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CLICAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
120 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 2026
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2026
WEATHER ITEM OBSERVED TIME RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
VALUE (LST) VALUE VALUE FROM YEAR
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
YESTERDAY
MAXIMUM 75 4:07 PM 88 1977 68 7 79
2012
MINIMUM 53 4:22 AM 18 1993 43 10 57
AVERAGE 64 56 8 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.08 1.53 2003 0.12 -0.04 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.33 1.84 -1.51 2.00
SINCE MAR 1 0.33 1.84 -1.51 2.00
SINCE JAN 1 5.32 8.72 -3.40 5.64
SNOWFALL (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.1 0.0
SINCE MAR 1 0.0 0.1 0.0
SINCE JUL 1 2.9 1.2 1.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 1 10 -9 0
MONTH TO DATE 60 173 -113 144
SINCE MAR 1 60 173 -113 144
SINCE JUL 1 2106 2217 -111 2049
COOLING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 3
MONTH TO DATE 52 3 49 5
SINCE MAR 1 52 3 49 5
SINCE JAN 1 73 9 64 20
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 24 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (130)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 32 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (140)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 2:00 PM
LOWEST 53 12:00 AM
AVERAGE 73
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 68 88 1921
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 21 1890
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 16 2026.........SUNRISE 7:33 AM EDT SUNSET 7:33 PM EDT
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 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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