Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbus 4 ESE (USC00221870), Mississippi, United States, with 90 years of record.
Key Facts for Columbus 4 ESE
Columbus 4 ESE (USC00221870) is a weather station in Mississippi, United States at 33.47 latitude and -88.37 longitude, 64 m (210 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1892 to 1981, 90 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbus 4 ESE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Columbus 4 ESE set a daily record precipitation of 25.9 mm (1.0 in) on 26 October 1981.
About the Station
Location: Mississippi, United States, 33.47 latitude, -88.37 longitude.
Elevation: 64 m (210 ft).
Period of record: 1892 to 1981, 90 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Columbus 4 ESE. 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 Columbus 4 ESE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
35.6 C (96.1 F)
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
43.9 C (111.0 F)
5.6 C (42.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
42.8 C (109.0 F)
11.7 C (53.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
42.8 C (109.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
43.3 C (109.9 F)
2.2 C (36.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
31.7 C (89.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
28.3 C (82.9 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Columbus 4 ESE still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 41.
Standing records at Columbus 4 ESE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1892
8
1893
9
1894
16
1895
21
1896
35
1897
41
1898
13
1902
4
1903
23
1904
20
1905
20
1906
18
1907
23
1908
13
1909
8
1910
19
1911
36
1912
12
1913
19
1914
24
1915
24
1916
14
1917
37
1918
29
1919
16
1920
13
1921
23
1922
20
1923
19
1924
32
1925
35
1926
11
1927
35
1928
18
1929
22
1935
26
1936
23
1937
30
1938
21
1939
10
1940
28
1941
14
1942
10
1943
27
1944
13
1945
9
1946
14
1947
16
1948
20
1949
15
1950
34
1951
32
1952
18
1953
12
1954
20
1955
27
1956
16
1957
11
1958
12
1959
8
1960
11
1961
11
1962
10
1963
17
1964
12
1965
12
1966
8
1967
24
1968
5
1969
6
1970
16
1971
12
1972
9
1973
5
1974
16
1975
10
1976
19
1977
15
1978
16
1979
8
1980
15
1981
11
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Columbus 4 ESE between 1 February 1936 and 9 July 1968. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbus 4 ESE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1936-02-01
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1940-01-27
Record low minimum temperature
Record low minimum temperature -21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1968-07-09
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 398.3 mm (15.7 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Jul: 398.3 mm (15.7 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbus 4 ESE. The most was 398.3 mm (15.7 in) on 9 July 1968.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbus 4 ESE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
6 January 1950
Feb
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
9 February 1965
Mar
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
10 March 1922
Apr
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
13 April 1979
May
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
7 May 1915
Jun
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1 June 1946
Jul
398.3 mm (15.7 in)
9 July 1968
Aug
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
6 August 1962
Sep
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
14 September 1979
Oct
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
18 October 1923
Nov
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
19 November 1948
Dec
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
11 December 1899
Period of Record Coverage
1892 to 1981
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
82 years of record at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. 9 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1902, 1960 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 69 complete years at Columbus 4 ESE, 1897 to 1980. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.5 C (63.6 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 15.6 C (60.2 F), and the warmest was 1921, at 20.0 C (68.1 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.5 C (4.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbus 4 ESE as warming stripes, 1897 to 1980
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1897
18.6 C
+1.02 C
1903
16.1 C
-1.41 C
1904
16.4 C
-1.12 C
1905
16.6 C
-0.97 C
1906
17.3 C
-0.21 C
1907
17.5 C
0.00 C
1908
17.6 C
+0.05 C
1911
18.5 C
+0.97 C
1912
16.4 C
-1.15 C
1913
17.7 C
+0.11 C
1914
17.3 C
-0.28 C
1915
17.3 C
-0.20 C
1916
17.3 C
-0.21 C
1917
16.3 C
-1.25 C
1918
17.7 C
+0.17 C
1919
18.7 C
+1.11 C
1920
17.9 C
+0.37 C
1921
20.0 C
+2.50 C
1922
19.2 C
+1.68 C
1923
18.2 C
+0.65 C
1924
17.7 C
+0.12 C
1925
19.0 C
+1.50 C
1926
18.0 C
+0.50 C
1927
19.4 C
+1.88 C
1928
17.4 C
-0.11 C
1929
18.3 C
+0.73 C
1935
18.8 C
+1.25 C
1936
18.7 C
+1.16 C
1937
18.6 C
+1.04 C
1938
19.3 C
+1.79 C
1939
18.7 C
+1.18 C
1940
16.9 C
-0.62 C
1941
18.2 C
+0.69 C
1942
17.7 C
+0.20 C
1943
18.0 C
+0.43 C
1944
18.1 C
+0.57 C
1945
18.0 C
+0.50 C
1946
18.2 C
+0.66 C
1947
17.3 C
-0.27 C
1948
17.4 C
-0.17 C
1949
18.0 C
+0.45 C
1950
17.7 C
+0.13 C
1951
17.9 C
+0.31 C
1952
17.5 C
-0.04 C
1953
18.1 C
+0.58 C
1954
18.3 C
+0.71 C
1955
17.3 C
-0.20 C
1956
17.8 C
+0.25 C
1959
17.6 C
+0.09 C
1961
16.7 C
-0.89 C
1962
17.1 C
-0.44 C
1963
16.5 C
-1.06 C
1964
17.0 C
-0.58 C
1965
17.2 C
-0.34 C
1966
16.7 C
-0.82 C
1967
16.6 C
-0.93 C
1968
16.1 C
-1.43 C
1969
16.7 C
-0.86 C
1970
16.8 C
-0.71 C
1971
17.2 C
-0.39 C
1972
17.1 C
-0.45 C
1973
17.3 C
-0.25 C
1974
16.7 C
-0.81 C
1975
16.8 C
-0.74 C
1976
15.6 C
-1.90 C
1977
17.0 C
-0.54 C
1978
16.3 C
-1.22 C
1979
15.9 C
-1.60 C
1980
16.7 C
-0.87 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1897 to 1980. In Fahrenheit: 0.3 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 69 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbus 4 ESE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1897 to 1980
69
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.13 C (-0.23 to -0.03) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1897 to 1980
69
Fall
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.3 F (-0.5 to -0.1) per decade
