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Columbia Weather Records (USC00221865)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbia (USC00221865), Mississippi, United States, with 124 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbia

  • Columbia (USC00221865) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 31.25 latitude and -89.84 longitude, 46 m (150 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1903 to 2026, 124 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Columbia still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Columbia tied a daily record high maximum temperature of 38.9 C (102.0 F) on 17 August 2026 (provisional).

Provisional Records

Records set in the last 60 days are provisional until they clear the revision window.

About the Station

  • Location: Mississippi, United States, 31.25 latitude, -89.84 longitude.
  • Elevation: 46 m (150 ft).
  • Period of record: 1903 to 2026, 124 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

23 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Columbia, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 23 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbia. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 23 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
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan29.4 C (84.9 F)-15.6 C (3.9 F)27.8 C (82.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Feb31.1 C (88.0 F)-11.7 C (10.9 F)31.1 C (88.0 F)-10.6 C (12.9 F)
Mar32.2 C (90.0 F)-8.9 C (16.0 F)31.7 C (89.1 F)-3.9 C (25.0 F)
Apr36.7 C (98.1 F)-5.0 C (23.0 F)32.8 C (91.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)
May38.9 C (102.0 F)2.8 C (37.0 F)35.0 C (95.0 F)5.6 C (42.1 F)
Jun45.0 C (113.0 F)7.8 C (46.0 F)36.7 C (98.1 F)15.6 C (60.1 F)
Jul41.7 C (107.1 F)11.7 C (53.1 F)37.8 C (100.0 F)21.7 C (71.1 F)
Aug41.7 C (107.1 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)40.6 C (105.1 F)18.3 C (64.9 F)
Sep42.2 C (108.0 F)2.2 C (36.0 F)35.6 C (96.1 F)20.6 C (69.1 F)
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-5.6 C (21.9 F)n/an/a
Nov32.8 C (91.0 F)-8.3 C (17.1 F)n/an/a
Dec29.4 C (84.9 F)-15.0 C (5.0 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Columbia by the year they were set 1,464 records at Columbia still stand. 2023 holds the most, with 58. 02040601903: 51904: 181905: 71915: 271916: 191917: 321918: 221919: 131920: 271921: 131922: 101923: 181924: 291925: 511926: 141927: 341928: 101929: 181930: 231931: 131932: 271933: 211934: 31935: 221936: 141937: 271938: 131939: 81940: 161941: 81942: 41943: 221944: 71945: 81946: 71947: 91948: 111949: 141950: 201951: 201952: 71953: 81954: 21955: 181956: 91957: 231958: 91959: 41960: 101961: 141962: 141963: 161964: 101965: 121966: 61967: 161968: 101969: 71970: 71971: 81972: 81973: 141974: 101975: 101976: 101977: 101978: 71979: 91980: 71981: 61982: 101983: 101984: 111985: 121986: 71987: 91988: 101989: 181990: 41991: 81992: 61993: 61994: 31995: 11996: 111997: 51998: 111999: 12000: 82001: 62002: 82003: 122004: 132005: 42006: 32007: 72008: 82009: 62010: 92011: 92012: 22013: 82014: 142015: 122016: 22017: 122018: 102019: 82020: 202021: 242022: 252023: 582024: 112025: 162026: 211903192419361948196019721984199620082020
1,464 records at Columbia still stand. 2023 holds the most, with 58.
Standing records at Columbia by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
19035
190418
19057
191527
191619
191732
191822
191913
192027
192113
192210
192318
192429
192551
192614
192734
192810
192918
193023
193113
193227
193321
19343
193522
193614
193727
193813
19398
194016
19418
19424
194322
19447
19458
19467
19479
194811
194914
195020
195120
19527
19538
19542
195518
19569
195723
19589
19594
196010
196114
196214
196316
196410
196512
19666
196716
196810
19697
19707
19718
19728
197314
197410
197510
197610
197710
19787
19799
19807
19816
198210
198310
198411
198512
19867
19879
198810
198918
19904
19918
19926
19936
19943
19951
199611
19975
199811
19991
20008
20016
20028
200312
200413
20054
20063
20077
20088
20096
20109
20119
20122
20138
201414
201512
20162
201712
201810
20198
202020
202124
202225
202358
202411
202516
202621

