Columbus October 3 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Columbus, Ohio for the date of October 3.
October 3 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 93 °F 2019
Lowest temperature 28 °F 1908
Lowest daily high 52 °F 1987
Highest daily low 68 °F 2013
Most precipitation 1.69 inches 1986
Most snow none -
October 3 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 71.4 °F
Average low 50.3 °F
Chance precipitation 31.4%
Chance snow 0%
Columbus October 3 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 87 59 0.00 0.0
2022 68 43 0.00 0.0
2021 72 65 0.44 0.0
2020 62 41 0.00 0.0
2019 93 62 0.00 0.0
2018 84 66 0.01 0.0
2017 83 49 0.00 0.0
2016 74 52 0.00 0.0
2015 53 45 0.15 0.0
2014 73 48 0.26 0.0
2013 80 68 0.41 0.0
2012 70 57 0.00 0.0
2011 57 42 0.07 0.0
2010 53 47 0.01 0.0
2009 65 49 0.00 0.0
2008 64 53 0.00 0.0
2007 81 61 0.00 0.0
2006 81 58 0.00 0.0
2005 83 61 0.00 0.0
2004 66 38 0.00 0.0
2003 59 32 0.10 0.0
2002 87 67 0.27 0.0
2001 82 55 0.00 0.0
2000 80 62 0.00 0.0
1999 71 52 0.06 0.0
1998 55 49 0.64 0.0
1997 81 51 0.00 0.0
1996 57 42 0.00 0.0
1995 67 51 1.60 0.0
1994 67 44 0.00 0.0
1993 66 33 0.00 0.0
1992 77 45 0.00 0.0
1991 76 56 0.01 0.0
1990 79 51 0.00 0.0
1989 63 43 0.00 0.0
1988 65 44 0.00 0.0
1987 52 33 0.01 0.0
1986 81 67 1.69 0.0
1985 67 42 0.00 0.0
1984 73 41 0.00 0.0
1983 84 55 0.00 0.0
1982 80 58 0.00 0.0
1981 57 32 0.00 0.0
1980 60 45 0.01 0.0
1979 64 51 0.00 0.0
1978 71 46 0.53 0.0
1977 61 43 0.00 0.0
1976 75 49 0.00 0.0
1975 63 32 0.00 0.0
1974 53 34 0.00 0.0
1973 80 58 0.00 0.0
1972 72 45 0.00 0.0
1971 84 63 0.00 0.0
1970 65 41 0.00 0.0
1969 78 56 0.00 0.0
1968 66 44 0.24 0.0
1967 81 53 0.00 0.0
1966 70 42 0.00 0.0
1965 64 44 0.00 0.0
1964 72 43 0.00 0.0
1963 75 47 0.00 0.0
1962 66 58 0.84 0.0
1961 56 43 0.00 0.0
1960 63 43 0.00 0.0
1959 87 56 0.00 0.0
1958 68 45 0.00 0.0
1957 68 45 0.00 0.0
1956 73 45 0.03 0.0
1955 78 50 0.00 0.0
1954 81 65 1.51 0.0
1953 89 61 0.00 0.0
1952 58 35 0.00 0.0
1951 86 56 0.00 0.0
1950 68 43 0.04 0.0
1949 75 53 0.39 0.0
1948 62 48 0.00 0.0
1947 78 46 0.00 n/a
1946 78 37 0.00 n/a
1945 54 37 0.00 n/a
1944 62 57 0.24 n/a
1943 63 43 0.00 n/a
1942 83 51 0.00 n/a
1941 71 66 0.95 n/a
1940 76 40 0.00 n/a
1939 74 40 0.00 n/a
1938 71 43 0.00 n/a
1937 68 58 0.19 n/a
1936 63 37 0.00 n/a
1935 63 46 0.01 n/a
1934 74 43 0.00 n/a
1933 70 41 0.00 n/a
1932 79 54 0.00 n/a
1931 82 48 0.00 n/a
1930 70 50 0.00 n/a
1929 60 44 0.05 n/a
1928 75 59 0.00 n/a
1927 79 63 0.00 n/a
1926 84 66 0.85 n/a
1925 71 56 0.00 n/a
1924 76 43 0.00 n/a
1923 72 43 0.00 n/a
1922 86 54 0.00 n/a
1921 67 51 0.19 n/a
1920 74 43 0.00 n/a
1919 89 60 0.00 n/a
1918 72 50 0.00 n/a
1917 68 53 0.08 n/a
1916 75 36 0.00 n/a
1915 78 51 0.03 0.0
1914 74 47 0.00 n/a
1913 57 53 0.00 n/a
1912 73 40 0.00 n/a
1911 69 46 0.01 n/a
1910 88 49 0.00 n/a
1909 70 40 0.00 n/a
1908 69 28 0.00 n/a
1907 82 62 0.17 n/a
1906 68 60 0.06 n/a
1905 72 43 0.00 n/a
1904 59 37 0.03 n/a
1903 82 51 0.00 n/a
1902 54 48 0.12 n/a
1901 55 36 0.01 n/a
1900 85 58 0.00 n/a
1899 72 35 0.00 n/a
1898 89 67 0.00 n/a
1897 80 47 n/a n/a
1896 62 37 n/a n/a
1895 74 30 n/a n/a
1894 77 60 0.02 n/a
1893 72 56 1.18 0.0
What's the all-time high for Columbus on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the highest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 93 °F which happened in 2019.
Highest Temperatures in Columbus on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 93 °F 2019
2 89 °F 1898
2 89 °F 1919
2 89 °F 1953
5 88 °F 1910
6 87 °F 1959
6 87 °F 2023
6 87 °F 2002
9 86 °F 1951
9 86 °F 1922
What's the all-time low for Columbus on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the lowest temperature ever reached in Columbus history is 28 °F which happened in 1908.
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 28 °F 1908
2 30 °F 1895
3 32 °F 2003
3 32 °F 1975
3 32 °F 1981
6 33 °F 1993
6 33 °F 1987
8 34 °F 1974
9 35 °F 1952
9 35 °F 1899
Lowest High Temperatures in Columbus on October 3
Rank Temperature Year
1 52 °F 1987
2 53 °F 2015
2 53 °F 1974
2 53 °F 2010
5 54 °F 1902
5 54 °F 1945
7 55 °F 1998
7 55 °F 1901
9 56 °F 1961
10 57 °F 1996
10 57 °F 2011
10 57 °F 1981
10 57 °F 1913
What's the most it has ever rained in Columbus on 10/3?
For the date of Oct 3, the most precipitation ever recorded in Columbus history is 1.69 inches which happened in 1986.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Columbus on October 3
Rank Precipitation Year
1 1.69 inches 1986
2 1.60 inches 1995
3 1.51 inches 1954
4 1.18 inches 1893
5 0.95 inches 1941
6 0.85 inches 1926
7 0.84 inches 1962
8 0.64 inches 1998
9 0.53 inches 1978
10 0.44 inches 2021
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location