Winter 2021-2022 Review

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Winter 2021-2022 Review Columbus, Ohio

Time for the Winter 2021-2022 review! Overall, this past winter was much warmer than normal, but almost entirely because of a scorching December. This brought only about 50% of normal snowfall for the season despite being one of the wettest winters on record. This review includes new data not given for past winter reviews- wind and cloud information.

December-February Only
Average High: 41.7 Tied for 19th Warmest
Average Low: 24.7 Tied for 38th Warmest
Mean: 33.2 Tied for 27th Warmest
Precipitation: 13.24″ 6th Wettest
Snowfall: 11.6″ Tied for 32nd Least Snowy
Average Daily Snow Depth: 0.4″ Tied for 5th Lowest
Largest Snowstorm: 4.5″ on 2/3-2/4.
# of 32 or Below Highs: 26 Tied for 20th Fewest
# of 32 or Below Lows: 69 Tied for 17th Fewest
# of Measurable Precipitation Days: 33 Tied for 9th Fewest
# of Measurable Snowfall Days: 12 Tied for 8th Fewest
Highest Average Daily Wind Speed in MPH: 18.6 on January 5th
Highest Wind Gust in MPH: 54 on December 11th
# of Clear Days: 11 12.2%
# of Partly Cloudy Days: 43 47.8%
# of Cloudy Days: 36 40.0%

The core of the winter was warm and wet, but with relatively few precipitation days that just brought higher individual totals. Snowfall was way below normal for the period, with no snow events at or above 6″ for the 6th winter in a row. The last time a snow event dropped at least 6″ was on February 21, 2015. 6″ events, historically, have occurred about every 2 years, so in the last 7 years, Columbus should’ve had at least three.

Entire Cold Season: October-April
Average High: 52.1 Tied for 8th Warmest
Average Low: 33.7 Tied for 21st Warmest
Mean: 42.9 Tied for 12th Warmest
Precipitation: 24.32″ Tied for 20th Wettest
Snowfall: 14.5″ 27th Lowest
Average Snow Depth: 0.2″ Tied for 3rd Lowest
Largest Snowstorm: 4.5″ on 2/3-2/4
# of 32 or Below Highs: 27 Tied for 17th Fewest
# of 32 or Below Lows: 100 Tied for 19th Fewest
# of Measurable Precipitation Days: 82 Tied for 17th Fewest
# of Measurable Snowfall Days: 17 Tied for 8th Fewest
Highest Average Daily Wind Speed in MPH: 18.6 on January 5th
Highest Wind Gust in MPH: 54 on December 11th
# of Clear Days: 23 10.8%
# of Partly Cloudy Days: 105 49.6%
# of Cloudy Days: 84 39.6%

The overall cold season was very warm and wet just as the core winter was, with a very warm October and December.

Average High By Month
October 2021: 70.6 Tied for 10th Warmest
November 2021: 50.9 Tied for 47th Coldest
December 2021: 50.5 3rd Warmest
January 2022: 33.5 Tied for 30th Coldest
February 2022: 41.2 Tied for 35th Warmest
March 2022: 56.8 Tied for 11th Warmest
April 2022: 60.1 Tied for 36th Coldest

Average Low By Month
October 2021: 53.9 1st Warmest
November 2021: 32.7 Tied for 25th Coldest
December 2021: 33.1 9th Warmest
January 2022: 17.2 28th Coldest
February 2022: 23.7 55th Coldest
March 2022: 33.8 35th Warmest
April 2022: 40.9 Tied for 32nd Coldest

Mean By Month
October 2021: 62.2 Tied for 3rd Warmest
November 2021: 41.8 Tied for 33rd Coldest
December 2021: 41.8 4th Warmest
January 2022: 25.3 29th Coldest
February 2022: 32.5 46th Warmest
March 2022: 45.3 Tied for 20th Warmest
April 2022: 50.5 Tied for 34th Coldest

Precipitation By Month
October 2021: 3.57″ Tied for 28th Wettest
November 2021: 1.90″ 40th Driest
December 2021: 4.51″ 13th Wettest
January 2022: 2.61″ 59th Wettest
February 2022: 6.12″ Tied for 4th Wettest
March 2022: 2.29″ 37th Driest
April 2022: 3.32″ 58th Wettest

