Columbus Weather in 1968

Historical record of Columbus, Ohio weather for the year 1968 based on NOAA data.
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1968 Columbus Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F July 18
Lowest temperature -9 °F January 8
Highest daily low 74 °F July 18
Lowest daily high 10 °F January 8
Most daily precipitation 1.9 inches May 23
Most daily snow 5.4 inches January 13
Total annual precipitation 37.8 inches -
Total annual snow 28.3 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Columbus in 1968
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Jul 18
1 95 °F Jun 30
3 94 °F Jul 1
4 93 °F Aug 24
5 92 °F Aug 23
5 92 °F Aug 20
5 92 °F Aug 6
5 92 °F Jul 17
5 92 °F Jun 10
10 91 °F Aug 22
10 91 °F Jul 13
10 91 °F Jun 11
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus in 1968
Rank Temperature Date
1 -9 °F January 8
2 -6 °F January 1
3 -4 °F January 7
4 -2 °F January 5
5 -1 °F January 2
6 0 °F February 21
6 0 °F January 16
8 2 °F January 4
9 7 °F February 23
9 7 °F February 22
9 7 °F February 11
9 7 °F February 10
9 7 °F January 25
January 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
10 -6 0.00 0.0
23 -1 0.00 0.0
29 21 0.00 0.0
22 2 0.00 0.0
18 -2 0.00 0.0
24 16 0.05 0.8
16 -4 0.03 0.4
10 -9 0.00 0.0
27 9 0.07 0.9
24 15 0.00 0.0
26 12 0.00 0.0
30 12 0.00 0.0
32 28 0.56 5.4
32 23 0.23 2.8
29 16 0.13 1.3
18 0 0.00 0.0
31 8 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
38 26 0.00 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
37 33 0.00 0.0
37 20 0.00 0.0
22 9 0.00 0.0
27 7 0.00 0.0
40 12 0.00 0.0
50 29 0.00 0.0
46 41 0.26 0.0
52 43 0.22 0.0
49 34 0.67 0.0
44 35 0.00 0.0
February 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
58 40 0.05 0.0
55 31 0.13 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
43 22 0.00 0.0
46 21 0.00 0.0
47 20 0.00 0.0
50 21 0.00 0.0
35 25 0.00 0.0
32 10 0.02 0.2
16 7 0.00 0.0
19 7 0.00 0.0
22 13 0.00 0.0
23 12 0.00 0.0
36 13 0.00 0.0
36 20 0.00 0.0
44 16 0.00 0.0
36 15 0.00 0.0
32 12 0.00 0.0
39 8 0.00 0.0
32 9 0.13 1.8
15 0 0.00 0.0
27 7 0.00 0.0
35 7 0.00 0.0
35 13 0.00 0.0
33 9 0.00 0.0
40 9 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.02 0.2
38 21 0.02 0.2
31 17 0.01 0.4
March 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 21 0.00 0.1
37 18 0.03 0.5
35 11 0.00 0.0
57 17 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.01 0.0
51 17 0.00 0.0
63 25 0.00 0.0
67 48 0.00 0.0
53 38 0.00 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
37 25 0.49 0.7
29 15 0.01 0.2
41 16 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
52 32 0.20 0.0
63 29 0.00 0.0
67 30 0.00 0.0
75 40 0.00 0.0
65 52 0.40 0.0
52 39 0.57 0.0
39 30 0.94 4.0
32 26 0.02 0.6
45 29 0.00 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
70 41 0.00 0.0
76 44 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.00 0.0
71 34 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.34 0.0
April 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
50 33 0.01 0.0
62 31 0.00 0.0
58 51 0.01 0.0
63 43 0.41 0.0
43 35 0.00 0.0
53 29 0.00 0.0
68 31 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.00 0.0
65 41 0.03 0.0
60 33 0.00 0.0
75 43 0.00 0.0
78 45 0.00 0.0
74 49 0.38 0.0
56 38 0.00 0.0
65 34 0.00 0.0
66 49 0.09 0.0
68 52 0.00 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.10 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
73 45 0.00 0.0
73 52 0.85 0.0
53 39 0.00 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
63 37 0.32 0.0
60 40 0.00 0.0
64 37 0.00 0.0
67 45 0.00 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
May 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
69 46 0.16 0.0
74 36 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.01 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
55 38 0.00 0.0
60 29 0.00 0.0
69 40 0.00 0.0
78 53 0.02 0.0
67 60 0.63 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
67 55 1.42 0.0
62 50 0.03 0.0
72 45 0.00 0.0
73 58 0.06 0.0
82 60 0.28 0.0
73 59 0.23 0.0
69 50 0.05 0.0
65 49 0.37 0.0
58 45 0.14 0.0
63 41 0.01 0.0
65 42 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
62 52 1.92 0.0
63 52 0.64 0.0
74 51 0.00 0.0
69 61 1.82 0.0
63 52 1.15 0.0
65 52 0.09 0.0
64 51 0.02 0.0
67 56 0.06 0.0
74 50 0.00 0.0
June 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
72 53 0.26 0.0
78 60 0.38 0.0
76 59 0.00 0.0
80 52 0.00 0.0
83 56 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.00 0.0
