Columbia, MO

Missouri · Records since 1889–2026

🌙 56°F Feels like 51°
Currently in Columbia
As of 6:00 PM CST

Records for November 12

🔥 Record High

78°F

November 12, 1999

+22° from 56° normal

❄ Record Low

7°F

November 12, 2019

-30° from 37° normal
🌞 Normal high: 56°F 🌑 Normal low: 37°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Columbia

🔥
113°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 14, 1954
❄
-26°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 12, 1899
🌧
6.61"
Wettest Day Ever
Sep 2, 1918
☃
18.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Jan 19, 1995

First & Last Dates — Columbia

How early and how late each seasonal turning point has ever arrived, across the full period of record

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec
Range ever recorded Normal date (1991–2020)
229 days
Longest growing season
2015
152 days
Shortest growing season
1891
197 days
Normal growing season
1991–2020 average

Top 10 Record Highs — November 12

# Temp Date
🏆 78°F November 12, 1999
2 78°F November 12, 1971
3 75°F November 12, 1989
4 75°F November 12, 1955
5 75°F November 12, 1944
6 75°F November 12, 1902
7 74°F November 12, 1913
8 73°F November 12, 1958
9 72°F November 12, 1951
10 72°F November 12, 1931

Top 5 Record Lows — November 12

# Temp Date
🥶 7°F November 12, 2019
2 9°F November 12, 1911
3 11°F November 12, 1986
4 14°F November 12, 1976
5 15°F November 12, 1940
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1889–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Columbia

threshold: 95°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
45
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
2
Heat waves 2026
so far

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1890–2026
44
2026 so far
40
Avg/year 1970–2025
43
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
83
Most in a year (1901)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Columbia

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jul 8, 1934 – Jul 25, 1934 18 111°F (Jul 25) 104°F 77°F
2 Jul 4, 1980 – Jul 21, 1980 18 109°F (Jul 15) 104°F 77°F
3 Jul 3, 1936 – Jul 19, 1936 17 111°F (Jul 15) 104°F 76°F
4 Jul 31, 1934 – Aug 15, 1934 16 110°F (Aug 9) 102°F 75°F
5 Aug 12, 1936 – Aug 27, 1936 16 108°F (Aug 15) 104°F 78°F
6 Aug 31, 1897 – Sep 15, 1897 16 102°F (Sep 3) 98°F 67°F
7 Jun 22, 1901 – Jul 6, 1901 15 106°F (Jul 4) 102°F 73°F
8 Aug 4, 2007 – Aug 16, 2007 13 105°F (Aug 15) 100°F 73°F
9 Jun 25, 1954 – Jul 7, 1954 13 102°F (Jun 26) 100°F 73°F
10 Jun 27, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 12 107°F (Jun 28) 103°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

48
2026 total
above-normal nights
37.5
Avg / summer
1970–2020
64
Most in a summer
1934

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Annual totals and trend across the full period of record · see this year's standing →

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1889–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1889, annual totals have trended +0.36" per decade, about +4.8" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

This Year — 2026

How Columbia is tracking against normal, year to date

Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Above normal Below normal

189 of 314 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

41.74"
2026 YTD
Normal: 37.61"
+4.13"
0.40"
November so far
November normal: 2.68"
-2.28"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Columbia is 4.13" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 12 – Nov 10, 2026

Any window, evaluated against every other year on record — 91 days

Quick picks: Last 7 days Last 30 days Last 90 days This month
Seasons: Spring (Mar–May) Summer (Jun–Aug) Fall (Sep–Nov)
70.4°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 137
+6.7°
vs. average
Normal: 63.8°F (1991–2020)
4.27"
Precipitation
7th-driest of 135
-6.70"
vs. average
Normal: 10.97" · 39% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 12 – Nov 10

1890–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year — Aug 12 – Nov 10

1890–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.02" per decade (drier since 1890)

Warmest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1947 70.5°F
2 2026 70.4°F
3 1938 69.1°F
4 2016 68.3°F
5 2021 68.3°F
6 1963 68.0°F
7 1931 68.0°F
8 1897 67.8°F
9 2007 67.8°F
10 1956 67.6°F

Coolest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1917 60.3°F
2 1976 60.4°F
3 1974 60.5°F
4 1890 60.6°F
5 2009 60.7°F
6 1992 60.7°F
7 1993 60.8°F
8 1951 61.0°F
9 1991 61.2°F
10 1967 61.5°F

Wettest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1905 23.45"
2 1941 22.97"
3 1993 19.64"
4 1926 19.36"
5 2005 18.82"
6 1918 17.90"
7 1946 17.09"
8 1986 16.99"
9 2009 16.92"
10 1975 16.85"

Driest Aug 12 – Nov 10 on Record

# Year Total
1 1901 2.75"
2 1999 3.18"
3 1897 3.37"
4 1956 3.69"
5 1964 4.10"
6 1995 4.13"
7 2026 4.27"
8 1893 4.28"
9 2025 4.67"
10 1978 4.70"
About this data. Pick any start and end date and this becomes the same kind of review as the Month and Fall tabs, just for exactly the window you asked for — the generalized version of the same engine, evaluated across every year on record. Average temperature is the mean of each day's (high + low) / 2; precipitation is the sum of daily totals. A year missing more than about a fifth of the window's days is excluded from the temperature ranking; any missing day excludes a year from the precipitation ranking, since an unreported day is unreported rain. Ranges that cross from December into January aren't supported yet. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same window.
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