Ohio · THREADEX · 1878–2026

Columbus, OH

39.991°N, 82.877°W · station CMHthr · 149 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 15

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbus.
90°MON7/1393°TUE7/1496°WED7/1595°THU7/1693°FRI7/1790°SAT7/1888°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 15

Today ranks

#4 / 148
warmest Jul 15 in 148 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 15 ever

106°F
set in 1936

Coolest Jul 15 ever

66°F
set in 1945

Hottest Jul 15 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 15 at Columbus. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
66861061878: 89°F1879: 96°F1880: 95°F1881: 92°F1882: 80°F1883: 83°F1884: 79°F1885: 86°F1886: 70°F1887: 96°F1888: 73°F1889: 75°F1890: 94°F1891: 76°F1892: 85°F1893: 93°F1894: 89°F1895: 82°F1896: 88°F1897: 83°F1898: 91°F1899: 79°F1900: 97°F1901: 86°F1902: 86°F1903: 72°F1904: 85°F1905: 88°F1906: 84°F1907: 87°F1908: 88°F1909: 87°F1910: 88°F1911: 89°F1912: 92°F1913: 88°F1914: 82°F1915: 92°F1916: 92°F1917: 81°F1918: 86°F1919: 83°F1920: 84°F1921: 86°F1922: 85°F1923: 91°F1924: 76°F1925: 89°F1926: 78°F1927: 81°F1928: 75°F1929: 78°F1930: 79°F1931: 91°F1932: 94°F1933: 84°F1934: 96°F1935: 86°F1936: 106°F1937: 91°F1938: 79°F1939: 75°F1940: 83°F1941: 88°F1942: 85°F1943: 87°F1944: 85°F1945: 66°F1946: 78°F1947: 77°F1948: 84°F1949: 87°F1950: 83°F1951: 88°F1952: 95°F1953: 92°F1954: 80°F1955: 79°F1956: 80°F1957: 86°F1958: 87°F1959: 90°F1960: 71°F1961: 77°F1962: 74°F1963: 85°F1964: 74°F1965: 84°F1966: 81°F1967: 71°F1968: 90°F1969: 88°F1970: 89°F1971: 82°F1972: 88°F1973: 82°F1974: 87°F1975: 83°F1976: 93°F1977: 94°F1978: 85°F1979: 85°F1980: 86°F1981: 77°F1982: 87°F1983: 93°F1984: 88°F1985: 84°F1986: 86°F1987: 76°F1988: 91°F1989: 79°F1990: 75°F1991: 86°F1992: 89°F1993: 79°F1994: 86°F1995: 97°F1996: 90°F1997: 86°F1998: 84°F1999: 92°F2000: 85°F2001: 88°F2002: 91°F2003: 83°F2004: 81°F2005: 86°F2006: 90°F2007: 83°F2008: 82°F2009: 84°F2010: 89°F2011: 86°F2012: 85°F2013: 92°F2014: 78°F2015: 73°F2016: 87°F2017: 83°F2018: 87°F2019: 93°F2020: 87°F2021: 89°F2022: 86°F2023: 80°F2024: 91°F2025: 90°F96° forecast187819362025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1596°F
Hottest this date since1995
This-date record106°F
This-date rank#4 of 148
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1934)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1878–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbus in each calendar month, and for the whole 1878–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan74°F1950-22°F1994
Feb78°F2017-20°F1899
Mar86°F2026-6°F1984
Apr90°F191514°F1982
May96°F189525°F1966
Jun102°F194435°F1972
Jul106°F193443°F1972
Aug103°F191839°F1965
Sep100°F195331°F1962
Oct94°F201917°F1952
Nov80°F1950-5°F1880
Dec76°F1982-17°F1989
All-time106°F1934-22°F1994

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (86°F)

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

14 days
record run, ended Jul 16 1881

So far in 2026

11 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: 86°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 37°FJan: 22°FFeb: 41°FFeb: 25°FMar: 51°FMar: 32°FApr: 64°FApr: 43°FMay: 74°FMay: 53°FJun: 82°FJun: 62°FJul: 85°FJul: 66°FAug: 84°FAug: 64°FSep: 78°FSep: 57°FOct: 66°FOct: 45°FNov: 52°FNov: 35°FDec: 42°FDec: 28°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:14 AM
Sunset7:00 PM
Solar noon11:37 AM
Daylight14h 47m · losing 7 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

39.99°N, 82.88°W

Nearby Stations

Zanesville, OH52 mi EMansfield, OH60 mi NEWilmington, OH61 mi SWDayton, OH71 mi WNew Philadelphia, OH83 mi EParkersburg, WV88 mi SE

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Columbus, OH — last six weeks of daily high

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.
Columbus, OH — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1878

Each cell is one day's high at Columbus, coloured by temperature — 149 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbus, OH daily high heat map 1878–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Columbus — counted through Jul 15 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
11 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 45th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 8. Record: 27 in 1934.

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