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Columbia, MO

38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
97°TUE9/197°WED9/296°THU9/395°FRI9/495°SAT9/594°SUN9/691°MON9/7

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

#7 / 137
warmest Sep 1 in 137 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

102°F
set in 1913

Coolest Sep 1 ever

62°F
set in 1935
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 137 years · record 102°F (1913) · warmest since 2011.
1889: 84°F1890: 85°F1891: 88°F1892: 81°F1893: 88°F1894: 94°F1895: 78°F1896: 85°F1897: 100°F1898: 95°F1899: 93°F1900: 91°F1901: 86°F1902: 77°F1903: 78°F1904: 82°F1905: 94°F1906: 88°F1907: 92°F1908: 90°F1909: 80°F1910: 69°F1911: 92°F1912: 95°F1913: 102°F1914: 94°F1915: 77°F1916: 87°F1917: 88°F1918: 84°F1919: 77°F1920: 80°F1921: 86°F1922: 100°F1923: 84°F1924: 88°F1925: 92°F1926: 84°F1927: 86°F1928: 75°F1929: 91°F1930: 100°F1931: 80°F1932: 90°F1933: 91°F1934: 87°F1935: 62°F1936: 94°F1937: 94°F1938: 88°F1939: 91°F1940: 82°F1941: 85°F1942: 91°F1943: 89°F1944: 78°F1945: 93°F1946: 83°F1947: 96°F1948: 85°F1949: 74°F1950: 84°F1951: 84°F1952: 91°F1953: 100°F1954: 90°F1955: 77°F1956: 82°F1957: 86°F1958: 77°F1959: 84°F1960: 97°F1961: 89°F1962: 86°F1963: 84°F1964: 84°F1965: 78°F1966: 90°F1967: 73°F1968: 74°F1969: 86°F1970: 89°F1971: 92°F1972: 89°F1973: 92°F1974: 69°F1975: 92°F1976: 88°F1977: 86°F1978: 85°F1979: 80°F1980: 92°F1981: 76°F1982: 82°F1983: 88°F1984: 93°F1985: 96°F1986: 80°F1987: 81°F1988: 82°F1989: 88°F1990: 93°F1991: 86°F1992: 70°F1993: 76°F1994: 71°F1995: 84°F1996: 83°F1997: 89°F1998: 78°F1999: 94°F2000: 96°F2001: 82°F2002: 87°F2003: 70°F2004: 82°F2005: 82°F2006: 81°F2007: 89°F2008: 84°F2009: 74°F2010: 78°F2011: 98°F2012: 79°F2013: 92°F2014: 84°F2015: 90°F2016: 82°F2017: 78°F2018: 91°F2019: 76°F2020: 79°F2021: 86°F2022: 90°F2023: 83°F2024: 84°F2025: 78°F97° forecast606570758085909510010518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 197°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#7 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 Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 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

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

33 days
record run, ended Aug 12 1916

So far in 2026

23 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: 85°F · forecast is +12° 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

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 02m · 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
23 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 110th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 34. Record: 73 in 1901.

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