Columbus March 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 20.
March 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 84 °F 2012
Lowest temperature 15 °F 1951
Lowest daily high 26 °F 1965
Highest daily low 63 °F 1921
Most precipitation 2.89 inches 2020
Most snow 3.9 inches 1996
March 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 53.1 °F
Average low 34.0 °F
Chance precipitation 41.4%
Chance snow 10.5%
Columbus March 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 50 28 0.00 0.0
2023 49 22 0.00 0.0
2022 57 39 0.05 0.0
2021 60 26 0.00 0.0
2020 71 38 2.89 0.0
2019 55 28 0.00 0.0
2018 42 33 0.19 0.5
2017 47 31 0.30 0.0
2016 44 29 0.00 0.0
2015 47 36 0.14 0.0
2014 48 35 0.00 0.0
2013 38 23 0.00 0.0
2012 84 59 0.00 0.0
2011 62 36 0.00 0.0
2010 69 40 0.00 0.0
2009 45 28 0.00 0.0
2008 49 33 0.00 0.0
2007 50 37 0.00 0.0
2006 40 28 0.00 0.0
2005 43 36 0.00 0.0
2004 70 35 0.21 0.0
2003 69 48 0.04 0.0
2002 47 39 0.40 0.0
2001 56 36 0.00 0.0
2000 49 45 0.80 0.0
1999 54 25 0.00 0.0
1998 49 36 0.32 0.0
1997 52 37 0.00 0.0
1996 38 29 0.50 3.9
1995 76 44 0.23 0.0
1994 59 25 0.00 0.0
1993 42 35 0.23 0.0
1992 45 23 0.06 0.0
1991 61 32 0.00 0.0
1990 40 23 0.00 0.0
1989 41 31 0.69 1.5
1988 37 24 0.07 0.7
1987 58 27 0.00 0.0
1986 35 17 0.01 0.1
1985 59 34 0.01 0.0
1984 63 43 1.60 0.0
1983 43 34 0.07 0.0
1982 53 38 0.25 0.0
1981 38 26 0.01 0.2
1980 57 43 0.05 0.0
1979 67 45 0.01 0.0
1978 63 24 0.00 0.0
1977 44 32 0.16 0.0
1976 71 51 0.52 0.0
1975 60 35 0.00 0.0
1974 51 28 0.02 0.0
1973 43 26 0.00 0.0
1972 61 35 0.00 0.0
1971 34 29 0.11 1.1
1970 48 36 0.04 0.0
1969 72 43 0.06 0.0
1968 65 52 0.40 0.0
1967 38 31 0.64 3.0
1966 49 33 0.00 0.0
1965 26 16 0.02 0.2
1964 43 33 0.08 0.0
1963 44 29 0.02 0.1
1962 56 34 0.02 0.0
1961 56 30 0.00 0.0
1960 37 24 0.03 0.6
1959 62 36 0.00 0.0
1958 43 30 0.01 0.2
1957 39 32 0.01 0.1
1956 39 16 0.00 0.0
1955 59 28 0.58 0.0
1954 48 29 0.06 0.0
1953 57 29 0.00 0.0
1952 66 34 0.00 0.0
1951 40 15 0.00 0.0
1950 52 35 0.77 0.0
1949 50 22 0.00 0.0
1948 77 45 0.00 0.0
1947 44 35 0.09 0.0
1946 63 35 0.00 0.0
1945 68 60 1.69 0.0
1944 35 24 0.09 0.5
1943 58 31 0.01 0.0
1942 64 30 0.00 0.0
1941 58 35 0.00 0.0
1940 46 32 0.00 0.0
1939 52 39 0.00 0.0
1938 63 53 0.00 0.0
1937 65 48 0.31 0.0
1936 46 33 0.24 0.2
1935 68 47 0.09 0.0
1934 47 21 0.00 0.0
1933 60 41 0.79 0.0
1932 45 22 0.03 0.0
1931 46 30 0.00 0.0
1930 58 31 0.00 0.0
1929 59 38 0.15 0.0
1928 44 28 0.00 0.0
1927 54 40 0.69 0.0
1926 58 37 0.35 0.0
1925 52 32 0.00 0.0
1924 41 26 0.42 0.0
1923 42 15 0.00 0.0
1922 59 31 0.02 0.0
1921 79 63 0.23 0.0
1920 48 27 0.04 0.0
1919 56 31 0.00 0.0
1918 76 33 0.00 0.0
1917 58 34 0.00 0.0
1916 39 17 0.06 0.6
1915 45 25 0.00 0.0
1914 29 17 0.00 0.0
1913 70 51 0.00 0.0
1912 52 32 0.23 0.0
1911 58 35 0.00 0.0
1910 59 44 0.24 0.0
1909 46 33 0.00 0.0
1908 36 27 0.00 0.0
1907 64 32 0.00 0.0
1906 28 18 0.10 0.1
1905 52 35 0.00 0.0
1904 48 30 0.00 0.0
1903 73 58 0.32 0.0
1902 50 21 0.00 0.0
1901 52 n/a 0.32 0.0
1900 46 23 0.00 0.0
1899 36 26 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 43 0.49 0.0
1897 68 53 0.00 0.0
1896 33 20 0.00 0.0
1895 38 27 n/a 0.0
1894 79 51 0.06 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 84 °F which happened in 2012.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 84 °F 2012
2 79 °F 1921
2 79 °F 1894
4 77 °F 1948
5 76 °F 1918
5 76 °F 1995
7 73 °F 1903
8 72 °F 1969
9 71 °F 1976
9 71 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 15 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1951.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 15 °F 1951
1 15 °F 1923
3 16 °F 1956
3 16 °F 1965
5 17 °F 1916
5 17 °F 1914
5 17 °F 1986
8 18 °F 1906
9 20 °F 1896
10 21 °F 1902
10 21 °F 1934
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1965
2 28 °F 1906
3 29 °F 1914
4 33 °F 1896
5 34 °F 1971
6 35 °F 1944
6 35 °F 1986
8 36 °F 1899
8 36 °F 1908
10 37 °F 1960
10 37 °F 1988
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/20?
For the date of Mar 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.89 inches which happened in 2020.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.89 inches 2020
2 1.69 inches 1945
3 1.60 inches 1984
4 0.80 inches 2000
5 0.79 inches 1933
6 0.77 inches 1950
7 0.69 inches 1927
7 0.69 inches 1989
9 0.64 inches 1967
10 0.58 inches 1955
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.9 inches 1996
2 3.0 inches 1967
3 1.5 inches 1989
4 1.1 inches 1971
5 0.7 inches 1988
6 0.6 inches 1916
6 0.6 inches 1960
8 0.5 inches 2018
8 0.5 inches 1944
10 0.2 inches 1981
10 0.2 inches 1958
10 0.2 inches 1936
10 0.2 inches 1965
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location