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CLICAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
155 AM EDT THU MAY 07 2026
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 6 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 88 4:16 PM 97 1977 82 6 83
MINIMUM 60 5:07 AM 41 1973 57 3 52
AVERAGE 74 70 4 68
PRECIPITATION (IN)
YESTERDAY 0.43 1.76 1953 0.10 0.33 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 0.99 0.60 0.39 1.99
SINCE MAR 1 2.74 7.00 -4.26 8.37
SINCE JAN 1 7.73 13.88 -6.15 12.01
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 2.9 1.2 1.0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING
YESTERDAY 0 1 -1 0
MONTH TO DATE 16 6 10 0
SINCE MAR 1 244 417 -173 274
SINCE JUL 1 2290 2461 -171 2179
COOLING
YESTERDAY 9 6 3 3
MONTH TO DATE 12 31 -19 38
SINCE MAR 1 251 134 117 217
SINCE JAN 1 272 140 132 232
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 17 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 26 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION S (200)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 7.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
THUNDERSTORM
HEAVY RAIN
RAIN
LIGHT RAIN
FOG
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 93 11:00 PM
LOWEST 39 5:00 PM
AVERAGE 66
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 82 96 1977
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 58 42 1891
1968
1989
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 7 2026...........SUNRISE 6:30 AM EDT SUNSET 8:13 PM EDT
MAY 8 2026...........SUNRISE 6:29 AM EDT SUNSET 8:14 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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