Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Columbia 2SSE (USC00441929), Virginia, United States, with 94 years of record.
Key Facts for Columbia 2SSE
Columbia 2SSE (USC00441929) is a weather station in Virginia, United States at 37.73 latitude and -78.15 longitude, 88 m (290 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1986, 94 years of record.
1,464 records set at Columbia 2SSE still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Columbia 2SSE tied a daily record low maximum temperature of -2.2 C (28.0 F) on 21 December 1985.
About the Station
Location: Virginia, United States, 37.73 latitude, -78.15 longitude.
Elevation: 88 m (290 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1986, 94 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 Columbia 2SSE. 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 2SSE, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
27.2 C (81.0 F)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
28.9 C (84.0 F)
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
33.9 C (93.0 F)
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
36.1 C (97.0 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
May
37.8 C (100.0 F)
-5.0 C (23.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1.7 C (35.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
43.3 C (109.9 F)
8.3 C (46.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
41.7 C (107.1 F)
6.7 C (44.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
41.7 C (107.1 F)
-1.1 C (30.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
36.7 C (98.1 F)
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Columbia 2SSE still stand. 1900 holds the most, with 64.
Standing records at Columbia 2SSE by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1898
26
1899
41
1900
64
1901
10
1902
8
1903
21
1904
14
1905
12
1906
13
1907
17
1908
11
1909
15
1910
11
1911
13
1912
39
1913
10
1914
25
1915
7
1916
8
1917
24
1918
15
1919
14
1920
21
1921
13
1922
8
1923
18
1924
10
1925
23
1926
24
1927
14
1928
13
1929
25
1930
44
1931
17
1932
20
1933
18
1934
17
1935
16
1936
23
1937
25
1938
10
1939
23
1940
16
1941
25
1942
17
1943
17
1944
18
1945
19
1946
27
1947
22
1948
13
1949
3
1950
26
1951
12
1952
13
1953
13
1954
24
1955
6
1956
19
1957
13
1958
12
1959
9
1960
12
1961
13
1962
14
1963
17
1964
15
1965
11
1966
15
1967
12
1968
8
1969
4
1970
12
1971
15
1972
12
1973
7
1974
13
1975
8
1976
20
1977
15
1978
9
1979
22
1980
13
1981
9
1982
12
1983
14
1984
20
1985
18
All-Time Record Progression
3 new records
3 all-time records were set at Columbia 2SSE between 5 September 1935 and 6 October 1972. Each dot is a new record.
When Columbia 2SSE set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1935-09-05
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1961-10-21
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1972-10-06
Record daily precipitation
Record daily precipitation 241.8 mm (9.5 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Oct: 241.8 mm (9.5 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Columbia 2SSE. The most was 241.8 mm (9.5 in) on 6 October 1972.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Columbia 2SSE
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
72.4 mm (2.9 in)
2 January 1937
Feb
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
25 February 1979
Mar
76.2 mm (3.0 in)
15 March 1912
Apr
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
26 April 1937
May
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
11 May 1912
Jun
176.5 mm (6.9 in)
22 June 1972
Jul
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
14 July 1975
Aug
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
20 August 1969
Sep
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
5 September 1935
Oct
241.8 mm (9.5 in)
6 October 1972
Nov
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
17 November 1927
Dec
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
4 December 1948
Period of Record Coverage
1898 to 1986
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
89 years of record at Columbia 2SSE, 1898 to 1986. 17 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1898, 1899, 1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1908 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 62 complete years at Columbia 2SSE, 1906 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 13.6 C (56.5 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1967, at 12.3 C (54.2 F), and the warmest was 1931, at 14.9 C (58.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.4 C (2.5 F).
