Curious how much rain fell on a specific day in 1945? Want to know how hot it was last July? This weather by date page provides the raw daily temperatures, precipitation and more for every day in Columbus going back more than 140 years. This page is still under construction, but currently all but a handful of decades are now up. The data includes all of the following daily information, where available: High, low and mean temperatures, mean departure from normal, precipitation, snowfall, snow depth, average wind speed, highest wind speed and highest wind gust, and cloudiness measured by tenths of sky covered by clouds sunrise to sunset.
The information comes from multiple sources, most specifically NOAA’s Climate Data Online page. The files are in spreadsheet format.
Downtown Columbus Weather Station Location History
July 1-15, 1878: Irving House on East Broad Street between 3rd and 4th Streets. This location was temporary. The rain gauge was on the roof, with the thermometer 25′ above ground in a northern window. There was no wind instrument.
July 15, 1878-May 1, 1889: Huntington Bank Building at Broad and High. The wind instrument was on the roof 84′ above ground. The thermometer was at 52′ feet above ground until October 12, 1884, when it was moved to a new roof location 78′ above ground. The rain gauge was 70′ above ground.
May 1, 1889-February 1, 1893: Board of Trade Building at 40 E. Broad Street. The wind instrument was at 100′ above ground until September 16, 1891, when it was raised to 108′. The thermometer was 102′ above ground, with the rain gauge at 96′.
February 1, 1893-November 1, 1894: Wheeler Building at 5 W. Broad Street. The wind instrument, rain gauge and thermometer were 132′, 120′ and 126′ above ground, respectively.
November 1, 1894-June 1, 1902: Eberly Building at 215 S. High Street. The wind instrument was at 93′ above ground until October 7, 1896, when it was moved to 100′. The thermometer and rain gauge were 87′ and 81′ above ground, respectively.
June 1, 1902-July 1, 1930: Hayden Building at 16 E. Broad Street. The wind instrument was originally at 190′ above ground. New construction caused interference in wind measurements between April 3, 1906-September 22, 1906, when the instrument was moved to the Capital Trust Building and raised to 222′ above ground. The thermometer and rain gauge were at 173′ and 171′ above ground, respectively.
July 1, 1930-February 1, 1935: Due to a new building blocking accurate wind data beginning in 1927, the station was moved to 8 E. Broad Street. The wind instrument was at 230′ above ground, with the thermometer at 216′ and the rain gauge at 209′.
February 1, 1935-April 30, 1973: Columbus Post Office at 85 Marconi Boulevard. The wind instrument was located 110′ above ground, with the thermometer at 90′ and the rain gauge at 89′.
On May 5, 1930, records began being collected at the new airport, with both Downtown and Airport stations running simultaneously. Port Columbus eventually took over as the main source of official records for the city on January 1, 1948. The Downtown station operated until April 30, 1973.
**Last Updated: 12/29/2023- Added 1980-1989.
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