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CDUS42 KCAE 180522  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
122 AM EDT MON MAY 18 2026  
   
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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 91 3:46 PM 99 1899 84 7 89  
MINIMUM 67 5:00 AM 38 1984 61 6 75  
AVERAGE 79 72 7 82  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 1.02 2009 0.11 -0.11 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 1.73 -0.00 6.83  
SINCE MAR 1 3.48 8.13 -4.65 13.21  
SINCE JAN 1 8.47 15.01 -6.54 16.85  
 
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 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  
YESTERDAY 14 8 6 17  
MONTH TO DATE 62 107 -45 133  
SINCE MAR 1 301 210 91 312  
SINCE JAN 1 322 216 106 327    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 10 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION S (190)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 19 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (100)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM  
LOWEST 38 6:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1960  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 61 39 1973  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
MAY 18 2026...........SUNRISE 6:21 AM EDT SUNSET 8:21 PM EDT  
MAY 19 2026...........SUNRISE 6:20 AM EDT SUNSET 8:22 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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