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Columbus Metro AP Weather Records (USW00093842)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus Metro AP (USW00093842), Georgia, United States, with 79 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbus Metro AP

  • Columbus Metro AP (USW00093842) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 32.52 latitude and -84.94 longitude, 120 m (394 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1948 to 2026, 79 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Columbus Metro AP still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Columbus Metro AP set a daily record high maximum temperature of 32.8 C (91.0 F) on 13 October 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

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

About the Station

  • Location: Georgia, United States, 32.52 latitude, -84.94 longitude.
  • Elevation: 120 m (394 ft).
  • Period of record: 1948 to 2026, 79 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

7 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Columbus Metro AP, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus Metro AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus Metro AP. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 7 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Columbus Metro AP, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan28.3 C (82.9 F)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)24.4 C (75.9 F)-7.8 C (18.0 F)
Feb28.9 C (84.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-7.2 C (19.0 F)
Mar31.7 C (89.1 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)30.0 C (86.0 F)-0.6 C (30.9 F)
Apr34.4 C (93.9 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.2 C (45.0 F)
May36.1 C (97.0 F)3.9 C (39.0 F)32.2 C (90.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)14.4 C (57.9 F)
Jul40.6 C (105.1 F)15.0 C (59.0 F)36.1 C (97.0 F)22.2 C (72.0 F)
Aug40.0 C (104.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)
Sep38.3 C (100.9 F)3.3 C (37.9 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)13.3 C (55.9 F)
Oct38.3 C (100.9 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)13.9 C (57.0 F)
Nov30.0 C (86.0 F)-12.2 C (10.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.8 C (82.0 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Columbus Metro AP by the year they were set 1,464 records at Columbus Metro AP still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 44. 02040601948: 221949: 101950: 441951: 241952: 221953: 181954: 361955: 241956: 211957: 281958: 181959: 121960: 241961: 341962: 241963: 261964: 181965: 111966: 181967: 241968: 161969: 221970: 201971: 201972: 141973: 161974: 231975: 81976: 111977: 341978: 121979: 171980: 221981: 331982: 221983: 221984: 351985: 241986: 291987: 141988: 141989: 281990: 201991: 211992: 101993: 151994: 91995: 161996: 231997: 191998: 231999: 182000: 212001: 92002: 182003: 72004: 92005: 102006: 122007: 102008: 102009: 82010: 242011: 262012: 142013: 182014: 112015: 102016: 72017: 252018: 182019: 242020: 152021: 62022: 182023: 172024: 112025: 142026: 41948195619641972198019881996200420122020
1,464 records at Columbus Metro AP still stand. 1950 holds the most, with 44.
Standing records at Columbus Metro AP by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
194822
194910
195044
195124
195222
195318
195436
195524
195621
195728
195818
195912
196024
196134
196224
196326
196418
196511
196618
196724
196816
196922
197020
197120
197214
197316
197423
19758
197611
197734
197812
197917
198022
198133
198222
198322
198435
198524
198629
198714
198814
198928
199020
199121
199210
199315
19949
199516
199623
199719
199823
199918
200021
20019
200218
20037
20049
200510
200612
200710
200810
20098
201024
201126
201214
201318
201411
201510
20167
201725
201818
201924
202015
20216
202218
202317
202411
202514
20264

