Columbia, MO: Winter

28 February 2026: Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) averaged 34.9°F in Columbia, MO, the warmest winter since 2024, 29th warmest of 136.

Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026)

Mean temperature: 34.9°F; Warmest since 2024; 29th warmest of 136
Precipitation: 2.70 in; Driest since 2017; 7th driest of 136

A normal winter in Columbia, MO (1991 to 2020): a mean temperature of 32.8°F, between 28.1°F and 37.1°F in eight years of ten and 6.49 in of precipitation, between 4.32 in and 8.71 in in eight years of ten.

The mean temperature of every winter in Columbia, MO since 1890: 34.9°F in 2026; the highest is 41.1°F, in 1890.

Normal range, 28.1 to 37.1°F

Every year, ranked, as a table

Every winter in Columbia, MO from 1890 to 2026, ranked: the mean temperature, the mean high and the mean low from the warmest, the precipitation from the wettest; a year missing more than a tenth of its days is not ranked.

Year	Mean, °F	Rank	High, °F	Rank	Low, °F	Rank	Precipitation, in	Rank	Days missing
2026	34.9	29	45.9	15	23.9	55	2.70	130	0
2025	31.9	79	40.6	81	23.1	71	4.25	104	0
2024	38	3	47.1	7	28.9	6	5.84	58	0
2023	38	3	47.5	3	28.6	8	5.02	80	0
2022	36.2	15	47.5	3	25.1	39	4.33	103	1
2021	31.9	79	40.2	90	23.7	57	5.18	76	0
2020	35.9	19	44.3	26	27.4	15	8.78	11	0
2019	33.3	52	41.4	71	25.1	39	8.70	12	0
2018	33	57	43	40	23.1	71	5.44	68	0
2017	37.5	7	47	8	28	11	2.23	132	0
2016	37.1	9	46.2	11	28.2	10	8.69	13	3
2015	31.7	83	40.4	86	23.1	71	4.53	95	0
2014	26.7	126	37.1	116	16.4	131	3.97	109	0
2013	35.7	21	44.9	18	26.5	22	7.88	17	0
2012	37.6	5	47.3	5	27.9	12	7.14	35	0
2011	28.2	118	36.7	119	19.7	114	6.44	47	0
2010	27.5	121	34.9	129	20	112	7.37	32	0
2009	31	90	41.6	66	20.3	108	5.17	77	0
2008	31.8	81	40.6	81	23	76	9.78	5	0
2007	32.6	67	41.5	67	23.6	61	6.09	55	0
2006	35.4	23	44.7	23	26.2	24	2.97	126	0
2005	35.3	24	43.8	31	26.9	17	8.86	10	0
2004	32	76	40.8	79	23.2	68	6.54	45	0
2003	30.1	104	39.3	100	20.9	104	4.36	101	0
2002	36.3	14	45.9	15	26.7	21	4.65	93	0
2001	27.2	123	36.2	124	18.3	122	7.97	16	0
2000	36.5	11	46.1	13	26.9	17	7.52	24	0
1999	34.8	30	43.5	35	26.1	27	6.37	48	0
1998	36.2	15	42.7	43	29.6	2	7.51	25	0
1997	31.5	85	40.2	90	22.7	81	7.68	20	0
1996	31	90	40.6	81	21.4	101	4.99	82	0
1995	32.9	58	41.4	71	24.5	50	7.48	28	0
1994	30.2	102	39	102	21.3	102	4.49	96	0
1993	30.7	95	39.5	97	22	93	7.00	38	0
1992	37.4	8	46.3	10	28.4	9	5.20	75	0
1991	32.2	73	41.5	67	22.9	78	5.16	78	0
1990	32.9	58	43.7	32	22.1	92	6.61	43	0
1989	32	76	42.1	56	22	93	6.31	50	0
1988	30.6	97	39.5	97	21.6	100	9.28	6	0
1987	34.5	34	42.5	46	26.4	23	4.99	82	0
1986	30.2	102	40.4	86	19.9	113	7.53	23	0
1985	28.7	114	38	108	19.3	119	12.30	1	0
1984	28.1	119	36.7	119	19.5	117	6.20	52	0
1983	36.4	12	44	30	28.9	6	7.69	19	0
1982	27.5	121	36	126	18.9	120	5.49	67	0
1981	32	76	41.5	67	22.5	85	3.09	124	0
1980	30.6	97	38.9	104	22.3	87	3.41	119	0
1979	24.4	132	33.6	132	15.2	134	6.34	49	0
1978	24.3	134	32.2	136	16.5	129	3.47	118	0
1977	24.3	134	34.2	131	14.3	136	3.26	123	0
1976	35.3	24	44.8	19	25.7	31	5.78	62	0
1975	30.8	94	38.2	107	23.4	66	7.99	15	0
1974	30.7	95	39	102	22.3	87	10.83	2	0
1973	29.9	105	37.3	113	22.5	85	7.46	30	0
1972	33.9	43	42.5	46	25.3	37	5.51	66	0