Annual mean temperature at Columbia 2SSE as warming stripes, 1906 to 1985
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1906
13.8 C
+0.18 C
1911
13.7 C
+0.08 C
1913
13.7 C
+0.14 C
1914
13.2 C
-0.44 C
1919
14.0 C
+0.42 C
1922
13.9 C
+0.25 C
1923
14.1 C
+0.53 C
1924
13.0 C
-0.56 C
1927
13.6 C
+0.04 C
1930
14.0 C
+0.44 C
1931
14.9 C
+1.31 C
1932
14.4 C
+0.76 C
1933
14.8 C
+1.17 C
1934
14.1 C
+0.47 C
1935
13.7 C
+0.09 C
1936
13.9 C
+0.30 C
1937
13.8 C
+0.17 C
1938
14.4 C
+0.83 C
1939
14.7 C
+1.06 C
1940
12.7 C
-0.91 C
1941
14.7 C
+1.09 C
1942
14.7 C
+1.05 C
1943
14.1 C
+0.49 C
1944
13.7 C
+0.10 C
1945
13.9 C
+0.31 C
1946
14.7 C
+1.09 C
1947
13.8 C
+0.18 C
1948
13.9 C
+0.32 C
1950
13.2 C
-0.40 C
1951
13.6 C
+0.02 C
1952
13.9 C
+0.29 C
1953
14.7 C
+1.13 C
1954
13.9 C
+0.30 C
1955
13.3 C
-0.26 C
1956
13.6 C
-0.03 C
1957
13.8 C
+0.19 C
1958
12.3 C
-1.26 C
1959
13.9 C
+0.34 C
1960
12.7 C
-0.92 C
1961
12.7 C
-0.87 C
1963
12.6 C
-0.96 C
1964
13.3 C
-0.30 C
1966
12.4 C
-1.23 C
1967
12.3 C
-1.28 C
1968
12.9 C
-0.74 C
1969
12.8 C
-0.84 C
1970
13.4 C
-0.22 C
1971
13.6 C
-0.02 C
1972
13.0 C
-0.56 C
1973
14.1 C
+0.45 C
1974
13.8 C
+0.16 C
1975
13.7 C
+0.10 C
1976
13.0 C
-0.58 C
1977
13.6 C
+0.04 C
1978
12.7 C
-0.94 C
1979
12.5 C
-1.07 C
1980
12.9 C
-0.71 C
1981
12.7 C
-0.95 C
1982
13.1 C
-0.46 C
1983
13.4 C
-0.22 C
1984
13.9 C
+0.27 C
1985
14.1 C
+0.49 C
The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.1 C (0.1 to 0.2) per decade over 1906 to 1985. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.4) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 62 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.
Fitted temperature trends per decade at Columbia 2SSE
Measure
Per decade (C)
Per decade (F)
Period
Complete years
Reading
Annual mean temperature
-0.1 C (-0.2 to -0.1) per decade
-0.2 F (-0.4 to -0.1) per decade
1906 to 1985
62
Fall
Mean daily maximum
-0.07 C (-0.18 to 0.03) per decade
-0.1 F (-0.3 to 0.1) per decade
1906 to 1985
62
Not clearly different from zero
Mean daily minimum
-0.2 C (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade
-0.4 F (-0.5 to -0.2) per decade
1906 to 1985
62
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
1893 to 1986
Yearly extremes at Columbia 2SSE: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1900
37.2 C (99.0 F)
89
Coldest night (TNn)
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1912
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
89
Wettest day (Rx1day)
241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1972
64.2 mm (2.5 in)
90
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1972
95.5 mm (3.8 in)
90
Longest dry spell (CDD)
40 days
1901
20 days
90
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Columbia 2SSE, 1893 to 1986. The record is 43.3 C (109.9 F) in 1900, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.2 C (99.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Columbia 2SSE by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1893
n/a
1898
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1899
30.6 C (87.1 F)
1900
43.3 C (109.9 F)
1901
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1902
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1903
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1904
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1905
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1906
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1907
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1908
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1909
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1910
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1911
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1912
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1913
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1914
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1915
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1916
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1917
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1918
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1919
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1920
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1921
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1922
33.3 C (91.9 F)
1923
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1924
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1925
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1926
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1927
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1928
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1929
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1930
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1931
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1932
41.7 C (107.1 F)
1933
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1934
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1935
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1936
42.2 C (108.0 F)
1937
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1938
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1939
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1940
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1941
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1942
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1943
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1944
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1945
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1946
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1947
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1948
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1949
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1951
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1952
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1953
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1954
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1955
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1959
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1960
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1962
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1965
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1966
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1967
33.9 C (93.0 F)
1968
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1969
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1972
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1973
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1974
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1975
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1976
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1977
39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1979
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1980
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1983
40.6 C (105.1 F)
1984
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1985
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1986
20.0 C (68.0 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Columbia 2SSE, 1893 to 1986. The record is -26.1 C (-15.0 F) in 1912, marked on the chart; the median year is -16.1 C (3.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Columbia 2SSE by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1893
n/a
1898
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1899
-22.8 C (-9.0 F)
1900
