Columbus Rickenbacker Weather Records (USW00013812)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus Rickenbacker (USW00013812), Ohio, United States, with 81 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus Rickenbacker

Columbus Rickenbacker (USW00013812) is a weather station in Ohio, United States at 39.82 latitude and -82.93 longitude, 230 m (755 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1946 to 2026, 81 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbus Rickenbacker still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Ohio, United States, 39.82 latitude, -82.93 longitude.
Elevation: 230 m (755 ft).
Period of record: 1946 to 2026, 81 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

27 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus Rickenbacker. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 27 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.

Daily record high and record low at Columbus Rickenbacker, 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)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	13.8 C (56.8 F)	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
Feb	21.7 C (71.1 F)	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)	18.9 C (66.0 F)	-12.0 C (10.4 F)
Mar	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)	26.0 C (78.8 F)	-7.5 C (18.5 F)
Apr	31.1 C (88.0 F)	-8.3 C (17.1 F)	28.1 C (82.6 F)	-3.5 C (25.7 F)
May	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	29.1 C (84.4 F)	4.1 C (39.4 F)
Jun	37.2 C (99.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	35.2 C (95.4 F)	6.5 C (43.7 F)
Jul	38.9 C (102.0 F)	7.8 C (46.0 F)	33.4 C (92.1 F)	16.0 C (60.8 F)
Aug	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	33.0 C (91.4 F)	8.3 C (46.9 F)
Sep	37.8 C (100.0 F)	-0.6 C (30.9 F)	31.5 C (88.7 F)	7.5 C (45.5 F)
Oct	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-7.2 C (19.0 F)	29.0 C (84.2 F)	1.0 C (33.8 F)
Nov	26.1 C (79.0 F)	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	19.1 C (66.4 F)	-7.1 C (19.2 F)
Dec	20.6 C (69.1 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	19.9 C (67.8 F)	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Columbus Rickenbacker still stand. 1963 holds the most, with 92.

Standing records at Columbus Rickenbacker by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1949	61
1951	54
1952	72
1953	77
1954	72
1955	76
1956	64
1957	56
1958	55
1959	81
1960	68
1961	66
1962	69
1963	92
1964	67
1965	72
1966	65
1967	86
1968	45
1969	35
1970	66
2025	65

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 83.3 mm (3.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus Rickenbacker. The most was 83.3 mm (3.3 in) on 9 March 1964.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus Rickenbacker
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	69.9 mm (2.8 in)	21 January 1959
Feb	45.7 mm (1.8 in)	23 February 1962
Mar	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	9 March 1964
Apr	41.4 mm (1.6 in)	24 April 1970
May	70.6 mm (2.8 in)	27 May 1968
Jun	47.0 mm (1.9 in)	28 June 1957
Jul	55.1 mm (2.2 in)	6 July 1958
Aug	78.0 mm (3.1 in)	9 August 1969
Sep	62.7 mm (2.5 in)	12 September 1965
Oct	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	9 October 1960
Nov	50.0 mm (2.0 in)	2 November 1970
Dec	38.6 mm (1.5 in)	18 December 1968

Period of Record Coverage

1946 to 2025

23 years of record at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2025. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1946, 1949, 1951, 1969.

Days with data per year at Columbus Rickenbacker
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1946	1	0%	No
1949	270	74%	No
1951	311	85%	No
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	365	100%	Yes
1954	365	100%	Yes
1955	365	100%	Yes
1956	362	99%	Yes
1957	362	99%	Yes
1958	365	100%	Yes
1959	365	100%	Yes
1960	366	100%	Yes
1961	365	100%	Yes
1962	365	100%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	365	100%	Yes
1965	364	100%	Yes
1966	360	99%	Yes
1967	362	99%	Yes
1968	363	99%	Yes
1969	302	83%	No
1970	363	99%	Yes
2025	359	98%	Yes

