Columbus May 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 16.
May 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 90 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 31 °F 1904
Lowest daily high 49 °F 2011
Highest daily low 66 °F 2015
Most precipitation 1.11 inches 1960
Most snow none -
May 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 73.8 °F
Average low 52.9 °F
Chance precipitation 44.0%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 67 53 0.03 0.0
2022 75 57 0.32 0.0
2021 75 56 0.00 0.0
2020 78 54 0.00 0.0
2019 76 52 0.00 0.0
2018 78 62 0.05 0.0
2017 87 58 0.00 0.0
2016 62 32 0.00 0.0
2015 76 66 0.10 0.0
2014 58 40 0.02 0.0
2013 77 64 0.41 0.0
2012 80 51 0.00 0.0
2011 49 45 0.02 0.0
2010 70 56 0.00 0.0
2009 75 51 0.04 0.0
2008 66 50 0.09 0.0
2007 70 50 0.38 0.0
2006 65 50 0.15 0.0
2005 59 43 0.00 0.0
2004 68 54 0.01 0.0
2003 69 52 0.00 0.0
2002 76 52 0.08 0.0
2001 74 58 1.06 0.0
2000 70 41 0.00 0.0
1999 82 57 0.00 0.0
1998 87 63 0.00 0.0
1997 59 38 0.01 0.0
1996 71 56 0.06 0.0
1995 75 48 0.00 0.0
1994 66 50 0.00 0.0
1993 71 49 0.00 0.0
1992 84 50 0.00 0.0
1991 89 65 0.06 0.0
1990 73 61 0.97 0.0
1989 67 45 0.00 0.0
1988 80 54 0.06 0.0
1987 77 41 0.00 0.0
1986 82 63 0.11 0.0
1985 74 54 0.58 0.0
1984 62 36 0.00 0.0
1983 61 43 0.00 0.0
1982 85 62 0.00 0.0
1981 69 44 0.00 0.0
1980 70 49 0.05 0.0
1979 66 42 0.00 0.0
1978 62 52 0.23 0.0
1977 85 46 0.00 0.0
1976 72 56 0.07 0.0
1975 69 49 0.00 0.0
1974 85 53 0.00 0.0
1973 71 39 0.05 0.0
1972 63 50 0.00 0.0
1971 81 51 0.21 0.0
1970 67 54 0.05 0.0
1969 82 56 0.00 0.0
1968 73 59 0.23 0.0
1967 61 39 0.00 0.0
1966 70 55 0.00 0.0
1965 83 64 0.73 0.0
1964 81 46 0.00 0.0
1963 76 54 0.00 0.0
1962 90 59 0.00 0.0
1961 61 49 0.00 0.0
1960 80 53 1.11 0.0
1959 60 32 0.00 0.0
1958 81 53 0.00 0.0
1957 63 45 0.00 0.0
1956 54 40 0.00 0.0
1955 81 47 0.00 0.0
1954 82 47 0.13 0.0
1953 67 56 0.36 0.0
1952 60 47 0.68 0.0
1951 87 52 0.00 0.0
1950 77 50 0.00 0.0
1949 80 58 0.30 0.0
1948 76 52 0.54 0.0
1947 78 63 0.27 n/a
1946 77 63 0.52 n/a
1945 77 51 0.80 n/a
1944 83 61 0.08 n/a
1943 81 62 0.22 n/a
1942 65 43 0.29 n/a
1941 84 62 0.83 n/a
1940 53 45 0.05 n/a
1939 71 52 0.03 n/a
1938 69 44 0.00 n/a
1937 72 50 0.00 n/a
1936 75 44 0.00 n/a
1935 56 44 0.02 n/a
1934 68 35 0.00 n/a
1933 61 55 0.00 n/a
1932 84 57 0.52 n/a
1931 81 54 0.00 n/a
1930 70 53 0.00 n/a
1929 77 45 0.00 n/a
1928 73 59 0.03 n/a
1927 50 41 0.25 n/a
1926 80 44 0.00 n/a
1925 81 48 0.27 n/a
1924 66 47 0.00 n/a
1923 66 47 0.00 n/a
1922 76 49 0.00 n/a
1921 61 37 0.00 n/a
1920 68 39 0.00 n/a
1919 69 53 0.35 n/a
1918 80 54 0.00 n/a
1917 78 53 0.00 n/a
1916 70 54 0.12 n/a
1915 76 54 0.27 n/a
1914 65 36 0.00 n/a
1913 74 60 0.00 n/a
1912 65 51 0.77 n/a
1911 88 54 0.00 n/a
1910 68 45 0.00 n/a
1909 71 56 0.00 n/a
1908 83 56 0.49 n/a
1907 61 41 0.00 n/a
1906 84 60 0.00 n/a
1905 69 52 0.25 n/a
1904 58 31 0.00 n/a
1903 84 51 0.00 n/a
1902 70 43 0.03 n/a
1901 77 37 0.00 n/a
1900 89 56 0.00 0.0
1899 87 56 0.10 n/a
1898 70 57 0.09 n/a
1897 67 39 n/a 0.0
1896 83 48 0.00 n/a
1895 59 42 n/a 0.0
1894 86 60 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 90 °F which happened in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 90 °F 1962
2 89 °F 1900
2 89 °F 1991
4 88 °F 1911
5 87 °F 1951
5 87 °F 1899
5 87 °F 1998
5 87 °F 2017
9 86 °F 1894
10 85 °F 1974
10 85 °F 1977
10 85 °F 1982
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 31 °F which happened in 1904.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 31 °F 1904
2 32 °F 1959
2 32 °F 2016
4 35 °F 1934
5 36 °F 1914
5 36 °F 1984
7 37 °F 1921
7 37 °F 1901
9 38 °F 1997
10 39 °F 1973
10 39 °F 1920
10 39 °F 1897
10 39 °F 1967
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 2011
2 50 °F 1927
3 53 °F 1940
4 54 °F 1956
5 56 °F 1935
6 58 °F 1904
6 58 °F 2014
8 59 °F 2005
8 59 °F 1895
8 59 °F 1997
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/16?
For the date of May 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.11 inches which happened in 1960.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.11 inches 1960
2 1.06 inches 2001
3 0.97 inches 1990
4 0.83 inches 1941
5 0.80 inches 1945
6 0.77 inches 1912
7 0.73 inches 1965
8 0.68 inches 1952
9 0.58 inches 1985
10 0.54 inches 1948
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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