Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbia (USC00011865), Alabama, United States, with 32 years of record.
Key Facts for Columbia
Columbia (USC00011865) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 31.28 latitude and -85.12 longitude, 27 m (89 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1935 to 1966, 32 years of record.
0 records set at Columbia still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Columbia set a daily record precipitation of 38.1 mm (1.5 in) on 20 July 1966.
About the Station
Location: Alabama, United States, 31.28 latitude, -85.12 longitude.
Elevation: 27 m (89 ft).
Period of record: 1935 to 1966, 32 years.
Eligible elements: prcp.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
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The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Columbia, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records
0 standing records
0 records at Columbia still stand.
Standing records at Columbia by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 199.4 mm (7.9 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbia. The most was 199.4 mm (7.9 in) on 10 July 1948.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbia
Yearly extremes at Columbia: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1948
88.0 mm (3.5 in)
32
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
308.0 mm (12.1 in)
1948
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
32
Longest dry spell (CDD)
49 days
1961
24 days
32
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Columbia, 1935 to 1966. The record is 199.4 mm (7.9 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 88.0 mm (3.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbia by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1935
47.8 mm (1.9 in)
1936
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1937
157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1938
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1939
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1940
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1941
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1942
66.5 mm (2.6 in)
1943
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1944
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1945
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1946
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1947
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1948
199.4 mm (7.9 in)
1949
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1950
97.5 mm (3.8 in)
1951
58.7 mm (2.3 in)
1952
87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1954
42.4 mm (1.7 in)
1955
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1956
152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1957
66.3 mm (2.6 in)
1958
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1959
137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1960
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1961
113.0 mm (4.4 in)
1962
143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1963
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1964
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1965
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1966
45.7 mm (1.8 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Columbia, 1935 to 1966. The record is 308.0 mm (12.1 in) in 1948, marked on the chart; the median year is 129.2 mm (5.1 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbia by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1935
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1936
171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1937
195.8 mm (7.7 in)
1938
112.7 mm (4.4 in)
1939
223.2 mm (8.8 in)
1940
144.2 mm (5.7 in)
1941
104.0 mm (4.1 in)
1942
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1943
128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1944
126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1945
132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1946
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1947
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1948
308.0 mm (12.1 in)
1949
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1950
176.7 mm (7.0 in)
1951
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1952
122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1953
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1954
82.2 mm (3.2 in)
1955
114.6 mm (4.5 in)
1956
170.4 mm (6.7 in)
1957
123.2 mm (4.9 in)
1958
111.2 mm (4.4 in)
1959
140.9 mm (5.5 in)
1960
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1961
168.6 mm (6.6 in)
1962
162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1963
91.7 mm (3.6 in)
1964
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1965
129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1966
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbia, 1935 to 1966. The record is 49 days in 1961, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbia by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1935
38 days
1936
25 days
1937
14 days
1938
24 days
1939
44 days
1940
24 days
1941
24 days
1942
25 days
1943
46 days
1944
26 days
1945
20 days
1946
32 days
1947
14 days
1948
21 days
1949
17 days
1950
22 days
1951
24 days
1952
17 days
1953
24 days
1954
26 days
1955
25 days
1956
25 days
1957
15 days
1958
22 days
1959
22 days
1960
24 days
1961
49 days
1962
19 days
1963
22 days
1964
22 days
1965
36 days
1966
7 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Download the Data
Data for Columbia standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Columbia threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.