Georgia · THREADEX · 1891–2026

Columbus, GA

32.516°N, 84.942°W · station CSGthr · 136 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbus.
86°MON7/1385°TUE7/1488°WED7/1590°THU7/1693°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#57 / 125
warmest Jul 17 in 125 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

104°F
set in 1932

Coolest Jul 17 ever

82°F
set in 1991

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Columbus. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
82931041901: 92°F1902: 95°F1903: 92°F1904: 92°F1905: 95°F1906: 88°F1907: 95°F1908: 97°F1909: 90°F1910: 89°F1911: 88°F1912: 90°F1913: 98°F1914: 89°F1915: 97°F1916: 91°F1917: 94°F1918: 98°F1919: 85°F1920: 93°F1921: 93°F1922: 92°F1923: 87°F1924: 96°F1925: 94°F1926: 87°F1927: 93°F1928: 93°F1929: 85°F1930: 84°F1931: 97°F1932: 104°F1933: 88°F1934: 97°F1935: 91°F1936: 86°F1937: 97°F1938: 95°F1939: 99°F1940: 88°F1941: 92°F1942: 96°F1943: 101°F1944: 98°F1945: 91°F1946: 90°F1947: 90°F1948: 92°F1949: 86°F1950: 89°F1951: 96°F1952: 97°F1953: 90°F1954: 93°F1955: 94°F1956: 93°F1957: 90°F1958: 94°F1959: 91°F1960: 91°F1961: 92°F1962: 95°F1963: 92°F1964: 88°F1965: 91°F1966: 87°F1967: 84°F1968: 93°F1969: 89°F1970: 90°F1971: 87°F1972: 89°F1973: 92°F1974: 91°F1975: 88°F1976: 95°F1977: 99°F1978: 93°F1979: 94°F1980: 100°F1981: 101°F1982: 88°F1983: 94°F1984: 93°F1985: 91°F1986: 98°F1987: 93°F1988: 93°F1989: 87°F1990: 92°F1991: 82°F1992: 88°F1993: 97°F1994: 90°F1995: 98°F1996: 89°F1997: 94°F1998: 95°F1999: 87°F2000: 99°F2001: 92°F2002: 97°F2003: 89°F2004: 92°F2005: 91°F2006: 98°F2007: 90°F2008: 92°F2009: 89°F2010: 92°F2011: 90°F2012: 95°F2013: 95°F2014: 88°F2015: 99°F2016: 94°F2017: 89°F2018: 92°F2019: 96°F2020: 94°F2021: 90°F2022: 92°F2023: 92°F2024: 98°F2025: 92°F93° forecast190120251932

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1793°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#57 of 125
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°F1943-2°F1985
Feb84°F1927-3°F1899
Mar92°F190716°F1980
Apr95°F194228°F1950
May100°F191639°F1963
Jun106°F201244°F1956
Jul105°F191359°F1937
Aug104°F193857°F1950
Sep106°F192538°F1967
Oct101°F201924°F1952
Nov88°F192610°F1950
Dec84°F19264°F1962
All-time106°F1925-3°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

16 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

62 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1931

So far in 2026

28 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: 93°F · forecast is +0° 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

Sunrise4:42 AM
Sunset6:49 PM
Solar noon11:45 AM
Daylight14h 07m · losing 6 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 Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
28 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 96th most in 136 years. Normal for this point: 34. Record: 70 in 1915.

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