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CDUS42 KCAE 210542  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
142 AM EDT SUN MAY 21 2023  
   
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 2023
 
 
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)  
YESTERDAY  
MAXIMUM 76 6:18 PM 98 1964 85 -9 95  
MINIMUM 65 6:29 AM 40 1894 62 3 71  
AVERAGE 71 73 -2 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY T 2.54 1980 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 2.86 2.06 0.80 0.94  
SINCE MAR 1 12.72 8.46 4.26 8.66  
SINCE JAN 1 22.01 15.34 6.67 14.58  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 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  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 28 14 14 7  
SINCE MAR 1 346 425 -79 322  
SINCE JUL 1 1971 2469 -498 2093  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 6 8 -2 18  
MONTH TO DATE 119 131 -12 175  
SINCE MAR 1 244 234 10 257  
SINCE JAN 1 264 240 24 283    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 9 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 11 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (250)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.6  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
LIGHT RAIN  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 97 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 69 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 83  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 85 97 1948  
1962  
1996  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 1894  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 21 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:23 PM EDT  
MAY 22 2023...........SUNRISE 6:19 AM EDT SUNSET 8:24 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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