Columbus March 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of March 8.
March 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 80 °F 1974
Lowest temperature -2 °F 1960
Lowest daily high 17 °F 1996
Highest daily low 56 °F 1921
Most precipitation 0.99 inches 1961
Most snow 15.5 inches 2008
March 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 47.8 °F
Average low 29.9 °F
Chance precipitation 42.0%
Chance snow 17.1%
Columbus March 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2024 57 42 0.07 0.0
2023 50 25 0.00 0.0
2022 42 34 0.00 0.0
2021 63 22 0.00 0.0
2020 63 28 0.00 0.0
2019 41 25 0.00 0.0
2018 33 26 0.02 0.7
2017 60 39 0.00 0.0
2016 73 45 0.00 0.0
2015 44 27 0.00 0.0
2014 54 30 0.00 0.0
2013 47 30 0.00 0.0
2012 62 37 0.81 0.0
2011 56 31 0.00 0.0
2010 55 34 0.00 0.0
2009 70 53 0.04 0.0
2008 25 18 0.96 15.5
2007 42 17 0.00 0.0
2006 49 33 0.28 0.0
2005 33 19 0.02 0.4
2004 39 32 0.00 0.0
2003 62 23 0.12 0.0
2002 72 48 0.00 0.0
2001 39 25 0.01 0.1
2000 78 46 0.00 0.0
1999 33 15 0.00 0.0
1998 61 44 0.33 0.0
1997 54 31 0.00 0.0
1996 17 8 0.00 0.1
1995 37 26 0.37 2.4
1994 41 30 0.00 0.0
1993 43 36 0.10 0.0
1992 56 48 0.00 0.0
1991 41 22 0.00 0.0
1990 53 35 0.10 0.0
1989 38 21 0.00 0.0
1988 68 32 0.00 0.0
1987 70 34 0.00 0.0
1986 31 7 0.00 0.0
1985 56 38 0.10 0.0
1984 27 10 0.15 5.5
1983 62 45 0.03 0.0
1982 37 15 0.00 0.0
1981 41 29 0.00 0.0
1980 58 34 0.31 0.0
1979 59 36 0.00 0.0
1978 32 26 0.24 2.2
1977 61 22 0.00 0.0
1976 40 26 0.00 0.0
1975 33 17 0.04 0.5
1974 80 51 0.00 0.0
1973 67 37 0.00 0.0
1972 39 19 0.00 0.0
1971 28 22 0.00 0.5
1970 44 28 0.00 0.0
1969 44 30 0.09 0.1
1968 63 25 0.00 0.0
1967 35 27 0.01 0.1
1966 35 11 0.01 0.1
1965 40 34 0.00 0.0
1964 58 40 0.32 0.0
1963 47 33 0.00 0.0
1962 40 18 0.00 0.0
1961 62 37 0.99 0.0
1960 27 -2 0.00 0.0
1959 50 23 0.00 0.0
1958 46 24 0.00 0.0
1957 33 28 0.33 3.3
1956 45 24 0.15 0.1
1955 47 19 0.00 0.0
1954 50 24 0.00 0.0
1953 27 13 0.00 0.0
1952 43 19 0.00 0.0
1951 54 33 0.00 0.0
1950 48 20 0.10 0.4
1949 54 29 0.00 0.0
1948 39 27 0.00 0.0
1947 37 22 0.00 0.0
1946 58 40 0.17 0.0
1945 35 27 0.00 0.0
1944 27 18 0.00 0.0
1943 23 3 0.00 0.0
1942 61 46 0.10 0.0
1941 37 30 0.02 0.3
1940 35 28 0.00 0.0
1939 55 24 0.00 0.0
1938 48 32 0.00 0.0
1937 52 36 0.00 0.0
1936 58 34 0.02 0.0
1935 38 26 0.00 0.0
1934 34 27 0.00 0.0
1933 50 32 0.02 0.0
1932 19 9 0.00 0.0
1931 47 30 0.31 0.0
1930 39 34 0.07 0.0
1929 39 16 0.00 0.0
1928 49 26 0.00 0.0
1927 55 35 0.01 0.0
1926 29 14 0.01 0.0
1925 70 38 0.00 0.0
1924 34 20 0.00 0.0
1923 35 16 0.00 0.0
1922 41 30 0.00 0.0
1921 73 56 0.00 0.0
1920 32 11 0.00 0.0
1919 40 27 0.38 0.0
1918 53 29 0.00 0.0
1917 45 34 0.00 0.0
1916 34 21 0.04 0.0
1915 34 25 0.00 0.0
1914 31 24 0.03 0.3
1913 47 25 0.00 0.0
1912 40 34 0.17 0.0
1911 42 24 0.00 0.0
1910 47 29 0.00 0.0
1909 44 33 0.00 0.0
1908 39 30 0.18 1.8
1907 41 33 0.00 0.0
1906 43 37 0.00 0.0
1905 42 29 0.85 0.0
1904 41 35 0.00 0.0
1903 58 41 0.72 0.0
1902 45 38 0.29 0.0
1901 42 33 0.00 0.0
1900 50 25 0.00 0.0
1899 32 13 0.00 0.0
1898 n/a 31 n/a 0.0
1897 61 29 0.16 0.0
1896 36 26 0.00 0.0
1895 41 22 0.06 0.0
1894 48 34 0.03 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 80 °F which happened in 1974.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 80 °F 1974
2 78 °F 2000
3 73 °F 2016
3 73 °F 1921
5 72 °F 2002
6 70 °F 1987
6 70 °F 2009
6 70 °F 1925
9 68 °F 1988
10 67 °F 1973
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is -2 °F which happened in 1960.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 -2 °F 1960
2 3 °F 1943
3 7 °F 1986
4 8 °F 1996
5 9 °F 1932
6 10 °F 1984
7 11 °F 1966
7 11 °F 1920
9 13 °F 1953
9 13 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on March 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 17 °F 1996
2 19 °F 1932
3 23 °F 1943
4 25 °F 2008
5 27 °F 1953
5 27 °F 1944
5 27 °F 1960
5 27 °F 1984
9 28 °F 1971
10 29 °F 1926
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 3/8?
For the date of Mar 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 0.99 inches which happened in 1961.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on March 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.99 inches 1961
2 0.96 inches 2008
3 0.85 inches 1905
4 0.81 inches 2012
5 0.72 inches 1903
6 0.38 inches 1919
7 0.37 inches 1995
8 0.33 inches 1957
8 0.33 inches 1998
10 0.32 inches 1964
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on March 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 15.5 inches 2008
2 5.5 inches 1984
3 3.3 inches 1957
4 2.4 inches 1995
5 2.2 inches 1978
6 1.8 inches 1908
7 0.7 inches 2018
8 0.5 inches 1975
8 0.5 inches 1971
10 0.4 inches 1950
10 0.4 inches 2005
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location