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Columbus, OH

39.991°N, 82.877°W · station CMHthr · 149 years of record
62°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbus.
73°WED9/275°THU9/373°FRI9/470°SAT9/564°SUN9/663°MON9/762°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#90 / 148
coldest Sep 8 in 148 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

39°F
set in 1951

Mildest Sep 8 ever

73°F
set in 1945
Forecast low 62°F — 90th coldest Sep 8 of 148 years · record 39°F (1951) · coldest since 2025.
1878: 70°F1879: 51°F1880: 57°F1881: 70°F1882: 65°F1883: 48°F1884: 69°F1885: 56°F1886: 62°F1887: 45°F1888: 58°F1889: 51°F1890: 69°F1891: 51°F1892: 50°F1893: 61°F1894: 72°F1895: 54°F1896: 49°F1897: 61°F1898: 48°F1899: 63°F1900: 64°F1901: 60°F1902: 58°F1903: 70°F1904: 58°F1905: 59°F1906: 63°F1907: 58°F1908: 53°F1909: 56°F1910: 66°F1911: 66°F1912: 66°F1913: 58°F1914: 50°F1915: 65°F1916: 67°F1917: 57°F1918: 54°F1919: 68°F1920: 55°F1921: 61°F1922: 71°F1923: 60°F1924: 52°F1925: 62°F1926: 61°F1927: 68°F1928: 56°F1929: 66°F1930: 59°F1931: 59°F1932: 51°F1933: 70°F1934: 60°F1935: 58°F1936: 68°F1937: 63°F1938: 64°F1939: 71°F1940: 62°F1941: 65°F1942: 70°F1943: 57°F1944: 50°F1945: 73°F1946: 65°F1947: 70°F1948: 67°F1949: 48°F1950: 62°F1951: 39°F1952: 57°F1953: 46°F1954: 60°F1955: 50°F1956: 46°F1957: 46°F1958: 53°F1959: 67°F1960: 61°F1961: 62°F1962: 46°F1963: 57°F1964: 54°F1965: 66°F1966: 48°F1967: 54°F1968: 51°F1969: 57°F1970: 65°F1971: 64°F1972: 54°F1973: 56°F1974: 56°F1975: 56°F1976: 46°F1977: 57°F1978: 63°F1979: 52°F1980: 61°F1981: 56°F1982: 55°F1983: 52°F1984: 54°F1985: 70°F1986: 42°F1987: 66°F1988: 40°F1989: 69°F1990: 66°F1991: 56°F1992: 65°F1993: 56°F1994: 49°F1995: 64°F1996: 69°F1997: 61°F1998: 52°F1999: 63°F2000: 53°F2001: 70°F2002: 65°F2003: 60°F2004: 64°F2005: 57°F2006: 58°F2007: 70°F2008: 59°F2009: 65°F2010: 60°F2011: 61°F2012: 69°F2013: 67°F2014: 59°F2015: 68°F2016: 70°F2017: 50°F2018: 59°F2019: 56°F2020: 65°F2021: 59°F2022: 58°F2023: 65°F2024: 50°F2025: 46°F62° forecast354045505560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 862°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record39°F
This-date rank#90 of 148
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-22°F (1994)
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°FJan 25, 1950-22°FJan 19, 1994
Feb78°FFeb 24, 2017-20°FFeb 10, 1899
Mar86°FMar 22, 2026-6°FMar 9, 1984
Apr90°FApr 25, 191514°FApr 7, 1982
May96°FMay 31, 189525°FMay 10, 1966
Jun102°FJun 28, 194435°FJun 11, 1972
Jul106°FJul 21, 193443°FJul 6, 1972
Aug103°FAug 5, 191839°FAug 29, 1965
Sep100°FSep 2, 195331°FSep 21, 1962
Oct94°FOct 1, 201917°FOct 21, 1952
Nov80°FNov 1, 1950-5°FNov 22, 1880
Dec76°FDec 3, 1982-17°FDec 22, 1989
All-time106°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
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan58°FJan 25, 1950-5°FJan 20, 1985
Feb60°FFeb 20, 2018-7°FFeb 9, 1899
Mar64°FMar 30, 191014°FMar 3, 1943
Apr68°FApr 30, 197028°FApr 12, 1940
May75°FMay 26, 188037°FMay 9, 1923
Jun77°FJun 9, 191451°FJun 23, 1972
Jul82°FJul 10, 188166°FJul 15, 1945
Aug77°FAug 27, 188060°FAug 30, 1915
Sep75°FSep 1, 188048°FSep 29, 1967
Oct72°FOct 3, 188432°FOct 30, 1917
Nov63°FNov 2, 194612°FNov 27, 1930
Dec62°FDec 6, 19981°FDec 29, 1880
All-time82°FJul 10, 1881-7°FFeb 9, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

87 days
record run, ended Feb 22 1977

So far in 2026

66 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Columbus's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise4:59 AM
Sunset6:03 PM
Solar noon11:31 AM
Daylight13h 04m · losing 18 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 low 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 low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Columbus's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Columbus, OH — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1878

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

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Columbus — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 112th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 71. Record: 91 in 1885.

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