39.991°N, 82.877°W · station CMHthr · 1878–2026 · 149 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Columbus: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 106°F · coldest ever -22°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
74°Jan 25, 1950
-22°Jan 19, 1994
Feb
78°Feb 24, 2017
-20°Feb 10, 1899
Mar
86°Mar 22, 2026
-6°Mar 9, 1984
Apr
90°Apr 25, 1915
14°Apr 7, 1982
May
96°May 31, 1895
25°May 10, 1966
Jun
102°Jun 28, 1944
35°Jun 11, 1972
Jul
106°Jul 21, 1934
43°Jul 6, 1972
Aug
103°Aug 5, 1918
39°Aug 29, 1965
Sep
100°Sep 2, 1953
31°Sep 21, 1962
Oct
94°Oct 1, 2019
17°Oct 21, 1952
Nov
80°Nov 1, 1950
-5°Nov 22, 1880
Dec
76°Dec 3, 1982
-17°Dec 22, 1989
All-time
106°Jul 21, 1934
-22°Jan 19, 1994
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Columbus on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Jul 5
98°
1881
145yrs
Aug 11
97°
1881
145yrs
Mar 1
69°
1882
144yrs
Feb 16
72°
1883
143yrs
Apr 13
86°
1883
143yrs
Jul 16
100°
1887
139yrs
Jul 17
99°
1887
139yrs
Jul 29
98°
1887
139yrs
Jun 20
97°
1888
138yrs
Jun 22
97°
1888
138yrs
Mar 16
74°
1889
137yrs
Dec 23
66°
1889
137yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Oct 31
24°
1878
148yrs
Jan 2
-13°
1879
147yrs
Jan 3
-20°
1879
147yrs
Jan 4
-10°
1879
147yrs
Apr 2
18°
1879
147yrs
Oct 24
25°
1879
147yrs
Nov 1
25°
1879
147yrs
Nov 18
10°
1880
146yrs
Nov 19
-3°
1880
146yrs
Nov 21
5°
1880
146yrs
Nov 22
-5°
1880
146yrs
Nov 23
-1°
1880
146yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
106°F
1934-07-21
Coldest ever
-22°F
1994-01-19
Longest heat streak
14 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1881-07-16
The Warming Trend
Columbus's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
20 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 20 · record 49 in 1936
66 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 108 · record 144 in 1976
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.