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Columbus Weather Records (USC00141740)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus (USC00141740), Kansas, United States, with 135 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus

  • Columbus (USC00141740) is a weather station in Kansas, United States at 37.17 latitude and -94.83 longitude, 272 m (892 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1892 to 2026, 135 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Columbus still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Columbus set a daily record precipitation of 36.8 mm (1.4 in) on 14 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Kansas, United States, 37.17 latitude, -94.83 longitude.
  • Elevation: 272 m (892 ft).
  • Period of record: 1892 to 2026, 135 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

5 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Columbus, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 5 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Columbus, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan25.0 C (77.0 F)-28.3 C (-18.9 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Feb29.4 C (84.9 F)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)25.6 C (78.1 F)-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
Mar33.9 C (93.0 F)-27.2 C (-17.0 F)33.9 C (93.0 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)
Apr36.1 C (97.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)
May36.7 C (98.1 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)30.6 C (87.1 F)5.0 C (41.0 F)
Jun42.2 C (108.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)
Jul47.2 C (117.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)38.3 C (100.9 F)19.4 C (66.9 F)
Aug46.1 C (115.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)16.7 C (62.1 F)
Sep42.2 C (108.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)40.0 C (104.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Oct36.7 C (98.1 F)-9.4 C (15.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)10.0 C (50.0 F)
Nov29.4 C (84.9 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a
Dec25.6 C (78.1 F)-26.1 C (-15.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Columbus by the year they were set 1,464 records at Columbus still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 42. 02040601892: 31893: 141894: 171895: 271896: 71897: 111898: 161899: 101900: 41901: 101902: 101903: 71904: 51905: 121906: 31907: 181908: 61909: 131910: 61911: 421912: 71913: 101914: 41915: 71916: 131917: 231918: 281919: 21920: 51921: 101922: 51923: 91924: 81925: 161926: 71927: 61928: 51929: 111930: 171931: 111932: 161933: 111934: 331935: 61936: 391937: 81938: 151939: 231940: 161941: 51942: 81943: 151944: 91945: 51946: 121947: 111948: 91949: 111950: 231951: 101952: 221953: 221954: 361955: 101956: 221957: 71958: 101959: 71960: 101961: 41962: 101963: 201964: 131965: 191966: 161967: 141968: 101969: 21970: 61971: 101972: 111973: 31974: 161975: 51976: 101977: 21978: 81979: 141980: 81981: 31982: 51983: 111984: 61985: 51986: 91987: 91988: 31989: 221990: 121991: 111992: 101993: 71994: 51995: 81996: 141997: 21998: 61999: 52000: 132001: 42002: 62003: 42004: 112005: 32006: 222007: 72008: 102009: 22010: 12011: 162012: 92013: 172014: 162015: 72016: 72017: 72018: 62019: 42020: 122021: 72023: 32024: 132025: 162026: 111892190619201934194819621976199020042018
1,464 records at Columbus still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Columbus by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
18923
189314
189417
189527
18967
189711
189816
189910
19004
190110
190210
19037
19045
190512
19063
190718
19086
190913
19106
191142
19127
191310
19144
19157
191613
191723
191828
19192
19205
192110
19225
19239
19248
192516
19267
19276
19285
192911
193017
193111
193216
193311
193433
19356
193639
19378
193815
193923
194016
19415
19428
194315
19449
19455
194612
194711
19489
194911
195023
195110
195222
195322
195436
195510
195622
19577
195810
19597
196010
19614
196210
196320
196413
196519
196616
196714
196810
19692
19706
197110
197211
19733
197416
19755
197610
19772
19788
197914
19808
19813
19825
198311
19846
19855
19869
19879
19883
198922
199012
199111
199210
19937
19945
19958
199614
19972
19986
19995
200013
20014
20026
20034
200411
20053
200622
20077
200810
20092
20101
201116
20129
201317
201416
20157
20167
20177
20186
20194
202012
20217
20233
202413
202516
202611

