South Carolina · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Columbia, SC

33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
83°MON7/1385°TUE7/1490°WED7/1594°THU7/1696°FRI7/1795°SAT7/1895°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#20 / 139
warmest Jul 17 in 139 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

103°F
set in 1899

Coolest Jul 17 ever

76°F
set in 1933

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Columbia. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
76901031887: 102°F1888: 83°F1889: 86°F1890: 92°F1891: 86°F1892: 94°F1893: 98°F1894: 87°F1895: 94°F1896: 95°F1897: 89°F1898: 97°F1899: 103°F1900: 94°F1901: 88°F1902: 99°F1903: 90°F1904: 88°F1905: 93°F1906: 89°F1907: 89°F1908: 90°F1909: 89°F1910: 90°F1911: 86°F1912: 87°F1913: 97°F1914: 88°F1915: 98°F1916: 86°F1917: 91°F1918: 92°F1919: 82°F1920: 88°F1921: 81°F1922: 90°F1923: 79°F1924: 94°F1925: 99°F1926: 88°F1927: 89°F1928: 86°F1929: 88°F1930: 79°F1931: 98°F1932: 98°F1933: 76°F1934: 100°F1935: 82°F1936: 85°F1937: 96°F1938: 93°F1939: 93°F1940: 84°F1941: 85°F1942: 98°F1943: 95°F1944: 94°F1945: 88°F1946: 86°F1947: 88°F1948: 92°F1949: 93°F1950: 92°F1951: 94°F1952: 95°F1953: 93°F1954: 85°F1955: 98°F1956: 94°F1957: 91°F1958: 95°F1959: 87°F1960: 90°F1961: 93°F1962: 83°F1963: 91°F1964: 91°F1965: 90°F1966: 91°F1967: 83°F1968: 94°F1969: 96°F1970: 91°F1971: 91°F1972: 91°F1973: 86°F1974: 91°F1975: 78°F1976: 96°F1977: 94°F1978: 89°F1979: 92°F1980: 97°F1981: 92°F1982: 88°F1983: 96°F1984: 92°F1985: 86°F1986: 100°F1987: 91°F1988: 98°F1989: 80°F1990: 94°F1991: 87°F1992: 92°F1993: 101°F1994: 95°F1995: 94°F1996: 91°F1997: 89°F1998: 88°F1999: 89°F2000: 95°F2001: 91°F2002: 98°F2003: 92°F2004: 90°F2005: 90°F2006: 96°F2007: 93°F2008: 91°F2009: 94°F2010: 95°F2011: 91°F2012: 93°F2013: 93°F2014: 90°F2015: 95°F2016: 92°F2017: 86°F2018: 95°F2019: 98°F2020: 94°F2021: 91°F2022: 92°F2023: 93°F2024: 96°F2025: 95°F96° forecast188720251899

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1796°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record103°F
This-date rank#20 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break4.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°F1974-1°F1985
Feb86°F2021-2°F1899
Mar93°F19074°F1980
Apr96°F189626°F1983
May101°F189834°F1963
Jun109°F201244°F1984
Jul107°F195254°F1892
Aug107°F198353°F1969
Sep106°F192540°F1967
Oct101°F195423°F1952
Nov90°F196112°F1970
Dec83°F19714°F1958
All-time109°F2012-2°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Hot Streaks

Current run

16 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

54 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1986

So far in 2026

40 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: 93°F · forecast is +3° vs normal.
Jan: 57°FJan: 35°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 38°FMar: 69°FMar: 44°FApr: 77°FApr: 52°FMay: 84°FMay: 61°FJun: 90°FJun: 69°FJul: 93°FJul: 72°FAug: 91°FAug: 72°FSep: 86°FSep: 66°FOct: 77°FOct: 53°FNov: 67°FNov: 42°FDec: 59°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight14h 14m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.94°N, 81.12°W

Nearby Stations

Augusta, GA62 mi SWCharlotte, NC88 mi NGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NWCharleston, SC95 mi SECharleston Downtown, SC106 mi SESavannah, GA125 mi S

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, SC — 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, SC — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's high at Columbia, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbia, SC daily high heat map 1887–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Columbia — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
40 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 32nd most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 32. Record: 57 in 2011.

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