Columbus May 20 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 20.
May 20 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1962
Lowest temperature 36 °F 1929
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1894
Highest daily low 70 °F 1996
Most precipitation 1.44 inches 1984
Most snow none -
May 20 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.1 °F
Average low 54.2 °F
Chance precipitation 44.8%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 20 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 69 53 0.21 0.0
2022 87 65 0.93 0.0
2021 87 61 0.00 0.0
2020 56 47 0.13 0.0
2019 69 50 0.00 0.0
2018 79 65 0.00 0.0
2017 76 54 0.02 0.0
2016 72 51 0.25 0.0
2015 60 43 0.01 0.0
2014 80 60 0.00 0.0
2013 86 65 0.00 0.0
2012 87 61 0.00 0.0
2011 76 57 0.00 0.0
2010 78 47 0.00 0.0
2009 83 48 0.00 0.0
2008 64 50 0.19 0.0
2007 78 51 0.08 0.0
2006 65 44 0.00 0.0
2005 64 52 0.00 0.0
2004 82 67 0.02 0.0
2003 70 55 1.07 0.0
2002 50 40 0.00 0.0
2001 81 55 0.00 0.0
2000 60 50 0.00 0.0
1999 76 48 0.00 0.0
1998 87 65 0.15 0.0
1997 63 46 0.00 0.0
1996 89 70 0.00 0.0
1995 75 46 0.00 0.0
1994 73 43 0.00 0.0
1993 63 42 0.00 0.0
1992 78 62 0.00 0.0
1991 79 57 0.00 0.0
1990 76 61 0.34 0.0
1989 76 61 0.35 0.0
1988 71 57 0.01 0.0
1987 86 64 0.00 0.0
1986 55 49 0.00 0.0
1985 79 53 0.00 0.0
1984 80 58 1.44 0.0
1983 71 55 0.00 0.0
1982 79 62 0.15 0.0
1981 71 37 0.00 0.0
1980 71 55 0.05 0.0
1979 81 60 0.00 0.0
1978 84 54 0.07 0.0
1977 89 57 0.00 0.0
1976 81 47 0.00 0.0
1975 90 62 0.00 0.0
1974 81 52 0.00 0.0
1973 66 47 0.00 0.0
1972 74 56 0.00 0.0
1971 76 52 0.00 0.0
1970 86 59 0.00 0.0
1969 72 56 0.00 0.0
1968 63 41 0.01 0.0
1967 61 45 0.00 0.0
1966 74 53 0.00 0.0
1965 72 52 0.00 0.0
1964 71 48 0.00 0.0
1963 68 48 0.30 0.0
1962 91 63 0.06 0.0
1961 59 39 0.16 0.0
1960 85 63 0.21 0.0
1959 89 66 0.03 0.0
1958 76 48 0.00 0.0
1957 61 50 0.07 0.0
1956 70 41 0.00 0.0
1955 84 55 0.00 0.0
1954 62 41 0.00 0.0
1953 80 51 0.00 0.0
1952 62 55 0.24 0.0
1951 84 61 0.04 0.0
1950 70 46 0.00 0.0
1949 64 48 0.09 0.0
1948 76 42 0.00 0.0
1947 76 60 0.00 n/a
1946 75 61 0.45 n/a
1945 73 41 0.00 n/a
1944 83 55 0.00 n/a
1943 77 59 0.07 n/a
1942 72 50 1.21 n/a
1941 86 48 0.00 n/a
1940 79 53 0.00 n/a
1939 80 64 0.00 n/a
1938 82 65 0.38 n/a
1937 68 40 0.00 n/a
1936 67 43 0.00 n/a
1935 64 46 0.01 n/a
1934 90 58 0.00 n/a
1933 83 66 0.05 n/a
1932 82 50 0.00 n/a
1931 77 60 0.56 n/a
1930 67 49 0.01 n/a
1929 65 36 0.00 n/a
1928 73 60 0.04 n/a
1927 69 46 0.00 n/a
1926 68 43 0.00 n/a
1925 75 43 0.00 n/a
1924 62 48 0.00 n/a
1923 73 60 0.28 n/a
1922 68 52 0.04 n/a
1921 84 56 0.00 n/a
1920 72 59 0.01 n/a
1919 65 51 0.78 n/a
1918 79 62 0.00 n/a
1917 81 65 0.00 n/a
1916 61 37 0.00 n/a
1915 63 48 0.73 n/a
1914 83 48 0.00 n/a
1913 70 50 0.00 n/a
1912 81 61 0.00 n/a
1911 88 63 0.00 n/a
1910 71 57 0.47 n/a
1909 63 50 0.75 n/a
1908 73 55 0.00 n/a
1907 55 42 0.00 n/a
1906 64 40 0.00 n/a
1905 67 38 0.00 n/a
1904 62 51 0.10 n/a
1903 82 60 0.00 n/a
1902 78 62 0.00 n/a
1901 68 50 0.12 n/a
1900 70 42 0.00 0.0
1899 65 40 0.00 n/a
1898 79 65 n/a n/a
1897 80 54 0.04 0.0
1896 69 56 0.33 n/a
1895 57 40 n/a 0.0
1894 49 37 0.24 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 91 °F which happened in 1962.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1962
2 90 °F 1975
2 90 °F 1934
4 89 °F 1977
4 89 °F 1996
4 89 °F 1959
7 88 °F 1911
8 87 °F 2012
8 87 °F 1998
8 87 °F 2021
8 87 °F 2022
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 36 °F which happened in 1929.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 36 °F 1929
2 37 °F 1894
2 37 °F 1981
2 37 °F 1916
5 38 °F 1905
6 39 °F 1961
7 40 °F 1895
7 40 °F 1906
7 40 °F 2002
7 40 °F 1899
7 40 °F 1937
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 20
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1894
2 50 °F 2002
3 55 °F 1986
3 55 °F 1907
5 56 °F 2020
6 57 °F 1895
7 59 °F 1961
8 60 °F 2000
8 60 °F 2015
10 61 °F 1916
10 61 °F 1967
10 61 °F 1957
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/20?
For the date of May 20, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.44 inches which happened in 1984.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 20
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.44 inches 1984
2 1.21 inches 1942
3 1.07 inches 2003
4 0.93 inches 2022
5 0.78 inches 1919
6 0.75 inches 1909
7 0.73 inches 1915
8 0.56 inches 1931
9 0.47 inches 1910
10 0.45 inches 1946
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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