1897 to 1980
69
Fall
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
1892 to 1981
Yearly extremes at Columbus 4 ESE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1897
38.9 C (102.0 F)
82
Coldest night (TNn)
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1940
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
82
Wettest day (Rx1day)
398.3 mm (15.7 in)
1968
75.8 mm (3.0 in)
84
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
444.3 mm (17.5 in)
1968
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
84
Longest dry spell (CDD)
61 days
1924
21 days
84
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. The record is 43.9 C (111.0 F) in 1897, marked on the chart; the median year is 38.9 C (102.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbus 4 ESE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1892
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1893
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1894
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1895
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1896
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1897
43.9 C (111.0 F)
1898
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1903
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1904
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1905
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1906
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1907
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1908
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1909
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1910
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1911
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1912
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1913
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1914
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1915
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1916
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1917
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1918
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1919
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1920
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1921
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1922
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1923
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1924
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1925
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1926
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1927
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1928
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1929
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1935
42.8 C (109.0 F)
1936
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1937
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1938
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1939
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1940
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1943
41.1 C (106.0 F)
1944
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1947
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1948
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1950
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1951
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1952
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1955
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1956
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1957
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1958
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1967
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1968
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1971
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1972
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1977
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1978
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1979
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1980
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1981
39.4 C (102.9 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. The record is -21.7 C (-7.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbus 4 ESE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1892
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1893
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1894
6.1 C (43.0 F)
1895
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1896
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1897
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1898
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1899
n/a
1900
n/a
1901
n/a
1902
-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1903
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1904
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1905
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1906
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1907
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1908
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1909
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1911
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1912
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1913
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1914
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1915
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1916
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1917
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1918
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1919
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1920
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1921
-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1922
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1923
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1924
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1925
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1926
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1927
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1928
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1929
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1935
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1936