All-Time Record Progression

9 new records
When Columbia set new all-time records 9 all-time records were set at Columbia between 11 January 1962 and 2 August 2022. Each dot is a new record. Record low maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord daily snowfallRecord daily precipitationRecord high minimum temperature11 January 1962: Record low maximum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)11 January 1962: Record low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)13 December 1962: Record low minimum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)31 January 1977: Record daily snowfall 10.2 cm (4.0 in)11 January 1982: Record low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)7 April 1983: Record daily precipitation 348.0 mm (13.7 in)23 December 1989: Record low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)12 December 2008: Record daily snowfall 13.0 cm (5.1 in)2 August 2022: Record high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)197019801990200020102020
9 all-time records were set at Columbia between 11 January 1962 and 2 August 2022. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbia set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1962-01-11Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -5.0 C (23.0 F)
1962-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -13.9 C (7.0 F)
1962-12-13Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -14.4 C (6.1 F)
1977-01-31Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 10.2 cm (4.0 in)
1982-01-11Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983-04-07Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 348.0 mm (13.7 in)
1989-12-23Record low maximum temperatureRecord low maximum temperature -7.2 C (19.0 F)
2008-12-12Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 13.0 cm (5.1 in)
2022-08-02Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 28.3 C (82.9 F)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 348.0 mm (13.7 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbia The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbia. The most was 348.0 mm (13.7 in) on 7 April 1983. 0100200300400 Jan: 176.5 mm (6.9 in), 30 January 1999 Jan Feb: 218.9 mm (8.6 in), 22 February 1961 Feb Mar: 254.0 mm (10.0 in), 11 March 2016 Mar Apr: 348.0 mm (13.7 in), 7 April 1983 Apr May: 203.2 mm (8.0 in), 22 May 1916 May Jun: 209.8 mm (8.3 in), 18 June 1997 Jun Jul: 162.6 mm (6.4 in), 31 July 1926 Jul Aug: 191.3 mm (7.5 in), 30 August 2012 Aug Sep: 262.9 mm (10.4 in), 30 September 1915 Sep Oct: 174.8 mm (6.9 in), 10 October 1934 Oct Nov: 158.8 mm (6.3 in), 14 November 1961 Nov Dec: 224.8 mm (8.9 in), 28 December 2018 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbia. The most was 348.0 mm (13.7 in) on 7 April 1983.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbia
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan176.5 mm (6.9 in)30 January 1999
Feb218.9 mm (8.6 in)22 February 1961
Mar254.0 mm (10.0 in)11 March 2016
Apr348.0 mm (13.7 in)7 April 1983
May203.2 mm (8.0 in)22 May 1916
Jun209.8 mm (8.3 in)18 June 1997
Jul162.6 mm (6.4 in)31 July 1926
Aug191.3 mm (7.5 in)30 August 2012
Sep262.9 mm (10.4 in)30 September 1915
Oct174.8 mm (6.9 in)10 October 1934
Nov158.8 mm (6.3 in)14 November 1961
Dec224.8 mm (8.9 in)28 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1903 to 2026
Days with data per year at Columbia 115 years of record at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1930, 2026. 1903: 54 of 365 days1904: 259 of 366 days1905: 91 of 365 days1915: 199 of 365 days1916: 352 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 343 of 365 days1919: 358 of 365 days1920: 363 of 366 days1921: 356 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 363 of 365 days1924: 366 of 366 days1925: 365 of 365 days1926: 365 of 365 days1927: 358 of 365 days1928: 365 of 366 days1929: 364 of 365 days1930: 301 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 365 of 366 days1933: 365 of 365 days1934: 365 of 365 days1935: 364 of 365 days1936: 366 of 366 days1937: 365 of 365 days1938: 331 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 354 of 366 days1941: 363 of 365 days1942: 365 of 365 days1943: 364 of 365 days1944: 366 of 366 days1945: 362 of 365 days1946: 364 of 365 days1947: 365 of 365 days1948: 364 of 366 days1949: 362 of 365 days1950: 363 of 365 days1951: 365 of 365 days1952: 366 of 366 days1953: 365 of 365 days1954: 364 of 365 days1955: 365 of 365 days1956: 364 of 366 days1957: 362 of 365 days1958: 365 of 365 days1959: 353 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 366 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 363 of 365 days1968: 366 of 366 days1969: 365 of 365 days1970: 365 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 366 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 364 of 365 days1975: 361 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 361 of 365 days1978: 361 of 365 days1979: 364 of 365 days1980: 365 of 366 days1981: 334 of 365 days1982: 359 of 365 days1983: 359 of 365 days1984: 359 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 365 of 365 days1988: 335 of 366 days1989: 365 of 365 days1990: 365 of 365 days1991: 361 of 365 days1992: 363 of 366 days1993: 363 of 365 days1994: 365 of 365 days1995: 364 of 365 days1996: 365 of 366 days1997: 364 of 365 days1998: 364 of 365 days1999: 363 of 365 days2000: 362 of 366 days2001: 365 of 365 days2002: 364 of 365 days2003: 356 of 365 days2004: 360 of 366 days2005: 364 of 365 days2006: 365 of 365 days2007: 363 of 365 days2008: 365 of 366 days2009: 364 of 365 days2010: 362 of 365 days2011: 364 of 365 days2012: 365 of 366 days2013: 365 of 365 days2014: 364 of 365 days2015: 361 of 365 days2016: 357 of 366 days2017: 365 of 365 days2018: 360 of 365 days2019: 362 of 365 days2020: 361 of 366 days2021: 365 of 365 days2022: 359 of 365 days2023: 364 of 365 days2024: 361 of 366 days2025: 344 of 365 days2026: 230 of 365 days190519201935195019651980199520102025
115 years of record at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1903, 1904, 1905, 1915, 1930, 2026.
Days with data per year at Columbia
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
19035415%No
190425971%No
19059125%No
191519955%No
191635296%Yes
1917364100%Yes
191834394%Yes
191935898%Yes
192036399%Yes
192135698%Yes
1922365100%Yes
192336399%Yes
1924366100%Yes
1925365100%Yes
1926365100%Yes
192735898%Yes
1928365100%Yes
1929364100%Yes
193030182%No
193136399%Yes
1932365100%Yes
1933365100%Yes
1934365100%Yes
1935364100%Yes
1936366100%Yes
1937365100%Yes
193833191%Yes
1939364100%Yes
194035497%Yes
194136399%Yes
1942365100%Yes
1943364100%Yes
1944366100%Yes
194536299%Yes
1946364100%Yes
1947365100%Yes
194836499%Yes
194936299%Yes
195036399%Yes
1951365100%Yes
1952366100%Yes
1953365100%Yes
1954364100%Yes
1955365100%Yes
195636499%Yes
195736299%Yes
1958365100%Yes
195935397%Yes
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964366100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
196736399%Yes
1968366100%Yes
1969365100%Yes
1970365100%Yes
1971365100%Yes
1972366100%Yes
1973365100%Yes
1974364100%Yes
197536199%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197736199%Yes
197836199%Yes
1979364100%Yes
1980365100%Yes
198133492%Yes
198235998%Yes
198335998%Yes
198435998%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
1987365100%Yes
198833592%Yes
1989365100%Yes
1990365100%Yes
199136199%Yes
199236399%Yes
199336399%Yes
1994365100%Yes
1995364100%Yes
1996365100%Yes
1997364100%Yes
1998364100%Yes
199936399%Yes
200036299%Yes
2001365100%Yes
2002364100%Yes
200335698%Yes
200436098%Yes
2005364100%Yes
2006365100%Yes
200736399%Yes
2008365100%Yes
2009364100%Yes
201036299%Yes
2011364100%Yes
2012365100%Yes
2013365100%Yes
2014364100%Yes
201536199%Yes
201635798%Yes
2017365100%Yes
201836099%Yes
201936299%Yes
202036199%Yes
2021365100%Yes
202235998%Yes
2023364100%Yes
202436199%Yes
202534494%Yes
202623063%No

