Columbus May 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 3.
May 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 89 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1978
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1940
Highest daily low 69 °F 2018
Most precipitation 1.16 inches 2011
Most snow none -
May 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.4 °F
Average low 48.4 °F
Chance precipitation 48.2%
Chance snow 0.3%
Columbus May 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 54 39 0.02 0.0
2022 72 56 0.93 0.0
2021 69 55 0.19 0.0
2020 73 54 0.14 0.0
2019 69 54 0.31 0.0
2018 81 69 0.09 0.0
2017 59 45 0.00 0.0
2016 60 46 0.00 0.0
2015 77 47 0.00 0.0
2014 69 50 0.00 0.0
2013 78 58 0.00 0.0
2012 88 65 0.00 0.0
2011 49 42 1.16 0.0
2010 76 59 0.05 0.0
2009 67 52 0.00 0.0
2008 72 52 0.33 0.0
2007 75 49 0.00 0.0
2006 73 54 0.00 0.0
2005 52 35 0.00 0.0
2004 53 35 0.00 0.0
2003 61 45 0.00 0.0
2002 58 39 0.00 0.0
2001 86 57 0.00 0.0
2000 75 48 0.00 0.0
1999 77 51 0.00 0.0
1998 71 49 0.09 0.0
1997 63 44 0.27 0.0
1996 73 50 0.04 0.0
1995 66 34 0.00 0.0
1994 55 46 0.03 0.0
1993 77 61 0.00 0.0
1992 69 43 0.00 0.0
1991 68 45 0.00 0.0
1990 59 50 0.11 0.0
1989 60 36 0.00 0.0
1988 66 44 0.00 0.0
1987 57 48 0.18 0.0
1986 57 33 0.00 0.0
1985 66 44 0.00 0.0
1984 54 47 0.91 0.0
1983 61 50 0.53 0.0
1982 74 39 0.00 0.0
1981 68 41 0.00 0.0
1980 76 43 0.00 0.0
1979 69 56 0.86 0.0
1978 65 30 0.00 0.0
1977 75 53 0.05 0.0
1976 49 38 0.00 0.0
1975 72 53 0.07 0.0
1974 68 48 0.06 0.0
1973 55 47 0.01 0.0
1972 64 50 0.00 0.0
1971 57 39 0.00 0.0
1970 59 35 0.00 0.0
1969 83 47 0.00 0.0
1968 80 55 0.01 0.0
1967 57 33 0.00 0.0
1966 61 37 0.00 0.0
1965 82 54 0.00 0.0
1964 75 50 0.00 0.0
1963 76 36 0.00 0.0
1962 73 43 0.03 0.0
1961 62 33 0.00 0.0
1960 74 40 0.00 0.0
1959 89 61 0.00 0.0
1958 75 60 0.76 0.0
1957 52 35 0.00 0.0
1956 71 50 0.00 0.0
1955 87 50 0.00 0.0
1954 66 39 0.18 0.0
1953 77 43 0.00 0.0
1952 74 36 0.00 0.0
1951 80 59 0.01 0.0
1950 79 47 0.00 0.0
1949 84 53 0.00 0.0
1948 67 48 0.00 0.0
1947 60 46 0.00 n/a
1946 63 46 0.00 n/a
1945 60 45 0.25 n/a
1944 81 61 0.00 n/a
1943 61 48 0.04 n/a
1942 86 68 0.00 n/a
1941 71 41 0.00 n/a
1940 44 36 0.05 n/a
1939 59 34 0.00 n/a
1938 87 58 0.00 n/a
1937 75 50 0.00 n/a
1936 68 55 0.00 n/a
1935 75 47 1.11 n/a
1934 80 50 0.00 n/a
1933 60 43 0.03 n/a
1932 64 37 0.01 n/a
1931 59 37 0.00 n/a
1930 74 45 0.00 n/a
1929 51 33 0.24 n/a
1928 85 51 0.00 n/a
1927 72 54 0.00 n/a
1926 78 49 0.22 n/a
1925 65 42 0.06 n/a
1924 64 48 0.33 n/a
1923 79 45 0.00 n/a
1922 69 58 0.95 n/a
1921 51 43 0.33 n/a
1920 59 34 0.00 n/a
1919 74 46 0.00 n/a
1918 78 49 0.00 n/a
1917 57 35 0.00 n/a
1916 63 50 0.39 n/a
1915 79 55 0.06 n/a
1914 75 36 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a 51 0.00 n/a
1912 78 49 0.00 n/a
1911 53 34 0.00 0.0
1910 71 46 0.74 n/a
1909 52 39 0.33 n/a
1908 53 34 0.00 n/a
1907 65 35 0.00 n/a
1906 69 48 0.00 n/a
1905 78 61 0.00 n/a
1904 71 52 0.00 n/a
1903 62 49 0.00 n/a
1902 83 58 0.00 n/a
1901 75 48 0.00 n/a
1900 70 44 0.00 0.0
1899 85 58 0.00 n/a
1898 71 54 n/a n/a
1897 54 35 n/a 0.0
1896 76 50 0.00 n/a
1895 86 57 n/a 0.0
1894 80 42 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 89 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 89 °F 1959
2 88 °F 2012
3 87 °F 1938
3 87 °F 1955
5 86 °F 1942
5 86 °F 1895
5 86 °F 2001
8 85 °F 1899
8 85 °F 1928
10 84 °F 1949
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 30 °F which happened in 1978.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1978
2 33 °F 1929
2 33 °F 1961
2 33 °F 1986
2 33 °F 1967
6 34 °F 1920
6 34 °F 1911
6 34 °F 1939
6 34 °F 1908
6 34 °F 1995
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1940
2 49 °F 2011
2 49 °F 1976
4 51 °F 1921
4 51 °F 1929
6 52 °F 1909
6 52 °F 1957
6 52 °F 2005
9 53 °F 2004
9 53 °F 1911
9 53 °F 1908
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/3?
For the date of May 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.16 inches which happened in 2011.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.16 inches 2011
2 1.11 inches 1935
3 0.95 inches 1922
4 0.93 inches 2022
5 0.91 inches 1984
6 0.86 inches 1979
7 0.76 inches 1958
8 0.74 inches 1910
9 0.53 inches 1983
10 0.39 inches 1916
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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