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Columbus, GA

32.516°N, 84.942°W · station CSGthr · 136 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbus.
96°WED9/296°THU9/395°FRI9/496°SAT9/596°SUN9/693°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Columbus — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#12 / 124
warmest Sep 2 in 124 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

100°F
set in 1907

Coolest Sep 2 ever

72°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 96°F — 12th warmest Sep 2 of 124 years · record 100°F (1907) · warmest since 2024.
1901: 88°F1903: 86°F1904: 91°F1905: 97°F1906: 89°F1907: 100°F1908: 92°F1909: 96°F1910: 89°F1911: 94°F1912: 95°F1913: 92°F1914: 94°F1915: 82°F1916: 93°F1917: 91°F1918: 91°F1919: 85°F1920: 96°F1921: 99°F1922: 98°F1923: 90°F1924: 95°F1925: 95°F1926: 91°F1927: 96°F1928: 97°F1929: 88°F1930: 94°F1931: 94°F1932: 92°F1933: 91°F1934: 84°F1935: 88°F1936: 88°F1937: 88°F1938: 96°F1939: 90°F1940: 92°F1941: 99°F1942: 85°F1943: 95°F1944: 97°F1945: 94°F1946: 91°F1947: 98°F1948: 88°F1949: 88°F1950: 90°F1951: 89°F1952: 92°F1953: 92°F1954: 91°F1955: 87°F1956: 90°F1957: 99°F1958: 93°F1959: 87°F1960: 91°F1961: 92°F1962: 94°F1963: 91°F1964: 97°F1965: 87°F1966: 94°F1967: 72°F1968: 83°F1969: 88°F1970: 94°F1971: 87°F1972: 88°F1973: 88°F1974: 89°F1975: 92°F1976: 87°F1977: 91°F1978: 92°F1979: 87°F1980: 92°F1981: 91°F1982: 90°F1983: 83°F1984: 94°F1985: 91°F1986: 83°F1987: 90°F1988: 85°F1989: 93°F1990: 95°F1991: 82°F1992: 89°F1993: 94°F1994: 85°F1995: 93°F1996: 80°F1997: 96°F1998: 86°F1999: 94°F2000: 79°F2001: 85°F2002: 89°F2003: 88°F2004: 88°F2005: 92°F2006: 88°F2007: 81°F2008: 88°F2009: 79°F2010: 94°F2011: 96°F2012: 95°F2013: 89°F2014: 96°F2015: 92°F2016: 90°F2017: 88°F2018: 91°F2019: 93°F2020: 93°F2021: 90°F2022: 88°F2023: 85°F2024: 98°F2025: 88°F96° forecast707580859095100191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 296°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#12 of 124
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (1925)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1891–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbus in each calendar month, and for the whole 1891–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°FJan 25, 1943-2°FJan 21, 1985
Feb84°FFeb 18, 1927-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar92°FMar 23, 190716°FMar 3, 1980
Apr95°FApr 30, 194228°FApr 7, 1950
May100°FMay 12, 191639°FMay 2, 1963
Jun106°FJun 30, 201244°FJun 3, 1956
Jul105°FJul 20, 191359°FJul 2, 1937
Aug104°FAug 27, 193857°FAug 5, 1950
Sep106°FSep 5, 192538°FSep 30, 1967
Oct101°FOct 4, 201924°FOct 30, 1952
Nov88°FNov 1, 192610°FNov 25, 1950
Dec84°FDec 5, 19264°FDec 13, 1962
All-time106°FSep 5, 1925-3°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 25, 1930

Coldest high ever

23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 1, 202223°FJan 21, 1985
Feb68°FFeb 23, 202326°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar69°FMar 23, 192936°FMar 2, 1980
Apr72°FApr 24, 195847°FApr 26, 1910
May79°FMay 28, 191157°FMay 5, 2017
Jun82°FJun 25, 193065°FJun 17, 1961
Jul81°FJul 8, 190270°FJul 6, 1940
Aug82°FAug 2, 199963°FAug 30, 1986
Sep77°FSep 7, 192560°FSep 25, 1989
Oct76°FOct 8, 201744°FOct 31, 1993
Nov70°FNov 1, 197127°FNov 25, 1950
Dec71°FDec 16, 197124°FDec 25, 1983
All-time82°FJun 25, 193023°FJan 21, 1985

Hot Streaks

Current run

27 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

62 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1931

So far in 2026

74 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Columbus's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 38°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 41°FMar: 70°FMar: 47°FApr: 77°FApr: 54°FMay: 85°FMay: 63°FJun: 90°FJun: 70°FJul: 92°FJul: 73°FAug: 91°FAug: 73°FSep: 87°FSep: 68°FOct: 78°FOct: 56°FNov: 68°FNov: 46°FDec: 60°FDec: 40°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 13 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.52°N, 84.94°W

Nearby Stations

Macon, GA75 mi EAlbany, GA80 mi SEAtlanta, GA82 mi NEMontgomery, AL86 mi WBirmingham, AL127 mi NWAthens, GA136 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Columbus's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Columbus, GA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Columbus's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Columbus, GA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1891

Each cell is one day's high at Columbus, coloured by temperature — 136 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbus, GA daily high heat map 1891–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Columbus — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
74 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 58th most in 136 years. Normal for this point: 67. Record: 115 in 1915.

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