All-Time Record Progression

13 new records
When Columbus set new all-time records 13 all-time records were set at Columbus between 4 September 1926 and 25 December 1983. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperatureRecord snow depthRecord low maximum temperature4 September 1926: Record daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)13 July 1934: Record high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)24 July 1934: Record high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)25 July 1934: Record high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)1 August 1934: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)18 July 1936: Record high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)9 August 1936: Record high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)19 May 1943: Record daily precipitation 157.5 mm (6.2 in)22 June 1948: Record daily precipitation 213.4 mm (8.4 in)14 July 1954: Record high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)17 March 1970: Record snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)8 February 1980: Record snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)193019401950196019701980
13 all-time records were set at Columbus between 4 September 1926 and 25 December 1983. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbus set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1926-09-04Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1934-07-13Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.1 C (79.0 F)
1934-07-24Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 43.9 C (111.0 F)
1934-07-25Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 26.7 C (80.1 F)
1934-08-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1936-07-18Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 45.6 C (114.1 F)
1936-08-09Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 46.1 C (115.0 F)
1943-05-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 157.5 mm (6.2 in)
1948-06-22Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 213.4 mm (8.4 in)
1954-07-14Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 47.2 C (117.0 F)
1970-03-17Record snow depthRecord snow depth 30.5 cm (12.0 in)
1980-02-08Record snow depthRecord snow depth 35.6 cm (14.0 in)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Jun: 213.4 mm (8.4 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 22 June 1948. 0100200300 Jan: 103.1 mm (4.1 in), 2 January 1897 Jan Feb: 141.7 mm (5.6 in), 23 February 1985 Feb Mar: 84.3 mm (3.3 in), 20 March 2012 Mar Apr: 141.5 mm (5.6 in), 12 April 1994 Apr May: 157.5 mm (6.2 in), 19 May 1943 May Jun: 213.4 mm (8.4 in), 22 June 1948 Jun Jul: 202.7 mm (8.0 in), 3 July 1976 Jul Aug: 189.2 mm (7.4 in), 18 August 1996 Aug Sep: 192.5 mm (7.6 in), 25 September 1993 Sep Oct: 157.5 mm (6.2 in), 10 October 2014 Oct Nov: 140.5 mm (5.5 in), 21 November 1979 Nov Dec: 120.7 mm (4.8 in), 18 December 1895 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus. The most was 213.4 mm (8.4 in) on 22 June 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan103.1 mm (4.1 in)2 January 1897
Feb141.7 mm (5.6 in)23 February 1985
Mar84.3 mm (3.3 in)20 March 2012
Apr141.5 mm (5.6 in)12 April 1994
May157.5 mm (6.2 in)19 May 1943
Jun213.4 mm (8.4 in)22 June 1948
Jul202.7 mm (8.0 in)3 July 1976
Aug189.2 mm (7.4 in)18 August 1996
Sep192.5 mm (7.6 in)25 September 1993
Oct157.5 mm (6.2 in)10 October 2014
Nov140.5 mm (5.5 in)21 November 1979
Dec120.7 mm (4.8 in)18 December 1895

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 2026
Days with data per year at Columbus 134 years of record at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1978, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others. 1892: 26 of 366 days1893: 359 of 365 days1894: 356 of 365 days1895: 355 of 365 days1896: 358 of 366 days1897: 359 of 365 days1898: 357 of 365 days1899: 355 of 365 days1900: 356 of 365 days1901: 359 of 365 days1902: 360 of 365 days1903: 363 of 365 days1904: 366 of 366 days1905: 365 of 365 days1906: 362 of 365 days1907: 365 of 365 days1908: 361 of 366 days1909: 365 of 365 days1910: 365 of 365 days1911: 364 of 365 days1912: 365 of 366 days1913: 365 of 365 days1914: 362 of 365 days1915: 365 of 365 days1916: 365 of 366 days1917: 365 of 365 days1918: 365 of 365 days1919: 365 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 365 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 365 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 364 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 365 of 365 days1931: 365 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 363 of 365 days1936: 365 of 366 days1937: 364 of 365 days1938: 365 of 365 days1939: 361 of 365 days1940: 366 of 366 days1941: 365 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 365 of 365 days1944: 364 of 366 days1945: 365 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 359 of 366 days1949: 362 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 362 of 365 days1956: 350 of 366 days1957: 364 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 365 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 365 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 365 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 365 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 357 of 365 days1978: 228 