Columbia, MO

Missouri · Records since 1889–2026

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Records for November 4

🔥 Record High

83°F

November 4, 1978

+23° from 60° normal

❄ Record Low

13°F

November 4, 1991

-27° from 40° normal
🌞 Normal high: 60°F 🌑 Normal low: 40°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 4

# Temp Date
🏆 83°F November 4, 1978
2 81°F November 4, 2022
3 78°F November 4, 1909
4 78°F November 4, 1897
5 78°F November 4, 1895
6 77°F November 4, 1964
7 77°F November 4, 1948
8 77°F November 4, 1916
9 76°F November 4, 2020
10 75°F November 4, 1987

Top 5 Record Lows — November 4

# Temp Date
🥶 13°F November 4, 1991
2 16°F November 4, 1951
3 17°F November 4, 1995
4 20°F November 4, 1899
5 21°F November 4, 1982
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

186 of 307 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Precipitation, Year to Date

41.73"
2026 YTD
Normal: 36.93"
+4.80"
0.39"
November so far
November normal: 2.68"
-2.29"
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 4.80" ahead of the normal pace

Period Review — Aug 5 – Nov 3, 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)
72.7°F
Average temperature
2nd-warmest of 137
+6.6°
vs. average
Normal: 66.0°F (1991–2020)
7.76"
Precipitation
34th-driest of 134
-3.39"
vs. average
Normal: 11.15" · 70% of normal

Average Temperature by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

1890–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation by Year — Aug 5 – Nov 3

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

Warmest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1947 73.5°F
2 2026 72.7°F
3 1938 72.2°F
4 2007 70.8°F
5 1936 70.4°F
6 2021 70.4°F
7 1900 70.4°F
8 1963 70.1°F
9 2016 70.1°F
10 1956 70.1°F

Coolest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1917 61.3°F
2 2009 62.3°F
3 1890 62.6°F
4 1974 62.7°F
5 1993 63.1°F
6 1976 63.3°F
7 1992 63.5°F
8 1966 63.6°F
9 1989 63.7°F
10 1967 63.9°F

Wettest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1941 23.20"
2 1905 22.86"
3 1993 22.48"
4 1918 19.51"
5 1926 18.79"
6 1986 18.65"
7 2005 18.58"
8 1931 18.33"
9 2009 17.82"
10 1921 17.24"

Driest Aug 5 – Nov 3 on Record

# Year Total
1 1897 2.52"
2 1901 3.09"
3 1999 3.79"
4 1895 4.03"
5 1964 4.09"
6 1956 4.54"
7 1978 4.61"
8 2025 4.74"
9 1960 4.84"
10 1893 4.98"
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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