Missouri · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Columbia, MO

38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
86°MON7/1388°TUE7/1489°WED7/1589°THU7/1691°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#39 / 136
warmest Jul 18 in 136 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

111°F
set in 1954

Coolest Jul 18 ever

73°F
set in 2009

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Columbia. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
73921111890: 87°F1891: 87°F1892: 82°F1893: 86°F1894: 94°F1895: 92°F1896: 79°F1897: 88°F1898: 92°F1899: 87°F1900: 83°F1901: 98°F1902: 86°F1903: 83°F1904: 92°F1905: 94°F1906: 92°F1907: 89°F1908: 90°F1909: 90°F1910: 78°F1911: 86°F1912: 87°F1913: 96°F1914: 82°F1915: 80°F1916: 98°F1917: 87°F1918: 84°F1919: 85°F1920: 90°F1921: 87°F1922: 82°F1923: 86°F1924: 81°F1925: 90°F1926: 92°F1927: 88°F1928: 90°F1929: 88°F1930: 102°F1931: 97°F1932: 95°F1933: 76°F1934: 109°F1935: 93°F1936: 103°F1937: 88°F1938: 86°F1939: 98°F1940: 87°F1941: 87°F1942: 91°F1943: 84°F1944: 92°F1945: 85°F1946: 102°F1947: 82°F1948: 88°F1949: 90°F1950: 79°F1951: 88°F1952: 79°F1953: 94°F1954: 111°F1955: 88°F1956: 87°F1957: 99°F1958: 92°F1959: 88°F1960: 86°F1961: 85°F1962: 87°F1963: 96°F1964: 94°F1965: 80°F1966: 98°F1967: 85°F1968: 88°F1969: 82°F1970: 84°F1971: 92°F1972: 93°F1973: 92°F1974: 98°F1975: 89°F1976: 80°F1977: 94°F1978: 92°F1979: 82°F1980: 105°F1981: 84°F1982: 91°F1983: 94°F1984: 85°F1985: 90°F1986: 95°F1987: 90°F1988: 97°F1989: 81°F1990: 87°F1991: 93°F1992: 85°F1993: 88°F1994: 85°F1995: 89°F1996: 95°F1997: 94°F1998: 94°F1999: 93°F2000: 80°F2001: 88°F2002: 90°F2003: 83°F2004: 81°F2005: 95°F2006: 95°F2007: 92°F2008: 88°F2009: 73°F2010: 90°F2011: 91°F2012: 100°F2013: 93°F2014: 80°F2015: 89°F2016: 92°F2017: 94°F2018: 89°F2019: 94°F2020: 93°F2021: 85°F2022: 91°F2023: 82°F2024: 85°F2025: 87°F92° forecast189019542025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1892°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record111°F
This-date rank#39 of 136
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°F1909-20°F1912
Feb82°F1972-26°F1899
Mar93°F2026-9°F1960
Apr93°F193014°F1920
May101°F193428°F1907
Jun107°F201240°F1993
Jul113°F195445°F1892
Aug110°F193440°F1915
Sep104°F189326°F1895
Oct96°F193919°F1895
Nov84°F1915-3°F1929
Dec76°F1991-23°F1901
All-time113°F1954-26°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

7 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: 89°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 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 Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
7 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 102nd most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 13. Record: 37 in 1911.

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