1971	32.3	70	41	77	23.5	65	5.77	63	0
1970	28.4	115	36.7	119	20.2	109	1.89	133	0
1969	30.9	92	38.7	106	23	76	8.31	14	0
1968	31.2	87	39.8	93	22.6	82	5.58	65	0
1967	32.9	58	42.7	43	23.2	68	4.92	87	0
1966	33.4	49	42.2	52	24.5	50	4.74	92	0
1965	32.2	73	42.2	52	22.2	89	4.97	85	0
1964	30.4	100	40.4	86	20.4	107	2.99	125	0
1963	26.6	127	36.2	124	17	126	1.35	136	0
1962	29	111	37.6	112	20.5	106	5.29	74	0
1961	32.4	69	42.3	50	22.6	82	3.97	109	0
1960	32.7	63	40.3	89	25.1	39	5.31	73	0
1959	29.5	110	38.9	104	20.1	111	4.75	91	0
1958	31.6	84	40.6	81	22.6	82	6.30	51	0
1957	33.4	49	42.1	56	24.6	45	5.84	58	0
1956	31.4	86	40.8	79	22	93	1.89	133	0
1955	33.4	49	42	60	24.7	44	6.72	41	0
1954	36.2	15	46.4	9	26	28	3.36	120	0
1953	36.1	18	44.8	19	27.4	15	4.49	96	0
1952	34.3	39	43.6	33	25	42	4.37	100	0
1951	31.1	89	41	77	21.3	102	6.68	42	0
1950	34.8	30	45.2	17	24.4	52	7.48	28	0
1949	32.1	75	41.2	76	23.1	71	9.27	8	0
1948	30.9	92	40.1	92	21.7	99	4.79	90	0
1947	34	41	43.5	35	24.6	45	2.61	131	0
1946	32.9	58	42.1	56	23.7	57	6.01	57	0
1945	29.7	107	37.1	116	22.2	89	5.02	80	0
1944	33.5	48	42.5	46	24.4	52	5.42	69	0
1943	32.8	62	42.2	52	23.4	66	6.18	53	0
1942	34.4	38	42.7	43	26.2	24	5.84	58	0
1941	34.8	30	41.9	61	27.6	14	6.07	56	0
1940	28.3	117	36.3	123	20.2	109	3.86	115	2
1939	35.6	22	44.3	26	26.9	17	7.33	33	0
1938	34.5	34	42.3	50	26.8	20	7.62	22	0
1937									25
1936	25	131	33.5	134	16.6	128	3.30	122	0
1935	33.2	54	40.6	81	25.9	29	3.78	116	0
1934	35	28	44.3	26	25.7	31	3.93	113	0
1933	35.2	27	44.6	24	25.7	31	7.65	21	0
1932	40.7	2	48.9	2	32.5	1	5.32	72	0
1931	36.9	10	44.8	19	29	4	3.95	112	0
1930	32.6	67	41.4	71	23.8	56	7.11	36	0
1929	28.4	115	37.3	113	19.6	116	5.16	78	0
1928	32.7	63	41.8	63	23.6	61	4.98	84	0
1927	33.9	43	42.1	56	25.6	34	3.92	114	0
1926	33.9	43	41.9	61	25.9	29	5.35	70	0
1925	30.6	97	39.5	97	21.9	96	6.99	39	1
1924	32.3	70	41.4	71	23.1	71	5.70	64	0
1923	34.2	40	43.5	35	24.9	43	3.76	117	0
1922	32.7	63	41.7	65	23.7	57	4.17	106	0
1921	37.6	5	46.1	13	29	4	3.32	121	0
1920	28.9	112	37	118	20.7	105	1.67	135	0
1919	36.4	12	44.8	19	27.9	12	4.10	107	0
1918	24	136	33.3	135	14.8	135	2.74	128	0
1917	29.7	107	39.8	93	19.7	114	2.96	127	0
1916	31.2	87	39.6	96	22.9	78	9.28	6	0
1915	30.4	100	37.9	109	22.9	78	6.10	54	0
1914	34	41	41.8	63	26.2	24	4.80	89	0
1913	31.8	81	41.5	67	22.2	89	5.34	71	0
1912	26.4	128	34.3	130	18.5	121	4.93	86	0
1911	33.3	52	43.1	39	23.6	61	4.81	88	0
1910	26.8	125	35.5	127	18.2	124	7.05	37	0
1909	34.5	34	44.4	25	24.6	45	6.58	44	0
1908	33.8	46	42.9	41	24.6	45	6.45	46	0
1907	33.8	46	42.2	52	25.4	36	7.82	18	0
1906	33.2	54	42.8	42	23.6	61	7.49	27	0
1905	24.4	132	33.6	132	15.3	133	5.84	58	0
1904	27.6	120	37.3	113	17.8	125	3.97	109	0
1903	29.9	105	37.8	110	21.9	96	6.76	40	0
1902	26.1	130	35.2	128	16.9	127	4.23	105	1
1901	32.3	70	41.3	75	23.2	68	4.49	96	0
1900	29.6	109	39.8	93	19.5	117	7.51	25	0
1899	26.2	129	36.5	122	16	132	4.42	99	0
1898	33.1	56	42.4	49	23.7	57	7.41	31	0
1897	34.5	34	43.5	35	25.5	35	9.20	9	0
1896	34.7	33	44.2	29	25.2	38	10.43	3	0
1895	28.8	113	39.3	100	18.3	122	2.74	128	0
1894	32.7	63	43.6	33	21.8	98	4.36	101	0
1893	27.1	124	37.7	111	16.5	129	4.64	94	0
1892	35.3	24	46.2	11	24.4	52	10.11	4	0
1891	35.9	19	47.3	5	24.6	45	3.98	108	0
1890	41.1	1	52.7	1	29.5	3	7.21	34	0

