Climate of Columbus, Ohio

Climate of Columbus, Ohio

The Climate of Columbus, Ohio is similar to nearby cities of Chicago, Illinois and Toledo, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio deals with a variety of weather every year altering the climate of the city. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, blizzards, and winter storms occur from time to time.

The last tornado to hit the Columbus area was on October 26, 2010 when an EF0 was confirmed by the National Weather Service 1 mile north of Groveport, Ohio[1]. The last tornado touchdown previous to that was on September 22, 2010 and was also rated an EF0 with estimated wind speeds of 65mph[2]

The last major snow storm with snow accumulation was recorded on March 8, 2008. 20.4 inches of snow fell in Columbus during the North American blizzard of 2008 that affected a large portion of the midwestern United States. The area also received frozen precipitation, resulting in power outages across the central Ohio area. The northern portion of the Columbus Metropolitan Area received 12 to 18 inches of snow accumulation, with major snow drifts.

Data

Climate data for Columbus, Ohio (Port Columbus International Airport)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 74
(23)		 75
(24)		 83
(28)		 88
(31)		 93
(34)		 101
(38)		 104
(40)		 101
(38)		 100
(38)		 90
(32)		 80
(27)		 76
(24)		 104
(40)
Average high °F (°C) 36.2
(2.3)		 40.5
(4.7)		 51.7
(10.9)		 62.9
(17.2)		 73.3
(22.9)		 81.6
(27.6)		 85.3
(29.6)		 83.8
(28.8)		 77.1
(25.1)		 65.4
(18.6)		 52.4
(11.3)		 41.0
(5.0)		 62.6
Daily mean °F (°C) 28.3
(−2.1)		 32.0
(0.0)		 42.0
(5.6)		 52.0
(11.1)		 62.6
(17.0)		 71.2
(21.8)		 75.1
(23.9)		 73.5
(23.1)		 66.5
(19.2)		 54.7
(12.6)		 43.7
(6.5)		 33.5
(0.8)		 52.9
Average low °F (°C) 20.3
(−6.5)		 23.5
(−4.7)		 32.2
(0.1)		 41.2
(5.1)		 51.8
(11.0)		 60.7
(15.9)		 64.9
(18.3)		 63.2
(17.3)		 55.9
(13.3)		 44.0
(6.7)		 34.9
(1.6)		 25.9
(−3.4)		 43.2
Record low °F (°C) −22
(−30)		 −13
(−25)		 −6
(−21)		 14
(−10)		 25
(−4)		 35
(2)		 43
(6)		 39
(4)		 31
(−1)		 17
(−8)		 −4
(−20)		 −17
(−27)		 −22
(−30)
Precipitation inches (mm) 9.66
(245.4)		 7.00
(177.8)		 6.12
(155.4)		 3.24
(82.3)		 3.53
(89.7)		 4.00
(101.6)		 4.09
(103.9)		 3.13
(79.5)		 2.66
(67.6)		 1.69
(42.9)		 3.83
(97.3)		 7.43
(188.7)		 59.02
(1,499.1)
Rainfall inches (mm) 2.26
(57.4)		 2.00
(50.8)		 2.92
(74.2)		 3.14
(79.8)		 3.53
(89.7)		 4.00
(101.6)		 4.09
(103.9)		 3.13
(79.5)		 2.66
(67.6)		 1.69
(42.9)		 2.93
(74.4)		 2.83
(71.9)		 37.82
(960.6)
Snowfall inches (cm) 7.4
(18.8)		 5.0
(12.7)		 3.2
(8.1)		 0.1
(0.3)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.0
(0)		 0.9
(2.3)		 4.6
(11.7)		 21.2
(53.8)
% humidity 72.5 70.0 65.5 63.5 65.5 67.0 69.0 70.0 70.0 67.5 70.5 73.5 68.7
Avg. rainy days (≥ 0.01) 13.8 11.4 13.1 13.2 12.6 10.9 10.7 10.5 8.5 9.4 11.6 13.2 138.9
Avg. snowy days (≥ 0.1) 8.9 6.1 4.8 1.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.1 2.3 6.2 29.5
Sunshine hours 36% 42% 44% 51% 56% 60% 60% 60% 61% 56% 37% 31% —
Source: Weatherbase[3], NOAA[4], RSS Weather[5]

References

  1. ^ http://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/101026_rpts.html Storm Prediction Center Storm Reports
  2. ^ http://www.10tv.com/live/content/local/stories/2010/09/27/story-columbus-tornado-touchdown-far-east-side.html?sid=102 Tornado Touchdown In Columbus Confirmed. Accessed 11/25/2010
  3. ^ "Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio". http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weatherall.php3?s=82427&refer=&units=us. Retrieved 21 August 2010. 
  4. ^ "Climatography of the United States No. 20 (1971–2000)". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. 2004. http://cdo.ncdc.noaa.gov/climatenormals/clim20/va/448906.pdf. Retrieved 21 August 2010. 
  5. ^ "Climate for Columbus, Ohio". http://www.rssweather.com/climate/Ohio/Columbus/. Retrieved 21 August 2010. 
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