All-Time Record Progression

11 new records
When Columbus Metro AP set new all-time records 11 all-time records were set at Columbus Metro AP between 11 July 1980 and 19 April 2020. Each dot is a new record. Record high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitationRecord low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature11 July 1980: Record high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)10 February 1981: Record daily precipitation 140.7 mm (5.5 in)1 April 1981: Record daily precipitation 145.8 mm (5.7 in)25 December 1983: Record low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)20 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)21 January 1985: Record low maximum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)21 January 1985: Record low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)2 August 1999: Record high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)29 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)30 June 2012: Record high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)19 April 2020: Record daily precipitation 150.4 mm (5.9 in)19801990200020102020
11 all-time records were set at Columbus Metro AP between 11 July 1980 and 19 April 2020. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbus Metro AP set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1980-07-11Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.2 C (81.0 F)
1981-02-10Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1981-04-01Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1983-12-25Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -4.4 C (24.1 F)
1985-01-20Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985-01-21Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
1985-01-21Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1999-08-02Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 27.8 C (82.0 F)
2012-06-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 40.6 C (105.1 F)
2012-06-30Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 41.1 C (106.0 F)
2020-04-19Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 150.4 mm (5.9 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 150.4 mm (5.9 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus Metro AP The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus Metro AP. The most was 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 19 April 2020. 050100150200 Jan: 116.6 mm (4.6 in), 2 January 2017 Jan Feb: 140.7 mm (5.5 in), 10 February 1981 Feb Mar: 136.7 mm (5.4 in), 16 March 1990 Mar Apr: 150.4 mm (5.9 in), 19 April 2020 Apr May: 121.2 mm (4.8 in), 3 May 2010 May Jun: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 14 June 2023 Jun Jul: 138.4 mm (5.4 in), 3 July 1989 Jul Aug: 145.5 mm (5.7 in), 14 August 2013 Aug Sep: 105.4 mm (4.1 in), 17 September 1971 Sep Oct: 133.1 mm (5.2 in), 4 October 2021 Oct Nov: 138.2 mm (5.4 in), 10 November 2009 Nov Dec: 110.0 mm (4.3 in), 23 December 1956 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus Metro AP. The most was 150.4 mm (5.9 in) on 19 April 2020.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus Metro AP
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan116.6 mm (4.6 in)2 January 2017
Feb140.7 mm (5.5 in)10 February 1981
Mar136.7 mm (5.4 in)16 March 1990
Apr150.4 mm (5.9 in)19 April 2020
May121.2 mm (4.8 in)3 May 2010
Jun111.8 mm (4.4 in)14 June 2023
Jul138.4 mm (5.4 in)3 July 1989
Aug145.5 mm (5.7 in)14 August 2013
Sep105.4 mm (4.1 in)17 September 1971
Oct133.1 mm (5.2 in)4 October 2021
Nov138.2 mm (5.4 in)10 November 2009
Dec110.0 mm (4.3 in)23 December 1956

Period of Record Coverage

1948 to 2026
Days with data per year at Columbus Metro AP 79 years of record at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026. 1948: 365 of 366 days1949: 365 of 365 days1950: 365 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 365 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 366 of 366 days1957: 365 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: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 365 of 365 days1975: 365 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 365 of 365 days1978: 365 of 365 days1979: 365 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 365 of 365 days1982: 365 of 365 days1983: 365 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 366 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 365 of 365 days1992: 366 of 366 days1993: 365 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 365 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 365 of 365 days1999: 365 of 365 days2000: 366 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 365 of 365 days2003: 364 of 365 days2004: 366 of 366 days2005: 365 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 365 of 365 days2008: 366 of 366 days2009: 365 of 365 days2010: 365 of 365 days2011: 365 of 365 days2012: 366 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 365 of 365 days2015: 365 of 365 days2016: 366 of 366 days2017: 364 of 365 days2018: 365 of 365 days2019: 365 of 365 days2020: 366 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 365 of 365 days2023: 365 of 365 days2024: 366 of 366 days2025: 365 of 365 days2026: 287 of 365 days19501960197019801990200020102020
79 years of record at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. 1 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 2026.
Days with data per year at Columbus Metro AP
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1948365100%Yes
1949365100%Yes
1950365100%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954365100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
1956366100%Yes
1957365100%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
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974365100%Yes
1975365100%Yes
1976366100%Yes
1977365100%Yes
1978365100%Yes
1979365100%Yes
1980366100%Yes
1981365100%Yes
1982365100%Yes
1983365100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
1988366100%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
1991365100%Yes
1992366100%Yes
1993365100%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995365100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998365100%Yes
1999365100%Yes
2000366100%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002365100%Yes
2003364100%Yes
2004366100%Yes
2005365100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
2007365100%Yes
2008366100%Yes
2009365100%Yes
2010365100%Yes
2011365100%Yes
2012366100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014365100%Yes
2015365100%Yes
2016366100%Yes
2017364100%Yes
2018365100%Yes
2019365100%Yes
2020366100%Yes
2021365100%Yes
2022365100%Yes
2023365100%Yes
2024366100%Yes
2025365100%Yes
202628779%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Columbus Metro AP
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
13 October 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high max (Provisional)32.8 C (91.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)51 years24 of 100 (Routine)
3 October 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)22.8 C (73.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)7 years10 of 100 (Routine)
19 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)36.1 C (97.0 F)tie16 years2 of 100 (Routine)
16 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie21 years3 of 100 (Routine)
6 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.3 C (73.9 F)tie76 years7 of 100 (Routine)
4 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie36 years4 of 100 (Routine)
3 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)12 years11 of 100 (Routine)
2 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)24.4 C (75.9 F)tie5 years2 of 100 (Routine)
1 September 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie, Provisional)23.9 C (75.0 F)tie75 years7 of 100 (Routine)
18 August 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie31 years4 of 100 (Routine)
17 August 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie)25.6 C (78.1 F)tie24 years3 of 100 (Routine)
11 August 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain86.9 mm (3.4 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)16 years30 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Columbus Metro AP, USmonthly high min (Tie)27.2 C (81.0 F)tie46 years7 of 100 (Routine)
5 July 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain37.3 mm (1.5 in)13.2 mm (0.5 in)44 years29 of 100 (Routine)
4 July 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily high min (Tie)25.0 C (77.0 F)tie7 years2 of 100 (Routine)
18 June 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain100.6 mm (4.0 in)56.7 mm (2.2 in)7 years49 of 100 (Notable)
7 May 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain74.9 mm (2.9 in)40.9 mm (1.6 in)65 years51 of 100 (Notable)
6 May 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain33.5 mm (1.3 in)11.4 mm (0.4 in)13 years18 of 100 (Routine)
1 May 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily low max (Tie)20.0 C (68.0 F)tie12 years2 of 100 (Routine)
28 April 2026Columbus Metro AP, USdaily rain33.8 mm (1.3 in)1.8 mm (0.07 in)64 years26 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

