Columbus May 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 17.
May 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 51 °F 2011
Highest daily low 67 °F 2017
Most precipitation 1.46 inches 1925
Most snow none -
May 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.2 °F
Average low 53.2 °F
Chance precipitation 44.4%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 68 46 0.00 0.0
2022 74 52 0.00 0.0
2021 67 53 0.00 0.0
2020 82 62 0.01 0.0
2019 80 61 0.94 0.0
2018 82 61 0.03 0.0
2017 88 67 0.00 0.0
2016 58 50 0.11 0.0
2015 83 66 0.39 0.0
2014 57 44 0.06 0.0
2013 80 62 0.00 0.0
2012 72 45 0.00 0.0
2011 51 45 0.70 0.0
2010 61 55 0.15 0.0
2009 62 45 0.00 0.0
2008 74 47 0.00 0.0
2007 59 45 0.08 0.0
2006 68 50 0.50 0.0
2005 67 41 0.00 0.0
2004 82 53 0.24 0.0
2003 61 53 0.10 0.0
2002 63 42 0.56 0.0
2001 77 63 0.21 0.0
2000 79 51 0.00 0.0
1999 87 64 0.00 0.0
1998 83 55 0.00 0.0
1997 75 48 0.09 0.0
1996 82 66 0.00 0.0
1995 78 60 0.55 0.0
1994 62 47 0.00 0.0
1993 71 39 0.00 0.0
1992 85 58 0.13 0.0
1991 87 66 0.00 0.0
1990 69 59 0.34 0.0
1989 78 46 0.00 0.0
1988 70 49 0.00 0.0
1987 85 49 0.00 0.0
1986 87 61 0.29 0.0
1985 59 44 0.05 0.0
1984 69 35 0.00 0.0
1983 65 37 0.00 0.0
1982 85 53 0.00 0.0
1981 71 42 0.00 0.0
1980 65 55 1.11 0.0
1979 72 37 0.00 0.0
1978 70 46 0.06 0.0
1977 88 56 0.00 0.0
1976 65 50 0.16 0.0
1975 74 54 0.00 0.0
1974 88 67 0.35 0.0
1973 56 38 0.04 0.0
1972 71 47 0.00 0.0
1971 80 51 0.00 0.0
1970 63 47 0.09 0.0
1969 77 62 0.01 0.0
1968 69 50 0.05 0.0
1967 65 46 0.14 0.0
1966 73 43 0.00 0.0
1965 73 54 0.00 0.0
1964 77 55 0.00 0.0
1963 67 57 0.40 0.0
1962 91 61 0.00 0.0
1961 67 42 0.00 0.0
1960 81 60 0.01 0.0
1959 71 42 0.00 0.0
1958 83 62 0.00 0.0
1957 77 46 0.00 0.0
1956 67 40 0.42 0.0
1955 65 47 0.00 0.0
1954 76 53 0.14 0.0
1953 70 59 0.34 0.0
1952 69 48 0.01 0.0
1951 85 56 0.00 0.0
1950 76 54 0.55 0.0
1949 85 57 0.00 0.0
1948 67 52 0.04 0.0
1947 73 60 0.83 n/a
1946 63 49 0.05 n/a
1945 66 61 1.31 n/a
1944 86 61 1.16 n/a
1943 79 65 0.49 n/a
1942 77 41 0.00 n/a
1941 67 54 0.80 n/a
1940 58 44 0.00 n/a
1939 80 44 0.00 n/a
1938 64 45 0.08 n/a
1937 71 50 0.00 n/a
1936 84 52 0.00 n/a
1935 68 40 0.00 n/a
1934 80 41 0.00 n/a
1933 73 44 0.00 n/a
1932 64 46 0.04 n/a
1931 78 52 0.83 n/a
1930 71 58 0.00 n/a
1929 68 38 0.00 n/a
1928 77 62 0.00 n/a
1927 68 41 0.00 n/a
1926 83 59 0.00 n/a
1925 79 45 1.46 n/a
1924 72 47 0.00 n/a
1923 64 39 0.00 n/a
1922 69 57 0.08 n/a
1921 70 37 0.00 n/a
1920 71 54 0.02 n/a
1919 58 49 0.13 n/a
1918 82 55 0.00 n/a
1917 82 57 0.00 n/a
1916 61 43 0.00 n/a
1915 68 43 0.00 n/a
1914 72 38 0.00 n/a
1913 76 55 0.00 n/a
1912 64 46 0.07 n/a
1911 88 60 0.00 n/a
1910 65 52 0.10 n/a
1909 71 45 0.00 n/a
1908 84 60 0.00 n/a
1907 72 36 0.00 n/a
1906 87 52 0.00 n/a
1905 62 49 0.02 n/a
1904 56 48 0.08 n/a
1903 87 54 0.00 n/a
1902 79 54 0.00 n/a
1901 81 42 0.00 n/a
1900 90 60 0.00 0.0
1899 82 64 0.00 n/a
1898 69 42 n/a n/a
1897 70 38 n/a 0.0
1896 83 67 0.02 n/a
1895 62 29 n/a 0.0
1894 88 60 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 91 °F which happened in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1962
2 90 °F 1900
3 88 °F 1977
3 88 °F 1894
3 88 °F 1974
3 88 °F 1911
3 88 °F 2017
8 87 °F 1999
8 87 °F 1991
8 87 °F 1906
8 87 °F 1903
8 87 °F 1986
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 29 °F which happened in 1895.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1895
2 35 °F 1984
3 36 °F 1907
4 37 °F 1983
4 37 °F 1921
4 37 °F 1979
7 38 °F 1897
7 38 °F 1914
7 38 °F 1973
7 38 °F 1929
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 51 °F 2011
2 56 °F 1904
2 56 °F 1973
4 57 °F 2014
5 58 °F 2016
5 58 °F 1919
5 58 °F 1940
8 59 °F 1985
8 59 °F 2007
10 61 °F 1916
10 61 °F 2003
10 61 °F 2010
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/17?
For the date of May 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.46 inches which happened in 1925.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.46 inches 1925
2 1.31 inches 1945
3 1.16 inches 1944
4 1.11 inches 1980
5 0.94 inches 2019
6 0.83 inches 1947
6 0.83 inches 1931
8 0.80 inches 1941
9 0.70 inches 2011
10 0.56 inches 2002
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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