Snowfall By Month
October 2021: 0.0″ Tied for 1st Least Snowy
November 2021: 0.6″ Tied for 8th Least Snowy
December 2021: 0.5″ Tied for 7th Least Snowy
January 2022: 6.3″ Tied for 45th Least Snowy
February 2022: 4.8″ Tied for 35th Least Snowy
March 2022: 2.2″ Tied for 22nd Least Snowy
April 2022: 0.1″ Tied for 3rd Least Snowy

Average Snow Depth By Month
October 2021: 0.0″
November 2021: 0.0″
December 2021: Trace
January 2022: 0.5″
February 2022: 0.7″
March 2022: 0.1″
April 2022: 0.0″



Maximum High By Month
October 2021: 86 on the 14th
November 2021: 69 on the 8th and 11th
December 2021: 65 on the 11th and 27th
January 2022: 59 on the 1st
February 2022: 62 on the 21st
March 2022: 80 on the 30th
April 2022: 84 on the 23rd

Maximum High Records
The 86 on October 14th tied the record for the date, last set in 1897.

Minimum High By Month
October 2021: 51 on the 27th
November 2021: 37 on the 14th
December 2021: 27 on the 7th
January 2022: 19 on the 29th
February 2022: 21 on the 5th
March 2022: 28 on the 12th
April 2022: 41 on the 18th

Maximum Low By Month
October 2021: 68 on the 7th
November 2021: 48 on the 17th
December 2021: 49 on the 25th
January 2022: 41 on the 1st
February 2022: 49 on the 22nd
March 2022: 54 on the 6th
April 2022: 62 on the 24th

Maximum Low Records
-The 65 on October 14th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 62 set in 1879.
-The 64 on October 15th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 62 set in 1897.

Minimum Low By Month
October 2021: 38 on the 27th
November 2021: 22 on the 23rd
December 2021: 20 on the 7th and 23rd
January 2022: 0 on the 26th
February 2022: 11 on the 14th
March 2022: 15 on the 13th
April 2022: 25 on the 2nd

Highest Daily Precipitation By Month
October 2021: 0.82″ on the 24th
November 2021: 0.66″ on the 11th
December 2021: 1.44″ on the 6th
January 2022: 1.34″ on the 1st
February 2022: 1.83″ on the 17th
March 2022: 1.30″ on the 7th
April 2022: 0.64″ on the 18th

Precipitation Records
-The 1.44″ on December 6th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 1.10″ in 1971.
-The 0.82″ on December 25th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 0.79″ in 2009.
-The 1.34″ on January 1st was a record for the date, beating the old record of 1.28″ in 1948.
-The 1.83″ on February 17th was a record for the date, beating the old record of 0.74″ in 1910.
-The 1.40″ on February 22nd was a record for the date, beating the old record of 0.96″ in 1971.

Highest Daily Snowfall By Month
October 2021: 0.0″
November 2021: 0.4″ on the 14th
December 2021: 0.3″ on the 7th
January 2022: 1.7″ on the 16th
February 2022: 3.3″ on the 3rd
March 2022: 2.1″ on the 11th
April 2022: 0.1″ on the 1st

Deepest Snow Depth By Month
October 2021: 0″
November 2021: Trace on the 26th and 27th
December2021: Trace on the 8th
January 2022: 2″ on the 17th, 18th and 25th
February 2022: 4″ on the 5th and 6th
March 2022: 2″ on the 12th
April 2022: 0″

Average Daily Wind Speed by Month in MPH
October 2021: 7.3
November 2021: 7.8
December 2021: 7.8
January 2022: 9.1
February 2022: 9.2
March: 2022: 10.0
April: 2022: 9.5

Highest Wind Gust by Month in MPH
October 2021: 40 on the 17th
November 2021: 40 on the 12th
December 2021: 54 on the 11th
January: 2022: 40 on the 5th
February 2022: 41 on the 17th
March 2022: 45 on the 7th
April 2022: 42 on the 25th

Clear Days by Month
October 2021: 3 9.6%
November 2021: 5 16.7%
December 2021: 4 12.9%
January 2022: 3 9.6%
February 2022: 4 14.3%
March 2022: 2 6.5%
April 2022: 2 6.7%

Partly Cloudy Days by Month
October 2021: 14 45.2%
November 2021: 15 50.0%
December 2021: 13 41.9%
January 2022: 16 51.7%
February 2022: 14 50.0%
March 2022: 18 58.0%
April 2022: 15 50.0%

Cloudy Days by Month
October 2021: 14 45.2%
November 2021: 10 33.3%
December 2021: 14 45.2%
January 2022: 12 38.7%
February 2022: 10 35.7%
March 2022: 11 35.5%
April 2022: 13 43.3%

The following file contains a full daily record of the December-February winter period.
Winter 2021-2022 Dailies

Both the winter season records page and Wilmington National Weather Service provide additional winter weather history and information.

