Columbus Weather in 1940

Historical record of Columbus, Ohio weather for the year 1940 based on NOAA data.

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1940 Columbus Weather Extremes
Highest temperature	99 °F	July 29
Lowest temperature	-11 °F	January 19
Highest daily low	77 °F	July 26
Lowest daily high	1 °F	January 19
Most daily precipitation	2.0 inches	August 30
Most daily snow	5.5 inches	February 14
Total annual precipitation	37.1 inches	-

What was the hottest temperature in Columbus in 1940?

The highest temperature recorded in Columbus, Ohio in 1940 was 99 °F which happened on July 29.

Highest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Highest Temperatures in Columbus in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	99 °F	Jul 29
2	98 °F	Jul 30
3	97 °F	Jul 27
3	97 °F	Jul 26
3	97 °F	Jul 25
6	96 °F	Jul 24
7	95 °F	Aug 12
7	95 °F	Jul 28
7	95 °F	Jul 21
7	95 °F	Jul 20

What was the coldest temperature in Columbus in 1940?

The lowest temperature recorded in Columbus, Ohio in 1940 was -11 °F which happened on Jan 19.

Lowest Temperatures: All-Time By Year

Lowest Temperatures in Columbus in 1940

Rank	Temperature	Date
1	-11 °F	January 19
2	-2 °F	January 26
3	-1 °F	January 6
4	0 °F	January 25
4	0 °F	January 20
4	0 °F	January 18
4	0 °F	January 5
8	1 °F	January 28
9	2 °F	January 1
10	3 °F	January 7

January 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
January 1	19	2	0.00	0.0
January 2	17	5	0.00	0.0
January 3	19	4	0.00	0.0
January 4	24	9	0.01	0.1
January 5	25	0	0.06	1.0
January 6	25	-1	0.00	0.0
January 7	25	3	0.02	0.2
January 8	28	18	0.02	0.2
January 9	27	8	0.00	0.0
January 10	31	17	0.00	0.0
January 11	38	30	0.27	2.1
January 12	38	32	0.00	0.0
January 13	40	31	0.00	0.0
January 14	50	31	0.76	0.0
January 15	34	24	0.00	0.0
January 16	28	14	0.11	2.2
January 17	20	12	0.12	2.3
January 18	14	0	0.02	0.4
January 19	1	-11	0.00	0.0
January 20	17	0	0.00	0.0
January 21	19	7	0.00	0.0
January 22	26	9	0.00	0.0
January 23	26	11	0.06	1.1
January 24	24	17	0.06	1.0
January 25	17	0	0.00	0.0
January 26	12	-2	0.00	0.0
January 27	21	9	0.00	0.1
January 28	22	1	0.00	0.0
January 29	31	11	0.00	0.1
January 30	34	26	0.02	0.3
January 31	33	7	0.00	0.0

February 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
February 1	37	19	0.00	0.0
February 2	36	11	0.02	0.2
February 3	38	11	0.00	0.0
February 4	37	26	0.00	0.0
February 5	37	33	0.04	0.2
February 6	40	34	0.71	0.0
February 7	36	27	0.00	0.0
February 8	43	28	0.00	0.0
February 9	45	38	0.10	0.0
February 10	43	33	0.70	0.0
February 11	41	22	0.10	0.6
February 12	55	35	0.00	0.0
February 13	40	25	0.04	0.5
February 14	29	20	0.32	5.5
February 15	34	9	0.00	0.0
February 16	39	16	0.00	0.0
February 17	46	22	0.00	0.0
February 18	40	35	0.60	0.0
February 19	41	35	0.04	0.0
February 20	38	33	0.11	0.0
February 21	35	25	0.00	0.0
February 22	36	26	0.00	0.0
February 23	36	24	0.00	0.0
February 24	37	32	0.08	0.5
February 25	36	17	0.00	0.0
February 26	29	17	0.00	0.0
February 27	37	28	0.60	5.0
February 28	37	34	0.00	0.0
February 29	38	33	0.00	0.0