Latest Records

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Latest records at Columbia
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
17 August 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Tie, Provisional)38.9 C (102.0 F)tie36 years5 of 100 (Routine)
16 August 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Provisional)40.0 C (104.0 F)1.7 C (3.1 F)49 years30 of 100 (Routine)
14 August 2026Columbia, USdaily high max40.6 C (105.1 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)3 years12 of 100 (Routine)
13 August 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Tie)40.0 C (104.0 F)tie3 years2 of 100 (Routine)
10 August 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Tie)38.3 C (100.9 F)tie3 years2 of 100 (Routine)
30 July 2026Columbia, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)27 years20 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 2026Columbia, USdaily high min25.0 C (77.0 F)0.6 C (1.1 F)81 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2026Columbia, USdaily high min26.1 C (79.0 F)1.1 C (2.0 F)32 years25 of 100 (Routine)
23 July 2026Columbia, USdaily high min25.6 C (78.1 F)1.2 C (2.2 F)92 years43 of 100 (Notable)
3 June 2026Columbia, USdaily rain73.7 mm (2.9 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)116 years47 of 100 (Notable)
26 May 2026Columbia, USdaily low max23.9 C (75.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)107 years41 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026Columbia, USdaily low max18.9 C (66.0 F)2.2 C (4.0 F)72 years37 of 100 (Notable)
9 May 2026Columbia, USdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)1.7 mm (0.07 in)56 years27 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2026Columbia, USdaily low min (Tie)5.6 C (42.1 F)tie104 years10 of 100 (Routine)
2 May 2026Columbia, USdaily low max16.1 C (61.0 F)5.0 C (9.0 F)32 years34 of 100 (Routine)
20 April 2026Columbia, USdaily low min (Tie)2.8 C (37.0 F)tie87 years9 of 100 (Routine)
5 April 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Tie)31.7 C (89.1 F)tie71 years7 of 100 (Routine)
28 March 2026Columbia, USdaily high max (Tie)31.1 C (88.0 F)tie80 years8 of 100 (Routine)
18 March 2026Columbia, USdaily low min-2.2 C (28.0 F)0.5 C (0.9 F)65 years29 of 100 (Routine)
17 March 2026Columbia, USdaily low min (Tie)-3.9 C (25.0 F)tie103 years10 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