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1952 to 2025

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1952 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 11.2 C (52.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1963, at 9.6 C (49.2 F), and the warmest was 1953, at 12.7 C (54.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Columbus Rickenbacker as warming stripes, 1952 to 2025
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1952	12.1 C	+0.95 C
1953	12.7 C	+1.48 C
1954	12.2 C	+1.02 C
1955	11.8 C	+0.60 C
1956	11.7 C	+0.46 C
1957	11.8 C	+0.56 C
1958	10.3 C	-0.86 C
1959	12.2 C	+0.96 C
1960	10.9 C	-0.31 C
1961	10.6 C	-0.63 C
1962	10.1 C	-1.12 C
1963	9.6 C	-1.61 C
1964	11.0 C	-0.21 C
1965	10.9 C	-0.33 C
1966	10.1 C	-1.05 C
1967	10.4 C	-0.83 C
1968	10.9 C	-0.29 C
1970	11.2 C	+0.04 C
2025	12.4 C	+1.21 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

1946 to 2026

Yearly extremes at Columbus Rickenbacker: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	38.9 C (102.0 F)	1954	35.0 C (95.0 F)	24
Coldest night (TNn)	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)	1964	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)	24
Wettest day (Rx1day)	83.3 mm (3.3 in)	1964	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	23
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	162.1 mm (6.4 in)	1968	81.4 mm (3.2 in)	22
Longest dry spell (CDD)	37 days	1963	20 days	23

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2026. The record is 38.9 C (102.0 F) in 1954, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.0 C (95.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus Rickenbacker by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1946	18.3 C (64.9 F)
1949	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1953	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1954	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1955	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1956	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1957	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1958	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1961	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1962	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1963	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1964	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1969	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1970	35.0 C (95.0 F)
2025	35.2 C (95.4 F)
2026	35.3 C (95.5 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2026. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is -21.1 C (-6.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus Rickenbacker by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1946	6.1 C (43.0 F)
1949	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1952	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1953	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1954	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1955	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1956	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1957	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1958	-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1959	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1960	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1961	-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1962	-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1963	-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1964	-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1965	-25.0 C (-13.0 F)
1966	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1967	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1968	-23.9 C (-11.0 F)
1969	-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970	-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
2025	-20.5 C (-4.9 F)
2026	-24.3 C (-11.7 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2026. The record is 83.3 mm (3.3 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 49.0 mm (1.9 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus Rickenbacker by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1946	0.0 mm (0.00 in)
1949	48.0 mm (1.9 in)
1951	25.9 mm (1.0 in)
1952	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1953	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1954	49.0 mm (1.9 in)
1955	45.0 mm (1.8 in)
1956	32.8 mm (1.3 in)
1957	47.0 mm (1.9 in)
1958	70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1959	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1960	40.9 mm (1.6 in)
1961	66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1962	45.7 mm (1.8 in)
1963	79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1964	83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1965	62.7 mm (2.5 in)
1966	42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1967	36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1968	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1969	78.0 mm (3.1 in)
1970	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	45.0 mm (1.8 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2026. The record is 162.1 mm (6.4 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 81.4 mm (3.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus Rickenbacker by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1946	n/a
1949	91.9 mm (3.6 in)
1951	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1952	80.7 mm (3.2 in)
1953	70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1954	54.0 mm (2.1 in)
1955	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1956	56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1957	79.9 mm (3.1 in)
1958	131.4 mm (5.2 in)
1959	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1960	52.4 mm (2.1 in)
1961	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1962	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1963	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1964	144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1965	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1966	74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1967	67.0 mm (2.6 in)
1968	162.1 mm (6.4 in)
1969	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1970	82.1 mm (3.2 in)
2025	n/a
2026	73.1 mm (2.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus Rickenbacker, 1946 to 2026. The record is 37 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus Rickenbacker by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1946	1 day
1949	13 days
1951	25 days
1952	23 days
1953	26 days
1954	20 days
1955	18 days
1956	20 days
1957	23 days
1958	12 days
1959	19 days
1960	12 days
1961	10 days
1962	17 days
1963	37 days
1964	26 days
1965	21 days
1966	20 days
1967	21 days
1968	22 days
1969	24 days
1970	14 days
2025	n/a
2026	2 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.

Download the Data

Data for Columbus Rickenbacker standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
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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 2026-10-17 (17 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).