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1937
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1938
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1939
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1941
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1943
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1944
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1945
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1946
-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1947
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1948
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1949
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1950
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1951
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1952
-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1953
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1954
-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1955
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1958
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1960
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1961
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1963
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1965
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1968
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1969
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1970
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1971
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1973
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1974
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1975
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1976
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1978
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1980
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1981
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. The record is 398.3 mm (15.7 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.8 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbus 4 ESE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1892
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1893
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1894
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1895
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1896
42.2 mm (1.7 in)
1897
n/a
1898
65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1899
123.7 mm (4.9 in)
1900
108.0 mm (4.3 in)
1901
53.6 mm (2.1 in)
1902
70.1 mm (2.8 in)
1903
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1904
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1905
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1906
52.3 mm (2.1 in)
1907
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1908
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1909
51.3 mm (2.0 in)
1910
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1911
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1912
53.8 mm (2.1 in)
1913
57.9 mm (2.3 in)
1914
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1915
105.4 mm (4.1 in)
1916
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1917
70.9 mm (2.8 in)
1918
143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1919
60.2 mm (2.4 in)
1920
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1921
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1922
142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1923
170.2 mm (6.7 in)
1924
69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1925
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1926
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1927
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1928
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1929
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1935
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1936
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1937
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1938
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1939
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1940
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1941
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1942
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1943
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1944
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1945
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1946
87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1947
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1948
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1949
115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1950
129.5 mm (5.1 in)
1951
130.8 mm (5.1 in)
1952
41.1 mm (1.6 in)
1953
102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1954
76.5 mm (3.0 in)
1955
70.6 mm (2.8 in)
1956
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1957
64.0 mm (2.5 in)
1958
72.6 mm (2.9 in)
1959
76.7 mm (3.0 in)
1960
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1961
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1962
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1963
78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
108.7 mm (4.3 in)
1965
107.7 mm (4.2 in)
1966
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1967
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1968
398.3 mm (15.7 in)
1969
78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1970
97.3 mm (3.8 in)
1971
69.1 mm (2.7 in)
1972
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1973
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1974
82.0 mm (3.2 in)
1975
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1977
90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1978
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1979
217.9 mm (8.6 in)
1980
89.4 mm (3.5 in)
1981
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. The record is 444.3 mm (17.5 in) in 1968, marked on the chart; the median year is 135.6 mm (5.3 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbus 4 ESE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1892
280.6 mm (11.0 in)
1893
34.0 mm (1.3 in)
1894
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1895
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1896
51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1897
n/a
1898
