Columbus Sullivant Ave Weather Records (USC00331781)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus Sullivant Ave (USC00331781), Ohio, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus Sullivant Ave

Columbus Sullivant Ave (USC00331781) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 39.95 latitude and -83.12 longitude, 268 m (879 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1952 to 1983, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbus Sullivant Ave still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Columbus Sullivant Ave set a daily record low minimum temperature of 3.9 C (39.0 F) on 10 June 1983.

About the Station

Location: Ohio, United States, 39.95 latitude, -83.12 longitude.
Elevation: 268 m (879 ft).
Period of record: 1952 to 1983, 32 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus Sullivant Ave. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Columbus Sullivant Ave, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	19.4 C (66.9 F)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	22.2 C (72.0 F)	-24.4 C (-11.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-17.8 C (0.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-12.8 C (9.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.7 C (98.1 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.2 C (99.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	38.3 C (100.9 F)	0.0 C (32.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.8 C (18.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Columbus Sullivant Ave still stand. 1953 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Columbus Sullivant Ave by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1952	34
1953	79
1954	52
1955	62
1956	42
1957	49
1958	37
1959	66
1960	44
1961	58
1962	49
1963	64
1964	49
1965	46
1966	42
1967	67
1968	40
1969	38
1970	49
1971	35
1972	40
1973	32
1974	31
1975	30
1976	53
1977	78
1978	38
1979	41
1980	34
1981	19
1982	48
1983	18

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Columbus Sullivant Ave between 17 January 1982 and 17 January 1982. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 127.0 mm (5.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus Sullivant Ave. The most was 127.0 mm (5.0 in) on 14 September 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus Sullivant Ave
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	26 January 1952
Feb	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	23 February 1975
Mar	63.5 mm (2.5 in)	9 March 1964
Apr	62.5 mm (2.5 in)	18 April 1969
May	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	12 May 1959
Jun	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	20 June 1973
Jul	78.7 mm (3.1 in)	20 July 1954
Aug	77.0 mm (3.0 in)	11 August 1966
Sep	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	14 September 1979
Oct	46.2 mm (1.8 in)	22 October 1965
Nov	51.1 mm (2.0 in)	16 November 1955
Dec	37.3 mm (1.5 in)	8 December 1978

Period of Record Coverage

1952 to 1983

32 years of record at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. 5 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1952, 1958, 1979, 1982, 1983.

Days with data per year at Columbus Sullivant Ave
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1952	219	60%	No
1953	360	99%	Yes
1954	355	97%	Yes
1955	351	96%	Yes
1956	358	98%	Yes
1957	356	98%	Yes
1958	310	85%	No
1959	335	92%	Yes
1960	342	93%	Yes
1961	359	98%	Yes
1962	346	95%	Yes
1963	360	99%	Yes
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	360	99%	Yes
1966	362	99%	Yes
1967	363	99%	Yes
1968	362	99%	Yes
1969	346	95%	Yes
1970	353	97%	Yes
1971	335	92%	Yes
1972	347	95%	Yes
1973	352	96%	Yes
1974	344	94%	Yes
1975	346	95%	Yes
1976	337	92%	Yes
1977	351	96%	Yes
1978	340	93%	Yes
1979	308	84%	No
1980	349	95%	Yes
1981	338	93%	Yes
1982	320	88%	No
1983	143	39%	No

Latest Records

Latest records at Columbus Sullivant Ave
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
10 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	3.9 C (39.0 F)	3.3 C (5.9 F)	10 years	14 of 100 (Routine)
7 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	5.0 C (41.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	24 years	15 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	5.6 C (42.1 F)	3.8 C (6.8 F)	24 years	19 of 100 (Routine)
6 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low max	21.1 C (70.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	24 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
5 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min (Tie)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	tie	28 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily rain	15.2 mm (0.6 in)	8.6 mm (0.34 in)	28 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
31 May 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min (Tie)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	tie	21 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
29 May 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min (Tie)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	tie	17 years	2 of 100 (Routine)
8 May 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	monthly low min (Tie)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	tie	16 years	4 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily rain	35.6 mm (1.4 in)	26.7 mm (1.1 in)	28 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
20 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	-5.6 C (21.9 F)	3.9 C (7.0 F)	26 years	18 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low max	5.6 C (42.1 F)	1.6 C (2.9 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
19 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low max	4.4 C (39.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	29 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
18 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	0.6 C (1.1 F)	29 years	12 of 100 (Routine)
17 April 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low min	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	7.2 C (13.0 F)	20 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
22 March 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily low max	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	22 years	11 of 100 (Routine)
8 March 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily high min	10.0 C (50.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	8 years	6 of 100 (Routine)
7 March 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily high max	25.6 C (78.1 F)	1.7 C (3.1 F)	9 years	7 of 100 (Routine)
6 March 1983	Columbus Sullivant Ave, US	daily high max	26.1 C (79.0 F)	2.2 C (4.0 F)	9 years	8 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

25 complete years, 1953 to 1982

One stripe for each of 25 complete years at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1953 to 1982. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.5 C (52.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1978, at 10.4 C (50.7 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 13.0 C (55.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.6 C (2.9 F).

