Climatological Report (Monthly) Issued by NWS Columbia, SC
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CXUS52 KCAE 041415
CLMCAE
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
1015 AM EDT THU APR 04 2024
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...THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR THE MONTH OF MARCH 2024...
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD: 1991 TO 2020
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD: 1887 TO 2024
WEATHER OBSERVED NORMAL DEPART LAST YEAR`S
VALUE DATE(S) VALUE FROM VALUE
NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
RECORD
HIGH 93 03/23/1907
LOW 4 03/03/1980
HIGHEST 83 03/14 MM MM
LOWEST 37 03/11 MM MM
03/19
03/29
AVG. MAXIMUM 71.1 68.3 2.8
AVG. MINIMUM 47.5 43.6 3.9
MEAN 59.3 55.9 3.4
DAYS MAX >= 90 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MAX <= 32 0 0.0 0.0
DAYS MIN <= 32 0 4.4 -4.4
DAYS MIN <= 0 0 0.0 0.0
PRECIPITATION (INCHES)
RECORD
MAXIMUM 10.89 1973
MINIMUM 0.56 1985
TOTALS 7.48 3.57 3.91
DAILY AVG. 0.24 0.12 0.12
DAYS >= .01 12 8.9 3.1
DAYS >= .10 7 6.0 1.0
DAYS >= .50 3 2.4 0.6
DAYS >= 1.00 3 1.1 1.9
GREATEST
24 HR. TOTAL 2.71 03/05 TO 03/06
STORM TOTAL 2.68
(MM/DD(HH))
SNOWFALL (INCHES)
RECORDS
TOTAL 4.1 1980
TOTALS 0.0 0.1 -0.1
SINCE 7/1 T 1.2 -1.2
DAYS >= TRACE 0 0.1 -0.1
DAYS >= 1.0 0 0.0 0.0
GREATEST
SNOW DEPTH 0
DEGREE DAYS
HEATING TOTAL 176 302 -126
SINCE 7/1 2023 2345 -322
COOLING TOTAL 7 21 -14
SINCE 1/1 15 27 -12
FREEZE DATES
RECORD
EARLIEST 10/15/1991
LATEST 04/03/1964
EARLIEST 11/01
LATEST 03/21
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WIND (MPH)
AVERAGE WIND SPEED 6.8
RESULTANT WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 2/270
HIGHEST WIND SPEED/DIRECTION 30/290 DATE 03/18
HIGHEST GUST SPEED/DIRECTION 41/220 DATE 03/09
SKY COVER
POSSIBLE SUNSHINE (PERCENT) MM
AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.55
NUMBER OF DAYS FAIR 10
NUMBER OF DAYS PC 10
NUMBER OF DAYS CLOUDY 11
AVERAGE RH (PERCENT) 65
WEATHER CONDITIONS. NUMBER OF DAYS WITH
THUNDERSTORM 5 MIXED PRECIP 0
HEAVY RAIN 5 RAIN 6
LIGHT RAIN 15 FREEZING RAIN 0
LT FREEZING RAIN 0 HAIL 0
HEAVY SNOW 0 SNOW 0
LIGHT SNOW 0 SLEET 0
FOG 19 FOG W/VIS <= 1/4 MILE 2
HAZE 14
- INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.
R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.
T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.
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