78 complete years, 1948 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Columbus Metro AP as warming stripes, 1948 to 2025 One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.5 C (65.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 17.1 C (62.7 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 20.3 C (68.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F). 1948: 18.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1949: 18.7 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1950: 17.9 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1951: 18.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1952: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1953: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1954: 18.3 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1955: 18.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1956: 18.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1957: 18.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1958: 17.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1959: 18.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1960: 17.4 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1961: 17.5 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1962: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1963: 17.3 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1964: 17.7 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1965: 18.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 17.6 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 17.9 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1968: 17.1 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1969: 17.2 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1970: 18.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1971: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 18.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1973: 18.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1974: 18.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1975: 18.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1976: 17.2 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1977: 18.4 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 18.2 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1979: 18.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1980: 18.5 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1981: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 18.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1983: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1984: 18.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1985: 18.6 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1986: 19.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1987: 18.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1988: 18.1 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1989: 18.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1990: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1991: 19.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1992: 18.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1993: 18.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1994: 18.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1995: 18.6 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1996: 18.1 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1997: 18.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1998: 19.8 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1999: 19.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2000: 18.7 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2001: 18.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2002: 19.1 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2003: 18.5 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2004: 18.8 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2005: 18.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2006: 19.4 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2007: 19.1 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2008: 18.2 C, -0.3 C from the station mean2009: 18.0 C, -0.5 C from the station mean2010: 18.3 C, -0.2 C from the station mean2011: 19.5 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2012: 20.0 C, +1.4 C from the station mean2013: 18.8 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2014: 18.0 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2015: 19.3 C, +0.8 C from the station mean2016: 19.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2017: 20.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2018: 19.7 C, +1.1 C from the station mean2019: 20.3 C, +1.7 C from the station mean2020: 19.8 C, +1.2 C from the station mean2021: 19.0 C, +0.4 C from the station mean2022: 19.2 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2023: 19.6 C, +1.0 C from the station mean2024: 20.0 C, +1.5 C from the station mean2025: 19.3 C, +0.7 C from the station mean19481960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 78 complete years at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 18.5 C (65.4 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1968, at 17.1 C (62.7 F), and the warmest was 2019, at 20.3 C (68.5 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.8 C (3.2 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbus Metro AP as warming stripes, 1948 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
194818.3 C-0.28 C
194918.7 C+0.13 C
195017.9 C-0.66 C
195118.2 C-0.36 C
195218.0 C-0.56 C
195318.0 C-0.57 C
195418.3 C-0.25 C
195518.0 C-0.54 C
195618.2 C-0.38 C
195718.6 C+0.05 C
195817.2 C-1.34 C
195918.0 C-0.49 C
196017.4 C-1.18 C
196117.5 C-1.01 C
196218.0 C-0.56 C
196317.3 C-1.21 C
196417.7 C-0.82 C
196518.2 C-0.34 C
196617.6 C-0.93 C
196717.9 C-0.61 C
196817.1 C-1.47 C
196917.2 C-1.31 C
197018.1 C-0.41 C
197118.4 C-0.17 C
197218.6 C+0.11 C
197318.3 C-0.23 C
197418.6 C+0.06 C
197518.3 C-0.19 C
197617.2 C-1.36 C
197718.4 C-0.16 C
197818.2 C-0.37 C
197918.1 C-0.43 C
198018.5 C-0.08 C
198118.1 C-0.46 C
198218.8 C+0.28 C
198318.0 C-0.56 C
198418.5 C+0.01 C
198518.6 C+0.05 C
198619.5 C+1.01 C
198718.5 C+0.01 C
198818.1 C-0.48 C
198918.2 C-0.32 C
199019.6 C+1.05 C
199119.2 C+0.71 C
199218.2 C-0.33 C
199318.5 C-0.01 C
199418.5 C-0.02 C
199518.6 C+0.06 C
199618.1 C-0.42 C
199718.2 C-0.31 C
199819.8 C+1.29 C
199919.2 C+0.66 C
200018.7 C+0.17 C
200118.8 C+0.30 C
200219.1 C+0.53 C
200318.5 C+0.01 C
200418.8 C+0.22 C
200518.8 C+0.28 C
200619.4 C+0.91 C
200719.1 C+0.61 C
200818.2 C-0.30 C
200918.0 C-0.54 C
201018.3 C-0.23 C
201119.5 C+0.98 C
201220.0 C+1.43 C
201318.8 C+0.29 C
201418.0 C-0.56 C
201519.3 C+0.76 C
201619.7 C+1.13 C
201720.0 C+1.51 C
201819.7 C+1.13 C
201920.3 C+1.75 C
202019.8 C+1.23 C
202119.0 C+0.42 C
202219.2 C+0.66 C
202319.6 C+1.05 C
202420.0 C+1.51 C
202519.3 C+0.74 C