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 212 of 366 days1981: 153 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 362 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 364 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 364 of 365 days1992: 365 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 366 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 364 of 365 days2000: 365 of 366 days2001: 274 of 365 days2002: 340 of 365 days2003: 363 of 365 days2004: 365 of 366 days2005: 363 of 365 days2006: 362 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 323 of 366 days2009: 242 of 365 days2010: 274 of 365 days2011: 245 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 351 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 357 of 365 days2020: 364 of 366 days2021: 217 of 365 days2023: 125 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 283 of 365 days1900192019401960198020002020
134 years of record at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. 12 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1978, 1980, 1981, 2001, 2008, 2009, 2010 and others.
Days with data per year at Columbus
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1892267%No
189335998%Yes
189435698%Yes
189535597%Yes
189635898%Yes
189735998%Yes
189835798%Yes
189935597%Yes
190035698%Yes
190135998%Yes
190236099%Yes
190336399%Yes
1904366100%Yes
1905365100%Yes
190636299%Yes
1907365100%Yes
190836199%Yes
1909365100%Yes
1910365100%Yes
1911364100%Yes
1912365100%Yes
1913365100%Yes
191436299%Yes
1915365100%Yes
1916365100%Yes
1917365100%Yes
1918365100%Yes
1919365100%Yes
1920365100%Yes
1921365100%Yes
1922365100%Yes
1923365100%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
1927364100%Yes
1928366100%Yes
192936399%Yes
1930365100%Yes
1931365100%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
193536399%Yes
1936365100%Yes
1937364100%Yes
1938365100%Yes
193936199%Yes
1940366100%Yes
1941365100%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943365100%Yes
194436499%Yes
1945365100%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
194835998%Yes
194936299%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
195536299%Yes
195635096%Yes
1957364100%Yes
1958365100%Yes
1959365100%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961365100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963365100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972365100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197735798%Yes
197822862%No
197936399%Yes
198021258%No
198115342%No
1982365100%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198736299%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989364100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991364100%Yes
1992365100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996366100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
1999364100%Yes
2000365100%Yes
200127475%No
200234093%Yes
200336399%Yes
2004365100%Yes
200536399%Yes
200636299%Yes
200736399%Yes
200832388%No
200924266%No
201027475%No
201124567%No
2012366100%Yes
201335196%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017365100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
201935798%Yes
202036499%Yes
202121759%No
202312534%No
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628378%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Columbus
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
14 October 2026Columbus, USdaily rain (Provisional)36.8 mm (1.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)40 years24 of 100 (Routine)
17 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)48 years25 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)104 years41 of 100 (Notable)
15 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie69 years7 of 100 (Routine)
9 September 2026Columbus, USmonthly high min (Tie, Provisional)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie15 years6 of 100 (Routine)
8 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)9 years13 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie87 years9 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Provisional)25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)64 years30 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie)26.1 C (79.0 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Columbus, USdaily high min27.2 C (81.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)89 years42 of 100 (Notable)
27 July 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie11 years3 of 100 (Routine)
3 July 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie56 years6 of 100 (Routine)
30 June 2026Columbus, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie92 years9 of 100 (Routine)
29 June 2026Columbus, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)92 years38 of 100 (Notable)
27 June 2026Columbus, USdaily rain106.9 mm (4.2 in)42.9 mm (1.7 in)129 years63 of 100 (Major)
23 June 2026Columbus, USdaily low max20.6 C (69.1 F)1.6 C (2.9 F)96 years43 of 100 (Notable)
19 June 2026Columbus, USdaily low max21.1 C (70.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)100 years41 of 100 (Notable)
11 June 2026Columbus, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)2.3 C (4.1 F)68 years36 of 100 (Notable)
8 June 2026Columbus, USdaily rain116.6 mm (4.6 in)50.3 mm (2.0 in)60 years55 of 100 (Notable)

