32.516°N, 84.942°W · station CSGthr · 136 years of record
81°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbus.
This Day in History
Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Columbus — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
Ranks
#108 / 125
warmest Oct 17 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
91°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 17 ever
52°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 70°F — 108th warmest Oct 17 of 125 years · record 91°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#119 / 125
warmest Oct 18 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1916
Coolest Oct 18 ever
54°F
set in 1955
Forecast high 68°F — 119th warmest Oct 18 of 125 years · record 91°F (1916) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#95 / 123
warmest Oct 19 in 123 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
92°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 19 ever
52°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 71°F — 95th warmest Oct 19 of 123 years · record 92°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#73 / 124
warmest Oct 20 in 124 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
89°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
52°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 77°F — 73rd warmest Oct 20 of 124 years · record 89°F (2016) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#45 / 125
warmest Oct 21 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1910
Coolest Oct 21 ever
51°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 80°F — 45th warmest Oct 21 of 125 years · record 89°F (1910) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#44 / 125
warmest Oct 22 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
91°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 22 ever
56°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 80°F — 44th warmest Oct 22 of 125 years · record 91°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#27 / 125
warmest Oct 23 in 125 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
90°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
53°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 81°F — 27th warmest Oct 23 of 125 years · record 90°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbus in each calendar month, and for the whole 1891–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
84°FJan 25, 1943
-2°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
84°FFeb 18, 1927
-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar
92°FMar 23, 1907
16°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
95°FApr 30, 1942
28°FApr 7, 1950
May
100°FMay 12, 1916
39°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
106°FJun 30, 2012
44°FJun 3, 1956
Jul
105°FJul 20, 1913
59°FJul 2, 1937
Aug
104°FAug 27, 1938
57°FAug 5, 1950
Sep
106°FSep 5, 1925
38°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
101°FOct 4, 2019
24°FOct 30, 1952
Nov
88°FNov 1, 1926
10°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
84°FDec 5, 1926
4°FDec 13, 1962
All-time
106°FSep 5, 1925
-3°FFeb 13, 1899
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Record Warm Nights & Cold Days
Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.
Warmest low ever
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 25, 1930
Coldest high ever
23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
69°FJan 1, 2022
23°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
68°FFeb 23, 2023
26°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar
69°FMar 23, 1929
36°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
72°FApr 24, 1958
47°FApr 26, 1910
May
79°FMay 28, 1911
57°FMay 5, 2017
Jun
82°FJun 25, 1930
65°FJun 17, 1961
Jul
81°FJul 8, 1902
70°FJul 6, 1940
Aug
82°FAug 2, 1999
63°FAug 30, 1986
Sep
77°FSep 7, 1925
60°FSep 25, 1989
Oct
76°FOct 8, 2017
44°FOct 31, 1993
Nov
70°FNov 1, 1971
27°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
71°FDec 16, 1971
24°FDec 25, 1983
All-time
82°FJun 25, 1930
23°FJan 21, 1985
Hot Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
62 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1931
So far in 2026
98 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal high & low by month, from Columbus's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 76°F · forecast is +5° vs normal.
Columbus's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Columbus's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.