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Winter 2025-2026 Running Tally

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**Here are this winter’s running statistical tally of Winter 2025-2026.

Cold Season data is for October-April, while Winter Season data is December-February only.

**Last Updated: 4/10/2026- Updated through March 31st, 2026

Temperatures

Average High Temperature
October: 67.7
November: 51.6
December: 39.8
January: 32.7
February: 40.5
March: 60.4

Cold Season Average High to Date: 48.9
Cold Seasond Average High Departure to Date: +0.8
Winter Season Average High: 37.6
Winter Season Average High Departure: -2.3

Mean High Departure from Normal
October: +2.2
November: -0.7
December: -1.7
January: -4.4
February: -0.3
March: +9.3

Average Low Temperature
October: 46.8
November: 34.1
December: 23.8
January: 15.7
February: 22.4
March: 38.5

Cold Season Average Low to Date: 30.3
Cold Season Average Low Departure to Date: -0.6
Winter Season Average Low: 20.6
Winter Season Average Low Departure: -4.0

Mean Low Departure from Normal
October: +2.0
November: -0.9
December: -3.8
January: -6.3
February: -0.4
March: +6.5

Mean Temperature
October: 57.3
November: 42.9
December: 31.8
January: 24.2
February: 31.5
March: 49.5

Cold Season Average Mean to Date: 39.5
Cold Season Average Mean Departure to Date: 0.0
Winter Season Average Mean: 29.1
Winter Season Average Mean Departure: -3.1

Mean Departure from Normal
October: +2.1
November: -0.7
December: -2.7
January: -5.4
February: -1.0
March: +7.9

Coldest High Temperature
October: 51 on the 22nd and 30th
November: 33 on the 10th
December: 18 on the 14th
January: 12 on the 28th
February: 19 on the 5th
March: 27 on the 17th

Coldest Low Temperature
October: 34 on the 24th and 25th
November: 19 on the 29th
December: 1 on the 15th
January: -9 on the 31st
February: 0 on the 2nd
March: 20 on the 17th and 18th

Coldest Mean Temperature
October: 46 on the 24th and 30th
November: 28.5 on the 10th and 29th
December: 10 on the 15th
January: 2 on the 28th
February: 10.5 on the 5th
March: 23.5 on the 17th

Warmest High Temperature
October: 85 on the 4th
November: 67 on the 5th
December: 68 on the 28th
January: 65 on the 9th
February: 65 on the 18th
March: 86 on the 22nd

Warmest Low Temperature
October: 59 on the 7th
November: 49 on the 15th
December: 40 on the 28th
January: 39 on the 9th
February: 48 on the 18th
March: 62 on the 31st

Warmest Mean Temperature
October: 70.5 on the 3rd and 4th
November: 57.5 on the 15th
December: 54 on the 28th
January: 52 on the 9th
February: 56.5 on the 18th
March: 70.5 on the 31st

Temperature Records
October
None
November
None
December
A record daily high was tied on the 28th. The high of 68 degrees tied the previous record set in 1984.
January
A record daily high was set on the 9th. The high of 65 degrees broke the old record of 62 set in 1946 and 1949.
A record daily low was set on the 31st. The low of -9 degrees broke the old record of -6 set in 2004.
The period of January 24-January 31st featured 8 consecutive highs below 20 degrees. This ties the record for the longest such consecutive streak, matching similar records set 1/10-1/17/1893 and 2/6-2/13/1899.
February
None
March
A daily record warm low was set on the 7th. The low of 59 degrees broke the old record of 56 set in 1974.
A daily record warm low was set on the 10th. The low of 56 degrees broke the old record of 53 set in 1879.
A daily record high was set on the 22nd. The high of 86 degrees broke the old record of 85 set in 2012. This also broke the record for the warmest temperature ever recorded in March.