Climate Trend

121 complete years, 1893 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Columbus as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025 One stripe for each of 121 complete years at Columbus, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1895, at 12.3 C (54.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.4 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F). 1893: 13.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1894: 13.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1895: 12.3 C, -1.9 C from the station mean1896: 13.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1897: 14.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1898: 13.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1899: 13.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1900: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1901: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1902: 13.3 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1903: 12.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1904: 13.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1905: 12.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1906: 13.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1907: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1908: 14.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1909: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1910: 13.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1911: 14.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1912: 12.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1913: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1914: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1915: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1916: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1917: 12.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1918: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1919: 13.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1920: 13.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1921: 15.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1922: 14.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1923: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1924: 13.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1925: 14.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1926: 13.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1927: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1928: 14.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1929: 13.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1930: 13.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1931: 15.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1932: 14.6 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1933: 15.4 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1934: 15.6 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1935: 14.1 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1936: 15.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1937: 13.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1938: 15.8 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1939: 15.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1940: 13.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1941: 14.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1942: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1943: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1944: 14.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 13.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1946: 15.9 C, +1.7 C from the station mean1947: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1948: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1949: 14.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1950: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1951: 13.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1952: 15.0 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1953: 15.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean1954: 16.4 C, +2.3 C from the station mean1955: 14.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1956: 15.1 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1957: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 13.5 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1959: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1960: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1961: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1962: 14.2 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1963: 15.1 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1964: 14.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1965: 14.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1966: 13.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1967: 13.8 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1968: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1969: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1970: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1971: 14.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1972: 14.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 14.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1974: 14.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1975: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1977: 14.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1979: 12.8 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1982: 13.4 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1983: 13.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1984: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1985: 13.1 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1986: 14.7 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1987: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1988: 13.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1989: 12.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1990: 14.8 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1991: 14.9 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1992: 13.9 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1993: 12.9 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1994: 14.1 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 14.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1996: 13.2 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1997: 12.6 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1998: 14.5 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1999: 14.3 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2000: 13.6 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2003: 13.7 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2004: 14.0 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 14.7 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2006: 15.7 C, +1.6 C from the station mean2007: 14.5 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2012: 16.1 C, +2.0 C from the station mean2013: 13.0 C, -1.1 C from the station mean2014: 12.7 C, -1.4 C from the station mean2015: 14.4 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2016: 15.3 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 14.9 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2018: 13.9 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2019: 13.6 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2020: 14.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2024: 15.5 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2025: 14.6 C, +0.5 C from the station mean18931900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 121 complete years at Columbus, 1893 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 14.1 C (57.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1895, at 12.3 C (54.1 F), and the warmest was 1954, at 16.4 C (61.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.4 C (4.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbus as warming stripes, 1893 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
189313.1 C-1.01 C
189413.4 C-0.70 C
189512.3 C-1.86 C
189613.9 C-0.21 C
189714.0 C-0.13 C
189813.4 C-0.72 C
189913.3 C-0.80 C
190014.1 C+0.00 C
190114.2 C+0.07 C
190213.3 C-0.84 C
190312.8 C-1.29 C
190413.4 C-0.74 C
190512.8 C-1.31 C
190613.4 C-0.76 C
190714.2 C+0.05 C
190814.3 C+0.17 C
190914.2 C+0.11 C
191013.9 C-0.20 C
191114.6 C+0.52 C
191212.8 C-1.35 C
191314.4 C+0.29 C
191414.4 C+0.28 C
191513.6 C-0.48 C
191614.1 C+0.01 C
191712.9 C-1.21 C
191814.4 C+0.28 C
191913.9 C-0.22 C
192013.7 C-0.43 C
192115.6 C+1.43 C
192214.6 C+0.47 C
192314.2 C+0.12 C
192413.0 C-1.14 C
192514.7 C+0.57 C
192613.7 C-0.43 C
192714.2 C+0.12 C
192814.0 C-0.13 C
192913.1 C-1.02 C
193013.8 C-0.33 C
193115.0 C+0.87 C
193214.6 C+0.44 C
193315.4 C+1.29 C
193415.6 C+1.51 C
193514.1 C-0.06 C
193615.0 C+0.92 C
193713.5 C-0.59 C
193815.8 C+1.72 C
193915.5 C+1.37 C
194013.2 C-0.95 C
194114.8 C+0.72 C
194214.2 C+0.05 C
194314.1 C+0.02 C
194414.5 C+0.40 C
194513.8 C-0.32 C
194615.9 C+1.74 C
194714.2 C+0.12 C
194814.2 C+0.09 C
194914.5 C+0.35 C
195013.6 C-0.51 C
195113.5 C-0.65 C
195215.0 C+0.87 C
195315.7 C+1.58 C
195416.4 C+2.32 C
195514.8 C+0.72 C
195615.1 C+1.02 C
195714.5 C+0.33 C
195813.5 C-0.62 C
195914.1 C+0.02 C
196013.6 C-0.50 C
196113.6 C-0.50 C
196214.2 C+0.12 C
196315.1 C+0.93 C
196414.7 C+0.56 C
196514.9 C+0.78 C
196613.8 C-0.31 C
196713.8 C-0.28 C
196813.6 C-0.49 C
196914.1 C-0.02 C
197014.1 C-0.01 C
197114.3 C+0.15 C
197214.0 C-0.12 C
197314.5 C+0.38 C
197414.3 C+0.18 C
197514.4 C+0.27 C
197613.6 C-0.55 C
197714.7 C+0.54 C
197912.8 C-1.31 C
198213.4 C-0.74 C
198313.1 C-1.05 C
198413.6 C-0.53 C
198513.1 C-1.02 C
198614.7 C+0.53 C
198714.4 C+0.32 C
198813.9 C-0.26 C
198912.9 C-1.24 C
199014.8 C+0.69 C
199114.9 C+0.75 C
199213.9 C-0.19 C
199312.9 C-1.19 C
199414.1 C+0.01 C
199514.0 C-0.11 C
199613.2 C-0.90 C
199712.6 C-1.53 C
199814.5 C+0.33 C
199914.3 C+0.18 C
200013.6 C-0.53 C
200313.7 C-0.39 C
200414.0 C-0.09 C
200514.7 C+0.59 C
200615.7 C+1.56 C
200714.5 C+0.41 C
201216.1 C+1.95 C
201313.0 C-1.15 C
201412.7 C-1.42 C
201514.4 C+0.31 C
201615.3 C+1.13 C
201714.9 C+0.74 C
201813.9 C-0.27 C
201913.6 C-0.57 C
202014.2 C+0.04 C
202415.5 C+1.37 C
202514.6 C+0.48 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1893 to 2025 is 0.03 C (-0.01 to 0.07) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.06 F (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 121 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbus
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.03 C (-0.01 to 0.07) per decade0.06 F (-0.01 to 0.13) per decade1893 to 2025121Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.02 C (-0.06 to 0.03) per decade-0.03 F (-0.12 to 0.06) per decade1893 to 2025121Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.08 C (0.04 to 0.11) per decade0.1 F (0.1 to 0.2) per decade1893 to 2025121Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1892 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Columbus: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)47.2 C (117.0 F)195438.3 C (100.9 F)134
Coldest night (TNn)-33.3 C (-27.9 F)1905-19.1 C (-2.5 F)134
Wettest day (Rx1day)213.4 mm (8.4 in)194877.7 mm (3.1 in)135
Wettest five days (Rx5day)311.9 mm (12.3 in)1948119.9 mm (4.7 in)135
Longest dry spell (CDD)83 days195024 days135

