All-time weather records — Columbus, GA

Record high
105.1°F
July 1, 2012
Record low
9.0°F
December 24, 2022
Wettest day
9.18 in
May 7, 2012

Climate change signal in Columbus

39.6%

of Columbus's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (145 of 366 records since 2015).

32.8%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (120 of 366 records since 2015).

If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:

Decade Heat records set # Cold records set #
1990s
24
8
2000s
134
142
2010s
114
140
2020s
94
76

Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1998, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1996-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 82.9°F — Jan 1, 2022 10.9°F — Jan 7, 2014 4.22 in — Jan 3, 2017
February 82.9°F — Feb 23, 2023 16.0°F — Feb 1, 2026 2.63 in — Feb 6, 2002
March 89.1°F — Mar 26, 2007 23.0°F — Mar 6, 2002 3.87 in — Mar 5, 2020
April 91.0°F — Apr 19, 2002 17.1°F — Apr 11, 2006 5.29 in — Apr 20, 2020
May 96.1°F — May 28, 2019 41.0°F — May 11, 2020 9.18 in — May 7, 2012
June 102.9°F — Jun 30, 2012 53.1°F — Jun 19, 2023 3.50 in — Jun 15, 2023
July 105.1°F — Jul 1, 2012 55.9°F — Jul 22, 2003 3.00 in — Jul 20, 2014
August 104.0°F — Aug 11, 2007 46.9°F — Aug 7, 2014 4.60 in — Aug 15, 2013
September 100.0°F — Sep 18, 2019 36.0°F — Sep 20, 2007 4.20 in — Sep 27, 2024
October 97.0°F — Oct 9, 2021 30.0°F — Oct 22, 2008 4.00 in — Oct 5, 2021
November 88.0°F — Nov 3, 2016 21.0°F — Nov 21, 2008 3.47 in — Nov 11, 2009
December 82.9°F — Dec 11, 2021 9.0°F — Dec 24, 2022 4.20 in — Dec 23, 2013

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