March 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
March 1	47	30	0.00	0.0
March 2	49	34	0.23	0.0
March 3	58	44	1.16	0.0
March 4	53	34	0.11	0.0
March 5	37	31	0.01	0.0
March 6	36	31	0.01	0.0
March 7	38	27	0.00	0.0
March 8	35	28	0.00	0.0
March 9	42	30	0.00	0.0
March 10	37	25	0.00	0.0
March 11	36	21	0.00	0.0
March 12	43	18	0.00	0.0
March 13	54	33	0.16	0.0
March 14	50	29	0.29	2.5
March 15	31	22	0.01	0.2
March 16	42	30	0.05	1.1
March 17	68	34	0.00	0.0
March 18	65	44	0.29	0.0
March 19	52	30	0.00	0.0
March 20	46	32	0.00	0.0
March 21	45	27	0.00	0.0
March 22	38	21	0.00	0.0
March 23	26	14	0.00	0.0
March 24	25	13	0.00	0.0
March 25	30	13	0.00	0.0
March 26	38	17	0.00	0.0
March 27	51	35	0.04	0.0
March 28	67	42	0.09	0.0
March 29	72	55	0.08	0.0
March 30	67	47	0.41	0.0
March 31	68	43	0.02	0.0

April 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
April 1	62	37	0.00	0.0
April 2	61	37	0.23	0.0
April 3	79	49	0.82	0.0
April 4	65	46	0.00	0.0
April 5	51	37	0.00	0.0
April 6	56	29	0.00	0.0
April 7	52	44	0.15	0.0
April 8	60	48	0.34	0.0
April 9	50	38	0.03	0.0
April 10	56	33	0.00	0.0
April 11	55	37	1.03	0.0
April 12	37	22	0.33	0.4
April 13	37	23	0.06	0.2
April 14	49	24	0.00	0.0
April 15	52	42	0.39	0.0
April 16	66	48	0.06	0.0
April 17	62	44	0.55	0.0
April 18	64	43	0.12	0.0
April 19	45	41	1.14	0.0
April 20	42	37	1.57	0.0
April 21	53	34	0.01	0.0
April 22	60	33	0.00	0.0
April 23	58	37	0.00	0.0
April 24	59	36	0.15	0.0
April 25	57	42	0.05	0.0
April 26	57	37	0.00	0.0
April 27	61	34	0.00	0.0
April 28	71	39	0.00	0.0
April 29	75	49	0.00	0.0
April 30	74	54	0.02	0.0

May 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
May 1	71	44	0.14	n/a
May 2	44	36	0.04	n/a
May 3	44	36	0.05	n/a
May 4	58	40	0.00	n/a
May 5	71	35	0.00	n/a
May 6	85	57	0.05	n/a
May 7	81	51	0.00	n/a
May 8	86	54	0.00	n/a
May 9	66	44	0.00	n/a
May 10	69	38	0.00	n/a
May 11	62	43	0.00	n/a
May 12	73	47	0.00	n/a
May 13	84	58	0.00	n/a
May 14	85	61	0.00	n/a
May 15	80	52	0.20	n/a
May 16	53	45	0.05	n/a
May 17	58	44	0.00	n/a
May 18	71	44	0.00	n/a
May 19	79	59	0.23	n/a
May 20	79	53	0.00	n/a
May 21	85	53	0.00	n/a
May 22	87	55	0.00	n/a
May 23	74	55	0.24	n/a
May 24	56	50	1.24	n/a
May 25	68	50	0.02	n/a
May 26	68	53	0.11	n/a
May 27	68	50	0.04	n/a
May 28	69	51	0.11	n/a
May 29	69	50	1.14	n/a
May 30	65	56	0.43	n/a
May 31	70	53	0.68	n/a

