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Columbus, GA

32.516°N, 84.942°W · station CSGthr · 136 years of record
74°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbus.
76°WED9/276°THU9/375°FRI9/476°SAT9/575°SUN9/674°MON9/774°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Columbus — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#112 / 124
coldest Sep 7 in 124 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

57°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 7 ever

77°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 74°F — 112th coldest Sep 7 of 124 years · record 57°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1901: 67°F1902: 72°F1903: 68°F1904: 72°F1905: 64°F1906: 72°F1907: 66°F1909: 70°F1910: 69°F1911: 72°F1912: 75°F1913: 72°F1914: 62°F1915: 66°F1916: 69°F1917: 71°F1918: 61°F1919: 70°F1920: 69°F1921: 71°F1922: 73°F1923: 72°F1924: 67°F1925: 77°F1926: 72°F1927: 70°F1928: 71°F1929: 72°F1930: 71°F1931: 71°F1932: 75°F1933: 70°F1934: 60°F1935: 62°F1936: 72°F1937: 71°F1938: 70°F1939: 71°F1940: 68°F1941: 68°F1942: 73°F1943: 72°F1944: 76°F1945: 72°F1946: 64°F1947: 72°F1948: 69°F1949: 72°F1950: 60°F1951: 68°F1952: 60°F1953: 59°F1954: 68°F1955: 67°F1956: 70°F1957: 69°F1958: 69°F1959: 72°F1960: 68°F1961: 72°F1962: 67°F1963: 68°F1964: 66°F1965: 63°F1966: 66°F1967: 69°F1968: 70°F1969: 69°F1970: 71°F1971: 71°F1972: 63°F1973: 73°F1974: 66°F1975: 70°F1976: 69°F1977: 75°F1978: 66°F1979: 72°F1980: 74°F1981: 72°F1982: 60°F1983: 70°F1984: 60°F1985: 72°F1986: 70°F1987: 73°F1988: 61°F1989: 73°F1990: 75°F1991: 72°F1992: 71°F1993: 68°F1994: 71°F1995: 66°F1996: 70°F1997: 59°F1998: 71°F1999: 75°F2000: 63°F2001: 74°F2002: 74°F2003: 67°F2004: 73°F2005: 70°F2006: 68°F2007: 71°F2008: 65°F2009: 69°F2010: 72°F2011: 59°F2012: 74°F2013: 71°F2014: 71°F2015: 71°F2016: 65°F2017: 57°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 70°F2021: 72°F2022: 75°F2023: 72°F2024: 70°F2025: 70°F74° forecast556065707580191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 774°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#112 of 124
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-3°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1891–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbus in each calendar month, and for the whole 1891–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°FJan 25, 1943-2°FJan 21, 1985
Feb84°FFeb 18, 1927-3°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar92°FMar 23, 190716°FMar 3, 1980
Apr95°FApr 30, 194228°FApr 7, 1950
May100°FMay 12, 191639°FMay 2, 1963
Jun106°FJun 30, 201244°FJun 3, 1956
Jul105°FJul 20, 191359°FJul 2, 1937
Aug104°FAug 27, 193857°FAug 5, 1950
Sep106°FSep 5, 192538°FSep 30, 1967
Oct101°FOct 4, 201924°FOct 30, 1952
Nov88°FNov 1, 192610°FNov 25, 1950
Dec84°FDec 5, 19264°FDec 13, 1962
All-time106°FSep 5, 1925-3°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbus so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 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 25, 1930

Coldest high ever

23°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 21, 1985
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 1, 202223°FJan 21, 1985
Feb68°FFeb 23, 202326°FFeb 2, 1951
Mar69°FMar 23, 192936°FMar 2, 1980
Apr72°FApr 24, 195847°FApr 26, 1910
May79°FMay 28, 191157°FMay 5, 2017
Jun82°FJun 25, 193065°FJun 17, 1961
Jul81°FJul 8, 190270°FJul 6, 1940
Aug82°FAug 2, 199963°FAug 30, 1986
Sep77°FSep 7, 192560°FSep 25, 1989
Oct76°FOct 8, 201744°FOct 31, 1993
Nov70°FNov 1, 197127°FNov 25, 1950
Dec71°FDec 16, 197124°FDec 25, 1983
All-time82°FJun 25, 193023°FJan 21, 1985

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Feb 4 1940

So far in 2026

24 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Columbus's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 70°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 58°FJan: 38°FFeb: 63°FFeb: 41°FMar: 70°FMar: 47°FApr: 77°FApr: 54°FMay: 85°FMay: 63°FJun: 90°FJun: 70°FJul: 92°FJul: 73°FAug: 91°FAug: 73°FSep: 87°FSep: 68°FOct: 78°FOct: 56°FNov: 68°FNov: 46°FDec: 60°FDec: 40°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:14 AM
Sunset6:05 PM
Solar noon11:40 AM
Daylight12h 50m · losing 13 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

32.52°N, 84.94°W

Nearby Stations

Macon, GA75 mi EAlbany, GA80 mi SEAtlanta, GA82 mi NEMontgomery, AL86 mi WBirmingham, AL127 mi NWAthens, GA136 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Columbus's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Columbus, GA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Columbus's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Columbus, GA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1891

Each cell is one day's low at Columbus, coloured by temperature — 136 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbus, GA daily low heat map 1891–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Columbus — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
24 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 42nd most in 136 years. Normal for this point: 20. Record: 46 in 1978.

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