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Columbia, SC

33.942°N, 81.118°W · station CAEthr · 140 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Columbia.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/573°SUN9/671°MON9/771°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

#90 / 139
coldest Sep 7 in 139 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

52°F
set in 1984

Mildest Sep 7 ever

76°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 71°F — 90th coldest Sep 7 of 139 years · record 52°F (1984) · coldest since 2025.
1887: 63°F1888: 71°F1889: 70°F1890: 72°F1891: 60°F1892: 73°F1893: 70°F1894: 71°F1895: 70°F1896: 70°F1897: 66°F1898: 73°F1899: 74°F1900: 69°F1901: 64°F1902: 68°F1903: 70°F1904: 66°F1905: 62°F1906: 67°F1907: 66°F1908: 67°F1909: 67°F1910: 75°F1911: 71°F1912: 73°F1913: 68°F1914: 70°F1915: 68°F1916: 67°F1917: 71°F1918: 63°F1919: 67°F1920: 66°F1921: 72°F1922: 72°F1923: 73°F1924: 59°F1925: 76°F1926: 71°F1927: 66°F1928: 65°F1929: 71°F1930: 71°F1931: 73°F1932: 74°F1933: 71°F1934: 70°F1935: 70°F1936: 64°F1937: 73°F1938: 70°F1939: 69°F1940: 70°F1941: 68°F1942: 71°F1943: 71°F1944: 71°F1945: 75°F1946: 67°F1947: 74°F1948: 67°F1949: 73°F1950: 60°F1951: 68°F1952: 60°F1953: 62°F1954: 66°F1955: 71°F1956: 71°F1957: 69°F1958: 63°F1959: 72°F1960: 69°F1961: 70°F1962: 62°F1963: 62°F1964: 68°F1965: 58°F1966: 66°F1967: 54°F1968: 72°F1969: 67°F1970: 66°F1971: 66°F1972: 60°F1973: 72°F1974: 65°F1975: 70°F1976: 64°F1977: 71°F1978: 67°F1979: 71°F1980: 70°F1981: 68°F1982: 53°F1983: 70°F1984: 52°F1985: 70°F1986: 63°F1987: 72°F1988: 62°F1989: 67°F1990: 72°F1991: 71°F1992: 72°F1993: 70°F1994: 62°F1995: 68°F1996: 74°F1997: 58°F1998: 72°F1999: 71°F2000: 61°F2001: 64°F2002: 65°F2003: 64°F2004: 75°F2005: 66°F2006: 71°F2007: 68°F2008: 72°F2009: 65°F2010: 69°F2011: 59°F2012: 74°F2013: 65°F2014: 74°F2015: 72°F2016: 64°F2017: 59°F2018: 74°F2019: 66°F2020: 63°F2021: 72°F2022: 71°F2023: 68°F2024: 68°F2025: 69°F71° forecast5055606570758018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 771°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record52°F
This-date rank#90 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°FJan 24, 1974-1°FJan 21, 1985
Feb86°FFeb 28, 2021-2°FFeb 14, 1899
Mar93°FMar 23, 19074°FMar 3, 1980
Apr96°FApr 18, 189626°FApr 20, 1983
May101°FMay 30, 189834°FMay 2, 1963
Jun109°FJun 29, 201244°FJun 1, 1984
Jul107°FJul 23, 195254°FJul 8, 1892
Aug107°FAug 21, 198353°FAug 24, 1969
Sep106°FSep 4, 192540°FSep 30, 1967
Oct101°FOct 5, 195423°FOct 22, 1952
Nov90°FNov 2, 196112°FNov 25, 1970
Dec83°FDec 16, 19714°FDec 12, 1958
All-time109°FJun 29, 2012-2°FFeb 14, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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 30, 1936

Coldest high ever

16°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 12, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan69°FJan 1, 202223°FJan 14, 1912
Feb67°FFeb 21, 201816°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar69°FMar 16, 199026°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 23, 197041°FApr 5, 1891
May78°FMay 27, 189349°FMay 8, 1928
Jun82°FJun 30, 193655°FJun 11, 1913
Jul81°FJul 23, 189267°FJul 12, 1898
Aug82°FAug 4, 201166°FAug 30, 1986
Sep79°FSep 14, 201856°FSep 28, 1957
Oct77°FOct 9, 201746°FOct 31, 1887
Nov71°FNov 11, 202030°FNov 25, 1950
Dec69°FDec 16, 197121°FDec 31, 1917
All-time82°FJun 30, 193616°FFeb 12, 1899

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: 68°F · forecast is +3° 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

Sunrise5:58 AM
Sunset6:51 PM
Solar noon12:24 PM
Daylight12h 53m · losing 14 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 Sep 7 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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