Now that the Summer of 2016 is but a memory, let’s take a quick look back at where it stands in the weather record books.
Temperature
Summer 2016 Means June-August Mean High: 85.5 June-August Mean Rank since 1878: 26th Warmest While the average high for Summer 2016 was certainly warm, it fell just outside of the top 25. By comparison to recent years, 2010 (85.6), 2011 (85.7) and 2012 (87.7) all had warmer average highs.
June-August Mean Low: 66.1 June-August Mean Low Rank since 1878: 4th Warmest The average low for the summer is what made 2016 much more exceptional. No recent years (last decade) were warmer, although 2010 did tie.
June-August Mean: 75.8 June-August Mean Rank since 1878: 10th So if you thought this summer was hot, well you were right. Only 2010 (75.9) and 2012 (76.4) were warmer of any recent years.
Monthly Means June Mean: 73.2 June Mean Rank since 1878: 17th Warmest July Mean: 76.6 July Mean Rank since 1878: 20th Warmest August Mean: 77.6 August Mean Rank since 1878: 6th Warmest The summer gradually became hotter as it went on.
Summer 2016 Misc. Temperature Stats # of 90+ Days: 18 90+ Days Rank: 22nd Warmest High: 95 Warmest Low: 77 Coldest High: 72 Coldest Low: 48
Daily Temperature Records June 11th: Record Warm Maximum Tie: 95: Tied with 1914 and 1933. August 10th: Record Warm Minimum Tie: 75: Tied with 2001. August 11th: Record Warm Minimum Tie: 76: Tied with 1918. August 12th: Record Warm Minimum: 76: Beat record from 1947. August 13th: Record Warm Minimum Tie: 75: Tied with 1995.
Precipitation June-July Precipitation Total: 13.53″ June-July Precipitation Rank since 1878: 29th Wettest Besides being warm, Summer 2016 was also fairly wet.
Monthly Precipitation Stats June Precipitation: 5.22″ June Precipitation Rank since 1878: 29th July Precipitation: 2.49″ July Precipitation Rank since 1878: 27th Driest August Precipitation: 5.82″ August Precipitation Rank since 1878: 13th Wettest So the summer was bookended by wet months with July being fairly dry.
Summer 2016 Misc. Precipitation Stats Total Precipitation Days (including Trace): 45 Total Measurable Precipitation Days: 30 Measurable Precipitation Days Rank since 1878: 16th Highest Days with 0.25″ or Higher: 16 Days with 0.50″ or Higher: 10 Days with 1.00″ or Higher: 4
Daily Precipitation Records June 23rd: 2.75″: Beat the old record in 1901.
In the 2nd post related to the recently-released Censusdemographic data, I’ll look at Columbus city diversity and how it’s been changing since 2005, as well as how it compares to other regional and national peers.
Rank by City of Total White, non-Hispanic Population by Year 2005————————————–2010————————————-2015 1. Chicago, IL: 819,215————1. Chicago: 853,910—————1. Chicago: 879,318 2. Indianapolis, IN: 491,044——2. Indianapolis: 482,195———–2. Columbus: 491,602 3. Columbus: 442,958————-3. Columbus: 470,971————-3. Indianapolis: 479,376 4. Portland, OR: 382,033———-4. Portland: 417,876—————4. Portland: 449,552 5. San Antonio, TX: 356,420—–5. Austin: 384,065——————5. Austin: 444,638 6. Austin, TX: 347,013————-6. San Antonio: 351,420———-6. Nashville: 365,542 7. Nashville, TN: 314,518——–7. Nashville: 339,030————–7. San Antonio: 364,707 8. Charlotte, NC: 302,789——-8. Charlotte: 331,357—————8. Charlotte: 356,507 9. Virginia Beach, VA: 290,891–9. Virginia Beach: 282,812——9. Omaha: 293,631 10. San Jose, CA: 281,822—–10. Las Vegas: 280,604——-10. Virginia Beach: 281,686 11. Las Vegas, NV: 281,679—-11. Omaha: 277,606————–11. Las Vegas: 278,444 12. Omaha, NE: 267,685——–12. San Jose: 265,311————12. San Jose: 268,948 13. Kansas City, MO: 249,123—13. Kansas City: 247,473——13. Kansas City: 261,360 14. Milwaukee, WI: 219,891——14. Minneapolis: 242,848——14. Minneapolis: 243,709 15. Minneapolis, MN: 216,975—-15. Milwaukee: 221,514——-15. Milwaukee: 216,755 16. Toledo: 183,746—————–16. Pittsburgh: 203,622——–16. Pittsburgh: 192,187 17. Pittsburgh, PA: 180,725——-17. Toledo: 177,341————17. Toledo: 164,305 18. Sacramento, CA: 160,599—-18. Sacramento: 165,610—–18. Sacramento: 155,784 19. Cleveland: 147,359————19. Cincinnati: 143,120——–19. Cincinnati: 147,360 20. St. Louis, MO: 143,590——–20. Cleveland: 137,977——–20. St. Louis: 138,178 21. Cincinnati: 138,486————-21. St. Louis: 134,146———-21. Cleveland: 133,998 22. Akron: 128,976——————22. Akron: 120,800————22. Grand Rapids: 119,128 23. Grand Rapids, MI: 113,791—23. Grand Rapids: 104,636—-23. Akron: 117,587 24. Orlando, FL: 92,326————24. Orlando: 96,867————24. Orlando: 102,822 25. Detroit, MI: 77,163————–25. Dayton: 72,663————-25. Dayton: 75,539 26. Dayton: 67,581——————26. Providence: 64,284——-26. Detroit: 64,511 27. Providence, RI: 64,223——–27. Detroit: 55,298————-27. Providence: 61,492
Columbus moved from 3rd to 2nd over the 10-year period for total White, non-Hispanic population.
