Columbus May 2 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 2.
May 2 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1994
Lowest daily high 42 °F 1897
Highest daily low 65 °F 1930
Most precipitation 1.47 inches 1935
Most snow none -
May 2 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.3 °F
Average low 48.1 °F
Chance precipitation 47.4%
Chance snow 0.3%
Columbus May 2 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 46 38 0.20 0.0
2022 72 49 0.00 0.0
2021 80 54 0.00 0.0
2020 79 48 0.00 0.0
2019 77 59 0.06 0.0
2018 85 57 0.00 0.0
2017 63 48 0.04 0.0
2016 61 49 0.17 0.0
2015 74 42 0.00 0.0
2014 59 48 0.00 0.0
2013 76 59 0.00 0.0
2012 86 62 0.28 0.0
2011 64 49 0.57 0.0
2010 70 62 0.59 0.0
2009 63 46 0.00 0.0
2008 80 63 0.09 0.0
2007 73 54 0.00 0.0
2006 72 55 0.17 0.0
2005 54 39 0.00 0.0
2004 58 39 0.76 0.0
2003 65 52 0.01 0.0
2002 69 46 0.25 0.0
2001 83 58 0.00 0.0
2000 69 47 0.00 0.0
1999 76 49 0.00 0.0
1998 61 54 0.71 0.0
1997 64 36 0.76 0.0
1996 66 38 0.00 0.0
1995 58 41 0.17 0.0
1994 61 30 0.00 0.0
1993 80 56 0.00 0.0
1992 80 58 0.23 0.0
1991 71 46 0.00 0.0
1990 61 44 0.00 0.0
1989 56 42 0.14 0.0
1988 71 37 0.00 0.0
1987 75 48 0.16 0.0
1986 55 42 0.00 0.0
1985 59 52 1.04 0.0
1984 66 38 0.00 0.0
1983 75 57 0.63 0.0
1982 71 44 0.00 0.0
1981 58 41 0.00 0.0
1980 68 42 0.00 0.0
1979 78 41 0.00 0.0
1978 59 31 0.00 0.0
1977 75 59 0.11 0.0
1976 70 43 0.09 0.0
1975 70 40 0.00 0.0
1974 61 49 0.37 0.0
1973 71 55 0.10 0.0
1972 73 56 0.51 0.0
1971 56 39 0.30 0.0
1970 61 43 0.23 0.0
1969 79 41 0.00 0.0
1968 74 36 0.00 0.0
1967 61 42 0.36 0.0
1966 55 35 0.00 0.0
1965 85 57 0.00 0.0
1964 75 48 0.00 0.0
1963 65 30 0.00 0.0
1962 62 44 0.00 0.0
1961 56 32 0.00 0.0
1960 66 37 0.00 0.0
1959 88 48 0.00 0.0
1958 70 44 0.00 0.0
1957 68 42 0.00 0.0
1956 64 49 1.16 0.0
1955 80 46 0.00 0.0
1954 79 61 0.66 0.0
1953 76 54 0.00 0.0
1952 72 45 0.00 0.0
1951 86 60 0.71 0.0
1950 65 45 0.02 0.0
1949 74 58 0.00 0.0
1948 70 45 1.31 0.0
1947 63 48 0.33 n/a
1946 62 54 0.12 n/a
1945 62 39 0.00 n/a
1944 82 59 0.00 n/a
1943 57 37 0.13 n/a
1942 84 62 0.13 n/a
1941 75 56 0.00 n/a
1940 44 36 0.04 n/a
1939 55 36 0.00 n/a
1938 81 41 0.00 n/a
1937 75 51 0.00 n/a
1936 79 60 0.38 n/a
1935 56 43 1.47 n/a
1934 82 50 0.00 n/a
1933 76 57 1.29 n/a
1932 56 38 0.00 n/a
1931 72 47 0.04 n/a
1930 79 65 0.00 n/a
1929 67 50 0.64 n/a
1928 76 39 0.00 n/a
1927 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
1926 84 57 0.00 n/a
1925 60 34 0.00 n/a
1924 69 45 0.00 n/a
1923 74 43 0.00 n/a
1922 77 46 0.00 n/a
1921 50 40 0.00 n/a
1920 62 43 0.00 n/a
1919 60 44 0.00 n/a
1918 68 37 0.00 n/a
1917 57 39 0.00 n/a
1916 68 45 0.05 n/a
1915 71 37 0.00 n/a
1914 63 32 0.00 n/a
1913 82 45 0.00 n/a
1912 77 57 0.00 n/a
1911 49 34 0.00 0.0
1910 81 56 0.00 n/a
1909 53 34 0.00 n/a
1908 47 40 0.19 n/a
1907 60 31 0.00 n/a
1906 77 61 0.58 n/a
1905 79 45 0.00 n/a
1904 72 46 0.00 n/a
1903 66 32 0.00 n/a
1902 81 53 0.00 n/a
1901 85 55 0.06 n/a
1900 80 45 0.00 0.0
1899 85 60 0.00 n/a
1898 81 59 n/a n/a
1897 42 32 0.36 0.0
1896 76 59 0.28 n/a
1895 83 62 n/a 0.0
1894 74 58 0.12 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 88 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1959
2 86 °F 1951
2 86 °F 2012
4 85 °F 2018
4 85 °F 1965
4 85 °F 1901
4 85 °F 1899
8 84 °F 1942
8 84 °F 1926
10 83 °F 2001
10 83 °F 1895
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 30 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1994.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1994
1 30 °F 1963
3 31 °F 1907
3 31 °F 1978
5 32 °F 1897
5 32 °F 1914
5 32 °F 1961
5 32 °F 1903
9 34 °F 1909
9 34 °F 1925
9 34 °F 1911
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 2
Rank Temperature Year
1 42 °F 1897
2 44 °F 1940
3 46 °F 2023
4 47 °F 1908
5 49 °F 1911
6 50 °F 1921
7 53 °F 1909
8 54 °F 2005
9 55 °F 1986
9 55 °F 1966
9 55 °F 1939
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/2?
For the date of May 2, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.47 inches which happened in 1935.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 2
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.47 inches 1935
2 1.31 inches 1948
3 1.29 inches 1933
4 1.16 inches 1956
5 1.04 inches 1985
6 0.76 inches 1997
6 0.76 inches 2004
8 0.71 inches 1998
8 0.71 inches 1951
10 0.66 inches 1954
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location