The annual mean temperature here has risen by 0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade over 1948 to 2025. In Fahrenheit: 0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 78 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbus Metro AP
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.2 C (0.2 to 0.3) per decade0.4 F (0.3 to 0.5) per decade1948 to 202578Rise
Mean daily maximum0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade1948 to 202578Rise
Mean daily minimum0.3 C (0.3 to 0.4) per decade0.6 F (0.5 to 0.7) per decade1948 to 202578Rise

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

1948 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Columbus Metro AP: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)41.1 C (106.0 F)201237.8 C (100.0 F)79
Coldest night (TNn)-18.9 C (-2.0 F)1985-8.3 C (17.1 F)79
Wettest day (Rx1day)150.4 mm (5.9 in)202091.7 mm (3.6 in)79
Wettest five days (Rx5day)224.6 mm (8.8 in)2015128.2 mm (5.0 in)79
Longest dry spell (CDD)49 days196123 days79

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus Metro AP by year The hottest day of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 3234363840421960198020002020Record: 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2012
The hottest day of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 41.1 C (106.0 F) in 2012, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus Metro AP by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194937.2 C (99.0 F)
195038.3 C (100.9 F)
195137.8 C (100.0 F)
195240.0 C (104.0 F)
195336.7 C (98.1 F)
195439.4 C (102.9 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195637.8 C (100.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195937.8 C (100.0 F)
196036.7 C (98.1 F)
196136.1 C (97.0 F)
196236.7 C (98.1 F)
196338.3 C (100.9 F)
196437.2 C (99.0 F)
196536.1 C (97.0 F)
196638.9 C (102.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196838.3 C (100.9 F)
196937.2 C (99.0 F)
197038.3 C (100.9 F)
197135.6 C (96.1 F)
197236.1 C (97.0 F)
197336.1 C (97.0 F)
197435.6 C (96.1 F)
197535.6 C (96.1 F)
197636.7 C (98.1 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197840.0 C (104.0 F)
197938.9 C (102.0 F)
198039.4 C (102.9 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198235.6 C (96.1 F)
198338.9 C (102.0 F)
198438.9 C (102.0 F)
198539.4 C (102.9 F)
198640.0 C (104.0 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198838.3 C (100.9 F)
198937.2 C (99.0 F)
199039.4 C (102.9 F)
199137.2 C (99.0 F)
199237.8 C (100.0 F)
199338.3 C (100.9 F)
199433.9 C (93.0 F)
199539.4 C (102.9 F)
199636.7 C (98.1 F)
199736.7 C (98.1 F)
199838.3 C (100.9 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200040.0 C (104.0 F)
200136.1 C (97.0 F)
200237.2 C (99.0 F)
200334.4 C (93.9 F)
200437.2 C (99.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
200637.8 C (100.0 F)
200740.0 C (104.0 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200936.7 C (98.1 F)
201039.4 C (102.9 F)
201138.9 C (102.0 F)
201241.1 C (106.0 F)
201335.6 C (96.1 F)
201436.7 C (98.1 F)
201537.8 C (100.0 F)
201637.2 C (99.0 F)
201736.7 C (98.1 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201938.3 C (100.9 F)
202037.2 C (99.0 F)
202136.7 C (98.1 F)
202238.9 C (102.0 F)
202338.9 C (102.0 F)
202438.3 C (100.9 F)
202538.9 C (102.0 F)
202637.8 C (100.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus Metro AP by year The coldest night of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F). -20-15-10-501960198020002020Record: -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985
The coldest night of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is -18.9 C (-2.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -8.3 C (17.1 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus Metro AP by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1948-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1949-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1950-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1952-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1953-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1954-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1955-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1956-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1957-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1959-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1960-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1961-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1962-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1963-