98 complete years, 1917 to 2025
Annual mean temperature at Columbia as warming stripes, 1917 to 2025 One stripe for each of 98 complete years at Columbia, 1917 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.4 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 17.7 C (63.8 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 21.8 C (71.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F). 1917: 18.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1919: 18.1 C, -1.2 C from the station mean1920: 17.8 C, -1.6 C from the station mean1921: 19.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1922: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1923: 18.5 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1924: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1925: 20.4 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1926: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1927: 21.1 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1928: 19.1 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1929: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1931: 19.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1932: 20.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1933: 20.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1934: 20.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1935: 20.2 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1936: 20.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1937: 19.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1939: 20.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1940: 18.6 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1941: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1942: 19.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1943: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1944: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1945: 19.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1946: 19.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1947: 19.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1948: 19.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1949: 20.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean1950: 19.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1951: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1952: 19.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1953: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1954: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1955: 19.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1956: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1957: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1958: 18.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1959: 19.2 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1960: 18.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1961: 18.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1962: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1963: 18.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1964: 18.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1965: 19.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1966: 18.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1967: 18.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 17.9 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1969: 18.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 18.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1971: 19.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1972: 19.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1973: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1974: 20.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1975: 19.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1976: 18.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1977: 19.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1978: 18.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1979: 18.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1980: 19.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1982: 19.8 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1983: 18.1 C, -1.3 C from the station mean1984: 19.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1985: 18.9 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1986: 19.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean1987: 18.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1989: 18.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1990: 19.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1991: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1993: 18.4 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1997: 18.5 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1998: 19.9 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1999: 19.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2002: 19.0 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2003: 18.8 C, -0.6 C from the station mean2004: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2005: 19.3 C, -0.1 C from the station mean2006: 19.5 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2007: 19.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2008: 18.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean2009: 19.5 C, +0.1 C from the station mean2010: 18.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean2011: 19.4 C, 0.0 C from the station mean2012: 19.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean2013: 18.4 C, -0.9 C from the station mean2014: 17.7 C, -1.7 C from the station mean2015: 19.6 C, +0.2 C from the station mean2016: 20.1 C, +0.7 C from the station mean2017: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2018: 19.7 C, +0.3 C from the station mean2019: 20.0 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2020: 20.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2021: 19.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean2022: 20.3 C, +0.9 C from the station mean2023: 21.8 C, +2.4 C from the station mean2024: 20.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean2025: 20.2 C, +0.8 C from the station mean19171930194019501960197019801990200020102020
One stripe for each of 98 complete years at Columbia, 1917 to 2025. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 19.4 C (66.8 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 2014, at 17.7 C (63.8 F), and the warmest was 2023, at 21.8 C (71.2 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbia as warming stripes, 1917 to 2025
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
191718.1 C-1.24 C
191918.1 C-1.25 C
192017.8 C-1.57 C
192119.7 C+0.29 C
192219.5 C+0.13 C
192318.5 C-0.84 C
192419.3 C-0.09 C
192520.4 C+1.00 C
192619.8 C+0.44 C
192721.1 C+1.78 C
192819.1 C-0.30 C
192919.5 C+0.14 C
193119.6 C+0.23 C
193220.0 C+0.63 C
193320.8 C+1.46 C
193420.0 C+0.68 C
193520.2 C+0.87 C
193620.0 C+0.65 C
193719.9 C+0.51 C
193920.0 C+0.60 C
194018.6 C-0.81 C
194119.8 C+0.41 C
194219.0 C-0.32 C
194319.5 C+0.14 C
194419.8 C+0.39 C
194519.9 C+0.50 C
194619.9 C+0.53 C
194719.2 C-0.20 C
194819.7 C+0.31 C
194920.3 C+0.89 C
195019.7 C+0.29 C
195119.9 C+0.57 C
195219.4 C+0.08 C
195319.6 C+0.27 C
195419.8 C+0.42 C
195519.7 C+0.37 C
195619.6 C+0.28 C
195719.9 C+0.56 C
195818.5 C-0.88 C
195919.2 C-0.19 C
196018.6 C-0.73 C
196118.4 C-0.93 C
196219.3 C-0.08 C
196318.8 C-0.53 C
196418.9 C-0.44 C
196519.3 C-0.04 C
196618.4 C-0.94 C
196718.6 C-0.73 C
196817.9 C-1.48 C
196918.4 C-0.92 C
197018.7 C-0.65 C
197119.0 C-0.38 C
197219.4 C+0.02 C
197319.6 C+0.27 C
197420.0 C+0.66 C
197519.6 C+0.28 C
197618.5 C-0.86 C
197719.3 C-0.05 C
197818.8 C-0.57 C
197918.5 C-0.91 C
198019.2 C-0.14 C
198219.8 C+0.41 C
198318.1 C-1.31 C
198419.2 C-0.14 C
198518.9 C-0.49 C
198619.6 C+0.21 C
198718.5 C-0.89 C
198918.4 C-1.00 C
199019.7 C+0.32 C
199119.3 C-0.08 C
199318.4 C-1.00 C
199718.5 C-0.89 C
199819.9 C+0.54 C
199919.5 C+0.15 C
200219.0 C-0.40 C
200318.8 C-0.59 C
200419.3 C-0.07 C
200519.3 C-0.08 C
200619.5 C+0.18 C
200719.4 C+0.07 C
200818.9 C-0.43 C
200919.5 C+0.13 C
201018.6 C-0.72 C
201119.4 C+0.01 C
201219.8 C+0.48 C
201318.4 C-0.92 C
201417.7 C-1.71 C
201519.6 C+0.19 C
201620.1 C+0.71 C
201719.9 C+0.58 C
201819.7 C+0.32 C
201920.0 C+0.61 C
202020.3 C+0.94 C
202119.9 C+0.56 C
202220.3 C+0.93 C
202321.8 C+2.42 C
202420.6 C+1.28 C
202520.2 C+0.83 C

