Columbus Weather in 1978

Historical record of Columbus, Ohio weather for the year 1978 based on NOAA data.
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1978 Columbus Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 96 °F July 22
Lowest temperature -7 °F January 23
Highest daily low 74 °F July 22
Lowest daily high 7 °F January 10
Most daily precipitation 1.7 inches December 8
Most daily snow 6.8 inches January 20
Total annual precipitation 37.1 inches -
Total annual snow 47.5 inches -
January 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
36 27 0.13 0.4
27 12 0.00 0.0
23 11 0.00 0.0
42 11 0.00 0.0
39 31 0.25 2.0
35 32 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.55 0.0
50 20 1.03 4.2
20 -1 0.03 0.7
7 -3 0.00 0.0
16 4 0.00 0.0
20 2 0.07 0.7
25 18 0.08 0.9
26 14 0.08 1.4
20 7 0.00 0.0
20 4 0.21 3.6
23 19 0.54 6.3
25 10 0.00 0.0
24 14 0.08 0.9
27 17 0.59 6.8
22 13 0.01 0.2
17 -7 0.00 0.0
25 -7 0.00 0.0
35 7 0.33 0.0
41 34 0.65 0.0
40 2 1.14 4.4
14 8 0.03 0.3
15 8 0.03 0.6
15 10 0.00 0.0
15 11 0.00 0.2
17 6 0.06 0.8
February 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
19 -3 0.00 0.0
22 13 0.00 0.0
23 6 0.00 0.0
24 10 0.00 0.0
23 13 0.07 1.6
13 3 0.01 0.2
15 0 0.00 0.0
21 8 0.00 0.2
24 5 0.00 0.0
24 -5 0.00 0.0
26 0 0.00 0.0
30 14 0.00 0.0
28 11 0.13 1.6
28 5 0.00 0.0
23 -4 0.00 0.0
29 20 0.03 0.3
28 11 0.00 0.0
23 8 0.00 0.0
22 1 0.00 0.0
24 1 0.00 0.0
25 8 0.00 0.0
19 8 0.00 0.0
26 4 0.05 0.5
30 23 0.00 0.1
34 28 0.00 0.0
28 21 0.00 0.0
26 16 0.00 0.0
33 15 0.00 0.0
March 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
27 11 0.01 0.2
24 1 0.00 0.0
26 21 0.20 2.5
22 15 0.00 0.0
22 1 0.00 0.0
38 15 0.00 0.0
31 23 0.02 0.2
32 26 0.24 2.2
37 20 0.00 0.0
41 20 0.00 0.0
46 22 0.26 0.0
40 34 0.04 0.0
47 33 0.00 0.0
47 36 0.27 0.0
40 34 0.00 0.0
39 30 0.02 0.4
36 23 0.00 0.0
40 19 0.00 0.0
47 31 0.00 0.0
63 24 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.17 0.0
59 30 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.25 0.0
41 31 0.04 0.0
43 35 0.75 0.0
45 38 0.70 0.0
39 34 0.01 0.0
61 36 0.00 0.0
52 30 0.00 0.0
48 24 0.00 0.0
77 42 0.00 0.0
April 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
76 45 0.00 0.0
48 33 0.13 0.0
73 38 0.07 0.0
70 50 0.21 0.0
60 42 0.00 0.0
66 44 0.50 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
59 38 0.00 0.0
57 34 0.00 0.0
80 47 0.00 0.0
69 48 0.17 0.0
69 44 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.00 0.0
60 35 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
53 31 0.00 0.0
61 34 0.00 0.0
62 44 1.02 0.0
63 46 0.12 0.0
46 41 0.20 0.0
43 36 0.09 0.0
56 27 0.00 0.0
51 41 0.10 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
51 47 0.41 0.0
64 43 0.00 0.0
64 36 0.00 0.0
65 35 0.00 0.0
68 38 0.00 0.0
58 37 0.00 0.0
May 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 30 0.00 0.0
59 31 0.00 0.0
65 30 0.00 0.0
50 44 0.63 0.0
54 46 0.04 0.0
54 43 0.00 0.0
56 41 0.00 0.0
66 54 0.36 0.0
69 52 0.02 0.0
65 49 0.00 0.0
77 45 0.00 0.0
66 60 0.16 0.0
65 48 0.79 0.0
49 47 0.20 0.0
57 44 0.00 0.0
62 52 0.23 0.0
70 46 0.06 0.0
77 55 0.00 0.0
82 52 0.00 0.0
84 54 0.07 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
71 42 0.00 0.0
70 58 0.21 0.0
71 57 0.12 0.0
80 54 0.00 0.0
84 56 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.80 0.0
83 65 0.46 0.0
83 62 0.00 0.0
June 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
88 58 0.00 0.0
78 65 0.00 0.0
73 55 0.00 0.0
77 49 0.00 0.0
77 59 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
80 66 0.77 0.0
78 62 0.53 0.0
73 56 0.00 0.0
78 51 0.00 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
87 61 0.27 0.0
61 50 0.00 0.0
70 46 0.00 0.0
74 54 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.00 0.0
86 71 0.00 0.0
90 67 1.08 0.0
81 63 0.02 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
80 59 0.15 0.0
73 51 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.52 0.0
89 68 0.02 0.0
