South Carolina · THREADEX · 1887–2026

Columbia, SC

33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
70°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbia.
70°TUE7/1471°WED7/1573°THU7/1675°FRI7/1776°SAT7/1876°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#51 / 139
coldest Jul 14 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

62°F
set in 1891

Mildest Jul 14 ever

77°F
set in 2017

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.
6270771887: 74°F1888: 72°F1889: 76°F1890: 72°F1891: 62°F1892: 76°F1893: 75°F1894: 71°F1895: 71°F1896: 74°F1897: 63°F1898: 66°F1899: 71°F1900: 69°F1901: 67°F1902: 73°F1903: 66°F1904: 69°F1905: 72°F1906: 69°F1907: 70°F1908: 68°F1909: 74°F1910: 72°F1911: 69°F1912: 69°F1913: 72°F1914: 76°F1915: 72°F1916: 72°F1917: 72°F1918: 66°F1919: 76°F1920: 71°F1921: 70°F1922: 71°F1923: 72°F1924: 72°F1925: 70°F1926: 67°F1927: 69°F1928: 71°F1929: 70°F1930: 72°F1931: 74°F1932: 72°F1933: 66°F1934: 74°F1935: 71°F1936: 70°F1937: 76°F1938: 71°F1939: 74°F1940: 65°F1941: 74°F1942: 74°F1943: 71°F1944: 71°F1945: 73°F1946: 71°F1947: 69°F1948: 71°F1949: 75°F1950: 68°F1951: 73°F1952: 65°F1953: 69°F1954: 74°F1955: 73°F1956: 70°F1957: 73°F1958: 70°F1959: 70°F1960: 71°F1961: 67°F1962: 72°F1963: 71°F1964: 71°F1965: 68°F1966: 73°F1967: 68°F1968: 72°F1969: 69°F1970: 70°F1971: 69°F1972: 72°F1973: 72°F1974: 67°F1975: 70°F1976: 70°F1977: 70°F1978: 71°F1979: 72°F1980: 74°F1981: 74°F1982: 70°F1983: 73°F1984: 71°F1985: 70°F1986: 73°F1987: 73°F1988: 74°F1989: 73°F1990: 73°F1991: 72°F1992: 75°F1993: 75°F1994: 72°F1995: 68°F1996: 68°F1997: 73°F1998: 65°F1999: 66°F2000: 75°F2001: 62°F2002: 75°F2003: 67°F2004: 73°F2005: 70°F2006: 75°F2007: 68°F2008: 70°F2009: 70°F2010: 75°F2011: 75°F2012: 74°F2013: 73°F2014: 76°F2015: 75°F2016: 75°F2017: 77°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 74°F2021: 72°F2022: 72°F2023: 76°F2024: 75°F2025: 76°F70° forecast188720251891

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1470°F
Coldest this date since2009
This-date record62°F
This-date rank#51 of 139
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-2°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1887–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Columbia in each calendar month, and for the whole 1887–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan84°F1974-1°F1985
Feb86°F2021-2°F1899
Mar93°F19074°F1980
Apr96°F189626°F1983
May101°F189834°F1963
Jun109°F201244°F1984
Jul107°F195254°F1892
Aug107°F198353°F1969
Sep106°F192540°F1967
Oct101°F195423°F1952
Nov90°F196112°F1970
Dec83°F19714°F1958
All-time109°F2012-2°F1899

2026 Records So Far

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

Record Highs in 2026

2 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

21 days
record run, ended Jan 20 1981

So far in 2026

31 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: 72°F · forecast is -2° vs normal.
Jan: 57°FJan: 35°FFeb: 61°FFeb: 38°FMar: 69°FMar: 44°FApr: 77°FApr: 52°FMay: 84°FMay: 61°FJun: 90°FJun: 69°FJul: 93°FJul: 72°FAug: 91°FAug: 72°FSep: 86°FSep: 66°FOct: 77°FOct: 53°FNov: 67°FNov: 42°FDec: 59°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset7:37 PM
Solar noon12:30 PM
Daylight14h 14m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.94°N, 81.12°W

Nearby Stations

Augusta, GA62 mi SWCharlotte, NC88 mi NGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NWCharleston, SC95 mi SECharleston Downtown, SC106 mi SESavannah, GA125 mi S

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, SC — 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, SC — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1887

Each cell is one day's low at Columbia, coloured by temperature — 140 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Columbia, SC daily low heat map 1887–2026

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:
31 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 46th most in 140 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 57 in 1968.

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