Columbus Weather in 1987

Historical record of Columbus, Ohio weather for the year 1987 based on NOAA data.
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1987 Columbus Weather Extremes
Highest temperature 95 °F August 2
Lowest temperature 2 °F January 24
Highest daily low 75 °F August 9
Lowest daily high 14 °F January 24
Most daily precipitation 2.3 inches July 1
Most daily snow 12.3 inches April 4
Total annual precipitation 26.7 inches -
Total annual snow 27.6 inches -
Highest Temperatures in Columbus in 1987
Rank Temperature Date
1 95 °F Aug 2
2 94 °F Aug 16
2 94 °F Jul 24
4 93 °F Aug 15
4 93 °F Aug 4
4 93 °F Aug 3
4 93 °F Jul 22
4 93 °F Jul 21
4 93 °F Jul 20
10 92 °F Aug 14
10 92 °F Jul 31
10 92 °F Jul 25
10 92 °F Jul 23
Lowest Temperatures in Columbus in 1987
Rank Temperature Date
1 2 °F January 24
2 4 °F January 23
3 5 °F January 27
3 5 °F January 25
5 9 °F January 26
6 12 °F February 16
7 13 °F December 30
7 13 °F February 9
9 14 °F February 15
10 15 °F November 21
January 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
37 29 0.01 0.1
34 32 0.04 0.6
36 30 0.00 0.0
38 25 0.00 0.0
40 18 0.00 0.0
52 23 0.00 0.0
48 35 0.00 0.0
35 31 0.00 0.0
35 28 0.06 0.4
41 30 0.10 0.5
33 29 0.04 0.5
37 26 0.00 0.0
44 21 0.00 0.0
49 32 0.01 0.0
49 33 0.01 0.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
38 22 0.00 0.0
39 32 0.14 0.0
39 28 0.42 0.1
33 25 0.00 0.0
34 16 0.00 0.0
34 25 0.00 0.0
25 4 0.00 0.0
14 2 0.00 0.0
21 5 0.00 0.0
27 9 0.00 0.0
29 5 0.00 0.0
32 22 0.01 0.1
40 28 0.28 0.0
42 30 0.02 0.4
36 26 0.00 0.0
February 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
46 28 0.00 0.0
50 38 0.00 0.0
41 33 0.00 0.0
41 27 0.00 0.0
45 20 0.00 0.0
51 24 0.00 0.0
49 25 0.00 0.0
42 18 0.02 0.3
31 13 0.00 0.0
45 22 0.00 0.0
49 23 0.00 0.0
46 35 0.03 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
40 25 0.00 0.0
29 14 0.00 0.0
34 12 0.00 0.0
36 28 0.05 0.6
45 27 0.03 0.3
44 20 0.00 0.0
46 20 0.00 0.0
43 32 0.00 0.0
47 35 0.00 0.0
46 27 0.00 0.0
45 21 0.00 0.0
49 28 0.00 0.0
47 29 0.00 0.0
46 39 0.08 0.0
51 41 0.38 0.0
March 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
52 37 0.07 0.0
49 35 0.01 0.0
47 33 0.00 0.0
42 29 0.00 0.0
47 32 0.02 0.2
68 34 0.00 0.0
72 34 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
55 25 0.00 0.0
36 19 0.00 0.0
46 20 0.00 0.0
45 25 0.00 0.0
46 25 0.00 0.0
58 34 0.00 0.0
42 36 0.01 0.0
50 30 0.00 0.0
53 21 0.00 0.0
60 32 0.00 0.0
62 37 0.00 0.0
58 27 0.00 0.0
57 27 0.00 0.0
63 26 0.00 0.0
67 36 0.00 0.0
69 46 0.00 0.0
69 44 0.05 0.0
58 42 0.00 0.0
66 40 0.00 0.0
67 42 0.00 0.0
78 46 0.24 0.0
56 31 1.47 1.7
31 24 0.17 4.0
April 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