Precipitation

Total Precipitation Days
October: 7
November: 16
December: 19
January: 21
February: 14
March: 18

Monthly Precipitation Total
October: 3.88″
November: 2.32″
December: 2.50″
January: 1.63″
February: 2.27″
March: 5.62″

Cold Season Total to Date: 18.22″
Winter Season Total to Date: 6.40″

Monthly Precipitation Departure from Normal
October: +0.98″
November: -0.57″
December: -0.63″
January: -1.37″
February: -0.14″
March: +2.00″

Cold Season Departure from Normal to Date: +0.27″
Winter Season Departure from Normal: -2.14″

Greatest Precipitation
October: 1.84″ on the 7th
November: 0.70″ on the 25th
December: 0.60″ on the 18th
January: 1.09″ on the 25th
February: 1.14″ on the 19th
March: 1.03″ on the 27th

Monthly Snowfall
October: 0″
November: 1.8″
December: 12.2″
January: 13.1″
February: 3.2″
March: 3.6″

Cold Season Total to Date: 33.9″
Winter Season Total: 28.5″

Through March 31st, the winter of 2025-2026 is the 26th snowiest on record. December was the 9th snowiest, January the 24th snowiest, February tied for 25th least snowiest and March was the 40th snowiest.

Monthly Snowfall Departure from Normal
October: -0.2″
November: +0.6″
December: +7.1″
January: +3.6″
February: -4.4″
March: -0.5″

Cold Season Snowfall Departure to Date: +6.2″
Winter Season Departure from Normal: +6.3″

Greatest Snowfall
October: 0″
November: 1.3″ on the 10th
December: 5.4″ on the 13th
January: 11.9″ on the 25th
February: 1.5″ on the 6th
March: 3.0″ on the 2nd

Precipitation Records
October
10/7/2025: Record daily precipitation of 1.84″, breaking the old record of 1.61″ set in 1998.
November
None
December
12/2/2025: Record daily snowfall of 4.7″, breaking the old record of 3.0″ set in 1936.
12/13/2025: Record daily snowfall of 5.4″, breaking the old record of 3.6″ set in 1945.
January
1/25/2026: Record daily snowfall of 11.9″, breaking the old record of 4.7″ set in 1988.
1/25/2026: Record daily precipitation of 1.09″, breaking the old record of 0.68″ set in 1952.
February
None
March
None

Largest Measurable Snowfalls by Date
1. 1/25/2026: 11.9″
2. 12/13/2025: 5.4″
3. 12/2/2025: 4.7″
4. 3/2/2026: 3.0″
5. 12/31/2025: 1.6″
6. 2/6/2026: 1.5″
7. 11/10/2025: 1.3″
8. 2/22/2026: 0.9″
9. 2/23/2026: 0.7″
10. 11/9/2025, 12/30/2025: 0.5″
11. 3/17/2026: 0.4″
12. 1/15/2026: 0.3″
13. 1/19/2026, 1/22/2026, 1/26/2026, 3/16/2026: 0.2″
14. 1/1/2026, 1/17/2026, 1/24/2026, 2/25/2026: 0.1″

December 2, 2025 Event

December 13, 2025 Event

January 25, 2026 Event

Total Snow Days
October: 0
November: 9
December: 12
January: 16
February: 10
March: 6

Deepest Snow Depth
October: 0
November: 1″ on the 10th
December: 5″ on the 2nd and 14th
January: 12″ on the 26th
February: 8″ on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd
March: 2″ on the 2nd

Days with Snow Depth of 1″+
October: 0
November: 1
December: 11
January: 9
February: 14
March: 1

Average Daily Snow Depth by Month
October: 0
November: Trace
December: 1.1″
January: 2.3″
Feburary: 2.5″
March: 0.1″

Average Daily Wind Speed in MPH
October: 6.8
November: 8.2
December: 9.2
January: 9.8
February: 7.6
March: 10.4

Highest Wind Gust in MPH
October: 42 on the 21st
November: 43 on the 5th and 26th
December: 51 on the 29th
January: 49 on the 19th
February: 60 on the 20th
March: 69 on the 22nd

Clear Days by Month
October: 10
November: 4
December: 1
January: 2
February: 2
March: 2

Partly Cloudy Days by Month
October: 16
November: 15
December: 12
January: 10
February: 18
March: 14

Cloudy Days by Month
October: 5
November: 11
December: 18
January: 19
February: 8
March: 15

The December 2007 Clipper and Cold

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Forecasts on December 4th, 2007 called for a weak, fast-moving clipper to affect much of the Midwest, Great Lakes, Ohio Valley and east to the Mid-Atlantic coast. Most forecasts in Ohio had the area south of I-80 down to just north of the Ohio River getting 1-3″ of snowfall, with a potential max of 2-4″ in south-central Ohio from Dayton to Chillicothe.

