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Columbus Basks in One Last 77-Degree Sizzler Before Halloween Gloom Rolls In
Columbus wakes Thursday to clear skies and temperatures near 49 degrees, but the morning chill will not last long. Sunshine will push the city toward a warm 77-degree high, with southwest low-level flow and generally dry conditions. The National Weather Service says a weak cold front will move through Thursday...
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Columbus Basks in Sunny 70s Before Rain Crashes Back In
Columbus City Hall Plaza — Weather Coverage Scenic Backdrop. Columbus is waking beneath mid- and high-level clouds Wednesday morning, with temperatures around 51 degrees early and a warm-up headed toward 75 by afternoon. Sunshine will take over as the morning clouds thin, making this one of the most comfortable late-October days of the week.
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Unseasonable Warmth Up to 80 Degrees Hits Ohio Including Columbus, Dayton, and Cleveland With Isolated Evening Thunderstorms Possible Across Northern Areas Today
OHIO — A surge of southwesterly winds is pumping unseasonably warm air into Ohio today, sending afternoon highs into the middle to upper 70s across much of the state. Temperatures more typical of September are arriving just days before November begins. A few showers and an isolated thunderstorm could develop late in the day, mainly after 5 p.m., with the best chances across northern communities.
Axios Columbus
Is this Columbus' nicest October in recorded history?
Columbus is in the midst of a beautiful stretch of weather — and by our calculations, it might be the nicest October we've ever had. Why it matters: It's your favorite month , with Central Ohioans trick-or-treating, visiting pumpkin patches and attending football games and festivals. The near-perfect weather has enhanced all of it. The big picture: How do you define a "nice" day? Smarter people than us have tried. A 2017 Princeton study defines a "pleasant" weather day as a high between 64 and 86 degrees with no more than .04 inches of rain. A 2024 MIT study puts the daily mean temperature for "outdoor days" between 50 and 77 degrees. We'll define "nice" days as those with a high between 65 and 79 and no measurable precipitation. State of play: Through Monday, we've had 17 days this month that qualify under that definition, per National Weather Service data . Our blemishes have been a few rainy days, a few chilly days and a few that were too warm (for some tastes). By the numbers: That puts us in historic territory. Per an Axios analysis of NWS data dating back to 1878, only Octobers in 1897, 1901, 1924 and