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1964-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1966-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1967-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1970-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1971-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1972-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1973-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1974-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1975-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1977-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1978-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1979-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1980-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1981-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1982-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1983-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1984-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1985-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1986-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1988-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1989-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1990-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1991-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1992-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1993-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1994-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1995-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1996-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1997-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1998-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1999-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2000-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2001-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2002-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2003-11.1 C (12.0 F)
2004-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2005-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2006-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2007-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2010-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011-6.1 C (21.0 F)
2012-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2013-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2014-11.6 C (11.1 F)
2015-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2016-4.9 C (23.2 F)
2017-7.1 C (19.2 F)
2018-7.7 C (18.1 F)
2019-4.3 C (24.3 F)
2020-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2021-3.8 C (25.2 F)
2022-10.5 C (13.1 F)
2023-2.1 C (28.2 F)
2024-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2025-8.2 C (17.2 F)
2026-7.8 C (18.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus Metro AP by year The wettest day of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in). 0501001502001960198020002020Record: 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2020
The wettest day of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2020, marked on the chart; the median year is 91.7 mm (3.6 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus Metro AP by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
194883.8 mm (3.3 in)
1949131.6 mm (5.2 in)
195064.5 mm (2.5 in)
195178.5 mm (3.1 in)
1952101.1 mm (4.0 in)
1953128.0 mm (5.0 in)
195445.2 mm (1.8 in)
1955101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1956110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1957109.0 mm (4.3 in)
1958123.2 mm (4.9 in)
195998.6 mm (3.9 in)
196079.8 mm (3.1 in)
196197.0 mm (3.8 in)
196267.8 mm (2.7 in)
196351.3 mm (2.0 in)
1964127.0 mm (5.0 in)
196580.3 mm (3.2 in)
1966130.3 mm (5.1 in)
196762.5 mm (2.5 in)
196862.2 mm (2.4 in)
1969113.5 mm (4.5 in)
197078.2 mm (3.1 in)
1971105.4 mm (4.1 in)
197263.5 mm (2.5 in)
197380.8 mm (3.2 in)
197478.5 mm (3.1 in)
1975103.4 mm (4.1 in)
197685.3 mm (3.4 in)
1977135.1 mm (5.3 in)
197879.0 mm (3.1 in)
197977.5 mm (3.1 in)
198056.9 mm (2.2 in)
1981145.8 mm (5.7 in)
198280.0 mm (3.1 in)
198366.0 mm (2.6 in)
198448.8 mm (1.9 in)
198561.7 mm (2.4 in)
1986105.4 mm (4.1 in)
198758.7 mm (2.3 in)
198850.5 mm (2.0 in)
1989138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1990136.7 mm (5.4 in)
199194.0 mm (3.7 in)
1992105.4 mm (4.1 in)
199365.3 mm (2.6 in)
199488.9 mm (3.5 in)
1995104.9 mm (4.1 in)
199660.2 mm (2.4 in)
199756.9 mm (2.2 in)
199891.7 mm (3.6 in)
199942.2 mm (1.7 in)
200074.7 mm (2.9 in)
2001111.8 mm (4.4 in)
200267.6 mm (2.7 in)
200366.8 mm (2.6 in)
200494.2 mm (3.7 in)