The forecast for Columbus on December 4th, 2007 from the Wilmington National Weather Service:

OHZ045-046-054>056-065-051015-
UNION OH-DELAWARE-MADISON-FRANKLIN OH-LICKING-FAIRFIELD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MARYSVILLE…DELAWARE…LONDON…
COLUMBUS…NEWARK…LANCASTER
355 PM EST TUE DEC 4 2007

…SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM EST
WEDNESDAY…

.TONIGHT…FLURRIES WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SNOW THIS
EVENING…THEN SNOW LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT. SNOW LATE. SNOW
ACCUMULATION AN INCH OR LESS. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. LIGHT NORTHEAST
WINDS…BECOMING SOUTHEAST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF SNOW 100
PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY…SNOW IN THE MORNING…THEN SNOW LIKELY IN THE
AFTERNOON. TOTAL ACCUMULATION OF 2 TO 3 INCHES. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 30S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH…BECOMING NORTH 10 TO
15 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. CHANCE OF SNOW 100 PERCENT.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT…MOSTLY CLOUDY IN THE EVENING…THEN BECOMING
PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 15 TO 20. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH…
DECREASING TO AROUND 5 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

Snowfall began in western Ohio at about 10pm and reached central Ohio by midnight on the 4th. It began as flurries and light snow showers but gradually increased in intensity overnight and into the morning of the 5th, becoming heavy at times. By the time that the snowfall ended around 2:30pm in the afternoon, 4-6″ covered most of central Ohio, with the heaviest accumulations right near the I-70 corridor. Another max of snow occurred along a Mansfield to Canton line where a general 4-6″ also occurred.

The night of the 5th-6th brought a cold night for most of Ohio as clear skies after the storm and snow-covered ground sent temperatures far below normal. Most areas saw temperatures in the single digits, and many even fell into the single digits below zero. For Columbus, the low of 9 was the second lowest temperature ever recorded for the 6th of December.



The Biggest Snowstorms of All Time

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The biggest snowstorms of all time Columbus, Ohio

East Broad Street after a snowstorm in March, 1906.

In light of yesterday’s strange storm that challenged local forecasters, I thought it might be time to look at the biggest snowstorms of all time in Columbus, or at least since records began in 1878. I looked up the total snowfall over different periods of time.

Top 20 Largest Single Snowstorms of Any Duration
1. 3/7-3/8/2008: 20.5″
2. 2/14-2/17/2003: 15.5″
3. 2/16-2/19/1910: 15.3″
4. 11/23-11/29/1950: 15.2″
5. 1/6-1/7/1910: 12.7″
6. 4/3-4/5/1987: 12.6″
7. 1/7-1/9/1884, 2/11-2/12/1910: 10.6″
8. 2/15-2/16/2010, 2/4-2/5/2014: 10.4″
9. 3/19-3/20/1906, 1/13-1/14/1917: 10.0″
10. 2/7-2/8/1971, 1/16-1/17/1978, 2/5-2/6/2010: 9.9″
11. 1/6-1/7/1996: 9.8″
12. 1/13-1/15/1968, 2/27-2/28/1984: 9.5″
13. 2/13-2/14/1914: 9.3″
14. 3/5-3/6/1962: 9.2″
15. 12/19-12/20/1960: 8.8″
16. 1/14-1/15/1918: 8.5″
17. 2/25-2/26/1934: 8.4″
18. 1/31-2/1/1881, 2/25-2/26/2014: 8.3″
19. 3/11-3/12/1906: 8.2″
20. 12/3-12/4/1957: 8.1″

