COLUMBIA, LOUISIANA

Average Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		18.3		7.9		8.9		13.8		18.2		22.8		26.3		27.7		28.1		24.8		18.9		13.6		8.1

Average High Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		24.6		13.7		15.1		20.3		24.8		29.1		32.2		33.6		34.4		30.9		25.6		20.2		14.3

Average Low Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		12		2.1		2.8		7.3		11.6		16.4		20.4		21.9		21.8		18.7		12.2		7.1		1.9

Highest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		41.7		26.7		28.3		30.6		33.9		35		38.3		38.9		41.1		41.7		34.4		30.6		27.2

Lowest Recorded Temperature

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
C		-9.4		-9.4		-6.7		-7.2		1.7		7.2		13.9		16.7		12.2		8.3		0.6		-3.9		-7.2

Average Number of Days Above 100F/38C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		3.7		---		---		---		---		---		0.4		0.5		2.4		0.4		---		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 90F/32C

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		88.8		---		---		---		0.5		7		17.8		23.9		25.4		12.1		2.1		---		---

Average Number of Days Above 80F/26C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		170.3		0.2		1		3.6		9.6		23.2		28.5		30.8		30.4		26.1		13.7		2.7		0.3

Average Number of Days Above 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		245.8		4.9		6.8		15.2		23.1		30.3		30		31		31		29.9		24.9		13.7		5

Average Number of Days Above 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		300.4		13.4		15		24.4		28.4		30.9		30		31		31		30		29.6		23.2		13.5

Average Number of Days Above 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		338.2		19.4		22.5		29.4		29.9		31		30		31		31		30		31		28.9		24.1

Average Number of Days Above 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		359.6		28		26.9		30.9		30		31		30		31		31		30		31		30		29.8

Average Number of Days Below 70F/21C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		309.3		31		28		31		29.9		29.6		20.6		9		13.6		25.2		30.5		30		31

Average Number of Days Below 60F/15C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		219.4		30.4		27.6		30.1		25.1		12.6		1.1		0.1		0.5		9		24.2		28.5		30.3

Average Number of Days Below 50F/10C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		157.2		27.8		25.7		23		12.6		2.6		---		---		---		1.1		12.8		23.2		28.4

Average Number of Days Below 40F/4C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		91.7		23.2		18.7		10.3		3		---		---		---		---		---		2.7		10.7		23.1

Average Number of Days Below 32F/0C

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		41.8		13.2		10.4		1.9		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.6		13.7

Average Number of Days Below 20F/-6C

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		2		1.8		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.3

Average Precipitation

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		1474		146		137		138		134		136		120		102		87		84		112		130		149

Average Number of Days With Precipitation

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		95		10		9		9		6		8		9		8		7		6		6		8		9

Most Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		593		492		331		322		593		455		349		280		265		296		295		344		412

Least Reported Precipitation in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		---		21		29		11		22		14		19		15		---		6		9		21		12

Most Precipitation Reported in a Day

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
mm		228.6		133.3		228.6		124.5		204.5		121.9		124.5		134.6		91.4		139.7		137.2		198.1		129.5

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.1in/2.5mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		76.5		7.1		7.2		6.8		5.2		6.7		7.8		6.5		5.3		4.6		5.5		6.1		7.7

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.2in/5mm

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		75		8		7		7		5		7		7		6		5		5		5		6		7

Avg. # of Days w/Precip. Above 0.4in/10mm

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37		4		3		4		3		3		3		3		2		2		3		3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 0.5in/13mm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		37.3		3.4		3.4		3.7		2.9		3.3		3.3		3.1		2.2		1.8		2.9		3.3		4

Avg. No. of Days w/Precip. Above 1in/25mm

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		19		2		2		2		2		2		1		1		1		1		1		2		2

Average Snowfall

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		0.5		0.2		0.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Average Number of Days With Snow

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.3		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		0.1

Most Snow Reported in a Month

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
cm		10.2		8.9		10.2		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		2.8

Avg. No. of Days w/Snow Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 1in/2.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.2		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Avg. # of Days w/Snow Depth Above 3in/7.5cm

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		0.1		0.1		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---		---

Heating Degree Days

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		581.1		176.7		129.4		48.9		7.2		---		---		---		---		---		6.1		47.8		165

Cooling Degree Days

Years on Record: 39

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		1317.2		3.3		2.2		12.8		46.7		145		239.4		290.6		301.7		195.6		65.6		11.7		2.8

Growing Degree Days

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Days		5839		72		92		234		405		691		861		979		976		765		468		213		81

Average Length of Day

Years on Record: 30

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Hours		12.6		10.8		11.5		12.4		13.4		14.3		14.7		14.5		13.7		12.7		11.8		10.9		10.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		9.2		11.6		15.2		18.7		20.6		21.4		21.6		19.8		17.4		14.2		10.5		8.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.2		3.8		4.8		6.2		7.5		8.4		8.8		8.5		7.7		6.4		4.9		3.9		3.5

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.7		12.3		14.5		16.7		18.4		18.9		18.9		19.4		19		18.5		17.4		14		11.9

Average Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		16.2		12.3		13.6		15.3		17.4		18		18.6		19.3		18.3		18		17.5		14.5		12.1

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		15.7		9.2		11.6		15.2		18.7		20.6		21.4		21.6		19.8		17.4		14.2		10.5		8.5

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		6.5		3.9		5		6.4		7.8		8.8		9.1		8.9		8		6.8		5.4		4.2		3.6

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		20.1		16		18.5		22		21.7		21.1		21		21.4		21.5		20.3		21.5		19.6		16

Maximum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		22		17.8		19.5		24.1		23.6		22.6		23.1		23.8		23.3		21.1		24		23.4		18.2

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Global

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13		7.6		8.2		13.3		15.1		17.6		18.2		19		18		15.4		10.7		6.7		6.1

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Diffuse

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		5.5		3.4		4.3		5.1		6.6		7.9		8.2		7.9		7		6		4.1		3		3

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Reflected

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		13.2		9.7		9.4		14.4		14.7		16.2		16.3		17.2		17.3		16.1		12.3		7.8		7.7

Minimum Daily Solar Radiation - Direct

Years on Record: 22

		ANNUAL		JAN		FEB		MAR		APR		MAY		JUN		JUL		AUG		SEP		OCT		NOV		DEC
Mj/m2		10.9		8.6		6.7		11.8		11.3		13.1		13.4		15		15.2		14.1		10		5.9		6.3