48 21 0.10 0.0
44 28 0.02 0.0
37 23 0.00 0.1
34 29 0.63 12.3
47 32 0.04 0.2
48 39 0.02 0.0
63 39 0.01 0.0
60 34 0.00 0.0
62 32 0.00 0.0
67 33 0.00 0.0
63 49 0.05 0.0
53 46 0.35 0.0
65 40 0.00 0.0
72 53 0.00 0.0
64 53 0.28 0.0
57 49 0.05 0.0
64 49 0.00 0.0
73 48 0.00 0.0
80 48 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
86 54 0.00 0.0
82 51 0.00 0.0
70 54 0.10 0.0
56 42 0.20 0.0
63 38 0.00 0.0
68 42 0.00 0.0
71 40 0.09 0.0
61 39 0.00 0.0
80 38 0.08 0.0
61 42 0.00 0.0
May 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
68 37 0.00 0.0
75 48 0.16 0.0
57 48 0.18 0.0
64 41 0.02 0.0
67 38 0.00 0.0
72 36 0.00 0.0
68 41 0.00 0.0
71 39 0.00 0.0
79 42 0.00 0.0
84 50 0.00 0.0
84 55 0.00 0.0
73 50 0.00 0.0
80 43 0.00 0.0
86 59 0.76 0.0
71 49 0.11 0.0
77 41 0.00 0.0
85 49 0.00 0.0
84 62 0.36 0.0
81 65 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.00 0.0
87 64 0.48 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
78 60 0.00 0.0
78 54 0.00 0.0
81 56 0.12 0.0
85 64 0.48 0.0
87 64 0.00 0.0
89 66 0.06 0.0
91 65 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.12 0.0
82 66 0.00 0.0
June 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 63 0.25 0.0
84 63 0.84 0.0
81 66 0.39 0.0
76 55 0.00 0.0
77 51 0.00 0.0
82 55 0.00 0.0
85 61 0.00 0.0
87 62 0.05 0.0
75 53 0.09 0.0
72 46 0.00 0.0
82 54 0.00 0.0
77 69 0.46 0.0
84 67 1.20 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
91 68 0.01 0.0
87 65 0.00 0.0
90 62 0.00 0.0
90 61 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.00 0.0
83 72 0.01 0.0
89 72 0.04 0.0
85 72 0.00 0.0
81 69 0.00 0.0
87 63 0.00 0.0
86 64 0.01 0.0
82 61 0.00 0.0
75 53 0.03 0.0
82 49 0.00 0.0
89 60 0.10 0.0
86 67 0.12 0.0
July 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
73 68 2.32 0.0
78 67 0.43 0.0
85 64 0.00 0.0
83 69 0.00 0.0
85 65 0.31 0.0
84 68 0.06 0.0
85 67 0.00 0.0
89 71 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.00 0.0
88 72 0.00 0.0
90 70 0.01 0.0
89 69 0.00 0.0
88 71 0.04 0.0
73 59 0.06 0.0
76 54 0.02 0.0
79 60 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
90 59 0.00 0.0
91 66 0.00 0.0
93 68 0.00 0.0
93 72 0.00 0.0
93 70 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
94 67 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
87 71 0.64 0.0
86 66 0.00 0.0
84 59 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
91 67 0.00 0.0
92 70 0.00 0.0
August 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
91 71 0.00 0.0
95 70 0.42 0.0
93 69 0.14 0.0
93 71 0.06 0.0
84 68 0.83 0.0
85 63 0.00 0.0
88 67 0.00 0.0
89 63 0.00 0.0
88 75 0.00 0.0
77 61 0.00 0.0
83 58 0.00 0.0
88 64 0.00 0.0
91 71 0.00 0.0
92 71 0.00 0.0
93 62 0.00 0.0