Top 12 Largest 1-Day Snowfalls
1. 3/8/2008: 15.5″
2. 4/4/1987: 12.3″
3. 1/6/1910: 11.9″
4. 2/15/2010: 9.7″
5. 3/19/1906: 9.6″
6. 2/5/2010: 9.0″
7. 2/8/1971, 2/16/2003: 8.9″
8. 1/7/1996: 8.8″
9. 3/5/1962: 8.6″
10. 1/8/1884: 8.5″
11. 2/16/1910: 8.2″
12. 12/3/1957: 7.9″

Top 12 Largest 2-Day Snowfalls
1. 3/7-3/8/2008: 20.5″
2. 3/8-3/9/2008: 15.5″
3. 2/16-2/17/1910: 15.0″
4. 1/6-1/7/1910: 12.7″
5. 4/4-4/5/1987: 12.5″
6. 4/3-4/4/1987: 12.4″
7. 2/15-2/16/2003: 12.0″
8. 1/5-1/6/1910: 11.9″
9. 2/16-2/17/2003: 10.8″
10. 2/11-2/12/1910, 2/4-2/5/2014: 10.6″
11. 2/15-2/16/2010: 10.4″
12. 1/8-1/9/1884: 10.2″

Top 12 Largest 3-Day Snowfalls
1. 3/6-3/8/2008, 3/7-3/9/2008: 20.5″
2. 3/8-3/10/2008: 15.5″
3. 2/16-2/18/1910: 15.3″
4. 2/15-2/17/1910: 15.0″
5. 2/15-2/17/2003: 13.9″
6. 2/14-2/16/2003: 13.6″
7. 1/5-1/7/1910, 1/6-1/8/1910: 12.7″
8. 4/3-4/5/1987: 12.6″
9. 4/4-4/6/1987: 12.5″
10. 4/2-4/4/1987: 12.4″
11. 1/4-1/6/1910, 1/7-1/9/1996: 11.9″
12. 11/25-11/27/1950: 11.5″

Players struggle during the infamous Ohio State-Michigan Snow Bowl game on November 27, 1950.



Top 12 5-Day Snowfalls
1. 3/4-3/8/2008, 3/5-3/9/2008: 21.2″
2. 3/6-3/10/2008, 3/7-3/11/2008: 20.5″
3. 1/16-1/20/1978: 17.6″
4. 3/31-4/4/1987: 16.4″
5. 2/15-2/19/2003: 15.9″
6. 4/2-4/6/1886: 15.7″
7. 2/13-2/17/2003, 2/14-2/18/2003, 3/8-3/12/2008: 15.5″
8. 2/14-2/18/1910, 2/15-2/19/1910, 2/16-2/20/1910: 15.3″
9. 2/13-2/17/1910: 15.0″
10. 4/3-4/7/1886, 2/12-2/16/1910, 2/5-2/9/2010: 14.3″
11. 1/17-1/21/1978: 14.2″
12. 2/12-2/16/2003: 14.0″

Top 12 Largest 7-Day Snowfalls
1. 2/11-2/17/1910: 25.6″
2. 2/12-2/18/1910: 21.4″
3. 3/2-3/8/2008, 3/3-3/9/2008, 3/4-3/10/2008, 3/5-3/11/2008: 21.2″
4. 3/6-3/12/2008, 3/7-3/13/2008: 20.5″
5. 1/14-1/20/1978: 19.0″
6. 2/10-2/16/1910: 18.8″
7. 3/30-4/5/1987: 18.3″
8. 3/29-4/4/1987: 18.1
9. 1/15-1/21/1978, 1/16-1/22/1978: 17.8″
10. 2/13-2/19/2003, 2/14-2/20/2003: 17.5″
11. 2/10-2/16/2003: 17.0″
12. 4/1-4/7/1886, 4/2-4/8/1886: 16.9″

