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CDUS42 KCAE 182121  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
521 PM EDT THU MAY 18 2023  
   
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 2023
 
 
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.  
 
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020  
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2023  
 
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST  
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR  
NORMAL    
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TEMPERATURE (F)  
TODAY  
MAXIMUM 74 12:57 AM 98 1960 84 -10 90  
MINIMUM 61 3:38 PM 39 1973 61 0 55  
AVERAGE 68 73 -5 73  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 1.11 2.42 1900 0.11 1.00 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.27 1.84 -0.57 0.94  
SINCE MAR 1 11.13 8.24 2.89 8.66  
SINCE JAN 1 20.42 15.12 5.30 14.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
TODAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 1.2 2.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 24 14 10 7  
SINCE MAR 1 342 425 -83 322  
SINCE JUL 1 1967 2469 -502 2093  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 8 -5 8  
MONTH TO DATE 113 115 -2 138  
SINCE MAR 1 238 218 20 220  
SINCE JAN 1 258 224 34 246    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (80)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 25 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (80)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 8.4  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HEAVY RAIN  
RAIN  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 12:00 PM  
LOWEST 55 3:00 AM  
AVERAGE 76  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2023...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 PM EDT  
 
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.  
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.  
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.  
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.  
 

 
 
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