119.9 mm (4.7 in)
1899
191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1900
142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1901
167.0 mm (6.6 in)
1902
173.8 mm (6.8 in)
1903
136.2 mm (5.4 in)
1904
75.0 mm (3.0 in)
1905
105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1906
97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1907
90.3 mm (3.6 in)
1908
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1909
145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1910
64.7 mm (2.5 in)
1911
139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1912
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1913
135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1914
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1915
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1916
238.2 mm (9.4 in)
1917
130.7 mm (5.1 in)
1918
152.2 mm (6.0 in)
1919
104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1920
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1921
137.7 mm (5.4 in)
1922
158.7 mm (6.2 in)
1923
186.7 mm (7.4 in)
1924
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1925
171.1 mm (6.7 in)
1926
155.1 mm (6.1 in)
1927
121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1928
174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1929
171.4 mm (6.7 in)
1935
108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1936
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1937
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1938
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1939
104.6 mm (4.1 in)
1940
158.3 mm (6.2 in)
1941
99.0 mm (3.9 in)
1942
95.0 mm (3.7 in)
1943
92.5 mm (3.6 in)
1944
146.5 mm (5.8 in)
1945
115.1 mm (4.5 in)
1946
145.6 mm (5.7 in)
1947
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1948
165.1 mm (6.5 in)
1949
228.6 mm (9.0 in)
1950
188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1951
182.4 mm (7.2 in)
1952
57.3 mm (2.3 in)
1953
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1954
79.8 mm (3.1 in)
1955
95.4 mm (3.8 in)
1956
128.3 mm (5.1 in)
1957
122.9 mm (4.8 in)
1958
112.5 mm (4.4 in)
1959
120.6 mm (4.7 in)
1960
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1961
211.3 mm (8.3 in)
1962
114.5 mm (4.5 in)
1963
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1964
157.3 mm (6.2 in)
1965
191.0 mm (7.5 in)
1966
94.3 mm (3.7 in)
1967
143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1968
444.3 mm (17.5 in)
1969
135.3 mm (5.3 in)
1970
145.3 mm (5.7 in)
1971
148.1 mm (5.8 in)
1972
106.0 mm (4.2 in)
1973
135.6 mm (5.3 in)
1974
124.2 mm (4.9 in)
1975
167.8 mm (6.6 in)
1976
140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1977
195.1 mm (7.7 in)
1978
169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1979
336.7 mm (13.3 in)
1980
153.9 mm (6.1 in)
1981
104.1 mm (4.1 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbus 4 ESE, 1892 to 1981. The record is 61 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbus 4 ESE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1892
13 days
1893
23 days
1894
19 days
1895
19 days
1896
25 days
1897
n/a
1898
16 days
1899
30 days
1900
17 days
1901
23 days
1902
24 days
1903
49 days
1904
40 days
1905
13 days
1906
26 days
1907
19 days
1908
23 days
1909
15 days
1910
41 days
1911
26 days
1912
14 days
1913
20 days
1914
20 days
1915
23 days
1916
33 days
1917
23 days
1918
27 days
1919
21 days
1920
39 days
1921
34 days
1922
18 days
1923
40 days
1924
61 days
1925
30 days
1926
28 days
1927
24 days
1928
17 days
1929
21 days
1935
33 days
1936
27 days
1937
21 days
1938
21 days
1939
24 days
1940
24 days
1941
16 days
1942
26 days
1943
25 days
1944
31 days
1945
17 days
1946
17 days
1947
20 days
1948
33 days
1949
15 days
1950
14 days
1951
26 days
1952
31 days
1953
37 days
1954
26 days
1955
37 days
1956
24 days
1957
21 days
1958
13 days
1959
17 days
1960
18 days
1961
17 days
1962
30 days
1963
19 days
1964
32 days
1965
29 days
1966
13 days
1967
18 days
1968
19 days
1969
20 days
1970
17 days
1971
18 days
1972
15 days
1973
15 days
1974
17 days
1975
11 days
1976
16 days
1977
30 days
1978
23 days
1979
12 days
1980
18 days
1981
21 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
69 years with a frost
Across 69 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbus 4 ESE falls on 26 March and the median first autumn frost on 31 October, which leaves a median of 221 days between them.
In 1948 to 1980 the median growing season was 218 days. That is 4 days fewer than in 1897 to 1938.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.6 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Columbus 4 ESE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1897 to 1938)
Recent period (1948 to 1980)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
26 March
29 March
26 March
3 days earlier
-0.2 days per decade
First autumn frost
31 October
4 November
30 October
5 days earlier
-0.9 days per decade
Growing days
221 days
222 days
218 days
4 days fewer
-0.6 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
73 years, 1898 to 1980
A day with at least 77.0 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 264.2 mm (10.4 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Columbus 4 ESE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
5 years
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
10 years
133.5 mm (5.3 in)
25 years
175.9 mm (6.9 in)
50 years
215.8 mm (8.5 in)
100 years
264.2 mm (10.4 in)
Longer than the 73 years of record
The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 73 years of values from 1898 to 1980.
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: 398.3 mm (15.7 in) in 1968; 217.9 mm (8.6 in) in 1979; 170.2 mm (6.7 in) in 1923.
Station Changes
2 suspected
2 changes were suspected in the annual mean temperature of Columbus 4 ESE, at 1919 and 1942. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1919 ran 0.5 C (1.0 F) higher than in the years before (possible change).
Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1942 ran 0.4 C (0.6 F) lower than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Columbus 4 ESE, against neighbouring stations
Year
Shift (C)
Shift (F)
Strength
Neighbours
1919
+0.5
+1.0
possible
5
1942
-0.3
-0.6
likely
5
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.
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Data for Columbus 4 ESE 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.