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus by year The hottest day of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F). 203040501900192019401960198020002020Record: 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1954
The hottest day of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 47.2 C (117.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.3 C (100.9 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
189221.1 C (70.0 F)
189339.4 C (102.9 F)
189438.3 C (100.9 F)
189535.6 C (96.1 F)
189637.2 C (99.0 F)
189740.0 C (104.0 F)
189835.0 C (95.0 F)
189936.7 C (98.1 F)
190038.3 C (100.9 F)
190143.3 C (109.9 F)
190236.1 C (97.0 F)
190335.6 C (96.1 F)
190435.0 C (95.0 F)
190534.4 C (93.9 F)
190634.4 C (93.9 F)
190739.4 C (102.9 F)
190836.7 C (98.1 F)
190942.2 C (108.0 F)
191040.6 C (105.1 F)
191141.7 C (107.1 F)
191238.9 C (102.0 F)
191341.7 C (107.1 F)
191439.4 C (102.9 F)
191534.4 C (93.9 F)
191641.1 C (106.0 F)
191740.0 C (104.0 F)
191842.8 C (109.0 F)
191938.3 C (100.9 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192137.2 C (99.0 F)
192239.4 C (102.9 F)
192341.7 C (107.1 F)
192435.0 C (95.0 F)
192540.6 C (105.1 F)
192641.1 C (106.0 F)
192738.3 C (100.9 F)
192833.3 C (91.9 F)
192937.8 C (100.0 F)
193041.1 C (106.0 F)
193137.8 C (100.0 F)
193236.1 C (97.0 F)
193341.7 C (107.1 F)
193443.9 C (111.0 F)
193539.4 C (102.9 F)
193646.1 C (115.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193839.4 C (102.9 F)
193942.2 C (108.0 F)
194037.8 C (100.0 F)
194140.0 C (104.0 F)
194237.2 C (99.0 F)
194340.6 C (105.1 F)
194438.9 C (102.0 F)
194537.8 C (100.0 F)
194641.7 C (107.1 F)
194740.6 C (105.1 F)
194835.0 C (95.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195241.1 C (106.0 F)
195339.4 C (102.9 F)
195447.2 C (117.0 F)
195538.3 C (100.9 F)
195641.7 C (107.1 F)
195740.6 C (105.1 F)
195836.1 C (97.0 F)
195936.7 C (98.1 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196137.2 C (99.0 F)
196238.3 C (100.9 F)
196341.7 C (107.1 F)
196440.0 C (104.0 F)
196536.7 C (98.1 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196735.0 C (95.0 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196938.9 C (102.0 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197239.4 C (102.9 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197441.7 C (107.1 F)
197538.9 C (102.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197738.3 C (100.9 F)
197839.4 C (102.9 F)
197936.1 C (97.0 F)
198042.8 C (109.0 F)
198135.6 C (96.1 F)
198236.7 C (98.1 F)
198339.4 C (102.9 F)
198440.6 C (105.1 F)
198538.9 C (102.0 F)
198641.7 C (107.1 F)
198740.0 C (104.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198934.4 C (93.9 F)
199039.4 C (102.9 F)
199139.4 C (102.9 F)
199235.0 C (95.0 F)
199337.2 C (99.0 F)
199438.3 C (100.9 F)
199538.3 C (100.9 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199734.4 C (93.9 F)
199837.8 C (100.0 F)
199938.3 C (100.9 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200138.3 C (100.9 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200338.9 C (102.0 F)
200435.0 C (95.0 F)
200538.3 C (100.9 F)
200640.6 C (105.1 F)
200739.4 C (102.9 F)
200838.9 C (102.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201142.2 C (108.0 F)
201241.7 C (107.1 F)
201336.1 C (97.0 F)
201436.7 C (98.1 F)
201536.7 C (98.1 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201837.8 C (100.0 F)
201935.0 C (95.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202136.1 C (97.0 F)
2022n/a
202336.1 C (97.0 F)
202437.2 C (99.0 F)
202537.2 C (99.0 F)
202640.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus by year The coldest night of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F). -40-30-20-1001900192019401960198020002020Record: -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905
The coldest night of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is -33.3 C (-27.9 F) in 1905, marked on the chart; the median year is -19.1 C (-2.5 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1892-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1893-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1894-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1895-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1896-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1897-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1898-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1899-31.7 C (-25.1 F)
1900-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1901-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1902-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1903-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1904-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1905-33.3 C (-27.9 F)
1906-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1907-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1908-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1909-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1910-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1911-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1912-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1913-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1914-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1915-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1916-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1917-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1918-27.8 C (-18.0 F)
1919-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1920-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1921-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1922-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1923-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1924-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1925-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1926-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1927-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1928-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1929-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1930-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1931-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1932-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1933-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1934-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1935-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1936-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1937-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1938-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1939-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1940-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1942-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1943-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1944-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1945-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1946-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1947-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1948-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