33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
75°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2025
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
#133 / 139
warmest Oct 17 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1919
Coolest Oct 17 ever
58°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 64°F — 133rd warmest Oct 17 of 139 years · record 90°F (1919) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#135 / 139
warmest Oct 18 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
90°F
set in 1972
Coolest Oct 18 ever
57°F
set in 1997
Forecast high 61°F — 135th warmest Oct 18 of 139 years · record 90°F (1972) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#130 / 139
warmest Oct 19 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 1926
Coolest Oct 19 ever
59°F
set in 1976
Forecast high 65°F — 130th warmest Oct 19 of 139 years · record 90°F (1926) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#91 / 139
warmest Oct 20 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
90°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 20 ever
53°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 91st warmest Oct 20 of 139 years · record 90°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#79 / 139
warmest Oct 21 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1943
Coolest Oct 21 ever
53°F
set in 1913
Forecast high 73°F — 79th warmest Oct 21 of 139 years · record 89°F (1943) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#83 / 139
warmest Oct 22 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
88°F
set in 1984
Coolest Oct 22 ever
52°F
set in 1952
Forecast high 72°F — 83rd warmest Oct 22 of 139 years · record 88°F (1984) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#72 / 139
warmest Oct 23 in 139 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
90°F
set in 1941
Coolest Oct 23 ever
52°F
set in 1923
Forecast high 75°F — 72nd warmest Oct 23 of 139 years · record 90°F (1941) · 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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
5 broke
plus 3 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
2 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
54 days
record run, ended Aug 11 1986
So far in 2026
102 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: 75°F · forecast is +0° 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.