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CDUS42 KCAE 052139  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
539 PM EDT TUE MAY 05 2026  
   
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 5 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 83 3:57 PM 95 1955 82 1 78  
2012  
2014  
MINIMUM 53 5:52 AM 38 1973 57 -4 54  
AVERAGE 68 69 -1 66  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
TODAY 0.00 4.20 1991 0.10 -0.10 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 0.56 0.50 0.06 1.99  
SINCE MAR 1 2.31 6.90 -4.59 8.37  
SINCE JAN 1 7.30 13.78 -6.48 12.01  
 
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 2.9 1.2 1.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
TODAY 0 1 -1 0  
MONTH TO DATE 16 5 11 0  
SINCE MAR 1 244 416 -172 274  
SINCE JUL 1 2290 2460 -170 2179  
 
COOLING  
TODAY 3 5 -2 1  
MONTH TO DATE 3 25 -22 35  
SINCE MAR 1 242 128 114 214  
SINCE JAN 1 263 134 129 229    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 20 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (170)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 24 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (180)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.  
HAZE  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 83 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 28 3:00 PM  
AVERAGE 56  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 97 1977  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 57 41 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 5 2026...........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:11 PM EDT  
MAY 6 2026...........SUNRISE 6:31 AM EDT SUNSET 8:12 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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