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CDUS42 KCAE 180532  
CLICAE  
 
CLIMATE REPORT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC  
132 AM EDT TUE AUG 18 2026  
   
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...THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 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 100 4:50 PM 106 1954 91 9 92  
MINIMUM 76 6:00 AM 58 1961 71 5 74  
AVERAGE 88 81 7 83  
 
PRECIPITATION (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.00 3.92 1949 0.14 -0.14 0.00  
MONTH TO DATE 3.16 2.77 0.39 4.70  
SINCE JUN 1 8.15 13.09 -4.94 17.12  
SINCE JAN 1 20.16 29.86 -9.70 35.95  
 
SNOWFALL (IN)  
YESTERDAY 0.0 MM MM 0.0 0.0  
MONTH TO DATE 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUN 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
SINCE JUL 1 0.0 0.0 0.0  
 
DEGREE DAYS  
HEATING  
YESTERDAY 0 0 0 0  
MONTH TO DATE 0 0 0 0  
SINCE JUN 1 0 1 -1 0  
SINCE JUL 1 0 0 0 0  
 
COOLING  
YESTERDAY 23 16 7 18  
MONTH TO DATE 328 283 45 231  
SINCE JUN 1 1403 1246 157 1340  
SINCE JAN 1 1915 1594 321 1788    
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WIND (MPH)  
HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (270)  
HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (280)  
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.1  
 
SKY COVER  
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2  
 
WEATHER CONDITIONS  
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.  
FOG  
 
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)  
HIGHEST 94 4:00 AM  
LOWEST 33 5:00 PM  
AVERAGE 64  
   
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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY  
NORMAL RECORD YEAR  
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 91 104 1995  
MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 71 57 1979  
 
SUNRISE AND SUNSET  
AUGUST 18 2026........SUNRISE 6:48 AM EDT SUNSET 8:08 PM EDT  
AUGUST 19 2026........SUNRISE 6:49 AM EDT SUNSET 8:06 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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