Rank by City of Total Black, non-Hispanic Population by Year 2005—————————————–2010———————————2015 1. Chicago: 938,097—————–1. Chicago: 895,294———–1. Chicago: 834,048 2. Detroit: 683,999——————–2. Detroit: 587,707————-2. Detroit: 536,527 3. Milwaukee: 222,040————–3. Charlotte: 251,274———-3. Charlotte: 282,456 4. Cleveland: 221,797—————4. Milwaukee: 230,473——–4. Indianapolis: 234,338 5. Charlotte: 205,216—————-5. Indianapolis: 226,314——-5. Columbus: 233,320 6. Indianapolis: 193,948————6. Columbus: 216,486———6. Milwaukee: 231,304 7. Columbus: 179,197—————7. Cleveland: 208,528———7. Cleveland: 194,350 8. St. Louis: 168,768—————-8. Nashville: 171,104———–8. Nashville: 178,293 9. Nashville: 148,051—————-9. St. Louis: 157,382———–9. St. Louis: 146,925 10. Kansas City: 131,694———-10. Kansas City: 138,461—–10. Kansas City: 140,515 11. Cincinnati: 131,010————-11. Cincinnati: 131,909——–11. Cincinnati: 125,621 12. Pittsburgh: 81,758————–12. Virginia Beach: 79,583—-12. San Antonio: 98,876 13. Virginia Beach: 80,004——–13. San Antonio: 79,307——13. Virginia Beach: 85,867 14. Orlando: 73,736—————–14. Toledo: 75,033————-14. Minneapolis: 78,861 15. Toledo: 72,190——————-15. Pittsburgh: 71,539——–15. Toledo: 76,173 16. Sacramento: 71,452————16. Orlando: 70,988————16. Pittsburgh: 73,012 17. San Antonio: 70,723————17. Minneapolis: 63,749——17. Las Vegas: 68,777 18. Dayton: 60,196——————-18. Sacramento: 61,976——18. Austin: 68,061 19. Akron: 59,810——————–19. Austin: 61,833————–19. Sacramento: 63,477 20. Las Vegas: 59,780————–20. Dayton: 61,402————-20. Orlando: 61,955 21. Austin: 59,583——————-21. Akron: 60,653—————-21. Akron: 58,716 22. Minneapolis: 57,499————22. Las Vegas: 60,187———22. Omaha: 57,546 23. Omaha: 50,333——————23. Omaha: 55,086————-23. Dayton: 51,896 24. Grand Rapids: 40,408———24. Grand Rapids: 41,848—–24. Portland: 35,362 25. Portland: 30,828—————25. Portland: 37,355————-25. Grand Rapids: 32,423 26. San Jose: 27,446————–26. San Jose: 29,831———–26. San Jose: 30,068 27. Providence: 18,794————27. Providence: 19,265——–27. Providence: 21,484
Columbus moved up from 7th to 5th in total Black, non-Hispanic during the period.