Annual mean temperature at Columbus Sullivant Ave as warming stripes, 1953 to 1982
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1953	13.0 C	+1.52 C
1954	12.2 C	+0.64 C
1955	12.6 C	+1.03 C
1956	12.2 C	+0.70 C
1957	11.8 C	+0.24 C
1959	12.3 C	+0.80 C
1960	11.0 C	-0.54 C
1961	11.4 C	-0.09 C
1962	11.2 C	-0.33 C
1963	10.6 C	-0.90 C
1964	12.0 C	+0.44 C
1965	11.9 C	+0.34 C
1966	11.0 C	-0.54 C
1967	11.1 C	-0.41 C
1968	11.5 C	-0.01 C
1969	11.3 C	-0.20 C
1970	11.8 C	+0.24 C
1971	11.4 C	-0.08 C
1972	10.9 C	-0.59 C
1973	12.2 C	+0.68 C
1974	11.3 C	-0.23 C
1975	11.7 C	+0.14 C
1978	10.4 C	-1.15 C
1980	10.6 C	-0.89 C
1982	10.8 C	-0.74 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1952 to 1983

Yearly extremes at Columbus Sullivant Ave: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.3 C (100.9 F)	1953	35.6 C (96.1 F)	32
Coldest night (TNn)	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)	1977	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	32
Wettest day (Rx1day)	127.0 mm (5.0 in)	1979	50.2 mm (2.0 in)	32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	153.2 mm (6.0 in)	1973	84.1 mm (3.3 in)	32
Longest dry spell (CDD)	49 days	1963	20 days	32

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. The record is 38.3 C (100.9 F) in 1953, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus Sullivant Ave by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1952	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1953	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1954	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1955	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1957	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1958	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1959	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1960	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1961	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1962	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1964	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1965	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1967	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1969	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1974	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1977	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1978	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1979	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1981	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1982	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1983	33.9 C (93.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. The record is -28.9 C (-20.0 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus Sullivant Ave by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1952	-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1953	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1954	-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1955	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1959	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1960	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1961	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1962	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1963	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1964	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1965	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1966	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1967	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1968	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1969	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1970	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1971	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1972	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1973	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1974	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1975	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1976	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1977	-28.9 C (-20.0 F)
1978	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1979	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1980	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1981	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1982	-28.3 C (-18.9 F)
1983	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. The record is 127.0 mm (5.0 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 50.2 mm (2.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus Sullivant Ave by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1952	64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1954	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1955	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1956	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1957	39.4 mm (1.6 in)
1958	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1959	61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1960	45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1961	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1962	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1963	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1964	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1965	59.2 mm (2.3 in)
1966	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1967	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1968	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1969	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1970	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1971	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1972	44.5 mm (1.8 in)
1973	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1974	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1975	45.2 mm (1.8 in)
1976	40.6 mm (1.6 in)
1977	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1978	39.9 mm (1.6 in)
1979	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980	60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1981	38.1 mm (1.5 in)
1982	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1983	35.6 mm (1.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. The record is 153.2 mm (6.0 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 84.1 mm (3.3 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus Sullivant Ave by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1952	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1953	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1954	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1955	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1956	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1957	67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1959	75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1960	56.7 mm (2.2 in)
1961	68.1 mm (2.7 in)
1962	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1963	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1964	108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1965	130.4 mm (5.1 in)
1966	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1967	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1968	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1969	93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1970	57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1971	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1972	85.6 mm (3.4 in)
1973	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
1974	86.1 mm (3.4 in)
1975	65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1976	63.4 mm (2.5 in)
1977	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1978	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1979	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1980	88.6 mm (3.5 in)
1981	64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1982	82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1983	48.2 mm (1.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus Sullivant Ave, 1952 to 1983. The record is 49 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus Sullivant Ave by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1952	19 days
1953	24 days
1954	14 days
1955	19 days
1956	16 days
1957	30 days
1958	13 days
1959	25 days
1960	11 days
1961	14 days
1962	16 days
1963	49 days
1964	26 days
1965	15 days
1966	17 days
1967	26 days
1968	20 days
1969	26 days
1970	15 days
1971	18 days
1972	24 days
1973	18 days
1974	17 days
1975	20 days
1976	25 days
1977	21 days
1978	20 days
1979	16 days
1980	20 days
1981	31 days
1982	19 days
1983	22 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

25 years with a frost

Across 25 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus Sullivant Ave falls on 26 April and the median first autumn frost on 19 October, which leaves a median of 176 days between them.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -10.1 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbus Sullivant Ave
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1953 to 1982)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	26 April	n/a	26 April	n/a	+4.9 days per decade
First autumn frost	19 October	n/a	19 October	n/a	-5.3 days per decade
Growing days	176 days	n/a	176 days	n/a	-10.1 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.

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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 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).