Columbus March 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 3.
March 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 75 °F 1974
Lowest temperature 1 °F 1980
Lowest daily high 16 °F 1943
Highest daily low 58 °F 1976
Most precipitation 1.60 inches 2023
Most snow 3.6 inches 1960
March 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 46.2 °F
Average low 28.5 °F
Chance precipitation 42.2%
Chance snow 19.2%
Columbus March 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 66 47 0.00 0.0
2023 58 37 1.60 0.0
2022 54 26 0.00 0.0
2021 60 25 0.00 0.0
2020 57 41 1.31 0.0
2019 34 26 0.14 1.9
2018 45 25 0.00 0.0
2017 37 26 0.00 0.0
2016 36 22 0.08 0.8
2015 42 20 0.51 0.0
2014 21 8 0.00 0.0
2013 31 24 0.03 0.4
2012 42 34 0.00 0.0
2011 45 22 0.00 0.0
2010 34 29 0.00 0.0
2009 29 10 0.00 0.0
2008 70 41 0.23 0.0
2007 36 26 0.06 0.8
2006 32 25 0.00 0.0
2005 31 19 0.00 0.0
2004 54 34 0.02 0.0
2003 26 8 0.00 0.0
2002 48 17 0.03 0.2
2001 48 37 0.00 0.0
2000 50 23 0.00 0.0
1999 43 32 0.46 0.7
1998 38 31 0.06 0.6
1997 38 34 0.10 0.0
1996 24 6 0.00 0.0
1995 40 18 0.00 0.0
1994 47 25 0.00 0.0
1993 50 39 0.04 0.0
1992 66 39 0.00 0.0
1991 48 28 0.30 0.0
1990 41 24 0.00 0.0
1989 56 28 0.00 0.0
1988 42 29 0.56 0.3
1987 47 33 0.00 0.0
1986 38 34 0.05 0.3
1985 49 28 0.03 0.0
1984 30 5 0.00 0.0
1983 70 29 0.00 0.0
1982 30 18 0.02 0.3
1981 39 20 0.00 0.0
1980 27 1 0.00 0.0
1979 66 35 0.00 0.0
1978 26 21 0.20 2.5
1977 54 30 0.37 0.0
1976 74 58 0.38 0.0
1975 29 18 0.00 0.0
1974 75 55 0.00 0.0
1973 55 46 0.06 0.0
1972 31 18 0.00 0.0
1971 30 20 0.20 3.4
1970 65 48 0.29 0.0
1969 48 20 0.00 0.0
1968 35 11 0.00 0.0
1967 51 35 0.00 0.0
1966 67 45 0.02 0.0
1965 51 45 0.01 0.0
1964 63 37 0.00 0.0
1963 51 22 0.00 0.0
1962 42 16 0.00 0.0
1961 64 39 0.00 0.0
1960 26 18 0.21 3.6
1959 46 34 0.03 0.0
1958 35 29 0.07 0.5
1957 37 14 0.00 0.0
1956 57 33 0.09 0.0
1955 59 37 0.04 0.0
1954 40 18 0.07 0.0
1953 62 33 0.48 0.0
1952 49 32 0.00 0.0
1951 64 43 0.74 0.0
1950 32 6 0.00 0.0
1949 38 27 0.00 0.0
1948 43 29 0.00 0.0
1947 29 22 0.00 0.0
1946 62 31 0.00 0.0
1945 58 43 0.45 0.0
1944 59 31 0.00 0.0
1943 16 2 0.03 2.7
1942 33 27 0.02 0.4
1941 55 42 0.16 0.0
1940 58 44 1.16 0.0
1939 51 26 0.00 0.0
1938 45 25 0.01 0.1
1937 56 25 0.00 0.0
1936 57 33 0.00 0.0
1935 57 34 0.02 0.0
1934 49 40 0.17 0.0
1933 38 31 0.00 0.0
1932 52 35 0.00 0.0
1931 39 27 0.00 0.0
1930 25 11 0.00 0.0
1929 55 33 0.00 0.0
1928 39 22 0.08 0.9
1927 35 21 0.00 0.0
1926 28 16 0.00 0.0
1925 34 5 0.00 0.0
1924 50 32 0.00 0.0
1923 64 41 0.00 0.0
1922 39 18 0.00 0.0
1921 53 32 0.00 0.0
1920 55 28 0.00 0.0
1919 51 28 0.00 0.0
1918 47 29 0.00 0.0
1917 38 29 0.04 0.0
1916 25 14 0.00 0.0
1915 35 21 0.00 0.0
1914 34 12 0.00 0.0
1913 46 28 0.00 0.0
1912 25 17 0.09 0.0
1911 50 33 0.00 0.0
1910 49 30 0.00 0.0
1909 46 32 0.25 0.0
1908 41 25 0.00 0.0
1907 38 26 0.00 0.0
1906 57 40 0.95 0.0
1905 42 31 0.00 0.0
1904 53 21 0.09 0.0
1903 45 22 0.00 0.0
1902 30 24 0.00 0.0
1901 72 32 0.00 0.0
1900 40 20 0.00 0.0
1899 60 33 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1897 38 30 0.00 0.0
1896 33 23 0.00 0.0
1895 47 24 0.01 0.0
1894 59 23 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 75 °F which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 75 °F 1974
2 74 °F 1976
3 72 °F 1901
4 70 °F 1983
4 70 °F 2008
6 67 °F 1966
7 66 °F 1992
7 66 °F 1979
7 66 °F 2024
10 65 °F 1970
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 1 °F which happened in 1980.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1980
2 2 °F 1943
3 5 °F 1984
3 5 °F 1925
5 6 °F 1996
5 6 °F 1950
7 8 °F 2014
7 8 °F 2003
9 10 °F 2009
10 11 °F 1968
10 11 °F 1930
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 16 °F 1943
2 21 °F 2014
3 24 °F 1996
4 25 °F 1930
4 25 °F 1912
4 25 °F 1916
7 26 °F 1960
7 26 °F 1978
7 26 °F 2003
10 27 °F 1980
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/3?
For the date of Mar 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.60 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.60 inches 2023
2 1.31 inches 2020
3 1.16 inches 1940
4 0.95 inches 1906
5 0.74 inches 1951
6 0.56 inches 1988
7 0.51 inches 2015
8 0.48 inches 1953
9 0.46 inches 1999
10 0.45 inches 1945
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.6 inches 1960
2 3.4 inches 1971
3 2.7 inches 1943
4 2.5 inches 1978
5 1.9 inches 2019
6 0.9 inches 1928
7 0.8 inches 2007
7 0.8 inches 2016
9 0.7 inches 1999
10 0.6 inches 1998
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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