Columbus May 18 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 18.
May 18 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 34 °F 1973
Lowest daily high 52 °F 2002
Highest daily low 70 °F 2017
Most precipitation 2.33 inches 2020
Most snow none -
May 18 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 74.5 °F
Average low 53.5 °F
Chance precipitation 44.7%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 18 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 74 41 0.00 0.0
2022 72 56 0.13 0.0
2021 80 52 0.00 0.0
2020 74 61 2.33 0.0
2019 86 63 0.04 0.0
2018 75 66 0.09 0.0
2017 85 70 0.02 0.0
2016 65 48 0.05 0.0
2015 79 68 0.04 0.0
2014 66 39 0.00 0.0
2013 81 63 0.00 0.0
2012 81 49 0.00 0.0
2011 61 51 0.02 0.0
2010 65 58 0.08 0.0
2009 66 38 0.00 0.0
2008 64 49 0.23 0.0
2007 65 42 0.00 0.0
2006 59 48 0.47 0.0
2005 72 49 0.00 0.0
2004 83 65 1.10 0.0
2003 67 57 0.01 0.0
2002 52 41 0.01 0.0
2001 71 64 1.09 0.0
2000 84 64 0.06 0.0
1999 79 58 0.12 0.0
1998 86 54 0.00 0.0
1997 83 56 0.08 0.0
1996 89 64 0.00 0.0
1995 68 49 0.91 0.0
1994 62 41 0.00 0.0
1993 59 47 0.19 0.0
1992 69 54 0.07 0.0
1991 73 56 0.12 0.0
1990 72 53 0.00 0.0
1989 80 49 0.00 0.0
1988 69 50 0.00 0.0
1987 84 62 0.36 0.0
1986 83 65 0.07 0.0
1985 61 37 0.29 0.0
1984 81 50 0.00 0.0
1983 69 46 0.00 0.0
1982 87 60 0.05 0.0
1981 54 46 0.29 0.0
1980 76 56 0.10 0.0
1979 79 45 0.00 0.0
1978 77 55 0.00 0.0
1977 89 64 0.00 0.0
1976 56 45 0.00 0.0
1975 80 64 0.00 0.0
1974 75 59 0.34 0.0
1973 67 34 0.00 0.0
1972 75 47 0.00 0.0
1971 85 58 0.00 0.0
1970 72 41 0.00 0.0
1969 69 62 0.77 0.0
1968 65 49 0.37 0.0
1967 73 45 0.00 0.0
1966 72 56 0.56 0.0
1965 82 49 0.00 0.0
1964 81 52 0.00 0.0
1963 75 53 0.00 0.0
1962 93 64 0.00 0.0
1961 64 54 0.31 0.0
1960 68 56 0.00 0.0
1959 73 46 0.01 0.0
1958 86 62 0.02 0.0
1957 83 60 0.71 0.0
1956 67 40 0.00 0.0
1955 74 39 0.00 0.0
1954 68 45 0.00 0.0
1953 75 56 0.00 0.0
1952 67 49 0.01 0.0
1951 84 53 0.00 0.0
1950 71 51 0.00 0.0
1949 88 61 0.02 0.0
1948 70 48 0.00 0.0
1947 76 63 0.43 n/a
1946 68 54 0.10 n/a
1945 62 47 0.00 n/a
1944 76 62 0.70 n/a
1943 80 64 0.27 n/a
1942 80 54 0.00 n/a
1941 68 37 0.00 n/a
1940 71 44 0.00 n/a
1939 80 52 0.00 n/a
1938 74 56 1.13 n/a
1937 64 44 0.46 n/a
1936 81 64 0.94 n/a
1935 67 39 0.00 n/a
1934 87 55 0.00 n/a
1933 79 48 0.00 n/a
1932 65 38 0.00 n/a
1931 84 53 0.00 n/a
1930 63 49 0.26 n/a
1929 70 48 0.40 n/a
1928 76 61 0.00 n/a
1927 70 55 0.59 n/a
1926 80 57 0.32 n/a
1925 64 41 0.00 n/a
1924 68 57 0.16 n/a
1923 68 45 0.00 n/a
1922 62 54 0.37 n/a
1921 78 47 0.00 n/a
1920 64 53 0.17 n/a
1919 65 38 0.00 n/a
1918 83 61 0.07 n/a
1917 84 n/a 0.00 n/a
1916 55 39 0.00 n/a
1915 61 34 0.00 n/a
1914 76 43 0.00 n/a
1913 74 54 0.00 n/a
1912 71 44 0.00 n/a
1911 90 62 0.00 n/a
1910 69 52 0.00 n/a
1909 70 54 0.00 n/a
1908 76 59 0.40 n/a
1907 69 57 0.40 n/a
1906 86 54 0.00 n/a
1905 59 49 0.01 n/a
1904 53 46 0.62 n/a
1903 86 55 0.00 n/a
1902 85 55 0.00 n/a
1901 73 54 0.24 n/a
1900 83 57 0.15 0.0
1899 74 57 0.00 n/a
1898 82 42 0.06 n/a
1897 76 42 n/a 0.0
1896 81 59 0.13 n/a
1895 69 36 n/a 0.0
1894 79 56 0.04 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 93 °F which happened in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 1962
2 90 °F 1911
3 89 °F 1977
3 89 °F 1996
5 88 °F 1949
6 87 °F 1934
6 87 °F 1982
8 86 °F 1998
8 86 °F 1903
8 86 °F 1958
8 86 °F 1906
8 86 °F 2019
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 34 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1973.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 34 °F 1915
1 34 °F 1973
3 36 °F 1895
4 37 °F 1941
4 37 °F 1985
6 38 °F 2009
6 38 °F 1932
6 38 °F 1919
9 39 °F 1916
9 39 °F 1935
9 39 °F 2014
9 39 °F 1955
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 18
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 2002
2 53 °F 1904
3 54 °F 1981
4 55 °F 1916
5 56 °F 1976
6 59 °F 1905
6 59 °F 2006
6 59 °F 1993
9 61 °F 1915
9 61 °F 2011
9 61 °F 1985
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/18?
For the date of May 18, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.33 inches which happened in 2020.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 18
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.33 inches 2020
2 1.13 inches 1938
3 1.10 inches 2004
4 1.09 inches 2001
5 0.94 inches 1936
6 0.91 inches 1995
7 0.77 inches 1969
8 0.71 inches 1957
9 0.70 inches 1944
10 0.62 inches 1904
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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