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1901
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1903
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1904
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1905
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1906
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1907
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1908
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1909
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1910
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1911
-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1912
-26.1 C (-15.0 F)
1913
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1914
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1915
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1916
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1917
-22.2 C (-8.0 F)
1918
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1919
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1920
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1921
-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1922
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1923
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1924
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1925
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1926
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1927
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1928
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1930
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1931
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1932
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1933
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1934
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1935
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1936
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1937
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1938
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1939
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1940
-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1941
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1942
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1943
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1944
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1945
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1946
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1947
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1948
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1949
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1950
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1951
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1952
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1953
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1954
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1955
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1956
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1957
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1958
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1959
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1960
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1961
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1964
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1965
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1966
-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1967
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1968
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1969
-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1970
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1971
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1972
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1973
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1974
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1975
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1976
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1979
-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1980
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1981
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1982
-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983
-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1984
-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1985
-21.7 C (-7.1 F)
1986
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Columbia 2SSE, 1893 to 1986. The record is 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 64.2 mm (2.5 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Columbia 2SSE by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1899
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1900
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1901
121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1902
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1904
113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1905
74.4 mm (2.9 in)
1906
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1907
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1908
74.7 mm (2.9 in)
1909
58.9 mm (2.3 in)
1910
55.1 mm (2.2 in)
1911
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1912
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1913
66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1914
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1915
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1916
101.3 mm (4.0 in)
1917
52.8 mm (2.1 in)
1918
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1919
74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1920
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1921
31.5 mm (1.2 in)
1922
110.0 mm (4.3 in)
1923
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1924
64.8 mm (2.6 in)
1925
34.3 mm (1.4 in)
1926
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1927
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1928
127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1929
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1930
50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1931
60.7 mm (2.4 in)
1932
95.3 mm (3.8 in)
1933
55.4 mm (2.2 in)
1934
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1935
141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1936
91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1937
105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1938
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1939
62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1940
75.9 mm (3.0 in)
1941
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1942
60.5 mm (2.4 in)
1943
72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1944
56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1945
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1946
50.5 mm (2.0 in)
1947
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1948
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1949
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1950
78.5 mm (3.1 in)
1951
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1952
57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953
45.5 mm (1.8 in)
1954
83.3 mm (3.3 in)
1955
116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1956
63.0 mm (2.5 in)
1957
50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1958
58.2 mm (2.3 in)
1959
40.4 mm (1.6 in)
1960
