April 15 marks the halfway point of climatological spring, which began on March 1. This spring’s snowfall so far has been… *checks notes* … too little to even measure.
That’s right. Officially, Columbus has had only a trace of snow over the past six weeks, which is very rare. This has happened only six other times in 140 years of record-keeping (since 1885).
The snowiest first half of spring was in 1906, when 25.3″ fell.
But has an entire spring ever happened with no measurable snow? It’s happened four times: 1997, 1945, 1927, and 1903. And unless a strange very-late-season snow visits central Ohio, 2025 looks to join that list.
Here’s the snowfall forecast from the National Blend of Models through April 25:
Yeah, not much going on there.
For context, the average snowfall in spring is 4.6″ — 4.1″ in March, 0.5″ in April.