38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
97°F
HOTTEST SEP 1 SINCE 2011
forecast high · Sep 1
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
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.
Ranks
#6 / 137
warmest Sep 2 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 2 ever
100°F
set in 1897
Coolest Sep 2 ever
61°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 97°F — 6th warmest Sep 2 of 137 years · record 100°F (1897) · warmest since 1984.
Ranks
#8 / 137
warmest Sep 3 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
103°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 3 ever
62°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 96°F — 8th warmest Sep 3 of 137 years · record 103°F (1939) · warmest since 1964.
Ranks
#14 / 137
warmest Sep 4 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
103°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 4 ever
65°F
set in 1951
Forecast high 95°F — 14th warmest Sep 4 of 137 years · record 103°F (1913) · warmest since 1999.
Ranks
#12 / 137
warmest Sep 5 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
103°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 5 ever
65°F
set in 1929
Forecast high 95°F — 12th warmest Sep 5 of 137 years · record 103°F (1899) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#17 / 137
warmest Sep 6 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
103°F
set in 1899
Coolest Sep 6 ever
64°F
set in 1905
Forecast high 94°F — 17th warmest Sep 6 of 137 years · record 103°F (1899) · warmest since 1998.
Ranks
#37 / 137
warmest Sep 7 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1939
Coolest Sep 7 ever
64°F
set in 1909
Forecast high 91°F — 37th warmest Sep 7 of 137 years · record 102°F (1939) · warmest since 2021.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
77°FJan 23, 1909
-20°FJan 7, 1912
Feb
82°FFeb 29, 1972
-26°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 26, 2026
-9°FMar 5, 1960
Apr
93°FApr 10, 1930
14°FApr 5, 1920
May
101°FMay 31, 1934
28°FMay 4, 1907
Jun
107°FJun 28, 2012
40°FJun 5, 1993
Jul
113°FJul 12, 1954
45°FJul 1, 1892
Aug
110°FAug 9, 1934
40°FAug 31, 1915
Sep
104°FSep 14, 1893
26°FSep 30, 1895
Oct
96°FOct 7, 1939
19°FOct 29, 1895
Nov
84°FNov 6, 1915
-3°FNov 30, 1929
Dec
76°FDec 8, 1991
-23°FDec 20, 1901
All-time
113°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
61°FJan 20, 1906
-5°FJan 12, 1912
Feb
63°FFeb 10, 1932
-2°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
67°FMar 26, 1991
12°FMar 4, 1960
Apr
71°FApr 28, 1896
30°FApr 2, 1936
May
74°FMay 25, 1896
39°FMay 3, 2013
Jun
80°FJun 29, 1936
54°FJun 3, 1910
Jul
84°FJul 19, 1934
63°FJul 10, 1905
Aug
85°FAug 22, 1936
64°FAug 20, 1915
Sep
79°FSep 15, 1931
45°FSep 26, 1942
Oct
73°FOct 3, 1954
27°FOct 29, 1925
Nov
66°FNov 2, 1938
10°FNov 24, 1950
Dec
61°FDec 28, 1984
-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time
85°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.
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.
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.