The fitted trend in annual mean temperature here over 1917 to 2025 is 0.01 C (-0.04 to 0.06) per decade. The interval includes zero, so the trend is not clearly different from zero. In Fahrenheit: 0.02 F (-0.07 to 0.10) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 98 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbia
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature0.01 C (-0.04 to 0.06) per decade0.02 F (-0.07 to 0.10) per decade1917 to 202598Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily maximum-0.05 C (-0.10 to 0.00) per decade-0.09 F (-0.18 to 0.00) per decade1917 to 202598Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum0.07 C (0.01 to 0.12) per decade0.12 F (0.03 to 0.22) per decade1917 to 202598Rise

A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.

Extremes by Year

1903 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Columbia: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)45.0 C (113.0 F)191537.8 C (100.0 F)115
Coldest night (TNn)-15.6 C (3.9 F)1982-7.8 C (18.0 F)115
Wettest day (Rx1day)348.0 mm (13.7 in)198398.3 mm (3.9 in)124
Wettest five days (Rx5day)444.8 mm (17.5 in)1983149.4 mm (5.9 in)124
Longest dry spell (CDD)61 days190422 days124

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbia by year The hottest day of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 30354045192019401960198020002020Record: 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1915
The hottest day of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 45.0 C (113.0 F) in 1915, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbia by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190336.7 C (98.1 F)
190437.8 C (100.0 F)
190537.2 C (99.0 F)
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
191545.0 C (113.0 F)
191638.9 C (102.0 F)
191738.3 C (100.9 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191936.7 C (98.1 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192138.3 C (100.9 F)
192237.8 C (100.0 F)
192336.7 C (98.1 F)
192440.6 C (105.1 F)
192542.2 C (108.0 F)
192638.9 C (102.0 F)
192739.4 C (102.9 F)
192838.9 C (102.0 F)
192938.3 C (100.9 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193138.9 C (102.0 F)
193240.6 C (105.1 F)
193340.0 C (104.0 F)
193438.9 C (102.0 F)
193541.7 C (107.1 F)
193642.2 C (108.0 F)
193739.4 C (102.9 F)
193841.7 C (107.1 F)
193937.8 C (100.0 F)
194037.2 C (99.0 F)
194137.2 C (99.0 F)
194237.8 C (100.0 F)
194341.7 C (107.1 F)
194438.3 C (100.9 F)
194536.1 C (97.0 F)
194635.6 C (96.1 F)
194739.4 C (102.9 F)
194837.8 C (100.0 F)
194936.7 C (98.1 F)
195035.6 C (96.1 F)
195138.9 C (102.0 F)
195237.8 C (100.0 F)
195338.3 C (100.9 F)
195438.9 C (102.0 F)
195536.1 C (97.0 F)
195637.2 C (99.0 F)
195736.7 C (98.1 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195935.6 C (96.1 F)
196037.8 C (100.0 F)
196135.0 C (95.0 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196340.6 C (105.1 F)
196436.7 C (98.1 F)
196537.2 C (99.0 F)
196637.2 C (99.0 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196837.8 C (100.0 F)
196939.4 C (102.9 F)
197038.3 C (100.9 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197236.7 C (98.1 F)
197337.8 C (100.0 F)
197438.3 C (100.9 F)
197537.8 C (100.0 F)
197638.3 C (100.9 F)
197738.3 C (100.9 F)
197837.8 C (100.0 F)
197937.8 C (100.0 F)
198040.6 C (105.1 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198237.2 C (99.0 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198436.7 C (98.1 F)
198537.8 C (100.0 F)
198639.4 C (102.9 F)
198737.8 C (100.0 F)
198837.2 C (99.0 F)
198936.7 C (98.1 F)
199040.0 C (104.0 F)
199136.1 C (97.0 F)
199236.7 C (98.1 F)
199336.1 C (97.0 F)
199436.1 C (97.0 F)
199537.8 C (100.0 F)
199636.1 C (97.0 F)
199736.1 C (97.0 F)
199838.9 C (102.0 F)
199938.9 C (102.0 F)
200040.6 C (105.1 F)
200134.4 C (93.9 F)
200236.7 C (98.1 F)
200337.2 C (99.0 F)
200436.1 C (97.0 F)
200536.7 C (98.1 F)
200637.2 C (99.0 F)
200738.9 C (102.0 F)
200837.2 C (99.0 F)
200940.0 C (104.0 F)
201038.3 C (100.9 F)
201140.0 C (104.0 F)
201239.4 C (102.9 F)
201336.7 C (98.1 F)
201435.6 C (96.1 F)
201538.3 C (100.9 F)
201636.7 C (98.1 F)
201735.6 C (96.1 F)
201836.1 C (97.0 F)
201937.2 C (99.0 F)
202036.1 C (97.0 F)
202137.2 C (99.0 F)
202239.4 C (102.9 F)
202341.7 C (107.1 F)
202438.3 C (100.9 F)
202537.8 C (100.0 F)
202640.6 C (105.1 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbia by year The coldest night of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F). -20-1001020192019401960198020002020Record: -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1982
The coldest night of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is -15.6 C (3.9 F) in 1982, marked on the chart; the median year is -7.8 C (18.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbia by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
190313.3 C (55.9 F)
1904-5.6 C (21.9 F)
19052.2 C (36.0 F)
1906n/a
1907n/a
1908n/a
1909n/a
1910n/a
1911n/a
1912n/a
1913n/a
1914n/a
1915-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1916-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1917-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1918-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1919-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1920-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1921-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1922-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1923-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1924-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1925-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1926-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1927-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1928-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1929-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1930-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1931-4.4 C (24.1 F)
