Columbus October 17 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of October 17.
October 17 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 88 °F 1897
Lowest temperature 26 °F 1977
Lowest daily high 45 °F 1943
Highest daily low 68 °F 1928
Most precipitation 1.54 inches 2006
Most snow none -
October 17 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 65.0 °F
Average low 45.0 °F
Chance precipitation 32.9%
Chance snow 0.3%
Columbus October 17 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 56 49 0.00 0.0
2022 53 38 0.00 0.0
2021 65 46 0.00 0.0
2020 61 33 0.00 0.0
2019 58 42 0.00 0.0
2018 60 40 0.00 0.0
2017 66 39 0.00 0.0
2016 82 65 0.00 0.0
2015 49 32 0.00 0.0
2014 71 52 0.00 0.0
2013 56 44 0.14 0.0
2012 75 52 0.00 0.0
2011 64 47 0.02 0.0
2010 72 44 0.00 0.0
2009 47 37 0.00 0.0
2008 58 47 0.00 0.0
2007 74 57 0.00 0.0
2006 67 51 1.54 0.0
2005 68 39 0.00 0.0
2004 57 37 0.00 0.0
2003 55 39 0.07 0.0
2002 52 39 0.00 0.0
2001 51 36 0.00 0.0
2000 59 55 0.67 0.0
1999 61 47 0.09 0.0
1998 79 50 0.00 0.0
1997 58 43 0.00 0.0
1996 77 49 0.00 0.0
1995 67 30 0.00 0.0
1994 77 40 0.00 0.0
1993 72 53 0.12 0.0
1992 52 32 0.00 0.0
1991 64 31 0.00 0.0
1990 79 53 0.00 0.0
1989 65 45 0.13 0.0
1988 67 57 0.13 0.0
1987 64 39 0.05 0.0
1986 60 41 0.00 0.0
1985 71 40 0.00 0.0
1984 70 53 0.01 0.0
1983 62 49 0.00 0.0
1982 52 29 0.00 0.0
1981 68 34 0.01 0.0
1980 74 58 0.14 0.0
1979 71 51 0.12 0.0
1978 56 32 0.00 0.0
1977 55 26 0.00 0.0
1976 50 31 0.00 0.0
1975 51 48 1.16 0.0
1974 70 38 0.00 0.0
1973 58 42 0.00 0.0
1972 56 38 0.00 0.0
1971 73 51 0.00 0.0
1970 57 28 0.00 0.0
1969 50 34 0.00 0.0
1968 83 65 0.00 0.0
1967 65 52 0.16 0.0
1966 53 35 0.00 0.0
1965 78 55 0.00 0.0
1964 82 45 0.00 0.0
1963 82 42 0.00 0.0
1962 62 40 0.00 0.0
1961 77 38 0.00 0.0
1960 71 40 0.00 0.0
1959 60 41 0.00 0.0
1958 70 45 0.17 0.0
1957 65 53 0.17 0.0
1956 78 54 0.00 0.0
1955 50 44 0.22 0.0
1954 59 38 0.18 0.0
1953 78 39 0.00 0.0
1952 67 33 0.00 0.0
1951 79 44 0.00 0.0
1950 81 49 0.00 0.0
1949 65 56 0.00 0.0
1948 62 35 1.26 0.0
1947 n/a 56 0.00 n/a
1946 68 55 0.41 n/a
1945 72 43 0.00 n/a
1944 73 35 0.00 n/a
1943 45 37 0.00 n/a
1942 65 52 0.00 n/a
1941 60 45 0.02 n/a
1940 63 32 0.04 n/a
1939 60 43 0.00 n/a
1938 82 44 0.00 n/a
1937 69 43 0.00 n/a
1936 60 47 0.14 n/a
1935 79 54 0.00 n/a
1934 73 47 0.00 n/a
1933 60 41 0.00 n/a
1932 64 58 1.38 n/a
1931 50 38 0.00 n/a
1930 70 46 0.12 n/a
1929 63 38 0.00 n/a
1928 77 68 0.33 n/a
1927 52 35 0.00 n/a
1926 59 36 0.00 n/a
1925 57 46 0.01 n/a
1924 78 45 0.00 n/a
1923 78 58 0.00 n/a
1922 58 44 0.04 n/a
1921 79 45 0.00 0.0
1920 78 46 0.00 n/a
1919 60 41 0.00 n/a
1918 77 43 0.00 n/a
1917 73 44 0.00 n/a
1916 65 40 0.00 n/a
1915 72 44 0.00 0.0
1914 57 47 0.82 n/a
1913 68 59 0.23 n/a
1912 70 30 0.00 n/a
1911 69 57 1.23 n/a
1910 82 55 0.00 n/a
1909 55 27 0.00 n/a
1908 80 46 0.00 n/a
1907 70 n/a 0.00 n/a
1906 75 55 0.00 n/a
1905 72 35 0.00 n/a
1904 77 35 0.00 n/a
1903 57 45 0.00 n/a
1902 62 38 0.00 n/a
1901 49 40 0.04 n/a
1900 59 30 0.00 n/a
1899 73 58 0.53 n/a
1898 69 44 0.00 n/a
1897 88 48 n/a n/a
1896 55 39 n/a n/a
1895 59 33 n/a n/a
1894 70 46 n/a n/a
1893 63 28 n/a 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 88 °F which happened in 1897.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 88 °F 1897
2 83 °F 1968
3 82 °F 1938
3 82 °F 1963
3 82 °F 1964
3 82 °F 1910
3 82 °F 2016
8 81 °F 1950
9 80 °F 1908
10 79 °F 1921
10 79 °F 1998
10 79 °F 1990
10 79 °F 1935
10 79 °F 1951
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 26 °F which happened in 1977.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 26 °F 1977
2 27 °F 1909
3 28 °F 1970
3 28 °F 1893
5 29 °F 1982
6 30 °F 1912
6 30 °F 1900
6 30 °F 1995
9 31 °F 1991
9 31 °F 1976
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on October 17
Rank Temperature Year
1 45 °F 1943
2 47 °F 2009
3 49 °F 2015
3 49 °F 1901
5 50 °F 1969
5 50 °F 1955
5 50 °F 1931
5 50 °F 1976
9 51 °F 2001
9 51 °F 1975
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 10/17?
For the date of Oct 17, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.54 inches which happened in 2006.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on October 17
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.54 inches 2006
2 1.38 inches 1932
3 1.26 inches 1948
4 1.23 inches 1911
5 1.16 inches 1975
6 0.82 inches 1914
7 0.67 inches 2000
8 0.53 inches 1899
9 0.41 inches 1946
10 0.33 inches 1928
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location