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Columbus December Precipitation Totals

A time series of total precipitation in the month of December in Columbus, Ohio from 1898–2023.

Rainiest December in Columbus History

The rainiest December in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 1990, with 6.98 inches of total precipitation.

Driest December in Columbus History

The driest December in Columbus, Ohio history happened in 1955, with just 0.46 inches of total precipitation.

Columbus Average December Precipitation by Year

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Year	Precipitation (inches)
2023	3.25
2022	2.02
2021	4.51
2020	2.24
2019	2.76
2018	3.57
2017	1.76
2016	3.09
2015	4.88
2014	2.70
2013	4.30
2012	5.70
2011	5.44
2010	1.26
2009	3.60
2008	4.84
2007	4.34
2006	3.18
2005	1.67
2004	3.36
2003	2.78
2002	2.76
2001	3.01
2000	3.59
1999	2.69
1998	3.25
1997	2.13
1996	3.46
1995	1.97
1994	2.22
1993	2.16
1992	1.32
1991	3.79
1990	6.98
1989	1.79
1988	2.49
1987	2.88
1986	2.81
1985	1.81
1984	2.84
1983	3.16
1982	3.84
1981	2.88
1980	1.96
1979	1.83
1978	5.01
1977	3.54
1976	0.93
1975	3.01
1974	2.68
1973	2.70
1972	3.49
1971	4.61
1970	2.50
1969	2.30
1968	3.40
1967	2.55
1966	3.33
1965	1.24
1964	4.09
1963	0.85
1962	1.76
1961	2.42
1960	1.62
1959	2.27
1958	0.69
1957	4.68
1956	3.21
1955	0.46
1954	1.69
1953	1.88
1952	3.30
1951	5.07
1950	3.14
1949	2.86
1948	2.86
1947	1.41
1946	2.28
1945	1.49
1944	3.15
1943	0.93
1942	3.33
1941	1.66
1940	2.95
1939	1.27
1938	1.04
1937	2.66
1936	2.04
1935	2.60
1934	1.33
1933	2.54
1932	3.11
1931	3.82
1930	1.00
1929	3.37
1928	2.57
1927	3.58
1926	2.92
1925	0.70
1924	2.36
1923	6.57
1922	1.78
1921	3.59
1920	1.60
1919	2.08
1918	3.78
1917	1.17
1916	3.04
1915	3.94
1914	3.97
1913	1.66
1912	2.39
1911	4.58
1910	1.99
1909	2.68
1908	1.77
1907	2.51
1906	3.03
1905	1.36
1904	2.97
1903	1.92
1902	3.58
1901	3.71
1900	1.05
1899	2.42
1898	3.07

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