June 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
June 1	67	54	0.20	n/a
June 2	82	57	0.00	n/a
June 3	86	57	0.00	n/a
June 4	88	60	0.00	n/a
June 5	88	64	0.00	n/a
June 6	92	68	0.00	n/a
June 7	87	68	0.29	n/a
June 8	86	67	0.12	n/a
June 9	89	67	0.11	n/a
June 10	88	68	0.24	n/a
June 11	88	70	0.00	n/a
June 12	87	69	0.00	n/a
June 13	85	69	0.00	n/a
June 14	87	68	0.09	n/a
June 15	86	71	0.01	n/a
June 16	82	68	0.01	n/a
June 17	81	70	0.02	n/a
June 18	82	71	0.34	n/a
June 19	82	71	0.00	n/a
June 20	76	49	0.00	n/a
June 21	74	46	0.00	n/a
June 22	71	53	0.00	n/a
June 23	87	59	0.24	n/a
June 24	80	68	0.26	n/a
June 25	78	58	0.15	n/a
June 26	76	52	0.11	n/a
June 27	81	61	0.00	n/a
June 28	86	69	0.57	n/a
June 29	78	59	0.00	n/a
June 30	78	54	0.08	n/a

July 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
July 1	77	54	0.17	n/a
July 2	79	55	0.00	n/a
July 3	75	52	0.00	n/a
July 4	77	49	0.00	n/a
July 5	83	51	0.00	n/a
July 6	84	55	0.00	n/a
July 7	83	60	0.00	n/a
July 8	83	62	0.00	n/a
July 9	89	64	0.00	n/a
July 10	92	66	0.00	n/a
July 11	92	69	0.11	n/a
July 12	71	60	0.01	n/a
July 13	76	47	0.00	n/a
July 14	82	50	0.00	n/a
July 15	87	55	0.00	n/a
July 16	82	64	0.11	n/a
July 17	82	58	0.04	n/a
July 18	89	60	0.00	n/a
July 19	93	65	0.00	n/a
July 20	95	67	0.00	n/a
July 21	95	71	0.00	n/a
July 22	93	73	0.02	n/a
July 23	94	74	0.02	n/a
July 24	96	73	0.00	n/a
July 25	97	75	0.00	n/a
July 26	97	77	0.00	n/a
July 27	97	74	0.00	n/a
July 28	95	72	0.42	n/a
July 29	99	73	0.00	n/a
July 30	98	73	0.00	n/a
July 31	92	72	0.12	n/a

August 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
August 1	83	57	0.00	n/a
August 2	89	60	0.00	n/a
August 3	90	66	0.00	n/a
August 4	89	68	0.00	n/a
August 5	93	70	0.00	n/a
August 6	89	72	0.15	n/a
August 7	86	59	0.00	n/a
August 8	86	60	0.00	n/a
August 9	92	62	0.00	n/a
August 10	89	69	0.00	n/a
August 11	93	69	0.00	n/a
August 12	95	72	0.00	n/a
August 13	92	70	0.00	n/a
August 14	91	70	0.05	n/a
August 15	91	67	0.00	n/a
August 16	92	68	0.00	n/a
August 17	92	69	0.00	n/a
August 18	94	68	0.80	n/a
August 19	78	62	0.05	n/a
August 20	73	54	0.00	n/a
August 21	77	45	0.00	n/a
August 22	82	47	0.00	n/a
August 23	77	60	0.11	n/a
August 24	73	49	0.00	n/a
August 25	77	54	0.02	n/a
August 26	87	62	0.50	n/a
August 27	85	68	0.02	n/a
August 28	88	69	0.00	n/a
August 29	84	69	0.13	n/a
August 30	82	69	2.03	n/a
August 31	85	62	0.00	n/a

September 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
September 1	78	57	0.00	n/a
September 2	70	56	0.00	n/a
September 3	81	55	0.00	n/a
September 4	83	55	0.00	n/a
September 5	83	58	0.00	n/a
September 6	83	59	0.00	n/a
September 7	86	56	0.00	n/a
September 8	82	67	0.00	n/a
September 9	76	60	0.00	n/a
September 10	72	54	0.22	n/a
September 11	61	43	0.00	n/a
September 12	65	45	0.00	n/a
September 13	72	43	0.00	n/a
September 14	78	51	0.00	n/a
September 15	70	49	0.00	n/a
September 16	72	46	0.00	n/a
September 17	78	46	0.00	n/a
September 18	82	47	0.00	n/a
September 19	89	49	0.00	n/a
September 20	94	57	0.00	n/a
September 21	93	62	0.00	n/a
September 22	84	59	0.00	n/a
September 23	83	54	0.00	n/a
September 24	78	60	0.14	n/a
September 25	73	47	1.07	n/a
September 26	63	34	0.00	n/a
September 27	68	37	0.00	n/a
September 28	74	38	0.00	n/a
September 29	78	43	0.00	n/a
September 30	70	48	0.00	n/a

