Columbus March 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 16.
March 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 77 °F 1945
Lowest temperature 3 °F 1916
Lowest daily high 24 °F 1900
Highest daily low 57 °F 1945
Most precipitation 1.12 inches 1963
Most snow 6.7 inches 1956
March 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.0 °F
Average low 32.4 °F
Chance precipitation 41.4%
Chance snow 13.1%
Columbus March 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 62 33 0.00 0.0
2023 62 29 0.04 0.0
2022 70 36 0.00 0.0
2021 55 39 0.07 0.0
2020 47 30 0.03 0.0
2019 42 31 0.00 0.0
2018 43 22 0.00 0.0
2017 44 21 0.00 0.0
2016 65 48 0.00 0.0
2015 69 43 0.00 0.0
2014 36 24 0.00 0.0
2013 53 32 0.07 0.0
2012 72 56 0.14 0.0
2011 55 42 0.01 0.0
2010 60 40 0.00 0.0
2009 64 44 0.00 0.0
2008 43 31 0.00 0.0
2007 35 29 0.00 0.0
2006 48 32 0.01 0.0
2005 45 25 0.00 0.0
2004 36 29 0.28 3.2
2003 73 38 0.00 0.0
2002 48 34 0.04 0.0
2001 53 37 0.20 0.0
2000 59 33 0.70 0.0
1999 52 24 0.00 0.0
1998 46 25 0.00 0.0
1997 36 18 0.00 0.0
1996 48 31 0.00 0.0
1995 74 39 0.00 0.0
1994 35 23 0.00 0.3
1993 45 36 0.27 0.0
1992 43 16 0.00 0.1
1991 54 26 0.00 0.0
1990 58 51 0.17 0.0
1989 51 26 0.00 0.0
1988 35 26 0.02 0.4
1987 50 30 0.00 0.0
1986 40 37 0.00 0.0
1985 55 24 0.00 0.0
1984 62 31 0.10 0.0
1983 58 32 0.00 0.0
1982 68 40 0.86 0.0
1981 47 27 0.05 0.1
1980 66 38 0.00 0.0
1979 47 17 0.00 0.0
1978 39 30 0.02 0.4
1977 55 38 0.00 0.0
1976 36 23 0.07 0.7
1975 45 30 0.02 0.0
1974 50 34 0.10 0.0
1973 56 50 0.38 0.0
1972 46 40 0.37 0.0
1971 46 30 0.00 0.0
1970 30 15 0.00 0.0
1969 51 19 0.00 0.0
1968 52 32 0.20 0.0
1967 39 20 0.02 0.4
1966 60 33 0.00 0.0
1965 53 28 0.00 0.0
1964 62 29 0.01 0.0
1963 52 33 1.12 0.0
1962 33 27 0.01 0.2
1961 41 28 0.00 0.0
1960 37 29 0.10 0.7
1959 41 26 0.00 0.0
1958 36 29 0.01 0.0
1957 55 33 0.00 0.0
1956 33 23 0.62 6.7
1955 49 29 0.02 0.0
1954 45 21 0.00 0.0
1953 50 36 0.00 0.0
1952 34 25 0.00 0.0
1951 38 31 0.01 0.0
1950 39 25 0.00 0.0
1949 33 16 0.09 1.4
1948 65 42 0.32 0.0
1947 31 28 0.00 0.0
1946 69 46 0.00 0.0
1945 77 57 0.00 0.0
1944 66 50 0.46 0.0
1943 69 48 0.84 0.0
1942 74 48 0.39 0.0
1941 48 25 0.03 0.2
1940 42 30 0.05 1.1
1939 38 26 0.00 0.0
1938 73 48 0.24 0.0
1937 32 22 0.00 0.1
1936 52 37 0.35 0.0
1935 72 57 0.00 0.0
1934 57 37 0.00 0.0
1933 43 24 0.00 0.0
1932 55 25 0.00 0.0
1931 38 32 0.06 0.0
1930 71 33 0.00 0.0
1929 63 34 0.11 0.0
1928 41 27 0.07 0.9
1927 72 36 0.00 0.0
1926 32 21 0.17 3.5
1925 55 27 0.00 0.0
1924 42 24 0.00 0.0
1923 58 30 0.84 0.0
1922 46 31 0.00 0.0
1921 65 39 0.26 0.0
1920 49 42 0.92 0.0
1919 64 52 0.56 0.0
1918 50 21 0.00 0.0
1917 48 30 0.00 0.0
1916 27 3 0.00 0.0
1915 43 33 0.00 0.0
1914 53 45 0.00 0.0
1913 39 22 0.01 0.0
1912 41 28 0.00 0.0
1911 28 6 0.00 0.0
1910 52 28 0.00 0.0
1909 36 29 0.02 0.2
1908 48 n/a 0.00 0.0
1907 61 34 0.00 0.0
1906 26 19 0.00 0.0
1905 66 29 0.00 0.0
1904 33 22 0.00 0.0
1903 60 45 0.19 0.0
1902 56 44 0.04 0.0
1901 38 26 0.00 0.0
1900 24 10 0.05 0.5
1899 39 32 0.00 0.0
1898 68 37 n/a 0.0
1897 46 25 0.00 0.0
1896 32 9 0.00 0.0
1895 27 16 0.02 0.2
1894 60 35 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 77 °F which happened in 1945.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 77 °F 1945
2 74 °F 1995
2 74 °F 1942
4 73 °F 2003
4 73 °F 1938
6 72 °F 1935
6 72 °F 2012
6 72 °F 1927
9 71 °F 1930
10 70 °F 2022
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 3 °F which happened in 1916.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 3 °F 1916
2 6 °F 1911
3 9 °F 1896
4 10 °F 1900
5 15 °F 1970
6 16 °F 1992
6 16 °F 1895
6 16 °F 1949
9 17 °F 1979
10 18 °F 1997
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 24 °F 1900
2 26 °F 1906
3 27 °F 1916
3 27 °F 1895
5 28 °F 1911
6 30 °F 1970
7 31 °F 1947
8 32 °F 1926
8 32 °F 1896
8 32 °F 1937
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/16?
For the date of Mar 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.12 inches which happened in 1963.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.12 inches 1963
2 0.92 inches 1920
3 0.86 inches 1982
4 0.84 inches 1943
4 0.84 inches 1923
6 0.70 inches 2000
7 0.62 inches 1956
8 0.56 inches 1919
9 0.46 inches 1944
10 0.39 inches 1942
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 6.7 inches 1956
2 3.5 inches 1926
3 3.2 inches 2004
4 1.4 inches 1949
5 1.1 inches 1940
6 0.9 inches 1928
7 0.7 inches 1976
7 0.7 inches 1960
9 0.5 inches 1900
10 0.4 inches 1967
10 0.4 inches 1988
10 0.4 inches 1978
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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