Columbus May 12 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 12.
May 12 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 2011
Lowest temperature 31 °F 2020
Lowest daily high 48 °F 1960
Highest daily low 68 °F 2011
Most precipitation 2.49 inches 2023
Most snow none -
May 12 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 72.4 °F
Average low 51.3 °F
Chance precipitation 46.0%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 12 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 78 59 2.49 0.0
2022 84 50 0.00 0.0
2021 63 35 0.00 0.0
2020 59 31 0.00 0.0
2019 57 46 0.18 0.0
2018 87 60 0.00 0.0
2017 64 50 0.00 0.0
2016 76 57 0.17 0.0
2015 67 52 0.00 0.0
2014 86 65 0.81 0.0
2013 55 39 0.00 0.0
2012 74 47 0.00 0.0
2011 88 68 0.00 0.0
2010 61 54 0.27 0.0
2009 68 40 0.00 0.0
2008 58 50 0.11 0.0
2007 80 51 0.00 0.0
2006 52 47 0.56 0.0
2005 57 49 0.00 0.0
2004 83 63 0.01 0.0
2003 57 50 0.04 0.0
2002 77 59 0.80 0.0
2001 65 49 0.11 0.0
2000 86 67 0.00 0.0
1999 87 58 0.00 0.0
1998 74 54 0.00 0.0
1997 65 50 0.00 0.0
1996 53 40 0.02 0.0
1995 71 44 0.00 0.0
1994 62 43 0.02 0.0
1993 72 51 0.42 0.0
1992 84 52 0.00 0.0
1991 87 59 0.00 0.0
1990 60 47 0.44 0.0
1989 51 43 0.19 0.0
1988 79 44 0.00 0.0
1987 73 50 0.00 0.0
1986 82 52 0.00 0.0
1985 78 63 0.16 0.0
1984 72 53 0.01 0.0
1983 77 50 0.00 0.0
1982 88 50 0.00 0.0
1981 62 45 0.00 0.0
1980 73 60 1.79 0.0
1979 78 51 0.35 0.0
1978 66 60 0.16 0.0
1977 76 38 0.00 0.0
1976 63 35 0.00 0.0
1975 72 55 0.08 0.0
1974 68 50 0.42 0.0
1973 66 52 0.01 0.0
1972 73 40 0.00 0.0
1971 63 47 0.01 0.0
1970 71 61 0.87 0.0
1969 60 39 0.00 0.0
1968 62 50 0.03 0.0
1967 54 44 0.00 0.0
1966 69 45 0.43 0.0
1965 76 53 0.03 0.0
1964 78 54 0.40 0.0
1963 60 38 0.00 0.0
1962 76 52 0.00 0.0
1961 77 57 0.00 0.0
1960 48 39 0.01 0.0
1959 70 59 1.64 0.0
1958 73 50 0.00 0.0
1957 82 57 0.00 0.0
1956 86 66 0.00 0.0
1955 73 47 0.00 0.0
1954 64 38 0.00 0.0
1953 81 60 0.15 0.0
1952 56 39 0.02 0.0
1951 69 45 0.00 0.0
1950 65 47 0.00 0.0
1949 74 38 0.00 0.0
1948 73 59 0.61 0.0
1947 79 47 0.00 n/a
1946 69 46 0.07 n/a
1945 68 46 0.00 n/a
1944 86 55 0.00 n/a
1943 70 54 0.05 n/a
1942 78 58 0.26 n/a
1941 66 35 0.00 n/a
1940 73 47 0.00 n/a
1939 65 40 0.00 n/a
1938 59 32 0.00 n/a
1937 75 48 0.31 n/a
1936 81 63 0.10 n/a
1935 69 48 0.40 n/a
1934 65 38 0.00 n/a
1933 79 62 0.00 n/a
1932 63 51 0.00 n/a
1931 58 44 0.79 n/a
1930 83 65 0.20 n/a
1929 76 60 0.19 n/a
1928 62 36 0.00 n/a
1927 51 44 0.03 n/a
1926 68 38 0.00 n/a
1925 70 34 0.00 n/a
1924 66 47 0.08 n/a
1923 67 46 0.49 n/a
1922 82 60 0.20 n/a
1921 67 56 0.05 n/a
1920 59 47 1.36 n/a
1919 50 41 0.00 n/a
1918 75 56 2.10 n/a
1917 53 37 0.12 n/a
1916 64 46 0.00 n/a
1915 71 56 0.00 n/a
1914 78 47 0.06 n/a
1913 n/a 31 0.00 n/a
1912 67 51 0.25 n/a
1911 77 61 0.10 0.0
1910 57 39 0.00 n/a
1909 69 37 0.00 n/a
1908 79 57 0.00 n/a
1907 69 35 0.00 n/a
1906 81 55 0.00 n/a
1905 74 58 0.28 n/a
1904 78 47 0.00 n/a
1903 78 54 0.00 n/a
1902 85 41 0.00 n/a
1901 69 41 0.00 0.0
1900 84 55 0.00 0.0
1899 71 47 0.12 n/a
1898 68 51 1.26 n/a
1897 71 60 0.15 0.0
1896 79 58 0.11 n/a
1895 51 35 n/a 0.0
1894 78 39 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 88 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2011.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1982
1 88 °F 2011
3 87 °F 1991
3 87 °F 2018
3 87 °F 1999
6 86 °F 1944
6 86 °F 2014
6 86 °F 1956
6 86 °F 2000
10 85 °F 1902
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 31 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 2020.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 2020
1 31 °F 1913
3 32 °F 1938
4 34 °F 1925
5 35 °F 1976
5 35 °F 1895
5 35 °F 2021
5 35 °F 1941
5 35 °F 1907
10 36 °F 1928
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 12
Rank Temperature Year
1 48 °F 1960
2 50 °F 1919
3 51 °F 1927
3 51 °F 1989
3 51 °F 1895
6 52 °F 2006
7 53 °F 1996
7 53 °F 1917
9 54 °F 1967
10 55 °F 2013
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/12?
For the date of May 12, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.49 inches which happened in 2023.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 12
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.49 inches 2023
2 2.10 inches 1918
3 1.79 inches 1980
4 1.64 inches 1959
5 1.36 inches 1920
6 1.26 inches 1898
7 0.87 inches 1970
8 0.81 inches 2014
9 0.80 inches 2002
10 0.79 inches 1931
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location