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The Climate of Columbus, Ohio is similar to nearby cities of Chicago, Illinois and Toledo, Ohio. Columbus, Ohio deals with a variety of weather every year altering the climate of the city. Tornadoes, severe thunderstorms, blizzards, and winter storms occur from time to time.
The last tornado to hit the Columbus area was on October 11, 2006. The tornado was rated an F2 on the Fujita scale, not the new Enhanced Fujita Scale recently released by the National Weather Service in 2007.[1]
The last major snow storm with snow accumulation was recorded on March 8, 2008. 20.4 inches of snow fell in Columbus during the North American blizzard of 2008 that affected a large portion of the midwestern United States. The area also received frozen precipitation, resulting in power outages across the central Ohio area. The northern portion of the Columbus Metropolitan Area received 12 to 18 inches of snow accumulation, with major snow drifts.
[edit] Temperature
Monthly average high temperatures[2]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| °F |
36 |
39 |
50 |
62 |
73 |
82 |
85 |
84 |
77 |
65 |
51 |
40 |
| °C |
2 |
3 |
10 |
16 |
22 |
27 |
29 |
28 |
25 |
18 |
10 |
4 |
Monthly average low temperatures[3]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| °F |
20 |
22 |
31 |
40 |
50 |
59 |
64 |
62 |
54 |
43 |
34 |
25 |
| °C |
-6 |
-5 |
|
4 |
10 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
-3 |
[edit] Precipitation
Monthly average precipitation[4]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| Inches |
2.80 |
2.30 |
3.10 |
3.40 |
3.80 |
3.90 |
4.60 |
3.30 |
2.70 |
2.10 |
3.00 |
2.70 |
Monthly average days with thunderstorms[5]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| # Days |
- |
01.0 |
02.0 |
04.0 |
06.0 |
08.0 |
08.0 |
06.0 |
03.0 |
01.0 |
01.0 |
- |
[edit] Relative Humidity and Dewpoint
Monthly average morning and evening humidity percentage[6]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| AM |
78 |
78 |
76 |
76 |
79 |
81 |
84 |
87 |
87 |
83 |
80 |
80 |
| PM |
67 |
62 |
55 |
51 |
52 |
53 |
54 |
53 |
53 |
52 |
61 |
67 |
Monthly average dewpoint[7]
|
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
| °F |
20 |
22 |
29 |
38 |
49 |
59 |
63 |
62 |
55 |
43 |
34 |
25 |
| °C |
-6 |
-5 |
-1 |
3 |
9 |
15 |
17 |
16 |
12 |
6 |
1 |
-3 |
[edit] References
- ^ Tullis, Matt; Mark Ferenchik. "RUIN, RELIEF AND REBUILDING TORNADO AFTERMATH", The Columbus Dispatch, 2006-10-13, pp. NEWS 01A. (English)
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
- ^ Weatherbase: Columbus, Ohio. Retrieved on 24 March 2007.