200599.1 mm (3.9 in)
200674.4 mm (2.9 in)
200765.0 mm (2.6 in)
2008115.3 mm (4.5 in)
2009138.2 mm (5.4 in)
2010121.2 mm (4.8 in)
201183.3 mm (3.3 in)
201253.3 mm (2.1 in)
2013145.5 mm (5.7 in)
201499.3 mm (3.9 in)
201596.5 mm (3.8 in)
201691.7 mm (3.6 in)
2017116.6 mm (4.6 in)
201894.0 mm (3.7 in)
201972.1 mm (2.8 in)
2020150.4 mm (5.9 in)
2021133.1 mm (5.2 in)
202266.5 mm (2.6 in)
2023111.8 mm (4.4 in)
2024108.7 mm (4.3 in)
202592.2 mm (3.6 in)
2026100.6 mm (4.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus Metro AP by year The wettest five days of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 224.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in). 501001502002501960198020002020Record: 224.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2015
The wettest five days of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 224.6 mm (8.8 in) in 2015, marked on the chart; the median year is 128.2 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus Metro AP by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1948187.9 mm (7.4 in)
1949156.5 mm (6.2 in)
1950103.7 mm (4.1 in)
1951105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1952137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1953160.8 mm (6.3 in)
195462.8 mm (2.5 in)
1955149.3 mm (5.9 in)
1956185.2 mm (7.3 in)
1957156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1958156.8 mm (6.2 in)
1959162.2 mm (6.4 in)
1960121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1961141.0 mm (5.6 in)
196296.0 mm (3.8 in)
196399.0 mm (3.9 in)
1964186.7 mm (7.4 in)
196582.1 mm (3.2 in)
1966201.9 mm (7.9 in)
1967148.6 mm (5.9 in)
196890.6 mm (3.6 in)
1969191.2 mm (7.5 in)
1970128.1 mm (5.0 in)
1971156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1972117.6 mm (4.6 in)
197390.8 mm (3.6 in)
1974121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1975120.3 mm (4.7 in)
1976106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1977217.1 mm (8.5 in)
1978123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1979119.3 mm (4.7 in)
1980106.5 mm (4.2 in)
1981169.9 mm (6.7 in)
198293.5 mm (3.7 in)
198382.3 mm (3.2 in)
198489.0 mm (3.5 in)
198587.8 mm (3.5 in)
1986141.0 mm (5.6 in)
1987112.0 mm (4.4 in)
198891.9 mm (3.6 in)
1989202.1 mm (8.0 in)
1990210.6 mm (8.3 in)
1991103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1992171.2 mm (6.7 in)
199386.9 mm (3.4 in)
1994153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1995150.9 mm (5.9 in)
199681.5 mm (3.2 in)
1997109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1998108.8 mm (4.3 in)
199955.9 mm (2.2 in)
200089.0 mm (3.5 in)
2001133.4 mm (5.3 in)
200278.0 mm (3.1 in)
2003133.9 mm (5.3 in)
2004105.1 mm (4.1 in)
2005141.7 mm (5.6 in)
200683.1 mm (3.3 in)
200770.5 mm (2.8 in)
2008177.8 mm (7.0 in)
2009152.5 mm (6.0 in)
2010121.2 mm (4.8 in)
2011128.2 mm (5.0 in)
201272.6 mm (2.9 in)
2013195.1 mm (7.7 in)
2014112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2015224.6 mm (8.8 in)
2016140.7 mm (5.5 in)
2017181.1 mm (7.1 in)
2018170.9 mm (6.7 in)
2019111.1 mm (4.4 in)
2020203.0 mm (8.0 in)
2021194.1 mm (7.6 in)
2022117.9 mm (4.6 in)
2023142.3 mm (5.6 in)
2024180.4 mm (7.1 in)
2025136.3 mm (5.4 in)
2026176.5 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus Metro AP by year The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days. 10203040501960198020002020Record: 49 days in 1961
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus Metro AP, 1948 to 2026. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 23 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus Metro AP by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
194819 days
194917 days
195025 days
195123 days
195217 days
195326 days
195425 days
195523 days
195623 days
195716 days
195827 days
195919 days
196024 days
196149 days
196231 days
196333 days
196433 days
196532 days
196616 days
196724 days
196820 days
196919 days
197021 days
197123 days
197224 days
197326 days
197421 days
197520 days
197613 days
197717 days
197843 days
197918 days
198026 days
198122 days
198220 days
198321 days
198440 days
198523 days
198635 days
198726 days
198818 days
198914 days
199025 days
199123 days
199215 days
199330 days
199416 days
199522 days
199627 days
199720 days
199832 days
199925 days
200028 days
200139 days
200218 days
200324 days
200416 days
200525 days
200617 days
200721 days
200821 days
200929 days
201022 days
201125 days
201221 days
201321 days
201433 days
201514 days
201643 days
201717 days
201819 days
201926 days
202018 days
202115 days
202230 days
202327 days
202430 days
202529 days
202622 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

