33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 1887–2026 · 140 years of record
The Almanac Ribbon
Every day of the year at Columbia: the record high and record low ever set (outer lines), the everyday normal range (shaded band), and the full record envelope behind it.
Record highRecord lowNormal high–low band (1991–2020)hottest ever 109°F · coldest ever -2°F
Records by Month
Month
Record high
Record low
Jan
84°Jan 24, 1974
-1°Jan 21, 1985
Feb
86°Feb 28, 2021
-2°Feb 14, 1899
Mar
93°Mar 23, 1907
4°Mar 3, 1980
Apr
96°Apr 18, 1896
26°Apr 20, 1983
May
101°May 30, 1898
34°May 2, 1963
Jun
109°Jun 29, 2012
44°Jun 1, 1984
Jul
107°Jul 23, 1952
54°Jul 8, 1892
Aug
107°Aug 21, 1983
53°Aug 24, 1969
Sep
106°Sep 4, 1925
40°Sep 30, 1967
Oct
101°Oct 5, 1954
23°Oct 22, 1952
Nov
90°Nov 2, 1961
12°Nov 25, 1970
Dec
83°Dec 16, 1971
4°Dec 12, 1958
All-time
109°Jun 29, 2012
-2°Feb 14, 1899
Longest-Standing Records
The daily records that have held the longest — set in the earliest years and never beaten since. Highs power Columbia on hottestsince.com; lows on coldestsince.com.
Oldest-standing record highs
Date
Record
Set
Standing
May 9
96°
1889
137yrs
May 10
98°
1889
137yrs
Jan 7
76°
1890
136yrs
May 22
100°
1891
135yrs
Nov 9
83°
1895
131yrs
Apr 2
91°
1896
130yrs
Apr 18
96°
1896
130yrs
Apr 19
94°
1896
130yrs
Apr 21
94°
1896
130yrs
May 11
99°
1896
130yrs
May 17
96°
1896
130yrs
Aug 10
101°
1896
130yrs
Oldest-standing record lows
Date
Record
Set
Standing
Aug 30
56°
1887
139yrs
Mar 23
24°
1888
138yrs
May 15
45°
1888
138yrs
May 31
47°
1889
137yrs
Mar 15
21°
1890
136yrs
Aug 11
58°
1890
136yrs
Apr 4
30°
1891
135yrs
Apr 5
28°
1891
135yrs
Apr 6
30°
1891
135yrs
May 6
42°
1891
135yrs
Jul 13
62°
1891
135yrs
Jul 16
62°
1891
135yrs
All-Time Extremes
Hottest ever
109°F
2012-06-29
Coldest ever
-2°F
1899-02-14
Longest heat streak
54 days
≥ 90°F · ended 1986-08-11
The Warming Trend
Columbia's annual mean temperature, each year a stripe — blue below the 1991–2020 average, red above.
Days Above / Below the Mark
101 days ≥90°F in 2026 · normal 72 · record 116 in 2010
31 days ≤32°F in 2026 · normal 44 · record 86 in 1968
The Full Record
Every day of the year, record and normal high & low with the year each record was set. Type to filter, click a column to sort.