Missouri · THREADEX · 1889–2026

Columbia, MO

38.817°N, 92.215°W · station COUthr · 138 years of record
66°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbia.
66°TUE7/1469°WED7/1570°THU7/1672°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#43 / 136
coldest Jul 14 in 136 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

50°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 1936

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Columbia. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5064781890: 72°F1891: 68°F1892: 68°F1893: 71°F1894: 62°F1895: 69°F1896: 69°F1897: 56°F1898: 63°F1899: 66°F1900: 72°F1901: 66°F1902: 66°F1903: 64°F1904: 58°F1905: 69°F1906: 62°F1907: 68°F1908: 71°F1909: 64°F1910: 68°F1911: 60°F1912: 75°F1913: 74°F1914: 69°F1915: 71°F1916: 66°F1917: 65°F1918: 64°F1919: 72°F1920: 69°F1921: 73°F1922: 66°F1923: 67°F1924: 65°F1925: 68°F1926: 51°F1927: 68°F1928: 64°F1929: 72°F1930: 60°F1931: 77°F1932: 75°F1933: 68°F1934: 76°F1935: 63°F1936: 78°F1937: 75°F1938: 68°F1939: 66°F1940: 55°F1941: 64°F1942: 70°F1943: 73°F1944: 59°F1945: 65°F1946: 67°F1947: 70°F1948: 69°F1949: 66°F1950: 53°F1951: 65°F1952: 69°F1953: 62°F1954: 76°F1955: 68°F1956: 68°F1957: 75°F1958: 70°F1959: 63°F1960: 68°F1961: 65°F1962: 74°F1963: 68°F1964: 53°F1965: 68°F1966: 78°F1967: 50°F1968: 69°F1969: 74°F1970: 72°F1971: 65°F1972: 67°F1973: 66°F1974: 70°F1975: 53°F1976: 72°F1977: 75°F1978: 68°F1979: 74°F1980: 71°F1981: 77°F1982: 67°F1983: 71°F1984: 63°F1985: 71°F1986: 68°F1987: 54°F1988: 67°F1989: 65°F1990: 55°F1991: 63°F1992: 74°F1993: 68°F1994: 65°F1995: 75°F1996: 66°F1997: 69°F1998: 68°F1999: 58°F2000: 71°F2001: 63°F2002: 59°F2003: 64°F2004: 74°F2005: 69°F2006: 68°F2007: 63°F2008: 61°F2009: 67°F2010: 75°F2011: 68°F2012: 70°F2013: 64°F2014: 60°F2015: 76°F2016: 69°F2017: 72°F2018: 72°F2019: 71°F2020: 67°F2021: 68°F2022: 67°F2023: 71°F2024: 73°F2025: 67°F66° forecast189019672025

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1466°F
Coldest this date since2014
This-date record50°F
This-date rank#43 of 136
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°F1909-20°F1912
Feb82°F1972-26°F1899
Mar93°F2026-9°F1960
Apr93°F193014°F1920
May101°F193428°F1907
Jun107°F201240°F1993
Jul113°F195445°F1892
Aug110°F193440°F1915
Sep104°F189326°F1895
Oct96°F193919°F1895
Nov84°F1915-3°F1929
Dec76°F1991-23°F1901
All-time113°F1954-26°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Columbia so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

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: 68°F · forecast is -2° 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

Sunrise4:54 AM
Sunset7:34 PM
Solar noon12:14 PM
Daylight14h 40m · losing 7 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 Jul 14 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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