Feb 11, 2026 - News
The longest cold streaks in Columbus history
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It feels positively balmy outside this week. Or maybe it's just been entirely too long since we've experienced above-freezing temperatures.
By the numbers: Columbus' recent stretch of high temperatures of 32 degrees or below started Jan. 23 and lasted 18 days.
- That's long enough to crack the leaderboard for longest cold stretches ever.
- It's the longest cold stretch we've experienced since the winter of 2000-2001.
The bottom line: With highs above freezing for the foreseeable forecast, there's nowhere to go but up from here.