Columbia, SC: records

4 October 2026: The hottest day on record in Columbia, SC: 109°F on Saturday 30 June 2012 and Friday 29 June 2012.

The record begins: 1887

All-time records

The coldest night on record in Columbia, SC: a low of -2°F on Tuesday 14 February 1899.
The wettest day on record in Columbia, SC: 6.87 in on Sunday 4 October 2015.
The warmest night on record in Columbia, SC: a low of 82°F on Thursday 4 August 2011 and Tuesday 30 June 1936.
The coldest day on record in Columbia, SC: a high of 16°F on Sunday 12 February 1899.

Records by month

Month	Highest	Lowest	Wettest day
January	84°F 31 January 1975, 24 January 1974	-1°F 21 January 1985	2.93 in 18 January 1892
February	86°F 28 February 2021	-2°F 14 February 1899	3.83 in 6 February 1896
March	93°F 23 March 1907	4°F 3 March 1980	3.24 in 30 March 1960
April	96°F 18 April 1896	26°F 8 April 2007, 20 April 1983	3.70 in 8 April 1918
May	101°F 28 May 2019, 25 May 2000, 31 May 1953 and 1 more	34°F 2 May 1963	4.68 in 22 May 1967
June	109°F 30 June 2012, 29 June 2012	44°F 1 June 1984	5.40 in 15 June 1973
July	107°F 29 July 1952, 24 July 1952, 23 July 1952	54°F 7 July 1951, 8 July 1892	5.79 in 9 July 1959
August	107°F 10 August 2007, 21 August 1983	53°F 24 August 1969	5.13 in 22 August 2021
September	106°F 4 September 1925	40°F 30 September 1967	5.20 in 5 September 1928
October	101°F 5 October 1954	23°F 30 October 1952, 22 October 1952	6.87 in 4 October 2015
November	90°F 2 November 1961	12°F 25 November 1970	2.60 in 12 November 1986
December	83°F 8 December 1978, 4 December 1978, 16 December 1971	4°F 12 December 1958	4.16 in 13 December 2019

Streaks, months and years

The longest run of days with a high of 90°F or above in Columbia, SC: 54 days, from Thursday 19 June to Monday 11 August 1986.
The longest run of days with a high of 32°F or below in Columbia, SC: 4 days, from Saturday 11 February to Tuesday 14 February 1899.
The wettest month on record in Columbia, SC: July 1991, with 17.46 in of precipitation.
The driest month on record in Columbia, SC: October 2024, with a trace of precipitation (shared with 3 other months).
The wettest year on record in Columbia, SC: 1964, with 70.53 in of precipitation.
The driest year on record in Columbia, SC: 1933, with 27.11 in of precipitation.

Daily records by decade

New daily records set in Columbia, SC by decade since the 1910s: the most record highs, 104, came in the 1950s; the most record lows, 111, in the 1960s.

Record highs
Record lows

Every decade as a table

Decade	Record highs	Record lows	Years in the record
1880s	0	0	3
1890s	0	0	10
1900s	0	0	10
1910s	34	35	10
1920s	99	50	10
1930s	67	48	10
1940s	66	44	10
1950s	104	106	10
1960s	34	111	10
1970s	70	93	10
1980s	42	69	10
1990s	28	18	10
2000s	17	15	10
2010s	48	7	10
2020s	16	3	7

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