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CDUS41 KILN 172052  
CLICMH  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON OH  
452 PM EDT SUN MAY 17 2026  
   
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..THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 2026  
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
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)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 86 3:49 PM 92 1900 74 12 74  
MINIMUM 58 3:51 AM 34 1891 53 5 61  
AVERAGE 72 64 8 68  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.01 1.64 1945 0.12 -0.11 0.01  
MONTH TO DATE 1.28 2.17 -0.89 4.75  
SINCE MAR 1 9.99 9.64 0.35 11.28  
SINCE JAN 1 13.89 15.05 -1.16 15.69  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 0.0 MM 0.0 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE T 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  
TODAY 0 4 -4 0  
MONTH TO DATE 154 95 59 59  
SINCE MAR 1 836 1190 -354 901  
SINCE JUL 1 4994 5174 -180 4676  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 7 3 4 3  
MONTH TO DATE 8 31 -23 41  
SINCE MAR 1 75 45 30 73  
SINCE JAN 1 75 45 30 73    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 27 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (190)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.6  
 
SKY COVER  
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97  
LOWEST 43  
AVERAGE 70  
   
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THE COLUMBUS OH CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 75 93 1962  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 53 34 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:42 PM EDT  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:14 AM EDT SUNSET 8:43 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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