Climatological Report (Annual)
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
168 CXUS52 KCAE 201534 CLACAE CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 1034 AM EST WED JAN 20 2021 ................................... ...THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE YEAR OF 2020... CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1981 TO 2010 CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2021 WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE DATE(S) NORMAL ................................................................ TEMPERATURE (F) RECORD HIGH 109 06/30/2012 06/29/2012 LOW -2 02/14/1899 HIGHEST 98 07/20 75 23 MM 07/15 LOWEST 20 12/26 53 -33 MM AVG. MAXIMUM 76.1 75.5 0.6 MM AVG. MINIMUM 55.5 52.4 3.1 MM MEAN 65.8 63.9 1.9 MM DAYS MAX >= 90 66 71.6 -5.6 MM DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.5 -0.5 MM DAYS MIN <= 32 31 47.2 -16.2 MM DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0 MM PRECIPITATION (INCHES) RECORD MAXIMUM 70.53 1964 MINIMUM 27.11 1933 TOTALS 56.33 44.59 11.74 MM DAILY AVG. 0.15 0.12 0.03 MM DAYS >= .01 123 106.7 16.3 MM DAYS >= .10 88 69.6 18.4 MM DAYS >= .50 32 29.8 2.2 MM DAYS >= 1.00 15 13.2 1.8 MM GREATEST 24 HR. TOTAL 3.83 07/29 TO 07/29 MM STORM TOTAL 1.07 MM (MM/DD(HH)) SNOWFALL (INCHES) RECORDS TOTAL 16.0 1973 24 HR TOTAL 15.7 02/09/1973 TO 02/10/1973 SNOW DEPTH 14 02/11/1973 TOTALS 0.0 1.5 -1.5 MM LIQUID EQUIV 0.00 0.20 -0.20 MM SINCE 7/1 0.0 0.1 -0.1 MM LIQUID 7/1 0.00 0.00 0.00 MM SNOWDEPTH AVG. 0 MM DAYS >= TRACE 0 1.0 -1.0 MM DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.4 -0.4 MM GREATEST SNOW DEPTH 0 MM 24 HR TOTAL 0.0 MM STORM TOTAL 0.0 MM (MM/DD(HH)) DEGREE DAYS HEATING TOTAL 1973 2551 -578 MM SINCE 7/1 839 1009 -170 MM COOLING TOTAL 2380 2169 211 MM SINCE 1/1 2380 2170 210 MM FREEZE DATES RECORD EARLIEST 10/15/1991 LATEST 04/03/1964 EARLIEST 11/03 LATEST 03/08 ................................................................ WIND (MPH) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.1 RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 1/240 HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 43/260 DATE 02/13 HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 62/250 DATE 02/13 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.52 NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 91 NUMBER OF DAYS PC 169 NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 74 AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 68 WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH THUNDERSTORM 64 MIXED PRECIP 0 HEAVY RAIN 63 RAIN 75 LIGHT RAIN 166 FREEZING RAIN 0 LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0 HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0 LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0 FOG 189 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 27 HAZE 56 - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. $$