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CLICAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
521 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 2026
VALID TODAY AS OF 0500 PM LOCAL TIME.
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)
TODAY
MAXIMUM 70 2:39 AM 88 1921 68 2 80
MINIMUM 53 3:59 PM 21 1890 44 9 63
AVERAGE 62 56 6 72
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.45 2.29 1976 0.11 0.34 0.97
MONTH TO DATE 0.78 1.95 -1.17 2.97
SINCE MAR 1 0.78 1.95 -1.17 2.97
SINCE JAN 1 5.77 8.83 -3.06 6.61
SNOWFALL (IN)
TODAY 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
TODAY 3 10 -7 0
MONTH TO DATE 63 183 -120 144
SINCE MAR 1 63 183 -120 144
SINCE JUL 1 2109 2227 -118 2049
COOLING
TODAY 0 1 -1 7
MONTH TO DATE 52 4 48 12
SINCE MAR 1 52 4 48 12
SINCE JAN 1 73 10 63 27
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 37 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 46 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (270)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 12.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
THUNDERSTORM
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 12:00 PM
LOWEST 81 3:00 AM
AVERAGE 87
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 90 1945
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 24 1988
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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