Columbus May 6 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 6.
May 6 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 91 °F 1959
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1968
Lowest daily high 44 °F 1917
Highest daily low 68 °F 1905
Most precipitation 1.91 inches 2022
Most snow none -
May 6 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.1 °F
Average low 49.1 °F
Chance precipitation 47.5%
Chance snow 0.2%
Columbus May 6 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 77 48 0.00 0.0
2022 63 54 1.91 0.0
2021 62 37 0.12 0.0
2020 58 38 0.04 0.0
2019 75 44 0.00 0.0
2018 78 56 0.06 0.0
2017 59 45 0.04 0.0
2016 69 45 0.00 0.0
2015 85 56 0.00 0.0
2014 74 45 0.00 0.0
2013 69 56 0.03 0.0
2012 82 55 0.00 0.0
2011 63 44 0.21 0.0
2010 71 56 0.00 0.0
2009 62 51 0.30 0.0
2008 79 55 0.00 0.0
2007 66 48 0.00 0.0
2006 62 48 0.00 0.0
2005 70 44 0.00 0.0
2004 85 48 0.00 0.0
2003 78 62 0.01 0.0
2002 65 53 0.15 0.0
2001 81 55 0.00 0.0
2000 85 59 0.00 0.0
1999 81 57 0.22 0.0
1998 77 50 0.00 0.0
1997 64 46 0.00 0.0
1996 62 50 0.00 0.0
1995 67 40 0.00 0.0
1994 62 47 0.10 0.0
1993 78 52 0.00 0.0
1992 62 41 0.00 0.0
1991 66 49 0.00 0.0
1990 65 37 0.00 0.0
1989 50 36 0.02 0.0
1988 74 51 0.00 0.0
1987 72 36 0.00 0.0
1986 83 61 0.17 0.0
1985 77 57 0.00 0.0
1984 68 50 0.08 0.0
1983 72 40 0.00 0.0
1982 88 50 0.00 0.0
1981 63 43 0.36 0.0
1980 72 54 0.00 0.0
1979 72 40 0.00 0.0
1978 54 43 0.00 0.0
1977 75 59 0.20 0.0
1976 75 60 0.23 0.0
1975 72 50 0.00 0.0
1974 52 35 0.00 0.0
1973 63 37 0.00 0.0
1972 77 53 0.00 0.0
1971 66 51 1.01 0.0
1970 54 36 0.00 0.0
1969 85 57 0.00 0.0
1968 60 29 0.00 0.0
1967 49 41 0.35 0.0
1966 73 47 0.00 0.0
1965 86 60 0.03 0.0
1964 84 55 0.00 0.0
1963 70 42 0.00 0.0
1962 74 52 0.07 0.0
1961 78 51 0.16 0.0
1960 77 59 0.00 0.0
1959 91 57 0.00 0.0
1958 47 42 0.39 0.0
1957 70 32 0.00 0.0
1956 84 52 0.31 0.0
1955 71 42 0.00 0.0
1954 65 39 0.01 0.0
1953 67 56 0.10 0.0
1952 79 55 0.12 0.0
1951 62 44 0.00 0.0
1950 78 51 0.15 0.0
1949 90 56 0.07 0.0
1948 69 48 0.76 0.0
1947 61 41 0.00 n/a
1946 66 54 0.00 n/a
1945 65 42 0.00 n/a
1944 59 39 0.00 n/a
1943 86 61 0.00 n/a
1942 66 48 0.19 n/a
1941 86 65 0.00 n/a
1940 85 57 0.05 n/a
1939 84 57 0.00 n/a
1938 75 52 0.00 n/a
1937 59 40 0.35 n/a
1936 77 48 0.00 n/a
1935 55 44 0.48 n/a
1934 83 57 0.00 n/a
1933 65 53 0.38 n/a
1932 83 56 0.00 n/a
1931 72 55 0.06 n/a
1930 88 59 0.04 n/a
1929 57 45 0.04 n/a
1928 63 39 0.00 n/a
1927 71 54 0.04 n/a
1926 83 45 0.00 n/a
1925 57 38 0.15 n/a
1924 84 50 0.00 n/a
1923 74 39 0.00 n/a
1922 73 49 0.01 n/a
1921 70 40 0.00 n/a
1920 70 38 0.00 n/a
1919 72 39 0.00 n/a
1918 79 53 0.00 n/a
1917 44 39 0.00 n/a
1916 78 43 0.00 n/a
1915 71 43 0.00 n/a
1914 71 50 0.00 n/a
1913 n/a 59 0.00 n/a
1912 75 61 0.00 n/a
1911 67 35 0.00 0.0
1910 60 30 0.00 n/a
1909 82 60 0.00 n/a
1908 73 49 0.21 n/a
1907 60 52 0.35 n/a
1906 59 47 0.00 n/a
1905 75 68 0.15 n/a
1904 82 49 0.00 n/a
1903 70 40 0.00 n/a
1902 85 54 0.00 n/a
1901 83 48 0.11 n/a
1900 76 41 0.00 0.0
1899 66 48 0.04 n/a
1898 48 39 0.50 n/a
1897 76 42 n/a 0.0
1896 76 45 0.00 n/a
1895 85 66 n/a 0.0
1894 77 57 0.17 n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 91 °F which happened in 1959.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 91 °F 1959
2 90 °F 1949
3 88 °F 1930
3 88 °F 1982
5 86 °F 1965
5 86 °F 1943
5 86 °F 1941
8 85 °F 1902
8 85 °F 2004
8 85 °F 1969
8 85 °F 2015
8 85 °F 2000
8 85 °F 1940
8 85 °F 1895
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 29 °F which happened in 1968.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1968
2 30 °F 1910
3 32 °F 1957
4 35 °F 1974
4 35 °F 1911
6 36 °F 1987
6 36 °F 1970
6 36 °F 1989
9 37 °F 1990
9 37 °F 1973
9 37 °F 2021
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 6
Rank Temperature Year
1 44 °F 1917
2 47 °F 1958
3 48 °F 1898
4 49 °F 1967
5 50 °F 1989
6 52 °F 1974
7 54 °F 1978
7 54 °F 1970
9 55 °F 1935
10 57 °F 1925
10 57 °F 1929
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/6?
For the date of May 6, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.91 inches which happened in 2022.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 6
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.91 inches 2022
2 1.01 inches 1971
3 0.76 inches 1948
4 0.50 inches 1898
5 0.48 inches 1935
6 0.39 inches 1958
7 0.38 inches 1933
8 0.36 inches 1981
9 0.35 inches 1937
9 0.35 inches 1967
9 0.35 inches 1907
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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