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Summer 2021 Review

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Summer 2021 Review Columbus, Ohio

The Summer 2021 review shows a rather warm and wet season, but extremes were rare. Record heat did not occur, and severe weather- a typical event during the summer- was all but missing for the region.

The rankings are accurate through the time of posting, and that data largely comes from the Wilmington National Weather Service. Other comparative data is at the Summer Season Records page.

1991-2020 Summer Normals
Average High: 83.9
Average Low: 63.6
Mean: 73.8
Precipitation: 12.74″

June-August
Average High: 84.9 Tied for 23rd Warmest
Average Low: 65.8 Tied for 6th Warmest
Mean: 74.4 12th Warmest
Precipitation: 14.38″ 24th Wettest
# of 70 or Below Highs: 1 Tied for 2nd Fewest
# of 50 or Below Lows: 1 Tied for 2nd Fewest
# of 90 or Above Highs: 19 Tied for 21st Most
# of 100 or Above Highs: 0 Tied for 1st Fewest
# of 70 or Above Lows: 29 Tied for 4th Most
# of Measurable Precipitation Days: 39 Tied for 7th Most

Average High By Month
June 2021: 84.3 17th Warmest
July 2021: 84.4 Tied for 33rd Coldest
August 2021: 86.1 Tied for 18th Warmest

Average Low By Month
June 2021: 64.1 Tied for 10th Warmest
July 2021: 66.1 Tied for 26th Warmest
August 2021: 67.3 Tied for 7th Warmest

Mean By Month
June 2021: 74.2 Tied for 12th Warmest
July 2021: 75.2 Tied for 35th Warmest
August 2021: 76.7 10th Warmest

Precipitation By Month
June 2021: 2.58″ 35th Driest
July 2021: 4.64″ Tied for 50th Wettest
August 2021: 7.16″ Tied for 5th Wettest

Summer 2021 got both progressively warmer and wetter as it went.



Maximum High By Month
June 2021: 96 on June 29th
July 2021: 92 on July 5th, 6th and 7th
August 2021: 92 on August 12th and 24th

Minimum High By Month
June 2021: 68 on June 2nd
July 2021: 75 on July 10th
August 2021: 77 on August 15th

Maximum Low By Month
June 2021: 73 on June 20th, 26th and 27th
July 2021: 72 on July 12th, 13th and 25th
August 2021: 72 on August 11th, 12th and 29th

Maximum Low Records
-The 73 on June 20th tied the record for the date, last set in 1931.
-The 73 on June 26th tied the record for the date, last set in 1998.

Minimum Low By Month
June 2021: 50 on June 23rd
July 2021: 56 on July 3rd
August 2021: 58 on August 2nd

Highest Daily Precipitation By Month
June 2021: 0.60″ on June 7th
July 2021: 1.26″ on July 1st
August 2021: 1.55″ on August 16th

Precipitation Records
-The 1.55″ on August 16th set a new record for the date, breaking the 1.26″ set in 1934.

Measurable Precipitation Days By Month
June 2021: 12
July 2021: 10
August 2021: 17

Severe weather was unusually limited over the summer. Columbus had only 3 severe thunderstorm warnings over the entire 3 month period- on July 29th, August 11th and August 12th. July 29th brought quarter-sized hail and strong winds to the Downtown area, while the August dates brought strong winds up to 60MPH.



Summer of 2016

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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.

For more summer season and local weather information, follow the links below.
Summer Season Records
Wilmington National Weather Service