![]() ![]() The city was 4.6 inches below normal for December snowfall, Mazza noted, but it was still 1.38 inches above normal for precipitation. Climate change trend: More rain, less snowĬolumbus saw just half an inch of snow last month as precipitation with the warm temperatures instead favored rain. The six warmest years have all been since 2012.Īt 6.66 degrees above normal, according to NOAA data, last month was the nation’s hottest December yet, beating 2015. Nationwide, 2021 was the fourth-warmest year on record in the lower 48 U.S. by: Kyle Beachy Posted: / 11:24 PM EDT Updated: / 11:24 PM EDT COLUMBUS, Ohio ( WCMH) It has been a busy month for AEP Ohio power restoration crews. Last year was also the hottest year on record in Akron and Toledo. Looking at the whole 12 months, 2021 was Columbus’ eighth-hottest year on record, with average daily temperatures 1.7 degrees above normal. “We had one day with highs in the 20s, three days with highs in the 30s, 10 in the 40s, 12 in the 50s, and five in the 60s,” he said. The average daily high temperature in the capital city last month was 51.3 degrees, an 11.2-degree departure from normal that was “wild for December,” Mazza said, when normal highs range from the lower 40s to upper 30s. “Our average low of 33.1 degrees was only 1.4 degrees below our normal average temperature for the month of 34.5 degrees,” Mazza said of Columbus, “incredible for a top 10.” Weather Underground provides local & long-range weather forecasts, weather reports, maps & tropical weather conditions for locations worldwide. For cities with multiple weather stations, station with longest history chosen. Even Cincinnati, where warmer average temperatures less often see near-record readings, had its fourth-warmest December going back 150 years: 8.9 degrees above normal. In Ohio, Dayton, Findlay and Zanesville saw their second-warmest Decembers on record. “December was a much-warmer-than-normal month,” said NBC4 Chief Meteorologist Dave Mazza. At 7.4 degrees above normal, December was Columbus’ fourth-warmest on record. The capital city recorded an average daily temperature last month of 41.8 degrees Fahrenheit, conditions usually seen in March. Whether it was December’s average temperatures, highs or lows, all came close to their warmest in history in Columbus and across Ohio. Ohio - Ohio - Humid, Temperate, Continental: Temperatures in Ohio are similar to those across the north-central and eastern United States, with summer highs. ![]() COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The near-record warmth Ohio experienced in 2021 lasted through its final days, ending with an unseasonable start to winter.Īll major weather stations in the state saw a top-five warm December last month, according to data tracked by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, bookending another hotter-than-average year with the nation’s warmest December yet. ![]()
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