Rank by City of Total Asian, non-Hispanic Population by Year 2005————————————-2010——————————————2015 1. San Jose: 269,186————–1. San Jose: 303,227—————–1. San Jose: 355,777 2. Chicago: 127,686—————-2. Chicago: 148,280——————2. Chicago: 166,771 3. Sacramento: 80,307————3. Sacramento: 84,556————-3. Sacramento: 88,422 4. Portland: 36,278—————–4. Austin: 46,575———————-4. Austin: 69,696 5. Austin: 35,239——————–5. Portland: 43,185——————-5. Charlotte: 50,142 6. Columbus: 27,125—————6. Las Vegas: 37,406—————-6. Portland: 49,811 7. Las Vegas: 25,077————–7. Charlotte: 37,181——————7. Columbus: 42,933 8. Charlotte: 23,356—————-8. Columbus: 35,468—————-8. San Antonio: 41,988 9. Virginia Beach: 22,501———9. San Antonio: 29,200————-9. Las Vegas: 41,782 10. San Antonio: 20,492———10. Virginia Beach: 27,303—–10. Virginia Beach: 28,358 11. Minneapolis: 20,189———-11. Milwaukee: 22,670————11. Minneapolis: 26,958 12. Milwaukee: 19,596————12. Minneapolis: 21,426———–12. Indianapolis: 25,264 13. Nashville: 16,943—————13. Indianapolis: 17,137———-13. Milwaukee: 22,497 14. Indianapolis: 12,312———–14. Nashville: 17,045————–14. Nashville: 20,577 15. Providence: 10,751————15. Pittsburgh: 12,036————-15. Pittsburgh: 18,067 16. Pittsburgh: 10,727————–16. Providence: 11,497———–16. Omaha: 15,243 17. Kansas City: 10,674———-17. Kansas City: 10,263———–17. Kansas City: 13,552 18. Detroit: 9,577——————-18. St. Louis: 8,717—————–18. Providence: 10,842 19. St. Louis: 7,046—————–19. Omaha: 8,397——————19. St. Louis: 8,920 20. Omaha: 6,971——————20. Orlando: 7,870——————20. Detroit: 8,790 21. Cincinnati: 6,874—————21. Detroit: 6,549——————–21. Akron: 8,006 22. Cleveland: 6,289————–22. Cincinnati: 5,938—————–22. Orlando: 7,949 23. Orlando: 5,528—————–23. Cleveland: 5,392—————–23. Cleveland: 7,874 24. Toledo: 4,150——————-24. Akron: 4,567———————-24. Cincinnati: 6,259 25. Akron: 3,497——————–25. Grand Rapids: 3,695———–25. Toledo: 5,008 26. Grand Rapids: 2,847———26. Toledo: 3,125——————-26. Grand Rapids: 4,451 27. Dayton: 1,827——————27. Dayton: 1,231——————-27. Dayton: 1,548
Columbus fell from 6th to 7th in Asian, non-Hispanic population.
Rank by City of Total Hispanic Population by Year 2005——————————————–2010————————————2015 1. Chicago: 778,234—————1. San Antonio: 853,654———-1. San Antonio: 937,607 2. San Antonio: 735,458———–2. Chicago: 763,968—————2. Chicago: 787,725 3. San Jose: 279,420————–3. San Jose: 318,389————–3. San Jose: 331,232 4. Austin: 223,361——————4. Austin: 288,130——————4. Austin: 327,680 5. Las Vegas: 153,813————5. Las Vegas: 181,923————-5. Las Vegas: 204,913 6. Sacramento: 111,559———6. Sacramento: 124,461———–6. Sacramento: 150,153 7. Milwaukee: 80,945————-7. Milwaukee: 104,619————-7. Charlotte: 113,731 8. Providence: 60,008————-8. Charlotte: 96,246—————-8. Milwaukee: 110,335 9. Charlotte: 58,466—————9. Indianapolis: 78,467————-9. Orlando: 89,306 10. Indianapolis: 47,764———10. Providence: 76,645————10. Indianapolis: 83,426 11. Detroit: 46,993—————–11. Nashville: 61,212————–11. Providence: 77,968 12. Orlando: 43,978—————12. Portland: 58,986—————12. Nashville: 67,526 13. Portland: 43,324—————13. Orlando: 56,061—————13. Omaha: 63,516 14. Omaha: 39,674—————–14. Omaha: 53,661—————14. Portland: 61,064 15. Nashville: 37,463—————15. Kansas City: 49,800———15. Detroit: 53,980 16. Minneapolis: 37,017———–16. Detroit: 45,580—————-16. Columbus: 46,855 17. Kansas City: 35,995———–17. Columbus: 43,276————17. Kansas City: 46,037 18. Grand Rapids: 32,368———18. Cleveland: 36,067———-18. Cleveland: 40,603 19. Cleveland: 32,085————–19. Minneapolis: 34,504——-19. Minneapolis: 39,981 20. Columbus: 24,607———–20. Grand Rapids: 30,659——20. Virginia Beach: 36,309 21. Virginia Beach: 20,803——–21. Virginia Beach: 29,206—-21. Grand Rapids: 31,282 22. Toledo: 18,404——————22. Toledo: 21,346————–22. Toledo: 23,614 23. St. Louis: 8,268—————–23. St. Louis: 11,207————-23. St. Louis: 12,261 24. Pittsburgh: 5,018—————24. Cincinnati: 8,710————-24. Pittsburgh: 9,266 25. Cincinnati: 3,855—————25. Pittsburgh: 7,282————-25. Cincinnati: 9,121 26. Akron: 3,485——————–26. Akron: 3,990——————-26. Dayton: 4,945 27. Dayton: 1,693——————-27. Dayton: 3,180—————–27. Akron: 3,684
Columbus moved up from 20th to 16th in the total Hispanic population.