The previous review is at Winter 2020-2021.



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Random Columbus Photos 6

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A new Random Columbus Photos after a multi-year absence!

Photo Location: Aerial photo of North High Street between Smith Place and 7th Avenue.
Photo Date: Around 1985
Photo History: Located just north of the Short North and south of the OSU Campus, this part of High Street was often left out of revitalization and development efforts. By the 1980s, much of the urban fabric had already been torn down, leaving mostly parking lots and vacant lots, with only a smattering of buildings.
Random Columbus photos 6 Columbus, Ohio

And the same view today.

The Kroger, while realigned and larger, still retains a large surface parking lot, as does the business across the street, but otherwise, the area is significantly more filled in than it was in the 1980s. That trend will continue with more- and larger- projects planned for the stretch.

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Strange Columbus Atomic Bomb Evacuation Routes

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In this short edition of Strange Columbus Things, we look at Ohio’s atomic bomb evacuation routes.
Back in the 1950s, many were still grappling with the implications of the birth of the Atomic Age. The US was busily testing bombs both on and outside of US soil, and souring relationships with international adversaries presented the threat of nuclear war. In March, 1955, the director of Ohio’s Civil Defense, Major General Leo M. Kreber, release evacuation routes for Ohio’s major cities should an attack take place.

Strange Columbus Atomic Bomb Evacuation Routes

For Columbus, it was either north or south. In the description of why these directions are preferred, it was suggested that it was to prevent conflict with evacuees from the Dayton area to the west, but in reality, the truth is much darker.
In the event of a nuclear attack, it wouldn’t just be Columbus. Dayton and Cincinnati would also be hit, and due to prevailing winds in this part of the world, fallout would generally move eastward. Therefore, the safest routes were thought to be up towards Morrow County or south and southeast towards Hocking County.
The logic hasn’t changed much in the past 70 years. North and south would still be the safest evacuation routes. However, evacuation from targeted locations would only offer temporary refuge. The cruel reality is that in the event of a true, global nuclear war, few places anywhere on the planet would be left unscathed. If not destroyed by bombs or irradiated by fallout, nuclear winter would bring incredibly devastation to most of the planet, even those completely untouched by bombs.
As true today as it was in 1955, the only way to really be safe is for no one to ever push the button.

To continue looking into local history, visit the history links page or Ohio’s role in the atomic bomb’s creation, Ohio History Central offers additional information.



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Best States for Retirement

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Perhaps the beaches of Florida aren’t the best place to retire after all?

There are a LOT of rankings out there related to the best states for retirement. And yet none of them produce the same list. Because of different criteria used, websites produce vastly different rankings. Some lists prioritize climate, others tax rates, others still healthcare costs. Some others having a long criteria list. No two are exactly alike. Further complicating the matter is that while there are hundreds of websites that list rankings, the vast majority of them just reprint a half-dozen or so studies from other websites, but with slightly different framing.
What I haven’t seen, however, is an average of all those rankings. That is what I attempted here. I tried to find as many rankings using original criteria and that ranked all 50 states and DC, and then averaged all those rankings into a new number. This helped to smooth out the varying criteria that can offer wildly opposing results into a more consistent ranking.

