Columbus May 1 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 1.
May 1 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 87 °F 2007
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 46 °F 2023
Highest daily low 67 °F 1899
Most precipitation 1.45 inches 2009
Most snow 0.2 inches 1909
May 1 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.0 °F
Average low 47.8 °F
Chance precipitation 46.8%
Chance snow 0.6%
Columbus May 1 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 46 38 0.37 0.0
2022 78 54 0.20 0.0
2021 69 34 0.00 0.0
2020 61 45 0.07 0.0
2019 83 53 0.03 0.0
2018 81 44 0.00 0.0
2017 76 54 0.57 0.0
2016 76 55 0.11 0.0
2015 71 46 0.00 0.0
2014 60 49 0.00 0.0
2013 81 58 0.00 0.0
2012 75 63 0.33 0.0
2011 70 58 0.02 0.0
2010 71 62 0.11 0.0
2009 73 51 1.45 0.0
2008 78 50 0.00 0.0
2007 87 56 0.02 0.0
2006 73 53 0.01 0.0
2005 57 36 0.00 0.0
2004 78 58 0.49 0.0
2003 82 60 0.27 0.0
2002 70 46 0.39 0.0
2001 84 53 0.00 0.0
2000 74 48 0.97 0.0
1999 75 46 0.00 0.0
1998 64 55 0.32 0.0
1997 59 43 0.02 0.0
1996 61 43 0.26 0.0
1995 57 36 0.19 0.0
1994 58 36 0.00 0.0
1993 76 47 0.00 0.0
1992 80 38 0.00 0.0
1991 72 50 0.00 0.0
1990 65 50 0.00 0.0
1989 57 46 0.15 0.0
1988 71 37 0.00 0.0
1987 68 37 0.00 0.0
1986 69 52 0.00 0.0
1985 64 53 0.92 0.0
1984 63 40 0.00 0.0
1983 67 58 0.45 0.0
1982 72 49 0.00 0.0
1981 58 44 0.74 0.0
1980 69 41 0.00 0.0
1979 59 34 0.00 0.0
1978 52 30 0.00 0.0
1977 78 39 0.02 0.0
1976 62 47 0.02 0.0
1975 73 51 0.05 0.0
1974 68 44 0.00 0.0
1973 73 57 0.00 0.0
1972 76 53 0.21 0.0
1971 67 31 0.00 0.0
1970 86 61 0.05 0.0
1969 67 34 0.00 0.0
1968 69 46 0.16 0.0
1967 72 59 0.27 0.0
1966 58 43 0.00 0.0
1965 85 55 0.00 0.0
1964 70 45 0.00 0.0
1963 53 30 0.00 0.0
1962 74 56 0.12 0.0
1961 63 40 0.00 0.0
1960 54 39 0.00 0.0
1959 71 42 0.00 0.0
1958 72 46 0.00 0.0
1957 82 44 0.00 0.0
1956 67 38 0.00 0.0
1955 76 42 0.00 0.0
1954 74 63 0.24 0.0
1953 79 58 0.00 0.0
1952 82 43 0.00 0.0
1951 87 59 0.00 0.0
1950 58 46 0.00 0.0
1949 77 58 0.00 0.0
1948 62 48 0.01 0.0
1947 75 53 1.00 n/a
1946 69 58 0.06 n/a
1945 57 32 0.00 n/a
1944 76 56 0.00 n/a
1943 53 30 0.00 n/a
1942 87 64 0.00 n/a
1941 81 48 0.01 n/a
1940 71 44 0.14 n/a
1939 57 33 0.00 n/a
1938 70 37 0.00 n/a
1937 68 53 0.00 n/a
1936 81 58 0.15 0.0
1935 54 34 0.00 n/a
1934 78 49 0.00 n/a
1933 81 60 0.24 n/a
1932 64 50 0.00 n/a
1931 65 37 0.00 n/a
1930 83 60 0.00 n/a
1929 76 55 0.00 n/a
1928 62 47 0.00 n/a
1927 64 35 0.00 n/a
1926 85 51 0.00 n/a
1925 57 40 0.02 n/a
1924 56 42 0.01 n/a
1923 76 38 0.00 n/a
1922 74 38 0.00 n/a
1921 56 36 0.00 n/a
1920 62 37 0.00 n/a
1919 61 50 0.85 n/a
1918 55 39 0.02 n/a
1917 62 42 0.00 n/a
1916 77 55 0.00 n/a
1915 62 41 0.00 n/a
1914 58 32 0.00 n/a
1913 61 42 0.00 n/a
1912 71 49 0.00 n/a
1911 71 49 0.40 n/a
1910 80 52 0.24 n/a
1909 54 34 0.02 0.2
1908 51 34 0.25 n/a
1907 47 36 0.00 n/a
1906 70 55 0.01 n/a
1905 55 34 0.00 n/a
1904 61 47 0.04 n/a
1903 n/a 30 0.00 n/a
1902 70 41 0.00 n/a
1901 81 57 0.00 n/a
1900 75 39 0.00 0.0
1899 84 67 0.00 n/a
1898 84 51 n/a n/a
1897 n/a 38 0.84 0.0
1896 79 57 0.03 n/a
1895 80 55 n/a 0.0
1894 76 58 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 87 °F which has happened 3 times, most recently in 2007.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 87 °F 2007
1 87 °F 1942
1 87 °F 1951
4 86 °F 1970
5 85 °F 1965
5 85 °F 1926
7 84 °F 2001
7 84 °F 1899
7 84 °F 1898
10 83 °F 1930
10 83 °F 2019
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 30 °F which has happened 4 times, most recently in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1943
1 30 °F 1903
1 30 °F 1963
1 30 °F 1978
5 31 °F 1971
6 32 °F 1945
6 32 °F 1914
8 33 °F 1939
9 34 °F 2021
9 34 °F 1935
9 34 °F 1905
9 34 °F 1908
9 34 °F 1909
9 34 °F 1969
9 34 °F 1979
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 1
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 2023
2 47 °F 1907
3 51 °F 1908
4 52 °F 1978
5 53 °F 1943
5 53 °F 1963
7 54 °F 1935
7 54 °F 1909
7 54 °F 1960
10 55 °F 1918
10 55 °F 1905
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/1?
For the date of May 1, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.45 inches which happened in 2009.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.45 inches 2009
2 1.00 inches 1947
3 0.97 inches 2000
4 0.92 inches 1985
5 0.85 inches 1919
6 0.84 inches 1897
7 0.74 inches 1981
8 0.57 inches 2017
9 0.49 inches 2004
10 0.45 inches 1983
All-Time Most Snow in Columbus on May 1
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.2 inches 1909
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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