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Columbia, SC

33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
98°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Columbia.
96°TUE9/198°WED9/298°THU9/397°FRI9/498°SAT9/592°SUN9/687°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

#3 / 139
warmest Sep 2 in 139 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

99°F
set in 1912

Coolest Sep 2 ever

73°F
set in 1890
Forecast high 98°F — 3rd warmest Sep 2 of 139 years · record 99°F (1912) · warmest since 2014.
1887: 78°F1888: 86°F1889: 84°F1890: 73°F1891: 84°F1892: 92°F1893: 81°F1894: 88°F1895: 92°F1896: 94°F1897: 93°F1898: 91°F1899: 90°F1900: 90°F1901: 84°F1902: 90°F1903: 79°F1904: 89°F1905: 87°F1906: 90°F1907: 92°F1908: 86°F1909: 79°F1910: 87°F1911: 90°F1912: 99°F1913: 90°F1914: 91°F1915: 80°F1916: 87°F1917: 91°F1918: 86°F1919: 78°F1920: 92°F1921: 96°F1922: 93°F1923: 84°F1924: 93°F1925: 95°F1926: 95°F1927: 89°F1928: 90°F1929: 85°F1930: 92°F1931: 92°F1932: 93°F1933: 89°F1934: 81°F1935: 85°F1936: 84°F1937: 88°F1938: 89°F1939: 86°F1940: 90°F1941: 93°F1942: 88°F1943: 92°F1944: 93°F1945: 83°F1946: 89°F1947: 95°F1948: 85°F1949: 77°F1950: 93°F1951: 93°F1952: 93°F1953: 93°F1954: 88°F1955: 85°F1956: 94°F1957: 97°F1958: 86°F1959: 93°F1960: 92°F1961: 92°F1962: 95°F1963: 90°F1964: 90°F1965: 78°F1966: 95°F1967: 80°F1968: 80°F1969: 79°F1970: 90°F1971: 88°F1972: 81°F1973: 91°F1974: 91°F1975: 87°F1976: 88°F1977: 90°F1978: 88°F1979: 85°F1980: 92°F1981: 89°F1982: 91°F1983: 78°F1984: 91°F1985: 91°F1986: 82°F1987: 87°F1988: 85°F1989: 95°F1990: 95°F1991: 84°F1992: 93°F1993: 98°F1994: 78°F1995: 84°F1996: 85°F1997: 93°F1998: 92°F1999: 94°F2000: 90°F2001: 92°F2002: 81°F2003: 89°F2004: 87°F2005: 91°F2006: 84°F2007: 89°F2008: 87°F2009: 82°F2010: 94°F2011: 97°F2012: 96°F2013: 94°F2014: 99°F2015: 94°F2016: 95°F2017: 91°F2018: 96°F2019: 93°F2020: 94°F2021: 86°F2022: 90°F2023: 83°F2024: 94°F2025: 83°F98° forecast70758085909510018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 298°F
Hottest this date since2014
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#3 of 139
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break38.0% (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°FJan 24, 1974-1°FJan 21, 1985
Feb86°FFeb 28, 2021-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar93°FMar 23, 19074°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 18, 189626°FApr 20, 1983
May101°FMay 30, 189834°FMay 2, 1963
Jun109°FJun 29, 201244°FJun 1, 1984
Jul107°FJul 23, 195254°FJul 8, 1892
Aug107°FAug 21, 198353°FAug 24, 1969
Sep106°FSep 4, 192540°FSep 30, 1967
Oct101°FOct 5, 195423°FOct 22, 1952
Nov90°FNov 2, 196112°FNov 25, 1970
Dec83°FDec 16, 19714°FDec 12, 1958
All-time109°FJun 29, 2012-2°FFeb 14, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbia so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 30, 1936

Coldest high ever

16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 1, 202223°FJan 14, 1912
Feb67°FFeb 21, 201816°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar69°FMar 16, 199026°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 23, 197041°FApr 5, 1891
May78°FMay 27, 189349°FMay 8, 1928
Jun82°FJun 30, 193655°FJun 11, 1913
Jul81°FJul 23, 189267°FJul 12, 1898
Aug82°FAug 4, 201166°FAug 30, 1986
Sep79°FSep 14, 201856°FSep 28, 1957
Oct77°FOct 9, 201746°FOct 31, 1887
Nov71°FNov 11, 202030°FNov 25, 1950
Dec69°FDec 16, 197121°FDec 31, 1917
All-time82°FJun 30, 193616°FFeb 12, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

54 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1986

So far in 2026

77 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: 90°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight12h 53m · losing 14 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
77 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 29th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 63. Record: 102 in 2011.

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