Columbus March 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 5.
March 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 78 °F 1983
Lowest temperature 1 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 20 °F 2019
Highest daily low 60 °F 1961
Most precipitation 3.19 inches 1897
Most snow 8.6 inches 1962
March 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.0 °F
Average low 29.2 °F
Chance precipitation 42.1%
Chance snow 17.7%
Columbus March 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 69 51 0.04 0.0
2023 55 34 0.00 0.0
2022 76 38 0.00 0.0
2021 42 19 0.00 0.0
2020 54 25 0.00 0.0
2019 20 7 0.00 0.1
2018 45 27 0.00 0.0
2017 61 27 0.00 0.0
2016 41 31 0.03 0.0
2015 23 8 0.00 0.0
2014 36 18 0.00 0.0
2013 41 32 0.46 3.9
2012 34 26 0.02 0.2
2011 52 29 0.78 0.0
2010 39 21 0.00 0.0
2009 63 29 0.00 0.0
2008 34 25 0.07 0.7
2007 39 23 0.00 0.0
2006 45 19 0.01 0.0
2005 44 30 0.17 1.7
2004 74 54 0.02 0.0
2003 46 27 0.24 0.1
2002 45 20 0.00 0.0
2001 33 22 0.01 0.3
2000 63 31 0.00 0.0
1999 50 29 0.00 0.0
1998 39 29 0.00 0.0
1997 49 35 0.16 0.0
1996 53 37 0.79 0.0
1995 51 35 0.13 0.0
1994 54 26 0.00 0.0
1993 34 31 0.10 2.5
1992 72 44 0.00 0.0
1991 53 25 0.00 0.0
1990 55 31 0.00 0.0
1989 54 24 0.84 0.4
1988 38 14 0.00 0.0
1987 47 32 0.02 0.2
1986 42 26 0.00 0.0
1985 48 27 0.00 0.0
1984 43 30 0.32 0.0
1983 78 49 0.00 0.0
1982 36 26 0.00 0.0
1981 39 32 0.21 0.7
1980 44 28 0.30 0.0
1979 44 37 0.00 0.0
1978 22 1 0.00 0.0
1977 43 34 0.00 0.0
1976 70 32 0.06 0.0
1975 44 19 0.00 0.0
1974 68 43 0.24 0.0
1973 71 46 0.18 0.0
1972 31 19 0.00 0.0
1971 46 21 0.00 0.0
1970 48 28 0.14 0.0
1969 44 16 0.00 0.0
1968 57 27 0.00 0.0
1967 39 33 0.99 0.0
1966 40 23 0.00 0.0
1965 30 25 0.06 1.0
1964 59 31 0.02 0.0
1963 51 37 0.33 0.0
1962 34 21 0.47 8.6
1961 64 60 0.57 0.0
1960 23 8 0.00 0.0
1959 53 29 0.17 0.0
1958 50 29 0.00 0.0
1957 53 23 0.00 0.0
1956 72 38 0.00 0.0
1955 46 34 0.17 0.0
1954 34 17 0.00 0.0
1953 40 27 0.01 0.1
1952 36 24 0.00 0.0
1951 58 27 0.00 0.0
1950 59 29 0.00 0.0
1949 67 40 0.20 0.0
1948 38 13 0.00 0.0
1947 38 21 0.00 0.0
1946 72 51 0.10 0.0
1945 59 43 0.00 0.0
1944 34 19 0.18 0.0
1943 37 27 0.00 0.0
1942 43 37 0.02 0.0
1941 34 18 0.00 0.0
1940 37 31 0.01 0.0
1939 67 48 0.39 0.0
1938 66 38 0.33 0.0
1937 47 31 0.00 0.0
1936 46 27 0.00 0.0
1935 68 54 0.06 0.0
1934 54 37 0.10 0.0
1933 38 27 0.00 0.0
1932 47 28 0.00 0.0
1931 39 30 0.00 0.0
1930 49 31 0.00 0.0
1929 43 32 0.10 0.0
1928 30 17 0.00 0.0
1927 51 27 0.00 0.0
1926 26 11 0.00 0.0
1925 41 23 0.00 0.0
1924 48 34 0.23 0.0
1923 42 31 0.00 0.0
1922 45 21 0.00 0.0
1921 68 40 0.80 0.0
1920 44 17 0.06 0.0
1919 57 27 0.34 0.0
1918 68 41 0.00 0.0
1917 24 13 0.07 0.0
1916 33 24 0.00 0.0
1915 43 34 0.97 0.0
1914 40 19 0.00 0.0
1913 37 20 0.00 0.0
1912 30 14 0.00 0.0
1911 44 23 0.02 0.0
1910 70 32 0.00 0.0
1909 42 20 0.00 0.0
1908 45 34 0.40 0.0
1907 45 29 0.00 0.0
1906 32 25 0.00 0.0
1905 43 25 0.00 0.0
1904 45 26 0.00 0.0
1903 53 42 0.16 0.0
1902 35 24 0.03 0.0
1901 36 12 0.01 0.0
1900 40 24 0.32 0.0
1899 44 30 0.06 0.0
1898 n/a 25 n/a 0.0
1897 58 35 3.19 0.0
1896 37 19 0.00 0.0
1895 32 17 0.00 0.0
1894 69 49 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 78 °F which happened in 1983.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 78 °F 1983
2 76 °F 2022
3 74 °F 2004
4 72 °F 1946
4 72 °F 1956
4 72 °F 1992
7 71 °F 1973
8 70 °F 1976
8 70 °F 1910
10 69 °F 2024
10 69 °F 1894
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 1 °F which happened in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 1 °F 1978
2 7 °F 2019
3 8 °F 2015
3 8 °F 1960
5 11 °F 1926
6 12 °F 1901
7 13 °F 1917
7 13 °F 1948
9 14 °F 1912
9 14 °F 1988
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 20 °F 2019
2 22 °F 1978
3 23 °F 2015
3 23 °F 1960
5 24 °F 1917
6 26 °F 1926
7 30 °F 1928
7 30 °F 1965
7 30 °F 1912
10 31 °F 1972
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/5?
For the date of Mar 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 3.19 inches which happened in 1897.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 3.19 inches 1897
2 0.99 inches 1967
3 0.97 inches 1915
4 0.84 inches 1989
5 0.80 inches 1921
6 0.79 inches 1996
7 0.78 inches 2011
8 0.57 inches 1961
9 0.47 inches 1962
10 0.46 inches 2013
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 8.6 inches 1962
2 3.9 inches 2013
3 2.5 inches 1993
4 1.7 inches 2005
5 1.0 inches 1965
6 0.7 inches 2008
6 0.7 inches 1981
8 0.4 inches 1989
9 0.3 inches 2001
10 0.2 inches 1987
10 0.2 inches 2012
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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