All-time weather records — Columbus, MS

Record high
108.0°F
August 29, 2000
Record low
-4.0°F
December 23, 1989
Wettest day
7.92 in
December 23, 1990

Climate change signal in Columbus

35.8%

of Columbus's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (131 of 366 records since 2015).

11.5%

of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (42 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 #
1980s
55
132
1990s
61
67
2000s
92
84
2010s
98
61
2020s
60
22

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 1981, the latest in 2026. Period of observation: 1981-2026.

Records by month

Month Hottest day Coldest day Wettest day
January 79.0°F — Jan 17, 2017 -0.9°F — Jan 20, 1985 4.71 in — Jan 23, 1999
February 89.1°F — Feb 23, 1996 7.0°F — Feb 4, 1996 6.00 in — Feb 27, 2009
March 91.0°F — Mar 21, 2017 17.1°F — Mar 9, 1996 3.82 in — Mar 5, 1983
April 93.0°F — Apr 21, 1987 21.0°F — Apr 8, 1983 4.46 in — Apr 26, 1984
May 98.1°F — May 24, 1996 5.0°F — May 13, 2021 4.65 in — May 19, 1983
June 106.0°F — Jun 25, 2024 48.0°F — Jun 1, 1984 3.98 in — Jun 12, 2005
July 105.1°F — Jul 30, 1986 55.0°F — Jul 2, 2008 4.25 in — Jul 26, 1994
August 108.0°F — Aug 29, 2000 52.0°F — Aug 14, 2004 5.50 in — Aug 30, 2005
September 104.0°F — Sep 4, 2000 42.1°F — Sep 22, 1983 5.58 in — Sep 5, 2011
October 93.9°F — Oct 5, 2000 28.0°F — Oct 29, 2008 3.45 in — Oct 26, 1997
November 90.0°F — Nov 1, 2016 18.0°F — Nov 22, 2008 4.06 in — Nov 19, 2021
December 82.9°F — Dec 8, 2022 -4.0°F — Dec 23, 1989 7.92 in — Dec 23, 1990

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