Top 12 10-Day Snowfalls
1. 2/9-2/18/1910: 28.4″
2. 2/8-2/17/1910: 28.1″
3. 2/10-2/19/1910, 2/11-2/20/1910: 25.9″
4. 3/11-3/20/1906: 23.5″
5. 3/10-3/19/1906: 23.1″
6. 2/28-3/8/2008, 2/29-3/9/2008: 21.7″
7. 2/12-2/21/1910: 21.4″
8. 2/7-2/16/1910: 21.3″
9. 3/1-3/10/2008, 3/2-3/11/2008, 3/3-3/12/2008, 3/4-3/13/2008, 3/5-3/14/2008: 21.2″
10. 2/10-2/19/2003: 20.9″
11. 1/12-1/21/1978, 1/2-1/11/1996: 20.8″
12. 1/11-1/20/1978: 20.6″

Top 12 Largest 15-Day Snowfalls
1. 2/8-2/22/1910, 2/9-2/23/1910: 28.8″
2. 2/3-2/17/1910: 28.5″
3. 2/4-2/18/1910, 2/5-2/19/1910, 2/6-2/20/1910, 2/7-2/21/1910: 28.4″
4. 2/10-2/24/1910, 2/11-2/25/1910: 26.3″
5. 2/2-2/16/2010: 25.8″
6. 1/7-1/21/1978, 1/8-1/22/1978: 25.7″
7. 1/6-1/20/1978, 2/3-2/17/2010, 2/4-2/18/2010, 2/5-2/19/2010: 25.5″
8. 1/12-1/26/1978: 25.2″
9. 2/1-2/15/2010: 25.1″
10. 3/10-3/24/1906, 3/11-3/25/1906, 1/13-1/27/1978: 24.8″
11. 1/14-1/28/1978, 2/10-2/24/2003: 24.5″
12. 3/6-3/20/1906, 3/7-3/21/1906: 23.8″

Top 12 Largest 30-Day Snowfalls
1. 1/20-2/18/1910, 1/21-2/19/1910: 37.9″
2. 1/19-2/17/1910: 37.6″
3. 1/22-2/20/1910: 35.3″
4. 1/2-1/31/1978, 1/3-2/1/1978, 1/4-2/2/1978, 1/5-2/3/1978: 34.0″
5. 1/8-2/6/1978: 33.8″
6. 1/1-1/30/1978, 1/7-2/5/1978: 33.6″
7. 12/30/1977-1/28/1978, 12/31/1977-1/29/1978: 33.4″
8. 12/29/1977-1/27/1978: 32.8″
9. 12/28/1977-1/26/1978: 32.5″
10. 1/6-2/4/1978: 32.0″
11. 2/8-3/8/2008: 31.8″
12. 1/24-2/22/1910, 1/25-2/23/1910, 1/26-2/24/1910, 1/27-2/25/1910, 1/28-2/26/1910, 1/29-2/27/1910, 1/30-2/28/1910, 1/26-2/24/2003: 30.7″

Certain years show up on all the lists, including 1906, 1910, 1978, 2003, 2008 and 2010. These winters all had periods of extreme snowfall and are considered “historic”.
Check out more winter and other local weather data with the following links.
Winter Storms
Winter Season Records
Annual Weather Records
Wilmington National Weather Service



The February 9-10, 2010 Snowstorm

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February 2010’s second snowstorm came just 3 days after the month’s first major event. This second low pressure system tracked from Louisville, Kentucky and then up along I-71 to Cleveland. Even though the track was through the heart of the state, the majority of the precipitation in most areas was snowfall. This storm followed so closely on the heels of the February 5th storm that the cold air that first storm had pulled into Ohio was still in place on the 9th. This allowed for snow despite the far north track. While the February 9-10, 2010 snowstorm wasn’t the largest of the month, it helped establish it as one of the snowiest winter months in history.

Snow began in Columbus in the early morning hours of the 9th and continued into the 10th. Snowfall rates reached their peak in the late morning hours of the 9th, falling at 1/2″ per hour at times, but never quite reached the intensities of Storm #1. While some parts of the state had 7-8″, the Columbus area had 5-6″, about half of what it got in Storm #1. Still, cleanup from the first storm was still ongoing, and this latest snowfall severely complicated the process. Traffic and airport delays were common, and many schools were cancelled. Snow depths in Franklin County reached 10-16″ after the storm.
the February 9-10, 2010 snowstorm Columbus, Ohio

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