Warmest, coldest, wettest and driest

Warmest
Year	Mean, °F
1890	41.1
1932	40.7
2024	38
2023	38
2012	37.6
1921	37.6
2017	37.5
1992	37.4
2016	37.1
1931	36.9

Coldest
Year	Mean, °F
1918	24
1978	24.3
1977	24.3
1979	24.4
1905	24.4
1936	25
1902	26.1
1899	26.2
1912	26.4
1963	26.6

Wettest
Year	Precipitation, in
1985	12.30
1974	10.83
1896	10.43
1892	10.11
2008	9.78
1988	9.28
1916	9.28
1949	9.27
1897	9.20
2005	8.86

Driest
Year	Precipitation, in
1963	1.35
1920	1.67
1970	1.89
1956	1.89
2017	2.23
1947	2.61
2026	2.70
1918	2.74
1895	2.74
1917	2.96

The hottest, coldest and wettest days

Hottest day: 75°F; 27 February 2026
Coldest night: -6°F; 26 January 2026
Wettest day: 0.91 in; 14 February 2026

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Winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) brought 2.70 in of precipitation in Columbia, MO, the driest winter since 2017, 7th driest of 136.
The hottest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Columbia, MO: 75°F on Friday 27 February 2026.
The coldest night of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Columbia, MO: a low of -6°F on Monday 26 January 2026.
The wettest day of winter 2026 (December 2025 to February 2026) in Columbia, MO: 0.91 in on Saturday 14 February 2026.