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Columbus August Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of August in Columbus, Ohio from 1896–2023.

Rainiest August in Columbus History

The rainiest August in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 2003, with 11.46 inches of total precipitation.

Driest August in Columbus History

The driest August in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 1924, with just 0.16 inches of total precipitation.

Columbus Average August Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	4.48
2022	3.22
2021	7.16
2020	4.75
2019	3.28
2018	4.19
2017	2.14
2016	5.82
2015	3.59
2014	4.90
2013	2.84
2012	1.80
2011	2.48
2010	2.23
2009	3.27
2008	3.73
2007	4.73
2006	2.94
2005	5.09
2004	3.42
2003	11.46
2002	2.12
2001	4.14
2000	4.10
1999	2.40
1998	1.99
1997	5.76
1996	1.58
1995	7.56
1994	3.29
1993	0.74
1992	3.75
1991	2.02
1990	1.86
1989	4.30
1988	2.68
1987	2.96
1986	1.61
1985	2.34
1984	2.96
1983	2.23
1982	1.02
1981	1.41
1980	6.26
1979	8.63
1978	5.23
1977	4.76
1976	5.08
1975	4.51
1974	4.88
1973	4.97
1972	7.96
1971	2.81
1970	3.94
1969	3.25
1968	3.08
1967	1.51
1966	4.90
1965	4.62
1964	3.19
1963	3.67
1962	2.31
1961	2.73
1960	2.48
1959	1.55
1958	2.81
1957	0.89
1956	2.23
1955	2.38
1954	5.18
1953	2.62
1952	1.87
1951	0.58
1950	3.16
1949	3.78
1948	2.44
1947	3.77
1946	3.37
1945	2.42
1944	4.63
1943	1.79
1942	2.92
1941	2.84
1940	3.86
1939	0.24
1938	2.94
1937	2.93
1936	5.11
1935	6.70
1934	4.31
1933	2.08
1932	1.31
1931	7.40
1930	2.80
1929	3.56
1928	1.55
1927	2.14
1926	6.52
1925	2.09
1924	0.16
1923	4.33
1922	2.72
1921	4.78
1920	3.96
1919	3.36
1918	7.08
1917	3.14
1916	1.32
1915	7.44
1914	4.76
1913	2.86
1912	2.81
1911	4.63
1910	0.36
1909	2.43
1908	2.00
1907	4.48
1906	7.15
1905	5.22
1904	3.54
1903	0.56
1902	1.54
1901	0.95
1900	3.28
1898	5.36
1896	1.75

Its possible for precipitation totals to include both rain and melted snowfall
Months with more than 10% missing data are excluded