95 71 0.29 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
July 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
83 65 0.21 0.0
74 62 0.72 0.0
72 65 0.00 0.0
71 63 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
85 60 0.00 0.0
90 67 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
86 60 0.00 0.0
80 58 0.00 0.0
76 53 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
82 62 0.11 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
82 53 0.00 0.0
87 56 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
94 72 0.00 0.0
96 74 0.00 0.0
94 71 0.42 0.0
78 69 0.19 0.0
80 70 0.12 0.0
89 70 0.00 0.0
85 70 0.00 0.0
81 61 0.00 0.0
85 63 0.02 0.0
74 65 0.02 0.0
79 63 0.00 0.0
August 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
85 59 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
82 68 0.26 0.0
79 58 0.00 0.0
71 61 0.14 0.0
78 68 0.60 0.0
83 64 0.22 0.0
83 61 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.03 0.0
81 67 0.20 0.0
78 61 0.00 0.0
79 66 0.17 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
85 67 0.29 0.0
87 67 0.01 0.0
86 71 0.19 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
91 64 0.43 0.0
77 57 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
82 57 0.00 0.0
85 57 0.00 0.0
92 65 0.00 0.0
88 69 0.00 0.0
83 64 0.00 0.0
87 69 0.04 0.0
88 69 0.91 0.0
81 66 0.00 0.0
70 62 1.10 0.0
76 58 0.64 0.0
September 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
77 53 0.00 0.0
81 53 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
76 57 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
86 58 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
90 63 0.00 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
87 67 0.00 0.0
84 67 0.00 0.0
79 68 0.00 0.0
78 67 0.00 0.0
81 68 0.08 0.0
82 60 0.00 0.0
80 65 0.29 0.0
83 67 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
91 64 0.00 0.0
69 49 0.01 0.0
72 49 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
72 41 0.00 0.0
80 46 0.00 0.0
67 46 0.00 0.0
72 44 0.00 0.0
77 53 0.78 0.0
October 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
66 51 0.00 0.0
67 44 0.00 0.0
71 46 0.53 0.0
63 50 0.01 0.0
69 47 0.16 0.0
57 47 0.00 0.0
55 44 0.00 0.0
52 34 0.00 0.0
63 35 0.00 0.0
70 40 0.00 0.0
61 48 0.28 0.0
73 57 0.12 0.0
62 50 0.57 0.0
53 40 0.12 0.0
52 37 0.00 0.0
52 36 0.21 0.0
56 32 0.00 0.0
63 34 0.08 0.0
59 46 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
73 41 0.00 0.0
77 44 0.00 0.0
59 40 0.10 0.0
55 33 0.00 0.0
66 35 0.01 0.0
62 40 0.20 0.0
59 32 0.00 0.0
63 36 0.00 0.0
56 34 0.00 0.0
67 34 0.00 0.0
68 36 0.00 0.0
November 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
62 36 0.00 0.0
66 31 0.00 0.0
70 37 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
71 41 0.00 0.0
70 47 0.00 0.0
47 34 0.14 0.0
50 27 0.00 0.0
50 31 0.00 0.0
58 32 0.00 0.0
66 37 0.00 0.0
55 46 0.08 0.0
63 46 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.05 0.0
41 31 0.09 0.0
49 39 0.00 0.0
63 47 0.62 0.0
47 39 0.00 0.0
47 36 0.00 0.0
45 32 0.00 0.0
41 37 0.00 0.0
47 37 0.00 0.0
54 43 0.25 0.0
51 33 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.18 1.0
51 34 0.14 0.2
40 27 0.01 0.1
39 25 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
December 1978 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 21 0.00 0.0
42 28 0.05 0.0
57 39 1.41 0.0
59 31 0.19 0.0
45 29 0.00 0.0
49 30 0.00 0.0
51 38 0.07 0.0
54 32 1.74 0.0
32 19 0.14 0.2
21 11 0.00 0.0
34 15 0.00 0.0
42 32 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
35 21 0.00 0.0
46 30 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.06 0.0
40 28 0.00 0.0
39 23 0.03 0.4
35 30 0.00 0.0
60 30 0.21 0.0
38 29 0.00 0.1
44 24 0.00 0.0
41 22 0.00 0.0
43 29 0.16 1.1
35 26 0.00 0.0
32 21 0.00 0.0
26 14 0.00 0.0
29 10 0.00 0.0
42 22 0.00 0.0
44 35 0.28 0.0
59 43 0.67 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2023 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location