90 64 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
92 66 0.37 0.0
91 69 0.07 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
70 53 0.00 0.0
81 50 0.00 0.0
86 65 0.11 0.0
74 59 0.55 0.0
73 57 0.00 0.0
79 52 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.03 0.0
76 52 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
83 66 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
90 69 0.04 0.0
85 70 0.49 0.0
81 68 0.65 0.0
70 59 0.01 0.0
77 58 0.00 0.0
90 68 0.00 0.0
95 68 0.00 0.0
July 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
94 66 0.00 0.0
77 60 0.00 0.0
72 55 0.00 0.0
77 47 0.00 0.0
83 53 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.01 0.0
85 53 0.00 0.0
88 61 0.06 0.0
89 65 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.05 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.00 0.0
90 71 0.00 0.0
84 70 0.38 0.0
88 72 0.59 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
95 74 0.41 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.03 0.0
90 67 0.49 0.0
89 72 0.41 0.0
76 71 0.16 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.13 0.0
80 59 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
82 67 0.08 0.0
August 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
79 65 1.56 0.0
83 60 0.00 0.0
81 62 0.00 0.0
81 69 0.32 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
85 69 0.13 0.0
86 66 0.21 0.0
86 68 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.37 0.0
73 52 0.00 0.0
75 49 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
83 63 0.01 0.0
87 73 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
86 68 0.19 0.0
90 70 0.29 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
89 72 0.00 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
92 73 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
66 53 0.00 0.0
73 46 0.00 0.0
74 46 0.00 0.0
77 52 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
September 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 62 0.56 0.0
76 57 0.16 0.0
85 58 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
74 67 0.30 0.0
74 56 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
80 50 0.00 0.0
76 62 0.00 0.0
68 60 0.01 0.0
61 56 0.10 0.0
70 50 0.00 0.0
78 48 0.00 0.0
79 49 0.00 0.0
83 52 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
69 62 0.02 0.0
70 59 0.57 0.0
71 59 0.00 0.0
81 59 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.02 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
72 47 0.03 0.0
73 43 0.00 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
68 45 0.00 0.0
69 45 0.00 0.0
76 42 0.00 0.0
October 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 53 0.00 0.0
81 62 1.28 0.0
66 44 0.24 0.0
56 36 0.00 0.0
57 31 0.00 0.0
52 43 0.42 0.0
56 50 0.00 0.0
64 41 0.00 0.0
75 44 0.00 0.0
65 43 0.15 0.0
66 38 0.00 0.0
74 52 0.00 0.0
75 51 0.00 0.0
81 55 0.00 0.0
80 55 0.00 0.0
80 57 0.00 0.0
83 65 0.00 0.0
70 55 0.34 0.0
65 45 0.00 0.0
65 39 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
70 43 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.15 0.0
48 39 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
43 37 0.01 0.0
46 39 0.00 0.0
52 29 0.00 0.0
65 31 0.00 0.0
November 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 49 0.01 0.0
66 51 0.00 0.0
55 45 0.05 0.0
63 41 0.00 0.0
62 45 0.00 0.0
55 47 0.32 0.0
50 40 0.75 0.0
42 33 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.04 0.3
39 22 0.00 0.0
44 32 0.08 0.0
38 33 0.07 0.4
44 28 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.00 0.0
54 48 0.40 0.0
56 45 0.88 0.0
52 48 0.14 0.0
54 36 0.12 0.0
37 28 0.03 0.3
32 28 0.00 0.0
47 25 0.00 0.0
55 32 0.00 0.0
63 33 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.12 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
54 43 0.02 0.0
62 46 1.22 0.0
47 38 0.01 0.0
43 30 0.00 0.0
December 1968 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 29 0.23 0.0
50 43 0.01 0.0
47 42 0.12 0.0
44 33 0.36 0.0
38 28 0.00 0.0
35 24 0.00 0.0
29 18 0.00 0.2
30 20 0.01 0.2
30 14 0.00 0.0
25 16 0.00 0.0
42 14 0.00 0.0
50 34 0.00 0.0
53 30 0.04 0.0
30 21 0.01 0.2
23 13 0.00 0.1
30 9 0.00 0.0
35 18 0.00 0.0
36 27 0.41 4.7
53 35 0.23 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
33 31 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.56 0.0
44 21 0.01 0.1
22 18 0.00 0.0
22 13 0.01 0.4
31 18 0.03 0.2
51 31 0.90 0.0
53 29 0.47 0.7
30 24 0.00 0.0
36 21 0.00 0.0
41 8 0.00 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location