94 66 0.00 0.0
89 70 0.01 0.0
89 58 0.00 0.0
87 59 0.00 0.0
87 58 0.00 0.0
82 59 0.15 0.0
87 70 0.01 0.0
78 57 0.00 0.0
76 54 0.00 0.0
66 56 0.06 0.0
83 58 0.14 0.0
83 72 0.05 0.0
74 61 1.00 0.0
76 56 0.00 0.0
80 51 0.00 0.0
75 58 0.09 0.0
September 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
75 47 0.00 0.0
79 48 0.01 0.0
75 53 0.00 0.0
83 54 0.00 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
75 64 0.03 0.0
81 64 0.00 0.0
85 66 0.00 0.0
84 66 0.00 0.0
88 63 0.03 0.0
73 66 0.32 0.0
76 64 0.29 0.0
85 59 0.00 0.0
84 53 0.00 0.0
80 60 0.00 0.0
83 68 0.00 0.0
83 68 0.24 0.0
76 64 0.01 0.0
75 56 0.01 0.0
78 50 0.00 0.0
70 48 0.13 0.0
62 50 0.12 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
78 47 0.00 0.0
71 44 0.00 0.0
79 39 0.00 0.0
84 44 0.00 0.0
85 54 0.00 0.0
73 56 0.33 0.0
70 43 0.01 0.0
October 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
63 40 0.00 0.0
67 47 0.01 0.0
52 33 0.01 0.0
63 29 0.00 0.0
71 38 0.01 0.0
65 46 0.33 0.0
50 42 0.25 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
67 37 0.00 0.0
63 45 0.43 0.0
53 44 0.07 0.0
57 36 0.00 0.0
59 31 0.00 0.0
64 30 0.00 0.0
70 34 0.00 0.0
73 37 0.00 0.0
64 39 0.05 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
69 36 0.00 0.0
59 41 0.01 0.0
48 34 0.00 0.0
52 27 0.00 0.0
65 44 0.00 0.0
69 37 0.16 0.0
54 29 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
58 38 0.24 0.0
51 29 0.00 0.0
53 36 0.00 0.0
71 37 0.00 0.0
72 40 0.00 0.0
November 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
78 47 0.00 0.0
79 56 0.00 0.0
80 53 0.00 0.0
78 49 0.00 0.0
62 33 0.00 0.0
52 28 0.00 0.0
59 39 0.08 0.0
68 47 0.00 0.0
58 36 0.28 0.0
38 33 0.00 0.0
40 27 0.00 0.0
53 23 0.00 0.0
62 34 0.00 0.0
62 36 0.00 0.0
66 30 0.00 0.0
71 45 0.00 0.0
65 52 0.14 0.0
52 39 0.00 0.0
49 27 0.00 0.0
43 24 0.03 0.5
30 15 0.01 0.1
46 18 0.00 0.0
56 33 0.04 0.0
54 38 0.22 0.0
65 52 0.21 0.0
55 41 0.16 0.0
53 41 0.00 0.0
65 48 0.40 0.0
54 38 0.06 0.0
40 37 0.00 0.0
December 1987 Columbus Weather
Day High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
39 33 0.12 0.2
34 30 0.01 0.2
38 31 0.47 1.8
35 29 0.05 0.4
34 24 0.04 0.5
36 19 0.00 0.0
41 32 0.04 0.0
60 39 0.00 0.0
60 40 0.06 0.0
47 30 0.00 0.0
48 26 0.24 0.0
44 34 0.00 0.0
37 32 0.00 0.0
40 31 0.13 0.3
58 30 0.14 0.0
30 28 0.01 0.1
33 28 0.00 0.2
35 28 0.00 0.0
43 34 0.16 0.0
55 34 0.20 0.0
44 26 0.00 0.0
38 21 0.06 0.6
44 31 0.00 0.0
51 35 0.09 0.0
52 38 0.51 0.0
38 32 0.06 0.0
37 30 0.00 0.0
39 33 0.29 0.0
34 17 0.01 0.3
33 13 0.00 0.0
43 26 0.19 0.0
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1948–2024 Colombus International Airport location
1893–1947 Ohio State University location