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Columbia, MO

38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
82°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
60°SAT10/1766°SUN10/1871°MON10/1974°TUE10/2077°WED10/2181°THU10/2282°FRI10/23

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#15 / 137
warmest Oct 23 in 137 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

91°F
set in 1939

Coolest Oct 23 ever

38°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 82°F — 15th warmest Oct 23 of 137 years · record 91°F (1939) · warmest since 2024.
1889: 57°F1890: 69°F1891: 77°F1892: 64°F1893: 84°F1894: 82°F1895: 52°F1896: 68°F1897: 80°F1898: 72°F1899: 87°F1900: 76°F1901: 82°F1902: 81°F1903: 57°F1904: 54°F1905: 63°F1906: 75°F1907: 72°F1908: 68°F1909: 49°F1910: 72°F1911: 57°F1912: 53°F1913: 53°F1914: 78°F1915: 78°F1916: 73°F1917: 38°F1918: 61°F1919: 71°F1920: 71°F1921: 80°F1922: 55°F1923: 57°F1924: 55°F1925: 60°F1926: 54°F1927: 80°F1928: 57°F1929: 42°F1930: 52°F1931: 71°F1932: 76°F1933: 58°F1934: 80°F1935: 52°F1936: 42°F1937: 45°F1938: 51°F1939: 91°F1940: 86°F1941: 70°F1942: 56°F1943: 60°F1944: 65°F1945: 54°F1946: 83°F1947: 82°F1948: 67°F1949: 59°F1950: 54°F1951: 48°F1952: 64°F1953: 65°F1954: 72°F1955: 81°F1956: 80°F1957: 74°F1958: 76°F1959: 68°F1960: 76°F1961: 61°F1962: 52°F1963: 82°F1964: 63°F1965: 63°F1966: 65°F1967: 77°F1968: 59°F1969: 49°F1970: 64°F1971: 63°F1972: 67°F1973: 78°F1974: 65°F1975: 76°F1976: 58°F1977: 69°F1978: 55°F1979: 51°F1980: 73°F1981: 39°F1982: 57°F1983: 54°F1984: 56°F1985: 76°F1986: 63°F1987: 66°F1988: 62°F1989: 79°F1990: 68°F1991: 82°F1992: 79°F1993: 69°F1994: 66°F1995: 72°F1996: 53°F1997: 60°F1998: 62°F1999: 51°F2000: 65°F2001: 76°F2002: 49°F2003: 69°F2004: 78°F2005: 50°F2006: 47°F2007: 63°F2008: 65°F2009: 54°F2010: 78°F2011: 75°F2012: 80°F2013: 47°F2014: 64°F2015: 71°F2016: 71°F2017: 68°F2018: 66°F2019: 73°F2020: 85°F2021: 58°F2022: 86°F2023: 84°F2024: 85°F2025: 64°F82° forecast3540455055606570758085909518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2382°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record91°F
This-date rank#15 of 137
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record113°F (1954)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°FJan 23, 1909-20°FJan 7, 1912
Feb82°FFeb 29, 1972-26°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar93°FMar 26, 2026-9°FMar 5, 1960
Apr93°FApr 10, 193014°FApr 5, 1920
May101°FMay 31, 193428°FMay 4, 1907
Jun107°FJun 28, 201240°FJun 5, 1993
Jul113°FJul 12, 195445°FJul 1, 1892
Aug110°FAug 9, 193440°FAug 31, 1915
Sep104°FSep 14, 189326°FSep 30, 1895
Oct96°FOct 7, 193919°FOct 29, 1895
Nov84°FNov 6, 1915-3°FNov 30, 1929
Dec76°FDec 8, 1991-23°FDec 20, 1901
All-time113°FJul 12, 1954-26°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbia so far this year — through Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

6 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°F)

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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 22, 1936

Coldest high ever

-7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 20, 1906-5°FJan 12, 1912
Feb63°FFeb 10, 1932-2°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar67°FMar 26, 199112°FMar 4, 1960
Apr71°FApr 28, 189630°FApr 2, 1936
May74°FMay 25, 189639°FMay 3, 2013
Jun80°FJun 29, 193654°FJun 3, 1910
Jul84°FJul 19, 193463°FJul 10, 1905
Aug85°FAug 22, 193664°FAug 20, 1915
Sep79°FSep 15, 193145°FSep 26, 1942
Oct73°FOct 3, 195427°FOct 29, 1925
Nov66°FNov 2, 193810°FNov 24, 1950
Dec61°FDec 28, 1984-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time85°FAug 22, 1936-7°FDec 24, 1983

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

33 days
record run, ended Aug 12 1916

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Columbia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 64°F · forecast is +17° vs normal.
Jan: 39°FJan: 21°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 25°FMar: 56°FMar: 35°FApr: 66°FApr: 45°FMay: 75°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 64°FJul: 88°FJul: 68°FAug: 87°FAug: 66°FSep: 80°FSep: 57°FOct: 68°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 35°FDec: 43°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise6:19 AM
Sunset5:29 PM
Solar noon11:54 AM
Daylight11h 10m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.82°N, 92.22°W

Nearby Stations

Jefferson City, MO15 mi SQuincy, IL94 mi NESt Louis, MO99 mi ESpringfield, MO126 mi SWKansas City, MO138 mi WBurlington, IA146 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Columbia'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.
Columbia, MO — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Columbia's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Columbia, MO — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's high at Columbia, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbia, MO daily high heat map 1889–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Columbia — counted through Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
44 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 50th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 40. Record: 83 in 1901.

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