COLUMBUS – Ohioans are shaking their heads in frustration over March weather in May, with snow in Cleveland and a record-tying low temperature in Columbus.
The National Weather Service reported that the temperature at Port Columbus International Airport was 32 degrees at 5:35 a.m. Monday, matching the previous record for the date, set in 1959.
Communities throughout greater Cleveland, meanwhile, got a wintry surprise Sunday morning with snow falling throughout the area.
The National Weather Service reported only a trace of snow at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport on Sunday. Cleveland.com reports that some communities east of Cleveland saw snow accumulating on the ground and roofs of buildings.
People running in Sunday’s Rite Aid Cleveland Marathon and the event’s shorter races had to contend with high winds, temperatures in the 30s and large flakes of wet snow falling throughout the morning.
Cleveland.com says weather records show that the last time snow fell in Cleveland during the month of May was in 2011.