October 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
October 1	65	47	0.00	n/a
October 2	71	46	0.00	n/a
October 3	76	40	0.00	n/a
October 4	76	42	0.00	n/a
October 5	76	55	0.02	n/a
October 6	85	58	0.00	n/a
October 7	75	56	0.28	n/a
October 8	65	41	0.00	n/a
October 9	66	38	0.00	n/a
October 10	70	36	0.00	n/a
October 11	72	42	0.00	n/a
October 12	76	48	0.00	n/a
October 13	81	52	0.00	n/a
October 14	82	53	0.00	n/a
October 15	76	48	0.08	n/a
October 16	58	38	0.00	n/a
October 17	63	32	0.04	n/a
October 18	54	36	0.00	n/a
October 19	46	37	0.07	n/a
October 20	54	34	0.00	n/a
October 21	54	38	0.00	n/a
October 22	64	36	0.00	n/a
October 23	79	47	0.00	n/a
October 24	76	47	0.00	n/a
October 25	69	48	0.65	n/a
October 26	67	53	0.00	n/a
October 27	79	46	0.00	n/a
October 28	65	46	0.00	n/a
October 29	65	50	0.35	n/a
October 30	63	45	0.00	n/a
October 31	66	38	0.00	n/a

November 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
November 1	58	47	1.37	0.0
November 2	65	44	0.00	0.0
November 3	68	39	0.00	0.0
November 4	72	46	0.00	0.0
November 5	64	47	0.28	0.0
November 6	49	38	0.00	0.0
November 7	43	27	0.00	0.0
November 8	44	27	0.00	0.0
November 9	48	26	0.00	0.0
November 10	51	41	0.11	0.0
November 11	69	49	0.62	0.0
November 12	61	32	0.00	0.0
November 13	39	26	0.00	0.0
November 14	36	21	0.00	0.0
November 15	32	24	0.00	0.2
November 16	31	20	0.00	0.0
November 17	49	28	0.00	0.0
November 18	50	25	0.00	0.0
November 19	61	32	0.00	0.0
November 20	56	46	0.00	0.0
November 21	64	48	0.00	0.0
November 22	63	51	0.03	0.0
November 23	51	35	0.10	0.0
November 24	46	36	0.10	0.0
November 25	42	28	0.00	0.0
November 26	39	29	1.07	0.0
November 27	n/a	28	0.00	0.0
November 28	29	21	0.00	0.0
November 29	39	28	0.02	0.3
November 30	49	27	0.04	0.0

December 1940 Columbus Weather

Day	High (°F)	Low (°F)	Precip. (inches)	Snow (inches)
December 1	n/a	31	0.00	0.0
December 2	33	22	0.02	0.2
December 3	n/a	12	0.00	0.0
December 4	38	14	0.00	0.0
December 5	38	26	0.00	0.0
December 6	46	22	0.00	0.0
December 7	47	37	0.03	0.0
December 8	42	27	0.00	0.0
December 9	54	31	0.00	0.0
December 10	50	35	0.00	0.0
December 11	40	30	0.00	0.0
December 12	54	38	0.50	0.0
December 13	56	31	0.03	0.0
December 14	37	26	0.00	0.0
December 15	49	31	0.00	0.0
December 16	58	38	0.64	0.0
December 17	39	30	0.00	0.0
December 18	37	33	0.00	0.0
December 19	42	29	0.00	0.0
December 20	54	41	0.00	0.0
December 21	46	35	0.00	0.0
December 22	44	31	0.00	0.0
December 23	44	34	0.00	0.0
December 24	56	29	0.00	0.0
December 25	61	29	0.00	0.0
December 26	58	50	0.03	0.0
December 27	55	50	0.43	0.0
December 28	53	41	0.35	0.0
December 29	42	37	0.80	0.0
December 30	39	32	0.07	0.2
December 31	38	33	0.05	0.0

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Weather Station Details

Years	Station	Coordinates
1948–2024	Colombus International Airport	location
1893–1947	Ohio State University	location