1932-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1933-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1934-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1935-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1936-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1937-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1938-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1940-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1941-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1942-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1943-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1944-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1945-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1946-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1947-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1948-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1949-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1951-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1952-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1953-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1954-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1955-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1956-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1957-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1958-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1959-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1961-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1962-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1963-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1964-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1966-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1967-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1968-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1969-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1971-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1972-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1973-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1974-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1976-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1977-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1978-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1979-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1980-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1981-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1982-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1983-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1984-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1985-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1986-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1987-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1988-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1989-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1990-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1991-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1992-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1993-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1994-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1995-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1996-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1997-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1998-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1999-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2000-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2001-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2002-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2003-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2004-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2005-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2006-5.6 C (21.9 F)
2007-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2008-7.2 C (19.0 F)
2009-5.0 C (23.0 F)
2010-8.3 C (17.1 F)
2011-6.7 C (19.9 F)
2012-3.9 C (25.0 F)
2013-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2014-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2015-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2016-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2017-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2018-11.7 C (10.9 F)
2019-4.4 C (24.1 F)
2020-3.3 C (26.1 F)
2021-7.8 C (18.0 F)
2022-8.9 C (16.0 F)
2023-2.8 C (27.0 F)
2024-10.6 C (12.9 F)
2025-13.3 C (8.1 F)
2026-10.6 C (12.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbia by year The wettest day of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 348.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.3 mm (3.9 in). 0100200300400192019401960198020002020Record: 348.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1983
The wettest day of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 348.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 98.3 mm (3.9 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbia by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
190350.8 mm (2.0 in)
190450.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1906104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1907132.1 mm (5.2 in)
190855.9 mm (2.2 in)
190995.5 mm (3.8 in)
191068.6 mm (2.7 in)
1911147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1912114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1913112.0 mm (4.4 in)
191497.8 mm (3.9 in)
1915262.9 mm (10.4 in)
1916203.2 mm (8.0 in)
191797.8 mm (3.9 in)
191856.4 mm (2.2 in)
191970.6 mm (2.8 in)
1920103.9 mm (4.1 in)
1921116.8 mm (4.6 in)
192249.5 mm (1.9 in)
192376.7 mm (3.0 in)
192470.1 mm (2.8 in)
1925140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1926162.6 mm (6.4 in)
192777.5 mm (3.1 in)
1928163.3 mm (6.4 in)
1929112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1930111.5 mm (4.4 in)
193185.1 mm (3.4 in)
193272.4 mm (2.9 in)
1933108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1934174.8 mm (6.9 in)
193574.2 mm (2.9 in)
193681.3 mm (3.2 in)
193774.2 mm (2.9 in)
193891.7 mm (3.6 in)
193989.2 mm (3.5 in)
194075.7 mm (3.0 in)
194197.8 mm (3.9 in)
194296.5 mm (3.8 in)
1943111.3 mm (4.4 in)
194471.1 mm (2.8 in)
194570.1 mm (2.8 in)
1946111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1947184.2 mm (7.3 in)
194880.0 mm (3.1 in)
194989.7 mm (3.5 in)
1950162.3 mm (6.4 in)
195184.8 mm (3.3 in)
195265.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953113.3 mm (4.5 in)
195479.2 mm (3.1 in)
1955234.4 mm (9.2 in)
1956115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1957122.9 mm (4.8 in)
195866.5 mm (2.6 in)
195986.6 mm (3.4 in)
1960106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1961218.9 mm (8.6 in)
1962166.9 mm (6.6 in)
196358.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964138.7 mm (5.5 in)
196583.1 mm (3.3 in)
196682.0 mm (3.2 in)
196791.4 mm (3.6 in)
1968106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1969124.5 mm (4.9 in)
197055.9 mm (2.2 in)
197190.2 mm (3.6 in)
1972115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1973133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1974119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1975132.1 mm (5.2 in)
197664.3 mm (2.5 in)
197798.8 mm (3.9 in)
197849.3 mm (1.9 in)
1979105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1980152.9 mm (6.0 in)
198183.1 mm (3.3 in)
1982101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1983348.0 mm (13.7 in)
198483.8 mm (3.3 in)
198572.1 mm (2.8 in)
198664.8 mm (2.6 in)
198768.8 mm (2.7 in)
198896.5 mm (3.8 in)
1989136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1990146.6 mm (5.8 in)
199197.0 mm (3.8 in)
1992119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1993117.3 mm (4.6 in)
1994161.0 mm (6.3 in)
199573.4 mm (2.9 in)
199691.4 mm (3.6 in)
1997209.8 mm (8.3 in)
199892.5 mm (3.6 in)
1999176.5 mm (6.9 in)
200096.0 mm (3.8 in)
