Columbus January 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of January 8.
January 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 68 °F 2008
Lowest temperature -9 °F 1968
Lowest daily high -1 °F 1970
Highest daily low 55 °F 2008
Most precipitation 1.10 inches 1920
Most snow 5.6 inches 1999
January 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 37.8 °F
Average low 23.7 °F
Chance precipitation 48.5%
Chance snow 25.4%
Columbus January 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 38 32 0.00 0.0
2023 42 25 0.00 0.0
2022 38 11 0.07 0.0
2021 39 28 0.00 0.0
2020 38 22 0.00 0.0
2019 62 41 0.02 0.0
2018 36 32 0.20 0.7
2017 20 10 0.00 0.0
2016 47 26 0.24 0.0
2015 20 -6 0.00 0.0
2014 26 10 0.00 0.0
2013 45 22 0.00 0.0
2012 43 27 0.00 0.0
2011 20 13 0.03 0.7
2010 22 11 0.06 1.4
2009 27 20 0.01 0.1
2008 68 55 0.19 0.0
2007 42 34 0.03 0.0
2006 53 31 0.00 0.0
2005 39 34 0.34 0.0
2004 30 22 0.05 0.6
2003 45 31 0.00 0.0
2002 32 19 0.00 0.0
2001 32 17 0.00 0.0
2000 39 21 0.02 0.1
1999 31 15 0.59 5.6
1998 53 43 0.27 0.0
1997 29 14 0.00 0.0
1996 22 8 0.00 0.0
1995 31 21 0.00 0.0
1994 23 3 0.00 0.0
1993 37 31 0.08 0.7
1992 43 29 0.01 0.0
1991 34 24 0.00 0.0
1990 46 24 0.00 0.0
1989 60 29 0.29 0.0
1988 25 14 0.00 0.2
1987 35 31 0.00 0.0
1986 25 5 0.00 0.0
1985 32 13 0.03 0.4
1984 36 26 0.00 0.0
1983 35 23 0.00 0.0
1982 29 10 0.00 0.0
1981 18 -3 0.00 0.0
1980 26 16 0.00 0.0
1979 18 -3 0.00 0.0
1978 50 20 1.03 4.2
1977 21 -5 0.00 0.0
1976 17 1 0.05 0.5
1975 50 40 0.58 0.0
1974 31 4 0.18 1.8
1973 24 15 0.00 0.0
1972 38 16 0.00 0.0
1971 21 7 0.00 0.0
1970 -1 -6 0.00 0.0
1969 31 2 0.10 0.0
1968 10 -9 0.00 0.0
1967 35 26 0.00 0.0
1966 21 12 0.00 0.0
1965 61 54 0.00 0.0
1964 42 22 0.05 0.0
1963 34 28 0.00 0.0
1962 31 11 0.04 0.5
1961 36 19 0.02 0.8
1960 46 27 0.00 0.0
1959 27 14 0.00 0.0
1958 22 7 0.01 0.1
1957 32 14 0.16 1.7
1956 28 16 0.00 0.0
1955 41 26 0.00 0.0
1954 42 18 0.00 0.0
1953 45 29 0.49 0.0
1952 39 27 0.11 1.6
1951 20 4 0.00 0.0
1950 36 16 0.00 0.0
1949 51 36 0.00 0.0
1948 48 25 0.00 0.0
1947 37 23 0.00 0.0
1946 48 34 0.00 0.0
1945 31 22 0.00 0.0
1944 24 20 0.00 0.0
1943 31 23 0.00 0.0
1942 7 -7 0.00 0.0
1941 42 25 0.02 0.2
1940 28 18 0.02 0.2
1939 55 31 0.00 0.0
1938 27 16 0.00 0.0
1937 65 n/a 0.01 0.0
1936 41 31 0.11 0.0
1935 57 46 0.14 0.0
1934 42 34 0.00 0.0
1933 42 27 0.00 0.0
1932 44 26 0.00 0.0
1931 38 26 0.00 0.0
1930 59 39 0.69 0.0
1929 25 -3 0.00 0.0
1928 41 37 0.30 0.0
1927 27 20 0.00 0.0
1926 27 21 0.40 4.0
1925 39 26 0.09 0.0
1924 42 21 0.00 0.0
1923 39 32 0.41 0.0
1922 37 26 0.00 0.0
1921 50 32 0.27 0.0
1920 38 29 1.10 5.1
1919 34 26 0.00 0.0
1918 21 14 0.00 0.5
1917 46 26 0.00 0.0
1916 33 14 0.00 0.0
1915 34 26 0.00 0.0
1914 44 32 0.00 0.0
1913 57 22 0.49 0.0
1912 33 -2 0.11 0.0
1911 48 35 0.00 0.0
1910 26 -2 0.00 0.0
1909 29 11 0.00 0.0
1908 34 27 0.06 0.6
1907 61 43 0.26 0.0
1906 32 17 0.33 n/a
1905 21 13 0.00 0.0
1904 37 27 0.00 0.0
1903 26 10 0.03 0.0
1902 39 30 0.00 0.0
1901 53 33 0.01 0.0
1900 45 29 0.00 0.0
1899 36 13 0.00 0.0
1898 44 31 n/a 0.0
1897 37 25 0.00 0.0
1896 40 26 0.00 0.0
1895 n/a 25 0.16 n/a
1894 36 15 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 68 °F which happened in 2008.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 68 °F 2008
2 65 °F 1937
3 62 °F 2019
4 61 °F 1907
4 61 °F 1965
6 60 °F 1989
7 59 °F 1930
8 57 °F 1935
8 57 °F 1913
10 55 °F 1939
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -9 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -9 °F 1968
2 -7 °F 1942
3 -6 °F 1970
3 -6 °F 2015
5 -5 °F 1977
6 -3 °F 1929
6 -3 °F 1979
6 -3 °F 1981
9 -2 °F 1910
9 -2 °F 1912
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on January 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -1 °F 1970
2 7 °F 1942
3 10 °F 1968
4 17 °F 1976
5 18 °F 1979
5 18 °F 1981
7 20 °F 2015
7 20 °F 2017
7 20 °F 1951
7 20 °F 2011
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 1/8?
For the date of Jan 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.10 inches which happened in 1920.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.10 inches 1920
2 1.03 inches 1978
3 0.69 inches 1930
4 0.59 inches 1999
5 0.58 inches 1975
6 0.49 inches 1953
6 0.49 inches 1913
8 0.41 inches 1923
9 0.40 inches 1926
10 0.34 inches 2005
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on January 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 5.6 inches 1999
2 5.1 inches 1920
3 4.2 inches 1978
4 4.0 inches 1926
5 1.8 inches 1974
6 1.7 inches 1957
7 1.6 inches 1952
8 1.4 inches 2010
9 0.8 inches 1961
10 0.7 inches 2018
10 0.7 inches 2011
10 0.7 inches 1993
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location