685  
CDUS41 KILN 060538  
CLICMH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
138 AM EDT WED MAY 06 2026  
   
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..THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 2026
 
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1869 TO 2026  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 72 12:07 PM 92 1895 71 1 66  
1952  
MINIMUM 51 11:59 PM 32 1979 49 2 49  
AVERAGE 62 60 2 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.47 1.97 1882 0.13 0.34 0.04  
MONTH TO DATE 0.59 0.64 -0.05 3.24  
SINCE MAR 1 9.30 8.11 1.19 9.77  
SINCE JAN 1 13.20 13.52 -0.32 14.18  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 3.6 4.6 -1.0 T  
SINCE JUL 1 33.9 28.2 5.7 14.8  
SNOW DEPTH 0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 3 6 -3 7  
MONTH TO DATE 65 33 32 24  
SINCE MAR 1 747 1128 -381 866  
SINCE JUL 1 4905 5112 -207 4641  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 5 -5 10  
SINCE MAR 1 67 19 48 42  
SINCE JAN 1 67 19 48 42    
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WIND (MPH)  
RESULTANT WIND SPEED 10 RESULTANT WIND DIRECTION SW (220)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 29 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (260)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 40 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (240)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.0  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 11:00 PM  
LOWEST 49 12:00 PM  
AVERAGE 73  
   
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THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 91 1959  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 29 1968  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:26 AM EDT SUNSET 8:31 PM EDT  
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:24 AM EDT SUNSET 8:32 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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