200187.6 mm (3.4 in)
2002121.7 mm (4.8 in)
200376.7 mm (3.0 in)
200499.3 mm (3.9 in)
2005102.1 mm (4.0 in)
200694.0 mm (3.7 in)
2007106.4 mm (4.2 in)
2008114.3 mm (4.5 in)
200992.5 mm (3.6 in)
201058.4 mm (2.3 in)
2011104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2012191.3 mm (7.5 in)
201399.6 mm (3.9 in)
201461.7 mm (2.4 in)
201559.2 mm (2.3 in)
2016254.0 mm (10.0 in)
201781.3 mm (3.2 in)
2018224.8 mm (8.9 in)
2019104.1 mm (4.1 in)
2020102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2021151.9 mm (6.0 in)
202282.6 mm (3.3 in)
202377.7 mm (3.1 in)
2024101.1 mm (4.0 in)
2025101.6 mm (4.0 in)
202673.7 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbia by year The wettest five days of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 444.8 mm (17.5 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 149.4 mm (5.9 in). 0100200300400500192019401960198020002020Record: 444.8 mm (17.5 in) in 1983
The wettest five days of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 444.8 mm (17.5 in) in 1983, marked on the chart; the median year is 149.4 mm (5.9 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbia by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1903120.6 mm (4.7 in)
190450.8 mm (2.0 in)
1905224.8 mm (8.9 in)
1906182.8 mm (7.2 in)
1907221.0 mm (8.7 in)
1908161.6 mm (6.4 in)
1909222.1 mm (8.7 in)
1910129.0 mm (5.1 in)
1911169.2 mm (6.7 in)
1912266.0 mm (10.5 in)
1913212.8 mm (8.4 in)
1914129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1915129.3 mm (5.1 in)
1916117.6 mm (4.6 in)
1917136.4 mm (5.4 in)
1918109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1919137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1920128.8 mm (5.1 in)
1921259.8 mm (10.2 in)
1922101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1923123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1924119.6 mm (4.7 in)
1925235.0 mm (9.3 in)
1926304.9 mm (12.0 in)
1927148.9 mm (5.9 in)
1928255.8 mm (10.1 in)
1929215.2 mm (8.5 in)
1930160.7 mm (6.3 in)
1931166.7 mm (6.6 in)
1932149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1933140.3 mm (5.5 in)
1934176.4 mm (6.9 in)
193589.4 mm (3.5 in)
1936117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1937103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1938127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1939105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1940144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1941110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1942118.7 mm (4.7 in)
1943280.4 mm (11.0 in)
1944150.3 mm (5.9 in)
1945124.4 mm (4.9 in)
1946160.1 mm (6.3 in)
1947205.3 mm (8.1 in)
1948206.2 mm (8.1 in)
1949111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1950197.1 mm (7.8 in)
1951141.0 mm (5.6 in)
195287.1 mm (3.4 in)
1953164.4 mm (6.5 in)
195495.3 mm (3.8 in)
1955312.6 mm (12.3 in)
1956159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1958114.1 mm (4.5 in)
1959113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1960228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1961428.2 mm (16.9 in)
1962168.9 mm (6.6 in)
196391.9 mm (3.6 in)
1964147.8 mm (5.8 in)
196594.7 mm (3.7 in)
1966212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1967140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1968166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1969228.7 mm (9.0 in)
197097.3 mm (3.8 in)
1971206.0 mm (8.1 in)
1972139.8 mm (5.5 in)
1973231.7 mm (9.1 in)
1974145.5 mm (5.7 in)
1975225.5 mm (8.9 in)
197668.4 mm (2.7 in)
1977172.2 mm (6.8 in)
1978102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1979164.8 mm (6.5 in)
1980271.5 mm (10.7 in)
1981120.1 mm (4.7 in)
1982192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1983444.8 mm (17.5 in)
1984118.8 mm (4.7 in)
1985160.5 mm (6.3 in)
198688.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987160.5 mm (6.3 in)
1988144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1989156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1990215.0 mm (8.5 in)
1991145.0 mm (5.7 in)
1992138.1 mm (5.4 in)
1993186.5 mm (7.3 in)
1994195.5 mm (7.7 in)
1995127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1996182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1997220.2 mm (8.7 in)
1998149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1999182.3 mm (7.2 in)
200096.0 mm (3.8 in)
2001240.9 mm (9.5 in)
2002194.4 mm (7.7 in)
2003141.0 mm (5.6 in)
2004118.6 mm (4.7 in)
2005128.5 mm (5.1 in)
2006108.5 mm (4.3 in)
2007125.8 mm (5.0 in)
2008148.8 mm (5.9 in)
2009197.1 mm (7.8 in)
2010134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2011210.7 mm (8.3 in)
2012303.6 mm (12.0 in)
2013163.6 mm (6.4 in)
2014110.3 mm (4.3 in)
2015112.3 mm (4.4 in)
2016283.5 mm (11.2 in)
2017239.2 mm (9.4 in)
2018238.0 mm (9.4 in)
2019244.4 mm (9.6 in)
2020120.7 mm (4.8 in)
2021169.4 mm (6.7 in)
2022141.8 mm (5.6 in)
2023108.7 mm (4.3 in)
2024149.8 mm (5.9 in)
2025153.7 mm (6.1 in)
2026109.5 mm (4.3 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbia by year The longest dry spell of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days. 020406080192019401960198020002020Record: 61 days in 1904
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbia, 1903 to 2026. The record is 61 days in 1904, marked on the chart; the median year is 22 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbia by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190312 days
190461 days
190516 days
190639 days
190734 days
190829 days
190923 days
191023 days
191131 days
191213 days
191332 days
191420 days
191526 days
191634 days
191719 days
191817 days
191914 days
192027 days
192125 days
192221 days
192328 days
192450 days
192535 days
192615 days
192721 days
192820 days
192932 days
193026 days
193121 days
193216 days
193320 days
193422 days
193524 days
193633 days
193720 days
193818 days
193923 days
194023 days
194123 days
194219 days
194322 days
194431 days
194520 days
194619 days
194732 days
194821 days
194922 days
195018 days
195125 days
195251 days
195330 days
195416 days
195524 days
195626 days
195715 days
195827 days
195919 days
196017 days
196120 days
196219 days
196325 days
196422 days
196528 days
196617 days
196725 days
196812 days
196917 days
197017 days
197118 days
197228 days
197313 days
197417 days
197517 days
197614 days
197723 days
197838 days
197931 days
198031 days
198118 days
198217 days
198322 days
198417 days
198524 days
198622 days
198737 days
198821 days
198915 days
199035 days
199128 days
199221 days
199315 days
199415 days
199522 days
199624 days
199715 days
199824 days
199924 days
200026 days
200125 days
200234 days
200320 days
200420 days
200535 days
200622 days
200727 days
200815 days
200929 days
201026 days
201114 days
201217 days
201312 days
201424 days
201518 days
201623 days
201720 days
201817 days
201916 days
202026 days
202121 days
202247 days
202341 days
202426 days
202522 days
202620 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.

