A sample of the type of records on this page.
Official, complete weather records for Columbus begin on July 1, 1878. However, incomplete records go back all the way to the 1830s in some cases. These pre-1878 historic weather records, at times, include temperature, precipitation, wind, sky cover, pressure and other observations, though not all months or years are available, and the methods for collecting the data are different than after July 1, 1878.
Additionally, the handwritten data also includes notes about significant weather during each month, adding more context for the time periods.
This data will be provided in its original form here in a series of PDF files in chronological order. Just click on a year to see the available data.
1844 Standardized
1844 April-June
1843 September-December and 1844 January-March
1843 Handwritten January-August
1843 Standardized
1843-1845 have overlapping sets of records, but they are the same. The first set includes partial records on a standardized form, while the 2nd set were the original handwritten records that include all or most months, but have less data.
1842 May-December
1841 September-December and 1842 January-April
1841 January-August
1840 May-December
1839 September-December and 1840 January-April
1839 January-August
The rest of Columbus’ weather story can be found here or at the Wilmington National Weather Service.
