Ohio · THREADEX · 1878–2026

Columbus, OH

39.991°N, 82.877°W · station CMHthr · 149 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbus.
70°TUE7/1473°WED7/1575°THU7/1673°FRI7/1773°SAT7/1871°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#133 / 148
coldest Jul 14 in 148 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

47°F
set in 1950

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Columbus. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
4762771878: 69°F1879: 72°F1880: 74°F1881: 74°F1882: 57°F1883: 68°F1884: 66°F1885: 62°F1886: 62°F1887: 69°F1888: 53°F1889: 69°F1890: 65°F1891: 67°F1892: 69°F1893: 75°F1894: 66°F1895: 63°F1896: 68°F1897: 58°F1898: 68°F1899: 66°F1900: 59°F1901: 68°F1902: 64°F1903: 56°F1904: 57°F1905: 67°F1906: 65°F1907: 62°F1908: 72°F1909: 67°F1910: 63°F1911: 62°F1912: 70°F1913: 66°F1914: 68°F1915: 70°F1916: 71°F1917: 60°F1918: 61°F1919: 69°F1920: 67°F1921: 70°F1922: 59°F1923: 63°F1924: 66°F1925: 58°F1926: 53°F1927: 66°F1928: 60°F1929: 67°F1930: 56°F1931: 70°F1932: 65°F1933: 65°F1934: 71°F1935: 66°F1936: 77°F1937: 70°F1938: 67°F1939: 67°F1940: 50°F1941: 65°F1942: 69°F1943: 70°F1944: 65°F1945: 66°F1946: 65°F1947: 67°F1948: 71°F1949: 67°F1950: 47°F1951: 63°F1952: 62°F1953: 58°F1954: 67°F1955: 70°F1956: 63°F1957: 69°F1958: 64°F1959: 63°F1960: 66°F1961: 65°F1962: 70°F1963: 65°F1964: 59°F1965: 68°F1966: 70°F1967: 53°F1968: 68°F1969: 58°F1970: 67°F1971: 58°F1972: 64°F1973: 67°F1974: 65°F1975: 57°F1976: 53°F1977: 63°F1978: 66°F1979: 67°F1980: 65°F1981: 63°F1982: 66°F1983: 66°F1984: 62°F1985: 69°F1986: 66°F1987: 59°F1988: 68°F1989: 59°F1990: 64°F1991: 66°F1992: 68°F1993: 71°F1994: 71°F1995: 67°F1996: 68°F1997: 68°F1998: 71°F1999: 64°F2000: 63°F2001: 55°F2002: 65°F2003: 60°F2004: 71°F2005: 71°F2006: 71°F2007: 60°F2008: 70°F2009: 56°F2010: 65°F2011: 63°F2012: 69°F2013: 72°F2014: 70°F2015: 66°F2016: 69°F2017: 70°F2018: 70°F2019: 70°F2020: 63°F2021: 70°F2022: 63°F2023: 70°F2024: 68°F2025: 70°F70° forecast187819502025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1470°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record47°F
This-date rank#133 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°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

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: 66°F · forecast is +4° 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 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 Jul 14 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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