Columbus October 16 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of October 16.
October 16 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1897
Lowest temperature 29 °F 1912
Lowest daily high 47 °F 2009
Highest daily low 64 °F 1928
Most precipitation 0.98 inches 1993
Most snow none -
October 16 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.5 °F
Average low 45.3 °F
Chance precipitation 32.5%
Chance snow 0.2%
Columbus October 16 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 57 46 0.01 0.0
2022 70 42 0.00 0.0
2021 64 52 0.52 0.0
2020 56 37 0.00 0.0
2019 65 47 0.27 0.0
2018 56 36 0.00 0.0
2017 61 44 0.00 0.0
2016 80 57 0.00 0.0
2015 62 41 0.00 0.0
2014 64 53 0.06 0.0
2013 67 51 0.22 0.0
2012 62 38 0.00 0.0
2011 76 47 0.00 0.0
2010 66 36 0.00 0.0
2009 47 40 0.01 0.0
2008 72 51 0.01 0.0
2007 67 60 0.11 0.0
2006 58 49 0.37 0.0
2005 61 44 0.00 0.0
2004 47 40 0.04 0.0
2003 61 42 0.10 0.0
2002 53 43 0.04 0.0
2001 54 42 0.44 0.0
2000 65 52 0.00 0.0
1999 77 53 0.00 0.0
1998 75 45 0.00 0.0
1997 56 37 0.00 0.0
1996 75 52 0.00 0.0
1995 59 33 0.00 0.0
1994 76 45 0.00 0.0
1993 63 53 0.98 0.0
1992 63 42 0.18 0.0
1991 55 32 0.00 0.0
1990 68 39 0.00 0.0
1989 75 56 0.68 0.0
1988 68 42 0.13 0.0
1987 73 37 0.00 0.0
1986 55 33 0.00 0.0
1985 63 43 0.00 0.0
1984 79 57 0.03 0.0
1983 72 42 0.00 0.0
1982 50 37 0.00 0.0
1981 60 40 0.06 0.0
1980 80 51 0.00 0.0
1979 61 50 0.13 0.0
1978 52 36 0.21 0.0
1977 49 32 0.01 0.0
1976 55 33 0.00 0.0
1975 59 45 0.00 0.0
1974 61 42 0.05 0.0
1973 60 44 0.00 0.0
1972 54 42 0.04 0.0
1971 66 57 0.12 0.0
1970 51 31 0.00 0.0
1969 62 45 0.00 0.0
1968 80 57 0.00 0.0
1967 74 60 0.00 0.0
1966 49 46 0.00 0.0
1965 79 58 0.10 0.0
1964 77 48 0.00 0.0
1963 81 40 0.00 0.0
1962 82 53 0.41 0.0
1961 63 34 0.00 0.0
1960 68 49 0.00 0.0
1959 68 39 0.00 0.0
1958 79 53 0.00 0.0
1957 71 56 0.08 0.0
1956 83 49 0.00 0.0
1955 59 38 0.20 0.0
1954 50 40 0.09 0.0
1953 75 47 0.00 0.0
1952 61 33 0.00 0.0
1951 77 42 0.00 0.0
1950 74 45 0.00 0.0
1949 73 44 0.00 0.0
1948 75 47 0.21 0.0
1947 85 54 0.00 n/a
1946 75 42 0.00 n/a
1945 67 40 0.00 n/a
1944 66 30 0.00 n/a
1943 52 36 0.22 0.0
1942 71 54 0.00 n/a
1941 62 42 0.00 n/a
1940 58 38 0.00 n/a
1939 73 34 0.00 n/a
1938 82 50 0.00 n/a
1937 57 30 0.00 n/a
1936 68 56 0.10 n/a
1935 74 38 0.00 n/a
1934 78 35 0.00 n/a
1933 67 52 0.22 n/a
1932 69 51 0.00 n/a
1931 61 45 0.05 n/a
1930 77 52 0.00 n/a
1929 74 43 0.00 n/a
1928 83 64 0.60 n/a
1927 58 45 0.00 n/a
1926 62 44 0.05 n/a
1925 60 43 0.61 n/a
1924 78 42 0.00 n/a
1923 78 51 0.00 n/a
1922 66 55 0.27 n/a
1921 73 38 0.00 0.0
1920 77 58 0.00 n/a
1919 70 51 0.61 n/a
1918 77 42 0.00 n/a
1917 70 41 0.00 n/a
1916 65 51 0.17 n/a
1915 68 54 0.00 0.0
1914 63 57 0.08 n/a
1913 76 50 0.00 n/a
1912 61 29 0.00 n/a
1911 76 44 0.00 n/a
1910 82 50 0.00 n/a
1909 52 36 0.00 n/a
1908 78 43 0.00 n/a
1907 67 45 0.00 n/a
1906 75 40 0.00 n/a
1905 63 41 0.16 n/a
1904 70 30 0.00 n/a
1903 65 49 0.00 n/a
1902 68 40 0.00 n/a
1901 69 41 0.05 n/a
1900 64 42 0.06 n/a
1899 81 53 0.00 n/a
1898 67 35 0.00 n/a
1897 88 55 n/a n/a
1896 55 42 n/a n/a
1895 70 31 n/a n/a
1894 74 46 n/a n/a
1893 57 29 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 88 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1897
2 85 °F 1947
3 83 °F 1928
3 83 °F 1956
5 82 °F 1938
5 82 °F 1962
5 82 °F 1910
8 81 °F 1963
8 81 °F 1899
10 80 °F 2016
10 80 °F 1968
10 80 °F 1980
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 29 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1912.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 29 °F 1893
1 29 °F 1912
3 30 °F 1904
3 30 °F 1937
3 30 °F 1944
6 31 °F 1895
6 31 °F 1970
8 32 °F 1977
8 32 °F 1991
10 33 °F 1976
10 33 °F 1986
10 33 °F 1952
10 33 °F 1995
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on October 16
Rank Temperature Year
1 47 °F 2009
1 47 °F 2004
3 49 °F 1977
3 49 °F 1966
5 50 °F 1954
5 50 °F 1982
7 51 °F 1970
8 52 °F 1943
8 52 °F 1978
8 52 °F 1909
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 10/16?
For the date of Oct 16, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 0.98 inches which happened in 1993.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on October 16
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.98 inches 1993
2 0.68 inches 1989
3 0.61 inches 1925
3 0.61 inches 1919
5 0.60 inches 1928
6 0.52 inches 2021
7 0.44 inches 2001
8 0.41 inches 1962
9 0.37 inches 2006
10 0.27 inches 2019
10 0.27 inches 1922
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location