Columbus May 5 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 5.
May 5 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 92 °F 1952
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1907
Lowest daily high 43 °F 1917
Highest daily low 66 °F 1938
Most precipitation 1.04 inches 2003
Most snow none -
May 5 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 69.8 °F
Average low 48.8 °F
Chance precipitation 48.6%
Chance snow 0.2%
Columbus May 5 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 71 39 0.00 0.0
2022 63 53 0.56 0.0
2021 60 41 0.10 0.0
2020 54 40 0.04 0.0
2019 66 49 0.00 0.0
2018 69 51 0.00 0.0
2017 57 45 0.72 0.0
2016 61 37 0.01 0.0
2015 81 61 0.71 0.0
2014 59 46 0.02 0.0
2013 73 52 0.00 0.0
2012 81 62 0.00 0.0
2011 63 34 0.00 0.0
2010 83 50 0.02 0.0
2009 69 52 0.00 0.0
2008 73 44 0.00 0.0
2007 67 55 0.32 0.0
2006 72 50 0.00 0.0
2005 67 40 0.00 0.0
2004 71 49 0.01 0.0
2003 72 53 1.04 0.0
2002 72 43 0.00 0.0
2001 77 57 0.00 0.0
2000 82 59 0.08 0.0
1999 79 63 0.00 0.0
1998 72 49 0.00 0.0
1997 69 38 0.06 0.0
1996 61 50 0.29 0.0
1995 60 50 0.10 0.0
1994 70 43 0.00 0.0
1993 73 57 0.01 0.0
1992 57 38 0.00 0.0
1991 76 57 0.38 0.0
1990 59 45 0.13 0.0
1989 63 48 0.23 0.0
1988 59 48 0.66 0.0
1987 67 38 0.00 0.0
1986 83 49 0.00 0.0
1985 77 49 0.00 0.0
1984 62 45 0.02 0.0
1983 59 42 0.00 0.0
1982 82 47 0.00 0.0
1981 73 55 0.48 0.0
1980 87 48 0.00 0.0
1979 59 32 0.00 0.0
1978 54 46 0.04 0.0
1977 81 63 0.04 0.0
1976 77 45 0.00 0.0
1975 69 42 0.00 0.0
1974 65 42 0.04 0.0
1973 62 33 0.00 0.0
1972 66 35 0.00 0.0
1971 63 43 0.05 0.0
1970 73 42 0.00 0.0
1969 82 52 0.00 0.0
1968 55 38 0.00 0.0
1967 64 41 0.15 0.0
1966 80 38 0.00 0.0
1965 81 60 0.00 0.0
1964 82 53 0.00 0.0
1963 70 52 0.00 0.0
1962 81 48 0.00 0.0
1961 56 42 0.14 0.0
1960 81 50 0.00 0.0
1959 91 59 0.00 0.0
1958 56 43 0.18 0.0
1957 62 35 0.00 0.0
1956 74 38 0.00 0.0
1955 79 57 0.00 0.0
1954 57 34 0.00 0.0
1953 74 59 0.07 0.0
1952 92 64 0.23 0.0
1951 64 45 0.00 0.0
1950 89 61 0.00 0.0
1949 90 56 0.00 0.0
1948 67 42 0.00 0.0
1947 64 43 0.00 n/a
1946 68 42 0.00 n/a
1945 54 43 0.06 n/a
1944 62 48 0.77 n/a
1943 78 50 0.00 n/a
1942 69 39 0.00 n/a
1941 85 45 0.00 n/a
1940 71 35 0.00 n/a
1939 79 48 0.00 n/a
1938 83 66 0.00 n/a
1937 62 55 0.40 n/a
1936 65 40 0.00 n/a
1935 51 42 0.01 n/a
1934 83 59 0.00 n/a
1933 65 47 0.13 n/a
1932 84 54 0.00 n/a
1931 77 47 0.00 n/a
1930 84 53 0.01 n/a
1929 60 40 0.35 n/a
1928 82 47 0.09 n/a
1927 70 48 0.00 n/a
1926 71 53 0.00 n/a
1925 57 38 0.00 n/a
1924 70 39 0.00 n/a
1923 69 49 0.00 n/a
1922 73 55 0.00 n/a
1921 67 46 0.00 n/a
1920 64 40 0.00 n/a
1919 75 53 0.00 n/a
1918 83 55 0.00 n/a
1917 43 38 0.04 n/a
1916 73 47 0.05 n/a
1915 63 39 0.00 n/a
1914 75 61 0.62 n/a
1913 n/a 56 0.00 n/a
1912 69 60 0.31 n/a
1911 62 35 0.00 0.0
1910 57 31 0.00 n/a
1909 75 38 0.10 n/a
1908 52 44 0.91 n/a
1907 64 29 0.00 n/a
1906 67 52 0.00 n/a
1905 78 61 0.14 n/a
1904 76 45 0.00 n/a
1903 66 32 0.00 n/a
1902 81 58 0.00 n/a
1901 80 37 0.00 n/a
1900 66 30 0.00 0.0
1899 73 56 0.30 n/a
1898 53 43 0.09 n/a
1897 71 44 n/a 0.0
1896 76 55 0.00 n/a
1895 90 60 0.00 0.0
1894 69 58 0.11 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 92 °F which happened in 1952.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 92 °F 1952
2 91 °F 1959
3 90 °F 1895
3 90 °F 1949
5 89 °F 1950
6 87 °F 1980
7 85 °F 1941
8 84 °F 1932
8 84 °F 1930
10 83 °F 1938
10 83 °F 1934
10 83 °F 1918
10 83 °F 1986
10 83 °F 2010
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 29 °F which happened in 1907.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1907
2 30 °F 1900
3 31 °F 1910
4 32 °F 1903
4 32 °F 1979
6 33 °F 1973
7 34 °F 1954
7 34 °F 2011
9 35 °F 1957
9 35 °F 1911
9 35 °F 1940
9 35 °F 1972
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 5
Rank Temperature Year
1 43 °F 1917
2 51 °F 1935
3 52 °F 1908
4 53 °F 1898
5 54 °F 1945
5 54 °F 1978
5 54 °F 2020
8 55 °F 1968
9 56 °F 1961
9 56 °F 1958
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/5?
For the date of May 5, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.04 inches which happened in 2003.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 5
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.04 inches 2003
2 0.91 inches 1908
3 0.77 inches 1944
4 0.72 inches 2017
5 0.71 inches 2015
6 0.66 inches 1988
7 0.62 inches 1914
8 0.56 inches 2022
9 0.48 inches 1981
10 0.40 inches 1937
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location