Columbus May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 2014
Lowest temperature 30 °F 1947
Lowest daily high 46 °F 1947
Highest daily low 66 °F 2014
Most precipitation 2.06 inches 1972
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 70.8 °F
Average low 49.7 °F
Chance precipitation 47.1%
Chance snow 0.1%
Columbus May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 75 60 0.06 0.0
2022 68 40 0.00 0.0
2021 57 37 0.00 0.0
2020 56 34 0.19 0.0
2019 80 49 0.00 0.0
2018 80 48 0.00 0.0
2017 60 35 0.00 0.0
2016 67 46 0.00 0.0
2015 87 60 0.00 0.0
2014 88 66 0.00 0.0
2013 72 56 0.00 0.0
2012 71 61 0.18 0.0
2011 71 51 0.00 0.0
2010 61 43 0.15 0.0
2009 72 56 0.04 0.0
2008 67 58 0.34 0.0
2007 84 45 0.00 0.0
2006 72 41 0.00 0.0
2005 76 43 0.00 0.0
2004 83 48 0.00 0.0
2003 72 59 0.00 0.0
2002 70 52 0.24 0.0
2001 72 54 1.07 0.0
2000 84 65 0.23 0.0
1999 70 50 0.01 0.0
1998 72 60 0.07 0.0
1997 60 51 0.49 0.0
1996 71 55 1.21 0.0
1995 68 47 0.00 0.0
1994 66 46 0.00 0.0
1993 84 52 0.00 0.0
1992 70 48 0.17 0.0
1991 76 48 0.00 0.0
1990 76 51 0.00 0.0
1989 60 37 0.00 0.0
1988 84 54 0.01 0.0
1987 71 39 0.00 0.0
1986 75 53 0.00 0.0
1985 72 43 0.00 0.0
1984 63 44 0.42 0.0
1983 57 37 0.07 0.0
1982 70 48 0.34 0.0
1981 73 44 0.00 0.0
1980 54 33 0.00 0.0
1979 87 62 0.00 0.0
1978 66 54 0.36 0.0
1977 71 36 0.00 0.0
1976 57 34 0.00 0.0
1975 74 49 0.00 0.0
1974 56 45 0.26 0.0
1973 73 57 0.16 0.0
1972 62 53 2.06 0.0
1971 69 46 0.03 0.0
1970 83 50 0.00 0.0
1969 74 57 1.01 0.0
1968 78 53 0.02 0.0
1967 60 45 0.29 0.0
1966 61 38 0.47 0.0
1965 87 60 0.00 0.0
1964 81 64 0.00 0.0
1963 85 50 0.00 0.0
1962 71 47 0.34 0.0
1961 72 58 1.22 0.0
1960 56 40 0.07 0.0
1959 66 46 0.00 0.0
1958 69 36 0.00 0.0
1957 81 47 0.00 0.0
1956 62 35 0.00 0.0
1955 63 45 0.00 0.0
1954 56 31 0.14 0.0
1953 67 49 0.06 0.0
1952 67 50 0.09 0.0
1951 75 42 0.00 0.0
1950 64 35 0.00 0.0
1949 78 42 0.00 0.0
1948 65 36 0.00 0.0
1947 46 30 0.00 n/a
1946 59 40 0.00 n/a
1945 69 44 0.43 n/a
1944 70 42 0.00 n/a
1943 69 52 0.33 n/a
1942 64 46 0.00 n/a
1941 70 49 0.07 n/a
1940 86 54 0.00 n/a
1939 82 63 0.00 n/a
1938 81 59 0.13 n/a
1937 68 43 0.00 n/a
1936 85 59 0.00 n/a
1935 70 37 0.00 n/a
1934 77 41 0.00 n/a
1933 67 52 0.50 n/a
1932 84 66 0.07 n/a
1931 63 39 0.00 n/a
1930 87 61 0.00 n/a
1929 59 36 0.00 n/a
1928 70 34 0.00 n/a
1927 70 50 0.18 n/a
1926 87 52 0.00 n/a
1925 66 34 0.00 n/a
1924 77 52 0.37 n/a
1923 70 35 0.51 0.0
1922 72 42 0.00 n/a
1921 70 44 0.00 n/a
1920 69 45 0.00 n/a
1919 63 48 1.07 n/a
1918 76 53 0.00 n/a
1917 60 38 0.04 n/a
1916 76 62 0.00 n/a
1915 70 47 0.00 n/a
1914 60 46 0.51 n/a
1913 n/a 36 0.00 n/a
1912 74 57 0.24 n/a
1911 76 42 0.00 0.0
1910 69 53 0.00 n/a
1909 76 38 0.00 n/a
1908 48 42 0.12 n/a
1907 59 44 0.00 n/a
1906 49 31 0.29 n/a
1905 74 41 0.05 n/a
1904 75 64 0.00 n/a
1903 68 38 0.00 n/a
1902 73 36 0.00 n/a
1901 75 51 0.22 n/a
1900 84 59 0.48 0.0
1899 70 59 0.77 n/a
1898 66 44 n/a n/a
1897 78 46 n/a 0.0
1896 85 52 0.00 n/a
1895 81 62 0.19 0.0
1894 72 50 n/a n/a
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 88 °F which happened in 2014.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 2014
2 87 °F 2015
2 87 °F 1979
2 87 °F 1926
2 87 °F 1930
2 87 °F 1965
7 86 °F 1940
8 85 °F 1963
8 85 °F 1936
8 85 °F 1896
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 30 °F which happened in 1947.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 30 °F 1947
2 31 °F 1954
2 31 °F 1906
4 33 °F 1980
5 34 °F 1976
5 34 °F 2020
5 34 °F 1928
5 34 °F 1925
9 35 °F 2017
9 35 °F 1923
9 35 °F 1950
9 35 °F 1956
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 46 °F 1947
2 48 °F 1908
3 49 °F 1906
4 54 °F 1980
5 56 °F 2020
5 56 °F 1974
5 56 °F 1960
5 56 °F 1954
9 57 °F 1976
9 57 °F 2021
9 57 °F 1983
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 2.06 inches which happened in 1972.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 2.06 inches 1972
2 1.22 inches 1961
3 1.21 inches 1996
4 1.07 inches 1919
4 1.07 inches 2001
6 1.01 inches 1969
7 0.77 inches 1899
8 0.51 inches 1914
8 0.51 inches 1923
10 0.50 inches 1933
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location