78 years with a frost

Across 78 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus Metro AP falls on 15 March and the median first autumn frost on 15 November, which leaves a median of 248 days between them.

In 1996 to 2025 the median growing season was 264 days. That is 37 days more than in 1948 to 1977.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +6.4 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbus Metro AP
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1948 to 1977)Recent period (1996 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 March24 March5 March19 days earlier-3.9 days per decade
First autumn frost15 November7 November21 November14 days later+2.4 days per decade
Growing days248 days227 days264 days37 days more+6.4 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

78 years, 1948 to 2025

A day with at least 89.3 mm (3.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 164.7 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Columbus Metro AP: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years89.3 mm (3.5 in)
5 years114.7 mm (4.5 in)
10 years129.2 mm (5.1 in)
25 years145.1 mm (5.7 in)
50 years155.5 mm (6.1 in)
100 years164.7 mm (6.5 in)Longer than the 78 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 78 years of values from 1948 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: 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 2020; 145.8 mm (5.7 in) in 1981; 145.5 mm (5.7 in) in 2013.

Station Changes

2 suspected

2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Columbus Metro AP, at 1970 and 2004. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1970 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 2004 ran 0.3 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (possible change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Columbus Metro AP, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1970+0.3+0.6likely5
2004-0.3-0.6possible5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Columbus Metro AP had a mean temperature of 19.5 C (67.0 F) and 1,317.6 mm (51.9 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Camilla 3SE (United States, 163 km away), Metter (United States, 272 km away) and Dothan Rgnl AP (United States, 141 km away).

Climate twins of Columbus Metro AP: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
Camilla 3SEUnited States163 km (101 mi)19.5 C (67.1 F)1,336.5 mm (52.6 in)0.54
MetterUnited States272 km (169 mi)19.3 C (66.7 F)1,265.8 mm (49.8 in)0.55
Dothan Rgnl APUnited States141 km (88 mi)19.5 C (67.1 F)1,331.8 mm (52.4 in)0.55

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.

Download the Data

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-17).