
1965 41 26 0.00 0.0
1964 45 21 0.00 0.0
1963 35 20 0.00 0.0
1962 46 38 0.32 0.0
1961 40 4 0.00 0.0
1960 32 22 0.00 0.0
1959 10 -6 0.00 0.0
1958 32 6 0.00 0.0
1957 33 23 0.00 0.0
1956 47 17 0.00 0.0
1955 59 40 0.27 0.0
1954 31 27 0.20 1.8
1953 31 15 0.03 0.9
1952 36 31 0.00 0.0
1951 45 31 0.00 0.0
1950 34 28 0.52 0.0
1949 58 32 0.33 0.0
1948 35 29 0.00 0.0
1947 30 24 0.00 0.1
1946 60 43 0.00 0.0
1945 27 15 0.00 0.0
1944 40 37 0.21 0.0
1943 27 15 0.00 0.0
1942 17 3 0.00 0.0
1941 20 6 0.00 0.0
1940 25 0 0.06 1.0
1939 61 49 0.07 0.0
1938 44 28 0.00 0.0
1937 42 30 0.00 0.0
1936 37 27 0.00 0.0
1935 50 20 0.00 0.0
1934 51 38 0.03 0.0
1933 50 28 0.04 0.0
1932 45 35 0.34 0.0
1931 43 36 0.60 0.0
1930 50 28 0.00 0.0
1929 48 31 0.20 0.0
1928 34 14 0.00 0.0
1927 37 33 0.00 0.0
1926 52 45 0.02 0.0
1925 34 25 0.00 0.0
1924 22 -5 0.03 0.0
1923 35 30 0.00 0.0
1922 55 27 0.71 0.0
1921 50 32 0.00 0.0
1920 24 1 0.00 0.0
1919 24 9 0.00 0.0
1918 30 10 0.00 0.0
1917 56 32 1.26 0.0
1916 56 38 0.13 0.0
1915 46 20 0.00 0.0
1914 33 28 0.00 0.0
1913 44 17 0.00 0.0
1912 8 -1 0.00 0.0
1911 22 4 0.00 0.0
1910 41 22 0.12 0.0
1909 52 39 0.35 0.0
1908 35 22 0.00 0.0
1907 49 30 0.00 0.0
1906 35 30 0.00 0.0
1905 36 18 0.01 0.0
1904 20 -18 0.00 0.0
1903 36 24 0.16 0.2
1902 36 8 0.00 0.0
1901 37 22 0.00 0.0
1900 40 33 0.13 0.0
1899 54 26 0.12 0.0
1898 38 9 n/a 0.0
1897 n/a 14 0.00 0.0
1896 13 4 0.00 0.0
1895 34 5 0.00 0.0
1894 63 37 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 65 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1998.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 65 °F 1998
1 65 °F 1997
3 63 °F 1894
4 62 °F 2007
5 61 °F 1939
6 60 °F 1946
7 59 °F 1955
8 58 °F 1949
9 56 °F 1917
9 56 °F 1916
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -18 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 -18 °F 1904
2 -6 °F 1959
3 -5 °F 1924
4 -4 °F 1981
5 -3 °F 1999
6 -2 °F 1968
7 -1 °F 1912
8 0 °F 1988
8 0 °F 1940
10 1 °F 1995
10 1 °F 1920
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 8 °F 1912
2 10 °F 1959
3 11 °F 1999
4 12 °F 1988
5 13 °F 1896
5 13 °F 2018
7 15 °F 1981
8 17 °F 1942
9 18 °F 1968
9 18 °F 1979
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/5?
For the date of Jan 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.21 inches which happened in 2005.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.21 inches 2005
2 1.26 inches 1917
3 0.71 inches 1922
4 0.60 inches 1931
5 0.56 inches 2007
6 0.52 inches 1950
7 0.45 inches 1989
8 0.35 inches 1909
8 0.35 inches 1997
8 0.35 inches 2014
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.5 inches 2003
2 2.0 inches 1978
3 1.8 inches 1954
4 1.4 inches 2010
5 1.3 inches 1980
6 1.2 inches 1979
7 1.0 inches 1940
8 0.9 inches 2017
8 0.9 inches 1953
10 0.8 inches 1972
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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