38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2024
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#106 / 137
warmest Oct 17 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
89°F
set in 1894
Coolest Oct 17 ever
49°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 60°F — 106th warmest Oct 17 of 137 years · record 89°F (1894) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#82 / 137
warmest Oct 18 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 18 ever
38°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 66°F — 82nd warmest Oct 18 of 137 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#49 / 137
warmest Oct 19 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
87°F
set in 1894
Coolest Oct 19 ever
41°F
set in 1930
Forecast high 71°F — 49th warmest Oct 19 of 137 years · record 87°F (1894) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#38 / 137
warmest Oct 20 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
86°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 20 ever
43°F
set in 1898
Forecast high 74°F — 38th warmest Oct 20 of 137 years · record 86°F (1963) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#32 / 137
warmest Oct 21 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
87°F
set in 1978
Coolest Oct 21 ever
39°F
set in 1916
Forecast high 77°F — 32nd warmest Oct 21 of 137 years · record 87°F (1978) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#12 / 137
warmest Oct 22 in 137 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
88°F
set in 1899
Coolest Oct 22 ever
38°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 81°F — 12th warmest Oct 22 of 137 years · record 88°F (1899) · warmest since 2024.
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.
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 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
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
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.
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.