Columbus May 21 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 21.
May 21 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1934
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1895
Lowest daily high 49 °F 1894
Highest daily low 71 °F 2013
Most precipitation 2.06 inches 1901
Most snow none -
May 21 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 75.3 °F
Average low 54.4 °F
Chance precipitation 45.4%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus May 21 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 46 0.00 0.0
2022 87 63 0.92 0.0
2021 88 62 0.00 0.0
2020 62 52 0.39 0.0
2019 65 47 0.00 0.0
2018 83 61 0.72 0.0
2017 75 65 0.66 0.0
2016 60 49 0.37 0.0
2015 59 47 0.01 0.0
2014 81 64 0.08 0.0
2013 88 71 0.00 0.0
2012 87 63 0.00 0.0
2011 81 55 0.00 0.0
2010 70 61 0.85 0.0
2009 85 52 0.00 0.0
2008 64 45 0.00 0.0
2007 77 51 0.00 0.0
2006 65 45 0.03 0.0
2005 73 46 0.00 0.0
2004 85 63 0.87 0.0
2003 64 46 0.00 0.0
2002 53 38 0.00 0.0
2001 77 64 0.82 0.0
2000 68 54 0.00 0.0
1999 83 49 0.00 0.0
1998 76 61 0.03 0.0
1997 61 44 0.00 0.0
1996 78 59 0.09 0.0
1995 74 54 0.00 0.0
1994 79 43 0.00 0.0
1993 64 41 0.10 0.0
1992 83 57 0.00 0.0
1991 84 58 0.00 0.0
1990 61 52 0.00 0.0
1989 77 48 0.00 0.0
1988 79 51 0.00 0.0
1987 87 64 0.48 0.0
1986 55 49 0.02 0.0
1985 66 48 0.03 0.0
1984 81 60 0.01 0.0
1983 71 51 0.00 0.0
1982 71 58 0.21 0.0
1981 76 40 0.00 0.0
1980 76 56 0.00 0.0
1979 74 53 0.00 0.0
1978 63 46 0.00 0.0
1977 89 65 0.00 0.0
1976 78 51 0.00 0.0
1975 90 65 0.00 0.0
1974 84 62 0.00 0.0
1973 74 43 0.00 0.0
1972 81 56 0.00 0.0
1971 72 45 0.00 0.0
1970 87 62 0.00 0.0
1969 68 49 0.00 0.0
1968 65 42 0.00 0.0
1967 64 43 0.00 0.0
1966 67 54 0.47 0.0
1965 82 54 0.01 0.0
1964 79 40 0.00 0.0
1963 71 44 0.05 0.0
1962 81 58 0.00 0.0
1961 68 43 0.21 0.0
1960 77 62 0.00 0.0
1959 80 67 0.32 0.0
1958 76 44 0.00 0.0
1957 68 49 0.02 0.0
1956 81 48 0.00 0.0
1955 84 57 0.00 0.0
1954 66 35 0.00 0.0
1953 81 60 0.00 0.0
1952 71 51 0.00 0.0
1951 82 58 0.00 0.0
1950 75 46 0.00 0.0
1949 72 45 0.18 0.0
1948 78 50 0.00 0.0
1947 72 51 0.67 n/a
1946 63 51 0.00 n/a
1945 84 59 0.00 n/a
1944 87 63 0.09 n/a
1943 70 56 0.00 n/a
1942 64 51 0.00 n/a
1941 90 53 0.00 n/a
1940 85 53 0.00 n/a
1939 82 64 0.01 n/a
1938 81 64 0.86 n/a
1937 85 53 0.00 n/a
1936 70 46 0.00 n/a
1935 72 48 0.09 n/a
1934 91 64 0.19 n/a
1933 76 62 0.23 n/a
1932 83 55 0.00 n/a
1931 64 42 0.01 n/a
1930 79 51 0.00 n/a
1929 63 47 0.00 n/a
1928 80 51 0.00 n/a
1927 88 55 0.00 n/a
1926 80 46 0.00 n/a
1925 82 54 0.06 n/a
1924 64 43 0.00 n/a
1923 66 52 0.00 n/a
1922 77 58 0.00 n/a
1921 82 55 0.00 n/a
1920 75 57 0.04 n/a
1919 57 46 0.00 n/a
1918 80 62 0.08 n/a
1917 74 54 0.04 n/a
1916 69 48 0.00 n/a
1915 81 61 0.09 n/a
1914 84 51 0.00 n/a
1913 81 60 0.17 n/a
1912 82 55 0.00 n/a
1911 86 64 0.00 n/a
1910 80 60 0.00 n/a
1909 61 53 0.68 n/a
1908 78 54 0.00 n/a
1907 56 32 0.00 n/a
1906 74 39 0.00 n/a
1905 67 37 0.00 n/a
1904 76 42 0.00 n/a
1903 81 62 0.00 n/a
1902 88 61 0.00 n/a
1901 63 54 2.06 n/a
1900 72 44 0.00 0.0
1899 62 39 0.00 n/a
1898 84 64 n/a n/a
1897 55 51 0.48 0.0
1896 78 58 0.00 n/a
1895 60 30 n/a 0.0
1894 49 41 0.12 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 91 °F which happened in 1934.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1934
2 90 °F 1941
2 90 °F 1975
4 89 °F 1977
5 88 °F 1927
5 88 °F 1902
5 88 °F 2021
5 88 °F 2013
9 87 °F 2012
9 87 °F 1944
9 87 °F 2022
9 87 °F 1987
9 87 °F 1970
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 30 °F which happened in 1895.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1895
2 32 °F 1907
3 35 °F 1954
4 37 °F 1905
5 38 °F 2002
6 39 °F 1899
6 39 °F 1906
8 40 °F 1964
8 40 °F 1981
10 41 °F 1894
10 41 °F 1993
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 21
Rank Temperature Year
1 49 °F 1894
2 53 °F 2002
3 55 °F 1897
3 55 °F 1986
5 56 °F 1907
6 57 °F 1919
7 59 °F 2015
8 60 °F 1895
8 60 °F 2016
10 61 °F 1909
10 61 °F 1990
10 61 °F 1997
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/21?
For the date of May 21, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.06 inches which happened in 1901.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 21
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.06 inches 1901
2 0.92 inches 2022
3 0.87 inches 2004
4 0.86 inches 1938
5 0.85 inches 2010
6 0.82 inches 2001
7 0.72 inches 2018
8 0.68 inches 1909
9 0.67 inches 1947
10 0.66 inches 2017
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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