39.991°N, 82.877°W · station CMHthr · 149 years of record
93°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 2
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
#16 / 148
warmest Sep 1 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
99°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 1 ever
62°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 90°F — 16th warmest Sep 1 of 148 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2012.
Ranks
#10 / 148
warmest Sep 2 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 2 ever
61°F
set in 2017
Forecast high 93°F — 10th warmest Sep 2 of 148 years · record 100°F (1953) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#19 / 148
warmest Sep 3 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
99°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 3 ever
60°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 90°F — 19th warmest Sep 3 of 148 years · record 99°F (1953) · warmest since 2018.
Ranks
#18 / 148
warmest Sep 4 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
96°F
set in 1953
Coolest Sep 4 ever
63°F
set in 1891
Forecast high 88°F — 18th warmest Sep 4 of 148 years · record 96°F (1953) · warmest since 2023.
Ranks
#45 / 148
warmest Sep 5 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 5 ever
62°F
set in 1885
Forecast high 86°F — 45th warmest Sep 5 of 148 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#63 / 148
warmest Sep 6 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
99°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
65°F
set in 1988
Forecast high 84°F — 63rd warmest Sep 6 of 148 years · record 99°F (1954) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#55 / 148
warmest Sep 7 in 148 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
98°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
64°F
set in 1924
Forecast high 83°F — 55th warmest Sep 7 of 148 years · record 98°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
74°FJan 25, 1950
-22°FJan 19, 1994
Feb
78°FFeb 24, 2017
-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar
86°FMar 22, 2026
-6°FMar 9, 1984
Apr
90°FApr 25, 1915
14°FApr 7, 1982
May
96°FMay 31, 1895
25°FMay 10, 1966
Jun
102°FJun 28, 1944
35°FJun 11, 1972
Jul
106°FJul 21, 1934
43°FJul 6, 1972
Aug
103°FAug 5, 1918
39°FAug 29, 1965
Sep
100°FSep 2, 1953
31°FSep 21, 1962
Oct
94°FOct 1, 2019
17°FOct 21, 1952
Nov
80°FNov 1, 1950
-5°FNov 22, 1880
Dec
76°FDec 3, 1982
-17°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
106°FJul 21, 1934
-22°FJan 19, 1994
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Aug 30.
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
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 · Jul 10, 1881
Coldest high ever
-7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 9, 1899
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
58°FJan 25, 1950
-5°FJan 20, 1985
Feb
60°FFeb 20, 2018
-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar
64°FMar 30, 1910
14°FMar 3, 1943
Apr
68°FApr 30, 1970
28°FApr 12, 1940
May
75°FMay 26, 1880
37°FMay 9, 1923
Jun
77°FJun 9, 1914
51°FJun 23, 1972
Jul
82°FJul 10, 1881
66°FJul 15, 1945
Aug
77°FAug 27, 1880
60°FAug 30, 1915
Sep
75°FSep 1, 1880
48°FSep 29, 1967
Oct
72°FOct 3, 1884
32°FOct 30, 1917
Nov
63°FNov 2, 1946
12°FNov 27, 1930
Dec
62°FDec 6, 1998
1°FDec 29, 1880
All-time
82°FJul 10, 1881
-7°FFeb 9, 1899
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
20 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: 82°F · forecast is +10° 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.