1949-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1950-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1951-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1952-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1953-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1954-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1955-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1956-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1957-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1958-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1959-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1960-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1961-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1962-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1964-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1965-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1966-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1967-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1968-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1969-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1970-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1971-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1972-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1973-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1974-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1975-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1976-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1977-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1978-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1980-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1981-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1983-24.4 C (-11.9 F)
1984-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1985-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1986-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1987-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1988-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1989-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1990-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1991-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1992-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1993-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1994-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1995-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1996-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1997-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1998-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1999-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2000-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
2001-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
2002-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2003-17.2 C (1.0 F)
2004-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2005-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2006-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2007-13.9 C (7.0 F)
2008-14.4 C (6.1 F)
2009-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2010-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2011-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2012-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2013-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2014-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2015-15.6 C (3.9 F)
2016-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
2017-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2018-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2019-15.0 C (5.0 F)
2020-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2021-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
2022n/a
2023-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2024-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
2025-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
2026-19.4 C (-2.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus by year The wettest day of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in). 0501001502002501900192019401960198020002020Record: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1948
The wettest day of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 77.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189235.1 mm (1.4 in)
189391.2 mm (3.6 in)
189470.6 mm (2.8 in)
1895120.7 mm (4.8 in)
189691.7 mm (3.6 in)
1897103.1 mm (4.1 in)
189880.0 mm (3.1 in)
189989.7 mm (3.5 in)
190060.5 mm (2.4 in)
190141.7 mm (1.6 in)
1902119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1903122.9 mm (4.8 in)
190478.7 mm (3.1 in)
1905139.4 mm (5.5 in)
190670.1 mm (2.8 in)
190755.9 mm (2.2 in)
190876.2 mm (3.0 in)
190988.9 mm (3.5 in)
191045.7 mm (1.8 in)
191179.2 mm (3.1 in)
191266.0 mm (2.6 in)
191362.5 mm (2.5 in)
191440.6 mm (1.6 in)
191569.3 mm (2.7 in)
191688.4 mm (3.5 in)
191788.1 mm (3.5 in)
191898.0 mm (3.9 in)
191965.5 mm (2.6 in)
192062.0 mm (2.4 in)
192153.8 mm (2.1 in)
192269.1 mm (2.7 in)
192397.0 mm (3.8 in)
192493.5 mm (3.7 in)
192540.4 mm (1.6 in)
1926147.3 mm (5.8 in)
192774.9 mm (2.9 in)
192875.9 mm (3.0 in)
192964.0 mm (2.5 in)
193080.0 mm (3.1 in)
1931113.5 mm (4.5 in)
193274.7 mm (2.9 in)
193345.0 mm (1.8 in)
193464.0 mm (2.5 in)
193568.8 mm (2.7 in)
193662.5 mm (2.5 in)
193772.6 mm (2.9 in)
193865.3 mm (2.6 in)
193936.8 mm (1.4 in)
194065.8 mm (2.6 in)
1941110.5 mm (4.4 in)
194271.6 mm (2.8 in)
1943157.5 mm (6.2 in)
194473.4 mm (2.9 in)
194591.9 mm (3.6 in)
1946116.8 mm (4.6 in)
194768.3 mm (2.7 in)
1948213.4 mm (8.4 in)
194972.4 mm (2.9 in)
195076.5 mm (3.0 in)
195160.5 mm (2.4 in)
195244.7 mm (1.8 in)
195347.2 mm (1.9 in)
195480.8 mm (3.2 in)
1955109.2 mm (4.3 in)
195695.0 mm (3.7 in)
195766.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958100.1 mm (3.9 in)
195968.1 mm (2.7 in)
196084.3 mm (3.3 in)
196199.1 mm (3.9 in)
1962103.6 mm (4.1 in)
196357.2 mm (2.3 in)
1964104.6 mm (4.1 in)
196560.5 mm (2.4 in)
196666.3 mm (2.6 in)
1967108.5 mm (4.3 in)
196867.1 mm (2.6 in)
1969142.0 mm (5.6 in)
197057.7 mm (2.3 in)
197159.7 mm (2.4 in)
197296.3 mm (3.8 in)
197358.7 mm (2.3 in)
1974122.2 mm (4.8 in)
197563.8 mm (2.5 in)
1976202.7 mm (8.0 in)
197772.6 mm (2.9 in)
197882.0 mm (3.2 in)
1979140.5 mm (5.5 in)
198031.8 mm (1.3 in)
198164.8 mm (2.6 in)
198253.8 mm (2.1 in)
198379.0 mm (3.1 in)
198453.8 mm (2.1 in)
1985141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1986120.1 mm (4.7 in)
198785.6 mm (3.4 in)
198888.9 mm (3.5 in)
198963.0 mm (2.5 in)
199068.6 mm (2.7 in)
199148.3 mm (1.9 in)
1992125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1993192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1994141.5 mm (5.6 in)
199594.0 mm (3.7 in)
1996189.2 mm (7.4 in)
199784.3 mm (3.3 in)
1998121.2 mm (4.8 in)
199977.7 mm (3.1 in)
200084.1 mm (3.3 in)
200178.0 mm (3.1 in)
200296.0 mm (3.8 in)
200352.8 mm (2.1 in)
200458.2 mm (2.3 in)
200566.0 mm (2.6 in)
200651.8 mm (2.0 in)
2007154.9 mm (6.1 in)
200877.5 mm (3.1 in)
2009156.5 mm (6.2 in)
