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CDUS42 KCAE 172129  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
529 PM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026  
   
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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 51 3:56 PM 90 1945 69 -18 65  
MINIMUM 33 5:18 AM 24 1988 44 -11 51  
AVERAGE 42 56 -14 58  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 2.95 1983 0.12 -0.12 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.79 2.07 -1.28 2.97  
SINCE MAR 1 0.79 2.07 -1.28 2.97  
SINCE JAN 1 5.78 8.95 -3.17 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 23 10 13 7  
MONTH TO DATE 94 193 -99 151  
SINCE MAR 1 94 193 -99 151  
SINCE JUL 1 2140 2237 -97 2056  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 52 5 47 12  
SINCE MAR 1 52 5 47 12  
SINCE JAN 1 73 11 62 27    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 22 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 28 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 11.5  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 67 3:00 AM  
LOWEST 26 4:00 PM  
AVERAGE 47  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 69 88 1963  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 44 25 1967  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MARCH 17 2026.........SUNRISE 7:32 AM EDT SUNSET 7:34 PM EDT  
MARCH 18 2026.........SUNRISE 7:31 AM EDT SUNSET 7:35 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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