Rank by City of Total Other, non-Hispanic Population by Year 2005——————————————-2010———————————————–2015 1. Chicago: 38,694—————1. Chicago: 37,379————————–1. Chicago: 54,694 2. San Jose: 29,456————2. San Jose: 32,439————————2. San Jose: 40,894 3. Sacramento: 21,370———-3. Sacramento: 30,900——————-3. Portland: 36,398 4. Portland: 21,164————–4. Portland: 28,027————————4. Columbus: 34,357 5. Indianapolis: 20,242———-5. Las Vegas: 24,521—————–5. Sacramento: 32,909 6. Columbus: 20,096————-6. Columbus: 23,738——————6. Las Vegas: 29,853 7. San Antonio: 19,130———-7. San Antonio: 20,778—————7. San Antonio: 26,646 8. Minneapolis: 18,580———-8. Minneapolis: 20,753—————-8. Indianapolis: 26,019 9. Detroit: 18,324—————–9. Virginia Beach: 20,268————-9. Charlotte: 24,285 10. Las Vegas: 18,304———-10. Indianapolis: 20,086————–10. Nashville: 22,658 11. Virginia Beach: 16,685—-11. Charlotte: 18,360——————11. Austin: 21,765 12. Milwaukee: 14,476———-12. Detroit: 16,776——————–12. Minneapolis: 21,426 13. Kansas City: 13,399——–13. Milwaukee: 16,311———–13. Virginia Beach: 20,525 14. Austin: 13,261—————-14. Omaha: 15,519—————-14. Milwaukee: 19,263 15. Charlotte: 11,771————-15. Austin: 14,915—————–15. Omaha: 13,951 16. Omaha: 8,552—————–16. Kansas City: 14,668———-16. Kansas City: 13,897 17. Toledo: 7,447——————17. Nashville: 14,227————-17. Detroit: 13,316 18. Cincinnati: 7,315————–18. Pittsburgh: 12,080————18. Pittsburgh: 11,853 19. Cleveland: 7,004————–19. Toledo: 10,134—————-19. Cleveland: 11,234 20. Providence: 6,488————-20. Akron: 9,020——————20. Toledo: 10,678 21. Pittsburgh: 6,138————–21. Cleveland: 8,276—————21. Cincinnati: 10,176 22. St. Louis: 6,058—————-22. St. Louis: 7,704—————22. Akron: 9,560 23. Orlando: 5,731—————–23. Grand Rapids: 7,376——-23. St. Louis: 9,401 24. Nashville: 5,687—————24. Orlando: 7,251————–24. Orlando: 8,885 25. Akron: 4,431——————–25. Cincinnati: 7,230———–25. Grand Rapids: 7,815 26. Grand Rapids: 4,154———26. Providence: 6,471———-26. Providence: 7,418 27. Dayton: 1,382——————27. Dayton: 3,025—————27. Dayton: 6,669
Finally, Columbus moved up from 6th to 4th in the total of Other, non-Hispanic population. Overall, Columbus ranks fairly well in totals vs. its peers, as one might expect given that it is one of the largest cities in the grouping. However, to truly find out how it compares with these other cities, you have to look at percentages, which tells how much of the city’s populationis made up of each group. Columbus had the 8th highest White, non-Hispanic % of total population of the city in 2015.
Columbus had the 12th highest Black, non-Hispanic % of total population.
Columbus also had the 12th highest Asian, non-Hispanic % of total population.
Columbus ranks poorly with Hispanics in the group, having only the 22nd highest % of population.
Finally, Columbus ranks 8th again in Other, non-Hispanic % of population.
So what’s the final ranking for where Columbus is with diversity compared to its peers? To find out, I assigned points based on ranked position in each 5 racial categories. The final total determined where the cities ranked overall.
So based on this, Columbus is the 6th most racially diverse city of the 27 cities measured. This is no doubt surprising, but not so much when you get to the numbers.
*Note: Normally, Youngstown would be included, but the data was not available.
