Columbia Weather Records (USC00311956)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbia (USC00311956), North Carolina, United States, with 32 years of record.

Key Facts for Columbia

Columbia (USC00311956) is a weather station in North Carolina, United States at 35.92 latitude and -76.27 longitude, 3 m (10 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1962 to 1993, 32 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbia still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: North Carolina, United States, 35.92 latitude, -76.27 longitude.
Elevation: 3 m (10 ft).
Period of record: 1962 to 1993, 32 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

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
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-11.7 C (10.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-13.3 C (8.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-5.0 C (23.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	36.1 C (97.0 F)	7.2 C (45.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	6.7 C (44.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-2.8 C (27.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Columbia still stand. 1964 holds the most, with 79.

Standing records at Columbia by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1962	11
1963	57
1964	79
1965	62
1966	57
1967	67
1968	3
1969	28
1970	42
1971	60
1972	27
1973	18
1974	37
1975	56
1976	76
1977	74
1978	54
1979	49
1980	69
1981	78
1982	63
1983	71
1984	59
1985	43
1986	62
1987	25
1991	42
1992	58
1993	37

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 162.6 mm (6.4 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbia. The most was 162.6 mm (6.4 in) on 5 September 1979.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbia
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	20 January 1978
Feb	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	3 February 1970
Mar	64.8 mm (2.6 in)	15 March 1964
Apr	67.6 mm (2.7 in)	26 April 1978
May	72.9 mm (2.9 in)	26 May 1966
Jun	117.1 mm (4.6 in)	19 June 1991
Jul	109.7 mm (4.3 in)	26 July 1993
Aug	107.7 mm (4.2 in)	2 August 1991
Sep	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	5 September 1979
Oct	98.0 mm (3.9 in)	1 October 1971
Nov	124.5 mm (4.9 in)	2 November 1969
Dec	53.1 mm (2.1 in)	29 December 1991

Period of Record Coverage

1962 to 1993

29 years of record at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1962, 1963, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972 and others.

Days with data per year at Columbia
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1962	62	17%	No
1963	255	70%	No
1964	361	99%	Yes
1965	354	97%	Yes
1966	320	88%	No
1967	270	74%	No
1968	31	8%	No
1969	310	85%	No
1970	321	88%	No
1971	334	92%	Yes
1972	302	83%	No
1973	183	50%	No
1974	288	79%	No
1975	362	99%	Yes
1976	353	96%	Yes
1977	364	100%	Yes
1978	365	100%	Yes
1979	365	100%	Yes
1980	364	99%	Yes
1981	364	100%	Yes
1982	360	99%	Yes
1983	358	98%	Yes
1984	366	100%	Yes
1985	320	88%	No
1986	359	98%	Yes
1987	210	58%	No
1991	241	66%	No
1992	361	99%	Yes
1993	293	80%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

13 complete years, 1964 to 1992

One stripe for each of 13 complete years at Columbia, 1964 to 1992. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 16.0 C (60.7 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1983, at 14.8 C (58.6 F), and the warmest was 1975, at 17.6 C (63.6 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.7 C (3.1 F).

Annual mean temperature at Columbia as warming stripes, 1964 to 1992
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1964	15.7 C	-0.24 C
1965	15.1 C	-0.91 C
1975	17.6 C	+1.62 C
1977	16.7 C	+0.71 C
1978	16.0 C	+0.06 C
1979	15.9 C	-0.02 C
1980	15.8 C	-0.21 C
1981	15.0 C	-0.92 C
1982	15.3 C	-0.70 C
1983	14.8 C	-1.18 C
1984	16.6 C	+0.63 C
1986	17.0 C	+1.01 C
1992	16.1 C	+0.11 C

This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.

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

1962 to 1993

Yearly extremes at Columbia: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	37.8 C (100.0 F)	1980	35.6 C (96.1 F)	29
Coldest night (TNn)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	1985	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	29
Wettest day (Rx1day)	162.6 mm (6.4 in)	1979	79.5 mm (3.1 in)	29
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	280.5 mm (11.0 in)	1964	114.7 mm (4.5 in)	29
Longest dry spell (CDD)	35 days	1965	18 days	29

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. The record is 37.8 C (100.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 35.6 C (96.1 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Columbia by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1962	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1965	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1966	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1967	32.8 C (91.0 F)
1968	19.4 C (66.9 F)
1969	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1970	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1971	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1975	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1976	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1977	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1978	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1980	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1981	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1982	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1984	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1986	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1987	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1991	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1992	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1993	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. The record is -20.0 C (-4.0 F) in 1985, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Columbia by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1962	11.7 C (53.1 F)
1963	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1964	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1965	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1967	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1968	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1969	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1970	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1971	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1972	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1973	-1.7 C (28.9 F)
1974	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1975	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1976	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1978	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1981	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1982	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1983	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1984	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1985	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1986	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1987	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1991	-3.3 C (26.1 F)
1992	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1993	-6.7 C (19.9 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. The record is 162.6 mm (6.4 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.5 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbia by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1962	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1963	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1964	96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1965	48.3 mm (1.9 in)
1966	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1967	101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1968	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1970	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1971	149.9 mm (5.9 in)
1972	43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1973	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1974	68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1975	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1976	48.8 mm (1.9 in)
1977	95.8 mm (3.8 in)
1978	67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1979	162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1980	61.5 mm (2.4 in)
1981	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1982	89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1983	59.9 mm (2.4 in)
1984	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
1985	103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1986	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1987	62.5 mm (2.5 in)
1991	117.1 mm (4.6 in)
1992	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1993	109.7 mm (4.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. The record is 280.5 mm (11.0 in) in 1964, marked on the chart; the median year is 114.7 mm (4.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbia by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1962	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1963	191.3 mm (7.5 in)
1964	280.5 mm (11.0 in)
1965	129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1966	146.8 mm (5.8 in)
1967	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1968	35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1969	133.9 mm (5.3 in)
1970	82.5 mm (3.2 in)
1971	268.0 mm (10.6 in)
1972	60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1973	85.3 mm (3.4 in)
1974	111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1975	114.7 mm (4.5 in)
1976	78.2 mm (3.1 in)
1977	155.2 mm (6.1 in)
1978	91.6 mm (3.6 in)
1979	191.4 mm (7.5 in)
1980	89.2 mm (3.5 in)
1981	249.4 mm (9.8 in)
1982	97.0 mm (3.8 in)
1983	73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1984	144.0 mm (5.7 in)
1985	126.0 mm (5.0 in)
1986	102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1987	94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1991	272.6 mm (10.7 in)
1992	170.7 mm (6.7 in)
1993	110.7 mm (4.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Columbia, 1962 to 1993. The record is 35 days in 1965, marked on the chart; the median year is 18 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbia by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1962	13 days
1963	19 days
1964	15 days
1965	35 days
1966	17 days
1967	19 days
1968	10 days
1969	11 days
1970	26 days
1971	14 days
1972	13 days
1973	19 days
1974	29 days
1975	11 days
1976	22 days
1977	18 days
1978	21 days
1979	10 days
1980	18 days
1981	14 days
1982	23 days
1983	18 days
1984	27 days
1985	27 days
1986	27 days
1987	13 days
1991	18 days
1992	15 days
1993	17 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.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).