201059.7 mm (2.4 in)
201146.5 mm (1.8 in)
201285.9 mm (3.4 in)
201390.7 mm (3.6 in)
2014157.5 mm (6.2 in)
201565.5 mm (2.6 in)
201682.8 mm (3.3 in)
201794.5 mm (3.7 in)
201849.0 mm (1.9 in)
2019113.0 mm (4.4 in)
202056.4 mm (2.2 in)
202181.3 mm (3.2 in)
202294.5 mm (3.7 in)
2023117.9 mm (4.6 in)
202474.2 mm (2.9 in)
202554.9 mm (2.2 in)
2026116.6 mm (4.6 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus by year The wettest five days of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 311.9 mm (12.3 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.9 mm (4.7 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 311.9 mm (12.3 in) in 1948
The wettest five days of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 311.9 mm (12.3 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 119.9 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189270.2 mm (2.8 in)
1893115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1894109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1895224.6 mm (8.8 in)
1896208.3 mm (8.2 in)
1897103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1898114.0 mm (4.5 in)
189998.8 mm (3.9 in)
1900100.9 mm (4.0 in)
190162.2 mm (2.4 in)
1902168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1903176.3 mm (6.9 in)
1904139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1905190.7 mm (7.5 in)
1906151.1 mm (5.9 in)
190792.9 mm (3.7 in)
1908133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1909146.3 mm (5.8 in)
191089.9 mm (3.5 in)
1911123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1912112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1913139.0 mm (5.5 in)
191450.0 mm (2.0 in)
1915118.5 mm (4.7 in)
1916117.1 mm (4.6 in)
191796.2 mm (3.8 in)
1918112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1919115.2 mm (4.5 in)
192082.4 mm (3.2 in)
192192.7 mm (3.6 in)
1922115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1923129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1924131.4 mm (5.2 in)
192562.0 mm (2.4 in)
1926195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1927124.7 mm (4.9 in)
1928137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1929140.4 mm (5.5 in)
1930112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1931121.0 mm (4.8 in)
1932132.6 mm (5.2 in)
193389.7 mm (3.5 in)
193498.9 mm (3.9 in)
1935118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1936124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1937128.9 mm (5.1 in)
1938106.7 mm (4.2 in)
193968.5 mm (2.7 in)
194093.2 mm (3.7 in)
1941187.8 mm (7.4 in)
1942108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1943265.3 mm (10.4 in)
1944115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1945197.8 mm (7.8 in)
1946149.6 mm (5.9 in)
194770.1 mm (2.8 in)
1948311.9 mm (12.3 in)
1949107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1950134.2 mm (5.3 in)
1951114.6 mm (4.5 in)
195285.1 mm (3.4 in)
195351.0 mm (2.0 in)
1954113.7 mm (4.5 in)
1955130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1956108.8 mm (4.3 in)
1957119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1958167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1959112.7 mm (4.4 in)
196091.2 mm (3.6 in)
1961203.1 mm (8.0 in)
1962141.5 mm (5.6 in)
1963105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1964214.1 mm (8.4 in)
1965112.0 mm (4.4 in)
196667.8 mm (2.7 in)
1967117.4 mm (4.6 in)
196881.6 mm (3.2 in)
1969153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1970111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1971127.5 mm (5.0 in)
1972119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1973119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1974182.3 mm (7.2 in)
197577.3 mm (3.0 in)
1976219.0 mm (8.6 in)
1977264.8 mm (10.4 in)
197889.6 mm (3.5 in)
1979141.0 mm (5.6 in)
198056.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981105.4 mm (4.1 in)
198273.9 mm (2.9 in)
1983182.8 mm (7.2 in)
198473.2 mm (2.9 in)
1985189.5 mm (7.5 in)
1986239.0 mm (9.4 in)
1987113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1988154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1989103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1990141.2 mm (5.6 in)
199165.6 mm (2.6 in)
1992128.6 mm (5.1 in)
1993215.6 mm (8.5 in)
1994218.0 mm (8.6 in)
1995128.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996270.7 mm (10.7 in)
199793.4 mm (3.7 in)
1998126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1999175.3 mm (6.9 in)
2000123.5 mm (4.9 in)
200190.2 mm (3.6 in)
2002156.7 mm (6.2 in)
2003166.4 mm (6.6 in)
200494.7 mm (3.7 in)
200589.4 mm (3.5 in)
200695.5 mm (3.8 in)
2007203.6 mm (8.0 in)
2008119.9 mm (4.7 in)
2009176.3 mm (6.9 in)
2010113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2011123.5 mm (4.9 in)
2012169.2 mm (6.7 in)
2013207.0 mm (8.1 in)
2014216.4 mm (8.5 in)
2015123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2016124.0 mm (4.9 in)
2017164.1 mm (6.5 in)
201884.9 mm (3.3 in)
2019236.7 mm (9.3 in)
2020103.9 mm (4.1 in)
2021188.0 mm (7.4 in)
2022111.3 mm (4.4 in)
2023161.8 mm (6.4 in)
2024165.6 mm (6.5 in)
2025113.3 mm (4.5 in)
2026196.8 mm (7.7 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus by year The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days. 0204060801001900192019401960198020002020Record: 83 days in 1950
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus, 1892 to 2026. The record is 83 days in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
18928 days
189341 days
189427 days
189532 days
189625 days
189730 days
189820 days
189928 days
190027 days
190128 days
190221 days
190319 days
190436 days
190518 days
190614 days
190717 days
190822 days
190923 days
191038 days
191115 days
191228 days
191322 days
191424 days
191524 days
191631 days
191728 days
191817 days
191929 days
192024 days
192126 days
192225 days
192322 days
192420 days
192525 days
192626 days
192720 days
192821 days
192927 days
193023 days
193121 days
193223 days
193343 days
193420 days
193519 days
193628 days
193717 days
193823 days
193922 days
194019 days
194121 days
194224 days
194328 days
194416 days
194519 days
194622 days
194733 days
194832 days
194921 days
195083 days
195117 days
195233 days
195323 days
195436 days
195555 days
195634 days
195722 days
195830 days
195927 days
196020 days
196117 days
196221 days
196343 days
196430 days
196524 days
196629 days
196726 days
196818 days
196923 days
197020 days
197140 days
197229 days
197319 days
197421 days
197524 days
197636 days
197719 days
197822 days
197946 days
198032 days
198121 days
198222 days
198330 days
198424 days
198529 days
198633 days
198721 days
198823 days
198938 days
199028 days
199118 days
199228 days
199321 days
199423 days
199531 days
199651 days
199720 days
199818 days
199924 days
200037 days
200117 days
200219 days
200321 days
200424 days
200521 days
200629 days
200728 days
200816 days
200921 days
201016 days
201121 days
201224 days
201319 days
201424 days
201519 days
201625 days
201724 days
201827 days
201915 days
202022 days
202116 days
202217 days
202320 days
202429 days
202529 days
202637 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

