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Columbia, MO

38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbia.
76°WED9/277°THU9/377°FRI9/475°SAT9/573°SUN9/671°MON9/770°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low 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 coldest on record.

Ranks

#121 / 137
coldest Sep 8 in 137 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

40°F
set in 1956

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1922
Forecast low 70°F — 121st coldest Sep 8 of 137 years · record 40°F (1956) · coldest since 2025.
1889: 54°F1890: 52°F1891: 56°F1892: 55°F1893: 60°F1894: 72°F1895: 54°F1896: 48°F1897: 70°F1898: 43°F1899: 61°F1900: 61°F1901: 66°F1902: 52°F1903: 67°F1904: 56°F1905: 64°F1906: 61°F1907: 60°F1908: 51°F1909: 62°F1910: 66°F1911: 63°F1912: 68°F1913: 72°F1914: 61°F1915: 64°F1916: 67°F1917: 61°F1918: 52°F1919: 70°F1920: 63°F1921: 65°F1922: 75°F1923: 53°F1924: 60°F1925: 71°F1926: 70°F1927: 70°F1928: 50°F1929: 62°F1930: 68°F1931: 70°F1932: 50°F1933: 66°F1934: 51°F1935: 63°F1936: 75°F1937: 69°F1938: 74°F1939: 71°F1940: 64°F1941: 69°F1942: 68°F1943: 51°F1944: 50°F1945: 71°F1946: 69°F1947: 73°F1948: 67°F1949: 51°F1950: 54°F1951: 60°F1952: 62°F1953: 55°F1954: 57°F1955: 56°F1956: 40°F1957: 47°F1958: 59°F1959: 71°F1960: 74°F1961: 70°F1962: 59°F1963: 64°F1964: 72°F1965: 71°F1966: 57°F1967: 63°F1968: 60°F1969: 59°F1970: 64°F1971: 70°F1972: 68°F1973: 67°F1974: 56°F1975: 60°F1976: 55°F1977: 67°F1978: 67°F1979: 50°F1980: 66°F1981: 52°F1982: 61°F1983: 69°F1984: 70°F1985: 70°F1986: 43°F1987: 62°F1988: 43°F1989: 70°F1990: 66°F1991: 72°F1992: 63°F1993: 55°F1994: 56°F1995: 53°F1996: 63°F1997: 67°F1998: 55°F1999: 59°F2000: 63°F2001: 64°F2002: 68°F2003: 56°F2004: 53°F2005: 67°F2006: 59°F2007: 70°F2008: 59°F2009: 63°F2010: 53°F2011: 45°F2012: 60°F2013: 71°F2014: 56°F2015: 69°F2016: 73°F2017: 51°F2018: 63°F2019: 65°F2020: 71°F2021: 60°F2022: 60°F2023: 58°F2024: 49°F2025: 49°F70° forecast404550556065707518901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 870°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record40°F
This-date rank#121 of 137
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-26°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1889–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1889–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan77°FJan 23, 1909-20°FJan 7, 1912
Feb82°FFeb 29, 1972-26°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar93°FMar 26, 2026-9°FMar 5, 1960
Apr93°FApr 10, 193014°FApr 5, 1920
May101°FMay 31, 193428°FMay 4, 1907
Jun107°FJun 28, 201240°FJun 5, 1993
Jul113°FJul 12, 195445°FJul 1, 1892
Aug110°FAug 9, 193440°FAug 31, 1915
Sep104°FSep 14, 189326°FSep 30, 1895
Oct96°FOct 7, 193919°FOct 29, 1895
Nov84°FNov 6, 1915-3°FNov 30, 1929
Dec76°FDec 8, 1991-23°FDec 20, 1901
All-time113°FJul 12, 1954-26°FFeb 12, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Monthly high record this year: Mar (93°F)

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

85°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 22, 1936

Coldest high ever

-7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 24, 1983
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan61°FJan 20, 1906-5°FJan 12, 1912
Feb63°FFeb 10, 1932-2°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar67°FMar 26, 199112°FMar 4, 1960
Apr71°FApr 28, 189630°FApr 2, 1936
May74°FMay 25, 189639°FMay 3, 2013
Jun80°FJun 29, 193654°FJun 3, 1910
Jul84°FJul 19, 193463°FJul 10, 1905
Aug85°FAug 22, 193664°FAug 20, 1915
Sep79°FSep 15, 193145°FSep 26, 1942
Oct73°FOct 3, 195427°FOct 29, 1925
Nov66°FNov 2, 193810°FNov 24, 1950
Dec61°FDec 28, 1984-7°FDec 24, 1983
All-time85°FAug 22, 1936-7°FDec 24, 1983

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

79 days
record run, ended Feb 23 1893

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Columbia's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 60°F · forecast is +10° vs normal.
Jan: 39°FJan: 21°FFeb: 44°FFeb: 25°FMar: 56°FMar: 35°FApr: 66°FApr: 45°FMay: 75°FMay: 55°FJun: 84°FJun: 64°FJul: 88°FJul: 68°FAug: 87°FAug: 66°FSep: 80°FSep: 57°FOct: 68°FOct: 46°FNov: 54°FNov: 35°FDec: 43°FDec: 26°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:38 AM
Sunset6:39 PM
Solar noon12:09 PM
Daylight13h 02m · losing 17 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

38.82°N, 92.22°W

Nearby Stations

Jefferson City, MO15 mi SQuincy, IL94 mi NESt Louis, MO99 mi ESpringfield, MO126 mi SWKansas City, MO138 mi WBurlington, IA146 mi NE

The Last 6 Weeks

Columbia'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.
Columbia, MO — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Columbia's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Columbia, MO — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1889

Each cell is one day's low at Columbia, coloured by temperature — 138 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbia, MO daily low heat map 1889–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Columbia — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
50 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 128th most in 138 years. Normal for this point: 65. Record: 82 in 1975.

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