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CLICAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
528 PM EDT MON MAY 18 2026
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..THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 18 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 93 3:12 PM 98 1960 84 9 88
MINIMUM 68 6:12 AM 39 1973 61 7 69
AVERAGE 81 73 8 79
PRECIPITATION (IN)
TODAY 0.00 2.42 1900 0.11 -0.11 T
MONTH TO DATE 1.73 1.84 -0.11 6.83
SINCE MAR 1 3.48 8.24 -4.76 13.21
SINCE JAN 1 8.47 15.12 -6.65 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 16 8 8 14
MONTH TO DATE 78 115 -37 147
SINCE MAR 1 317 218 99 326
SINCE JAN 1 338 224 114 341
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WIND (MPH)
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION SE (140)
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 21 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION SE (150)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 4.4
SKY COVER
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2
WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.
FOG
HAZE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
HIGHEST 90 5:00 AM
LOWEST 37 3:00 PM
AVERAGE 64
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
NORMAL RECORD YEAR
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 84 98 1996
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 62 42 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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