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Columbia, SC

THIS YEAR · 2026
DRIEST THIS YEAR SINCE 1986
20.16in
4th driest of 139 years · normal 31.11"
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Accumulation

TODAY
0.0in
no rain yet of 139 yrs
MONTH TO DATE
3.16in
52nd driest of 140 yrs
80% of normal
LAST 90 DAYS
8.59in
14th driest of 140 yrs
60% of normal
YEAR TO DATE
20.16in
4th driest of 139 yrs
65% of normal

Extremes & Streaks

Biggest Day on Record

6.87in
on Oct 4, 2015 · in 140 years

Dry Streak

16days
current run under 0.01" · longest ever 40 days (to Nov 12, 1961)

Wet Streak

0days
consecutive days with rain · longest ever 13 days

Year to Date vs Normal

65%
20.16" of a normal 31.11" · wettest 55.0" (1973) · driest 17.68" (1986)

Wettest & Driest Years

The extremes of a 138-year record (1888–2025) — full calendar-year totals. The long-run average is 45.01" a year.

Wettest Years on Record

1196470.53in
2197169.32in
3197367.57in
4195966.0in
5201563.58in

Driest Years on Record

1193327.11in
2195427.38in
3200128.04in
4192529.38in
5199929.97in

Rainfall by Month

The seasonal rhythm — each month's normal precipitation, with this year's totals in blue. Where the blue bar clears the band, the month ran wetter than usual.
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Normal (median)This year
Normally wettest in Jul (~5.01") and driest in Oct (~1.94"). Wettest calendar month ever: Jul 1991, 17.46".

This Day in History · Rainfall

Every year's rainfall on each of the next 7 dates at Columbia — toggle a day below. The tallest bar (ringed) is the wettest on record for that date.

Wettest Aug 24 ever

1.95in
set in 1977

Rain on Aug 24

29%
of 139 years had measurable rain
1887: 0.00″1888: 0.00″1889: 0.00″1890: 0.00″1891: 0.52″1892: 0.30″1893: 0.00″1894: 0.00″1895: 0.00″1896: 0.00″1897: 0.03″1898: 0.00″1899: 0.00″1900: 0.00″1901: 0.12″1902: 0.00″1903: 0.00″1904: 0.00″1905: 0.04″1906: 0.02″1907: 0.00″1908: 0.37″1909: 0.00″1910: 0.04″1911: 0.02″1912: 0.00″1913: 0.00″1914: 0.00″1915: 0.00″1916: 0.00″1917: 0.00″1918: 0.00″1919: 0.06″1920: 0.00″1921: 0.67″1922: 0.00″1923: 0.12″1924: 0.00″1925: 0.00″1926: 0.00″1927: 0.00″1928: 0.00″1929: 1.06″1930: 0.00″1931: 0.00″1932: 0.00″1933: 0.00″1934: 0.00″1935: 0.00″1936: 0.00″1937: 0.99″1938: 0.00″1939: 1.21″1940: 0.00″1941: 0.50″1942: 0.00″1943: 0.00″1944: 0.00″1945: 1.12″1946: 0.35″1947: 0.31″1948: 0.00″1949: 0.00″1950: 0.00″1951: 0.00″1952: 0.00″1953: 0.00″1954: 0.00″1955: 0.14″1956: 0.00″1957: 0.06″1958: 0.47″1959: 0.02″1960: 0.00″1961: 0.02″1962: 0.00″1963: 0.00″1964: 0.00″1965: 0.15″1966: 0.00″1967: 0.22″1968: 0.08″1969: 0.00″1970: 0.42″1971: 0.00″1972: 0.00″1973: 0.02″1974: 0.00″1975: 0.00″1976: 0.00″1977: 1.95″1978: 0.00″1979: 0.00″1980: 0.00″1981: 0.00″1982: 0.00″1983: 0.40″1984: 0.00″1985: 0.30″1986: 0.00″1987: 0.00″1988: 0.00″1989: 0.00″1990: 0.10″1991: 1.35″1992: 0.00″1993: 0.00″1994: 0.00″1995: 0.01″1996: 0.26″1997: 0.00″1998: 0.00″1999: 0.05″2000: 0.00″2001: 0.00″2002: 0.46″2003: 0.00″2004: 0.00″2005: 0.00″2006: 0.00″2007: 0.00″2008: 0.00″2009: 0.00″2010: 0.00″2011: 0.00″2012: 0.00″2013: 0.00″2014: 0.00″2015: 0.00″2016: 0.00″2017: 0.00″2018: 0.00″2019: 0.07″2020: 1.23″2021: 0.00″2022: 0.06″2023: 0.00″2024: 0.00″2025: 0.00″0″1″2″18901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020

This Year's Rainfall

Columbia's cumulative rainfall so far this year against its own record — the normal accumulation, and the wettest & driest years to date. The bright line is the running total; where it rides the band tells the story at a glance.
Columbia, SC — cumulative rainfall this year vs the record
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Rainfall Calendar

Columbia's entire daily record as one heatmap — each row a year, each cell a day, shaded by that day's rainfall. Dry spells read as dark blocks, wet seasons as brighter bands; the whole climate at a glance.
Columbia, SC — daily rainfall every day on record
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Drought History

Every week of the U.S. Drought Monitor for Columbia's county since 2000, coloured by intensity — dry spells and multi-year droughts read as warm bands.
Columbia, SC — county drought history since 2000
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Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset7:01 PM
Solar noon12:27 PM
Daylight13h 09m
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.94°N, 81.12°W

Nearby Stations

Augusta, GA62 mi SWCharlotte, NC88 mi NGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NWCharleston, SC95 mi SECharleston Downtown, SC106 mi SESavannah, GA125 mi S

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