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CLICAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
518 PM EDT SAT MAY 16 2026
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 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 88 3:36 PM 97 1899 84 4 94
MINIMUM 51 5:44 AM 46 1978 61 -10 73
1981
2000
AVERAGE 70 72 -2 84
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 1.92 2003 0.11 -0.11 0.00
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 1.62 0.11 6.83
SINCE MAR 1 3.48 8.02 -4.54 13.21
SINCE JAN 1 8.47 14.90 -6.43 16.85
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 0 0 0
MONTH TO DATE 19 14 5 1
SINCE MAR 1 247 425 -178 275
SINCE JUL 1 2293 2469 -176 2180
COOLING
TODAY 5 8 -3 19
MONTH TO DATE 48 99 -51 116
SINCE MAR 1 287 202 85 295
SINCE JAN 1 308 208 100 310
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SW (240)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SW (220)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 3.7
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 86 4:00 AM
LOWEST 32 4:00 PM
AVERAGE 59
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 99 1899
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 38 1984
SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 PM EDT
MAY 17 2026...........SUNRISE 6:22 AM EDT SUNSET 8:20 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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