Frost Dates and Growing Season

98 years with a frost

Across 98 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbia falls on 15 March and the median first autumn frost on 11 November, which leaves a median of 238 days between them.

In 1990 to 2025 the median growing season was 258 days. That is 24 days more than in 1917 to 1949.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +2.5 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Columbia
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1917 to 1949)Recent period (1990 to 2025)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost15 March14 March7 March7 days earlier-1.0 days per decade
First autumn frost11 November9 November19 November10 days later+1.5 days per decade
Growing days238 days234 days258 days24 days more+2.5 days per decade

A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.

Rainfall Return Levels

118 years, 1906 to 2025

A day with at least 97.1 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 281.8 mm (11.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Columbia: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years97.1 mm (3.8 in)
5 years133.3 mm (5.2 in)
10 years161.8 mm (6.4 in)
25 years204.0 mm (8.0 in)
50 years240.6 mm (9.5 in)
100 years281.8 mm (11.1 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 118 years of values from 1906 to 2025.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 348.0 mm (13.7 in) in 1983; 254.0 mm (10.0 in) in 2016; 234.4 mm (9.2 in) in 1955.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Columbia, at 1987. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1987 ran 0.4 C (0.7 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Columbia, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1987-0.4-0.7likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

Climate Twins

2011 to 2025 against 1961 to 1990

Over 2011 to 2025, Columbia had a mean temperature of 19.8 C (67.7 F) and 1,624.6 mm (64.0 in) of rain a year. The 3 stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate was closest to that are Mobile (United States, 165 km away), Whiting Fld NAS (United States, 275 km away) and Baton Rouge Metro AP (United States, 148 km away).

Climate twins of Columbia: stations whose 1961 to 1990 climate is closest to its 2011 to 2025 climate
Twin stationCountryDistance awayMean temperature, 1961-1990Rain a year, 1961-1990Climate difference
MobileUnited States165 km (103 mi)19.7 C (67.4 F)1,625.3 mm (64.0 in)0.55
Whiting Fld NASUnited States275 km (171 mi)19.6 C (67.4 F)1,608.5 mm (63.3 in)0.59
Baton Rouge Metro APUnited States148 km (92 mi)19.7 C (67.4 F)1,547.0 mm (60.9 in)0.66

Twins are stations, not cities. A twin is one of the three stations at least 100 km away whose earlier climate is closest to this station's recent one, so a close match does not mean the two places look alike in other ways. A station move or a gap in a record can change that station's averages. The list describes past climate; it is not a forecast and does not say what caused any change. How twins are found, and a search for any station.

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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2026-10-14).