Average State Ranking Position Across All Studies Reviewed
1. North Dakota: 9.0
2. Delaware: 12.2
3. New Hampshire: 12.8
4. Virginia: 13.0
5. Iowa: 13.8
6. Florida: 14.4
7. Maine: 14.8
8. South Dakota: 15.0
9. Idaho: 15.4
10. Wyoming: 16.4
11. South Carolina: 19.2
12. Montana: 19.6
13. Pennsylvania: 19.8
14. Nebraska: 21.2
15. Alabama: 21.8
16. Colorado: 22.2
17. North Carolina, Ohio: 23.8
18. Vermont: 24.0
19. Missouri: 24.2
20. Georgia, Minnesota: 24.6
21. Wisconsin: 24.8
22. Tennessee, Utah: 26.0
23. Arizona: 26.6
24. Kansas, Michigan: 27.0
25. Mississippi: 28.0
26. Hawaii, Indiana, West Virginia: 28.4
27. Kentucky: 28.6
28. Oregon: 28.8
29. Arkansas: 29.0
30. Nevada: 29.2
31. Connecticut: 30.6
32. Alaska, Rhode Island: 31.2
33. Massachusetts, Oklahoma: 33.2
34. Washington: 34.6
35. Louisiana: 34.8
36. Maryland: 35.0
37. Texas: 35.6
38. New Mexico: 36.2
39. Illinois: 36.4
40. California: 37.6
41. New Jersey: 38.4
42. New York: 38.6
43. Washington, DC: 42.5

I definitely went into this thinking that Florida, Arizona, Texas and other warm-weather states would all come out near or at the very top, but it didn’t quite work out that way. Instead, the top 25 positions were much more mixed, and the Sunbelt region did not have the most states. Instead, the Midwest led the way with 10, followed by the Southeast with 8, the West with 6 and the Northeast with 5.
If going purely by average score, here is the breakdown of states by region with a score of under 25 versus those with an average score over 25, indicating the line between top and bottom-ranking states.
Score Below 25
Midwest: 9
Southeast: 6
Northeast: 5
West: 4
Score Above 25
West: 9
Southeast: 8
Northeast: 7
Midwest: 4

This all suggests that the Midwest is the best overall region to retire. The cold winters may not be everyone’s favorite, but favorable tax rates, quality of life metrics, low healthcare costs, low housing costs and other metrics make it otherwise a very attractive region. Ohio, too, comes in fairly favorable in the overall rankings, though it seems many retirees don’t consider Ohio or the greater Midwest as a retirement destination, and that’s to their detriment. It all comes down to what individuals prefer and prioritize, of course. The US Census does “Reason for Move” estimates of those people who move from one state or region to another, and they support that most people move for family, employment, education or health reasons. Contrary to popular belief, change of climate is way down at the bottom of the list. Cold-weather states, then, are perhaps just not capitalizing on their own net positives to attract more people.



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Housing Market Update March 2022

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Local Housing Market Update March 2022 Columbus, Ohio

The local housing market update March 2022 has been release by Columbus Realtors. Here are the numbers!

Note: LSD= Local School District, CSD= City School District. In both cases, school district boundaries differ from city boundaries.

Top 15 Most Expensive Locations By Median Sales Price in March 2022
1. New Albany: $682,500
2. German Village: $667,500
3. Powell: $638,000
4. New Albany Plain LSD: $535,000
5. Grandview Heights: $535,000
6. Upper Arlington CSD: $525,000
7. Big Walnut LSD: $520,000
8. Olentangy LSD: $500,000
9. Dublin: $481,000
10. Short North: $480,000
11. Granville CSD: $460,000
12. Dublin CSD: $430,000
13. Jonathan Alder LSD: $413,500
14. Bexley: $410,000
15. Pickerington: $408,000
16. Worthington: $408,000

Top 15 Least Expensive Locations by Median Sales Price in March 2022
1. Whitehall: $160,250
2. Circleville CSD: $162,500
3. Newark CSD: $180,000
4. Lancaster CSD: $180,000
5. Hamilton LSD: $185,000
6. Obetz: $209,000
7. Miami Trace: $214,000
8. Columbus CSD: $234,000
9. Groveport Madison LSD: $237,500
10. Jefferson LSD: $240,950
11. Columbus: $248,000
12. London CSD: $250,000
13. South-Western CSD: $260,000
14. Blacklick: $270,000
15. Reynoldsburg CSD: $286,250

Overall Market Median Sales Price in March: $279,265
Based on the 10 Columbus Metro Area counties.

