| Month | Average (°F) | Record (°F) | Average (inches) | |||
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| High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | High ☀️ | Low 🌙 | Precipitation 💧 | Snow ❄️ | |
| January | 59.5 | 37.4 | 84 | 1 | 3.9 | 0.3 |
| February | 64.4 | 40.5 | 86 | 10 | 3.6 | 0.0 |
| March | 72.2 | 46.6 | 92 | 12 | 4.3 | 0.0 |
| April | 80.5 | 54.1 | 97 | 29 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| May | 87.2 | 62.4 | 105 | 39 | 3.7 | 0.0 |
| June | 92.6 | 69.5 | 113 | 50 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| July | 95.6 | 72.7 | 109 | 58 | 5.2 | 0.0 |
| August | 93.8 | 71.8 | 109 | 55 | 4.9 | 0.0 |
| September | 89.0 | 66.3 | 104 | 43 | 4.2 | 0.0 |
| October | 79.8 | 54.7 | 104 | 28 | 2.9 | 0.0 |
| November | 68.7 | 44.6 | 89 | 15 | 3.0 | 0.0 |
| December | 61.4 | 39.4 | 84 | 7 | 3.9 | 0.0 |
| Entire year | 78.6 | 55.0 | 113 | 1 | 47.7 | 0.4 |
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More Columbia Weather Records
1930–2024
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| Highest daily low | 85 °F | August 13, 2010 |
| Lowest daily high | 24 °F | December 23, 1989 |
| Greatest daily range (Difference of high and low) |
53 °F | January 27, 2014 |
| Greatest difference in daily high over two conscutive days |
43 °F | Feb 10–11, 1994 |
| Most daily precipitation | 5.9 inches | September 30, 1960 |
| Most monthly precipitation | 16.1 inches | July 1959 |
| Most yearly precipitation | 74.5 inches | 1959 |
| Most yearly days with precipitation | 152 | 2021 |
| Earliest snow in season | December 11 | 1958 |
| Latest snow in season | March 12 | 2017 |
| Most daily snow | 12.5 inches | February 10, 1973 |
| Most monthly snow | 13.5 inches | February 1973 |
| Most yearly snow | 13.5 inches | 1973 |
| Most snow in a winter | 13.5 inches | 1972–1973 |
| Greatest snow accumulation | 14.0 inches | February 10, 1973 |
| Earliest freeze | October 17 | 1977 |
| Earliest day ≥ 90 °F | March 17 | 1945 |
| Earliest day ≥ 100 °F | May 12 | 2018 |
| Latest freeze | April 20 | 1983 |
| Latest day ≥ 90 °F | October 28 | 1984 |
| Latest day ≥ 100 °F | October 4 | 2019 |
| Most days in a year < 32 °F | 54 | 1968 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 80 °F | 211 | 2012 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 90 °F | 135 | 2010 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 100 °F | 37 | 1993 |
| Most days in a year ≥ 110 °F | 2 | 2012 |
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Columbia Weather Streaks
Most consecutive days...
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| With precipitation | 15 days | Jun 16–30, 1963 |
| Without precipitation | 39 days | Oct 15 – Nov 22, 2001 |
| With snow | 3 days | Jan 23–25, 1940 |
| High temperature at or below freezing |
3 days | Jan 11–13, 1982 |
| High temperature ≥ 80 °F | 177 days | Apr 23 – Oct 16, 2019 |
| High temperature ≥ 90 °F | 109 days | May 20 – Sep 5, 2011 |
| High temperature ≥ 100 °F | 16 days | Jun 21 – Jul 6, 1998 |
| Years | Station | Coordinates |
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| 1930–2024 | Columbia University of South Carolina | location |