121 years with a frost

Across 121 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus falls on 12 April and the median first autumn frost on 24 October, which leaves a median of 196 days between them.

In 1987 to 2025 the median growing season was 209 days. That is 19 days more than in 1893 to 1922.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbus
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1893 to 1922)Recent period (1987 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost12 April17 April7 April10 days earlier-0.7 days per decade
First autumn frost24 October19 October28 October9 days later+0.8 days per decade
Growing days196 days190 days209 days19 days more+1.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

126 years, 1893 to 2025

A day with at least 78.7 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 212.5 mm (8.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Columbus: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.7 mm (3.1 in)
5 years107.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years129.4 mm (5.1 in)
25 years160.0 mm (6.3 in)
50 years185.1 mm (7.3 in)
100 years212.5 mm (8.4 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 126 years of values from 1893 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 213.4 mm (8.4 in) in 1948; 202.7 mm (8.0 in) in 1976; 192.5 mm (7.6 in) in 1993.

Station Changes

No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.

Climate Twins

2004 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2004 to 2025, Columbus had a mean temperature of 14.5 C (58.0 F) and 1,144.0 mm (45.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Siloam Springs (United States, 114 km away), Poplar Bluff (United States, 396 km away) and Brookport Dam 52 (United States, 547 km away).

Climate twins of Columbus: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2004 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Siloam SpringsUnited States114 km (71 mi)14.4 C (57.9 F)1,135.3 mm (44.7 in)0.60
Poplar BluffUnited States396 km (246 mi)14.4 C (57.9 F)1,188.6 mm (46.8 in)0.61
Brookport Dam 52United States547 km (340 mi)14.1 C (57.5 F)1,206.0 mm (47.5 in)0.61

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-16 (16 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-16).