Top 15 Locations with the Highest Median Sales Price % Growth Between March 2021 and March 2022
1. Johnstown-Monroe LSD: +60.0%
2. Miami Trace LSD: +40.9%
3. German Village: +40.4%
4. Reynoldsburg CSD: +39.5%
5. Teays Valley LSD: +36.9%
6. Big Walnut LSD: +35.1%
7. Jefferson LSD: +30.2%
8. Jonathan Alder LSD: +29.2%
9. Pataskala: +28.6%
10. Northridge LSD: +28.5%
11. Groveport Madison LSD: +28.4%
12. Canal Winchester CSD: +25.6%
13. Hilliard CSD: +24.7%
14. Delaware CSD: +24.3%
15. Newark CSD: +23.3%

Top 15 Locations with the Lowest Median Sales Price % Growth Between March 2021 and March 2022
1. Circleville CSD: -22.6%
2. Lithopolis: -15.6%
3. Obetz: -8.1%
4. Buckeye Valley LSD: -3.0%
5. Bexley: -0.7%
6. London CSD: -0.4%
7. New Albany Plain LSD: +2.2%
8. Dublin CSD: +2.6%
9. Blacklick: +2.7%
10. Dublin: +4.1%
11. Grove City: +4.4%
12. New Albany: +4.7%
13. Sunbury: +5.5%
14. Worthington CSD: +9.7%
15. Westerville: +10.1%

Curiously, New Albany has not yet seen significant housing cost increases despite the news of the Intel development announced a few months ago, but that may just be due to the fact that housing prices there exceed all other markets by a good margin already.

Overall Market Median Sales Price % Change March 2022 vs. March 2021: +19.6%
Based on 52 metro market locations.

Top 10 Locations with the Most New Listings in March 2022
1. Columbus: 1,161
2. Columbus CSD: 773
3. South Western CSD: 205
4. Olentangy LSD: 151
5. Westerville CSD: 144
6. Hilliard CSD: 121
7. Dublin CSD: 113
8. Pickerington LSD: 94
9. Worthington CSD: 85
10. Grove City: 84

Top 10 Locations with the Fewest New Listings in March 2022
1. Valleyview: 1
2. Minerva Park: 1
3. Lithopolis: 3
4. Sunbury: 10
5. Northridge LSD: 10
6. Obetz: 12
7. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 12
8. German Village: 13
9. Powell: 13
10. Jefferson LSD: 14
11. Whitehall: 14

Total New Listings in the Columbus Metro in March 2022: +2,901
Overall Metro New Listings % Change March 2022 vs March 2021: +3.7%

New listings did increase in March versus a year ago, but only slightly. Listings tend to increase as the weather warms up.



Top 10 Fastest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in March 2022
1. Lithopolis: 2
2. Miami Trace LSD: 3
3. Minerva Park: 3
4. Pickerington: 4
5. German Village: 5
6. Westerville: 5
7. Worthington: 5
8. Worthington CSD: 5
9. Dublin: 7
10. Gahanna: 7
11. Groveport Madison LSD: 7
12. New Albany: 7

Top 10 Slowest-Selling Locations by # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale in March 2022
1. Northridge LSD: 78
2. Downtown: 60
3. Granville CSD: 52
4. Short North: 51
5. Grandview Heights: 38
6. Oberz: 27
7. Circleville CSD: 25
8. Delaware CSD: 22
9. Hamilton LSD: 22
10. Johnstown Monroe LSD: 22

Top 10 Locations with the Greatest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale March 2022 vs. March 2021
1. Lithopolis: -96.6%
2. Miami Trace LSD: -85.7%
3. Pickerington: -84.6%
4. Dublin: -81.1%
5. Worthington CSD: -76.2%
6. Big Walnut LSD: -75.5%
7. Worthington: -72.2%
8. German Village: -70.6%
9. Westerville: -68.8%
10. Powell: -67.3%

Top 10 Locations with the Lowest % Decline of # of Days on the Market Before Sale March 2022 vs. March 2021
1. Canal Winchester CSD: +466.7%
2. Johnstown Monroe LSD: +450.0%
3. Northridge LSD: +254.5%
4. Granville CSD: +126.1%
5. Hilliard: +100.0%
6. Hamilton LSD: +69.2%
7. Obetz: +50.0%
8. Whitehall: +44.4%
9. London CSD: +30.0%
10. Grove City: +28.6%
11. Teays Valley LSD: +28.6%

% Change for the # of Days Homes Remain on the Market Before Sale Across the Metro Overall: 20.4
Overall Metro Days on Market % Change March 2022 vs March 2021: -12.1%



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