Columbus March 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 17.
March 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 75 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 0 °F 1900
Lowest daily high 18 °F 1900
Highest daily low 61 °F 1945
Most precipitation 0.75 inches 1919
Most snow 2.1 inches 1973
March 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 51.5 °F
Average low 32.7 °F
Chance precipitation 41.3%
Chance snow 12.2%
Columbus March 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 51 33 0.00 0.0
2023 56 32 0.25 0.0
2022 73 44 0.00 0.0
2021 64 37 0.00 0.0
2020 47 32 0.00 0.0
2019 42 23 0.10 0.0
2018 46 27 0.03 0.2
2017 36 24 0.07 0.5
2016 61 44 0.00 0.0
2015 61 32 0.00 0.0
2014 40 21 0.00 0.0
2013 39 33 0.00 0.0
2012 75 52 0.00 0.0
2011 69 37 0.00 0.0
2010 63 33 0.00 0.0
2009 70 34 0.00 0.0
2008 47 29 0.00 0.0
2007 37 28 0.00 0.0
2006 42 31 0.07 0.0
2005 53 30 0.00 0.0
2004 32 27 0.05 0.5
2003 74 46 0.00 0.0
2002 44 34 0.08 0.0
2001 37 30 0.01 0.0
2000 37 26 0.00 0.0
1999 69 37 0.00 0.0
1998 49 34 0.15 0.0
1997 52 33 0.00 0.0
1996 55 35 0.00 0.0
1995 62 36 0.00 0.0
1994 39 17 0.00 0.0
1993 42 18 0.09 0.0
1992 54 34 0.08 0.0
1991 62 35 0.41 0.0
1990 55 40 0.04 0.0
1989 70 30 0.00 0.0
1988 41 23 0.00 0.1
1987 53 21 0.00 0.0
1986 49 36 0.00 0.0
1985 41 25 0.02 0.0
1984 35 28 0.10 0.0
1983 57 39 0.01 0.0
1982 56 38 0.00 0.0
1981 40 25 0.01 0.1
1980 57 34 0.51 0.3
1979 63 23 0.00 0.0
1978 36 23 0.00 0.0
1977 50 26 0.09 0.0
1976 29 20 0.01 0.0
1975 59 29 0.00 0.0
1974 46 34 0.00 0.0
1973 54 29 0.32 2.1
1972 41 36 0.23 0.0
1971 36 26 0.01 0.1
1970 35 16 0.13 1.3
1969 63 24 0.00 0.0
1968 63 29 0.00 0.0
1967 33 13 0.05 0.9
1966 70 37 0.00 0.0
1965 53 35 0.45 0.0
1964 50 19 0.06 0.0
1963 63 41 0.00 0.0
1962 44 28 0.00 0.0
1961 38 21 0.00 0.0
1960 36 27 0.02 0.2
1959 33 22 0.01 0.1
1958 41 29 0.00 0.0
1957 62 30 0.00 0.0
1956 33 9 0.01 0.1
1955 37 23 0.05 0.5
1954 50 20 0.00 0.0
1953 64 33 0.00 0.0
1952 48 28 0.00 0.0
1951 44 26 0.00 0.0
1950 50 23 0.20 0.3
1949 40 27 0.03 0.6
1948 52 36 0.00 0.0
1947 38 20 0.00 0.0
1946 64 50 0.39 0.0
1945 72 61 0.35 0.0
1944 58 36 0.14 0.0
1943 48 33 0.00 0.0
1942 73 45 0.00 0.0
1941 28 8 0.01 0.1
1940 68 34 0.00 0.0
1939 32 20 0.00 0.0
1938 59 41 0.00 0.0
1937 42 25 0.00 0.0
1936 37 28 0.33 0.5
1935 65 32 0.12 0.0
1934 72 38 0.00 0.0
1933 59 30 0.00 0.0
1932 53 33 0.17 0.0
1931 35 30 0.01 0.0
1930 71 49 0.00 0.0
1929 43 31 0.00 0.0
1928 31 25 0.00 0.0
1927 69 48 0.00 0.0
1926 37 7 0.03 0.5
1925 58 42 0.17 0.0
1924 39 24 0.00 0.0
1923 45 23 0.00 0.0
1922 41 31 0.00 0.0
1921 60 31 0.00 0.0
1920 46 32 0.00 0.0
1919 64 54 0.75 0.0
1918 57 27 0.00 0.0
1917 56 34 0.09 0.0
1916 25 9 0.00 0.0
1915 41 20 0.00 0.0
1914 49 33 0.00 0.0
1913 38 18 0.00 0.0
1912 59 30 0.00 0.0
1911 50 22 0.00 0.0
1910 52 33 0.00 0.0
1909 34 16 0.05 0.5
1908 62 38 0.04 0.0
1907 55 43 0.00 0.0
1906 24 5 0.00 0.0
1905 67 34 0.00 0.0
1904 42 27 0.00 0.0
1903 66 55 0.02 0.0
1902 46 16 0.00 0.0
1901 54 31 0.00 0.0
1900 18 0 0.00 0.0
1899 52 25 0.00 0.0
1898 55 44 n/a 0.0
1897 52 29 0.52 0.0
1896 37 16 0.00 0.0
1895 38 18 n/a 0.0
1894 71 33 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 75 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 2012
2 74 °F 2003
3 73 °F 1942
3 73 °F 2022
5 72 °F 1945
5 72 °F 1934
7 71 °F 1894
7 71 °F 1930
9 70 °F 2009
9 70 °F 1989
9 70 °F 1966
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 0 °F which happened in 1900.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 0 °F 1900
2 5 °F 1906
3 7 °F 1926
4 8 °F 1941
5 9 °F 1916
5 9 °F 1956
7 13 °F 1967
8 16 °F 1896
8 16 °F 1902
8 16 °F 1970
8 16 °F 1909
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 18 °F 1900
2 24 °F 1906
3 25 °F 1916
4 28 °F 1941
5 29 °F 1976
6 31 °F 1928
7 32 °F 2004
7 32 °F 1939
9 33 °F 1956
9 33 °F 1967
9 33 °F 1959
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/17?
For the date of Mar 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 0.75 inches which happened in 1919.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.75 inches 1919
2 0.52 inches 1897
3 0.51 inches 1980
4 0.45 inches 1965
5 0.41 inches 1991
6 0.39 inches 1946
7 0.35 inches 1945
8 0.33 inches 1936
9 0.32 inches 1973
10 0.25 inches 2023
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.1 inches 1973
2 1.3 inches 1970
3 0.9 inches 1967
4 0.6 inches 1949
5 0.5 inches 2017
5 0.5 inches 2004
5 0.5 inches 1909
5 0.5 inches 1955
5 0.5 inches 1936
5 0.5 inches 1926
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location