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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC
124 AM EDT FRI MAY 15 2026

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...THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 14 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         80   4:10 PM  96    1956  84     -4       86
  MINIMUM         60  11:59 PM  44    1960  60      0       67
                                      1997
                                      2013
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       77

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.61 1937   0.11  -0.11     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.41   0.32     6.83
  SINCE MAR 1      3.48                      7.81  -4.33    13.21
  SINCE JAN 1      8.47                     14.69  -6.22    16.85

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        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
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        14      3        1
  SINCE MAR 1    245                       425   -180      275
  SINCE JUL 1   2291                      2469   -178     2180

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       12
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        83    -40       84
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       186     96      263
  SINCE JAN 1    303                       192    111      278
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3


SKY COVER
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1


WEATHER CONDITIONS
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  HAZE


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    90           3:00 AM
 LOWEST     15           5:00 PM
 AVERAGE    53

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THE COLUMBIA METRO AIRPORT SC CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        96      1933
                                             1962
                                             1995
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        44      1895


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MAY 15 2026...........SUNRISE   6:23 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:19 PM EDT
MAY 16 2026...........SUNRISE   6:22 AM EDT   SUNSET   8:20 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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