67.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961
212.9 mm (8.4 in)
1962
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1963
58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1964
43.4 mm (1.7 in)
1965
51.6 mm (2.0 in)
1966
68.6 mm (2.7 in)
1967
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1968
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1969
140.7 mm (5.5 in)
1970
36.6 mm (1.4 in)
1971
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1972
241.8 mm (9.5 in)
1973
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1974
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1976
56.4 mm (2.2 in)
1977
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1978
57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1979
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1980
46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1981
52.6 mm (2.1 in)
1982
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1983
61.0 mm (2.4 in)
1984
54.1 mm (2.1 in)
1985
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1986
12.7 mm (0.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Columbia 2SSE, 1893 to 1986. The record is 295.4 mm (11.6 in) in 1972, marked on the chart; the median year is 95.5 mm (3.8 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Columbia 2SSE by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893
89.9 mm (3.5 in)
1898
35.5 mm (1.4 in)
1899
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1900
55.9 mm (2.2 in)
1901
132.1 mm (5.2 in)
1902
101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1903
88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1904
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1905
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1906
119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1907
98.1 mm (3.9 in)
1908
143.5 mm (5.6 in)
1909
61.4 mm (2.4 in)
1910
81.5 mm (3.2 in)
1911
103.4 mm (4.1 in)
1912
117.4 mm (4.6 in)
1913
94.7 mm (3.7 in)
1914
73.4 mm (2.9 in)
1915
156.2 mm (6.1 in)
1916
106.6 mm (4.2 in)
1917
61.2 mm (2.4 in)
1918
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1919
202.2 mm (8.0 in)
1920
92.7 mm (3.6 in)
1921
56.9 mm (2.2 in)
1922
121.2 mm (4.8 in)
1923
137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1924
122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1925
49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1926
69.4 mm (2.7 in)
1927
104.7 mm (4.1 in)
1928
182.9 mm (7.2 in)
1929
175.2 mm (6.9 in)
1930
64.3 mm (2.5 in)
1931
68.8 mm (2.7 in)
1932
132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1933
96.3 mm (3.8 in)
1934
99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1935
227.6 mm (9.0 in)
1936
93.5 mm (3.7 in)
1937
175.7 mm (6.9 in)
1938
129.2 mm (5.1 in)
1939
64.9 mm (2.6 in)
1940
188.4 mm (7.4 in)
1941
87.3 mm (3.4 in)
1942
118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1943
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1944
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1945
133.6 mm (5.3 in)
1946
76.4 mm (3.0 in)
1947
85.8 mm (3.4 in)
1948
115.5 mm (4.5 in)
1949
93.0 mm (3.7 in)
1950
150.4 mm (5.9 in)
1951
89.7 mm (3.5 in)
1952
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1953
109.8 mm (4.3 in)
1954
104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1955
162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1956
82.8 mm (3.3 in)
1957
66.9 mm (2.6 in)
1958
84.1 mm (3.3 in)
1959
79.0 mm (3.1 in)
1960
75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1961
247.1 mm (9.7 in)
1962
139.2 mm (5.5 in)
1963
77.7 mm (3.1 in)
1964
58.1 mm (2.3 in)
1965
60.0 mm (2.4 in)
1966
101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1967
152.6 mm (6.0 in)
1968
74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1969
144.8 mm (5.7 in)
1970
67.9 mm (2.7 in)
1971
122.5 mm (4.8 in)
1972
295.4 mm (11.6 in)
1973
87.7 mm (3.5 in)
1974
129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1975
198.4 mm (7.8 in)
1976
94.2 mm (3.7 in)
1977
83.1 mm (3.3 in)
1978
93.7 mm (3.7 in)
1979
126.5 mm (5.0 in)
1980
71.4 mm (2.8 in)
1981
102.6 mm (4.0 in)
1982
139.7 mm (5.5 in)
1983
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1984
116.6 mm (4.6 in)
1985
153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1986
34.6 mm (1.4 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Columbia 2SSE, 1893 to 1986. The record is 40 days in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 20 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Columbia 2SSE by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893
16 days
1898
2 days
1899
22 days
1900
23 days
1901
40 days
1902
21 days
1903
23 days
1904
23 days
1905
18 days
1906
20 days
1907
14 days
1908
20 days
1909
20 days
1910
23 days
1911
21 days
1912
18 days
1913
18 days
1914
19 days
1915
24 days
1916
16 days
1917
29 days
1918
21 days
1919
17 days
1920
26 days
1921
21 days
1922
25 days
1923
26 days
1924
26 days
1925
30 days
1926
20 days
1927
18 days
1928
14 days
1929
11 days
1930
23 days
1931
29 days
1932
18 days
1933
19 days
1934
15 days
1935
21 days
1936
21 days
1937
15 days
1938
22 days
1939
17 days
1940
16 days
1941
33 days
1942
22 days
1943
27 days
1944
21 days
1945
20 days
1946
20 days
1947
15 days
1948
19 days
1949
16 days
1950
20 days
1951
22 days
1952
23 days
1953
30 days
1954
24 days
1955
17 days
1956
20 days
1957
15 days
1958
22 days
1959
21 days
1960
12 days
1961
15 days
1962
24 days
1963
26 days
1964
32 days
1965
20 days
1966
29 days
1967
19 days
1968
25 days
1969
23 days
1970
16 days
1971
20 days
1972
15 days
1973
20 days
1974
20 days
1975
23 days
1976
25 days
1977
26 days
1978
18 days
1979
11 days
1980
18 days
1981
16 days
1982
22 days
1983
14 days
1984
14 days
1985
27 days
1986
6 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
62 years with a frost
Across 62 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Columbia 2SSE falls on 27 April and the median first autumn frost on 15 October, which leaves a median of 174 days between them.
In 1954 to 1985 the median growing season was 174 days. The two periods have the same number of growing days.
Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by -0.8 days per decade at this station.
Frost dates and growing season at Columbia 2SSE
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period (1906 to 1951)
Recent period (1954 to 1985)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
27 April
27 April
28 April
1 day later
0.0 days per decade
First autumn frost
15 October
16 October
12 October
4 days earlier
-0.8 days per decade
Growing days
174 days
174 days
174 days
no change
-0.8 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
72 years, 1900 to 1985
A day with at least 65.8 mm (2.6 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 216.8 mm (8.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.
Rainfall return levels at Columbia 2SSE: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in
A day with at least
Note
2 years
65.8 mm (2.6 in)
5 years
90.4 mm (3.6 in)
10 years
111.6 mm (4.4 in)
25 years
145.9 mm (5.7 in)
50 years
177.9 mm (7.0 in)
100 years
216.8 mm (8.5 in)
Longer than the 72 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, 72 years of values from 1900 to 1985.
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: 241.8 mm (9.5 in) in 1972; 212.9 mm (8.4 in) in 1961; 141.7 mm (5.6 in) in 1935.
Station Changes
No change in the annual mean temperature of this station was found against its neighbours.
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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.