33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
98°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2014
forecast high · Sep 2
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 / 139
warmest Sep 1 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
100°F
set in 1957
Coolest Sep 1 ever
70°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 96°F — 7th warmest Sep 1 of 139 years · record 100°F (1957) · warmest since 2018.
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.
Ranks
#3 / 139
warmest Sep 3 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
101°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 3 ever
67°F
set in 1994
Forecast high 98°F — 3rd warmest Sep 3 of 139 years · record 101°F (1925) · warmest since 2010.
Ranks
#7 / 139
warmest Sep 4 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 4 ever
74°F
set in 1920
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 4 of 139 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 1966.
Ranks
#4 / 139
warmest Sep 5 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
101°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
69°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 98°F — 4th warmest Sep 5 of 139 years · record 101°F (1925) · warmest since 1954.
Ranks
#32 / 139
warmest Sep 6 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
101°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 6 ever
63°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 92°F — 32nd warmest Sep 6 of 139 years · record 101°F (1954) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 139
warmest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
102°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
67°F
set in 1918
Forecast high 87°F — 83rd warmest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 102°F (1925) · warmest since 2025.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
84°FJan 24, 1974
-1°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
86°FFeb 28, 2021
-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar
93°FMar 23, 1907
4°FMar 3, 1980
Apr
96°FApr 18, 1896
26°FApr 20, 1983
May
101°FMay 30, 1898
34°FMay 2, 1963
Jun
109°FJun 29, 2012
44°FJun 1, 1984
Jul
107°FJul 23, 1952
54°FJul 8, 1892
Aug
107°FAug 21, 1983
53°FAug 24, 1969
Sep
106°FSep 4, 1925
40°FSep 30, 1967
Oct
101°FOct 5, 1954
23°FOct 22, 1952
Nov
90°FNov 2, 1961
12°FNov 25, 1970
Dec
83°FDec 16, 1971
4°FDec 12, 1958
All-time
109°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
69°FJan 1, 2022
23°FJan 14, 1912
Feb
67°FFeb 21, 2018
16°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
69°FMar 16, 1990
26°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
73°FApr 23, 1970
41°FApr 5, 1891
May
78°FMay 27, 1893
49°FMay 8, 1928
Jun
82°FJun 30, 1936
55°FJun 11, 1913
Jul
81°FJul 23, 1892
67°FJul 12, 1898
Aug
82°FAug 4, 2011
66°FAug 30, 1986
Sep
79°FSep 14, 2018
56°FSep 28, 1957
Oct
77°FOct 9, 2017
46°FOct 31, 1887
Nov
71°FNov 11, 2020
30°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
69°FDec 16, 1971
21°FDec 31, 1917
All-time
82°FJun 30, 1936
16°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.
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.