I love numbers! If there’s one thing I love doing, it’s finding out statistics, and especially if it involves the weather.

What prompted this latest inquiry was the 5 consecutive Saturdays w/rain streak that we currently have going. I was curious as to what has been the rainiest day of the week since records began. So, I whipped up a quick computer program to find it out...

These statistics are for the Columbia Metro Airport from July 1, 1887 to Present
Approximately 44,169 days on record (about 6,310 weeks)

Rainiest Day of Week:
THURSDAY – 1,960 days w/measurable rain out of 6,310

Driest Day of Week:
MONDAY –1,850 days w/measurable rain out of 6,308

Day with Most Rain per Storm
MONDAY – 0.417” of rain fell (on average) per storm on this day

Day with Least Rain per Storm
SUNDAY – 0.386” of rain fell (on average) per storm on this day

Day with the Most 1”+ Rain Storms
TUESDAY – 236 rain events with 1 or more inches or rain recorded on this day

Day with the Most 2”+ Rain Storms
TUESDAY – 57 rain events with 2 or more inches or rain recorded on this day

Warmest Day of Workweek (Avg. Temperature)
MONDAY – 63.80 degrees

Coolest Day or Workweek (Avg. Temperature)
SAUTRDAY – 63.61 degrees

Day with Most 100+ degree days
MONDAY – 69 days at or above 100 since 1887 (about once every 2 years)

Day with Most 32 degree or cooler days
SATURDAY – 817 days at or below 32 since 1887 (about 7 times a year)

Day with Most 20 degree or cooler days
SUNDAY – 105 days at or below 20 since 1887 (about once a year)

Snowiest Day of Week:
THURSDAY – 30 days with measurable snow out of 6305 (that’s about once ever 4 years

Least Snowiest Day of Week
MONDAY & TUESDAY – only 16 each with measurable snow out 6305 (about once every 7 years)

Day with Most Measurable Snowfall
THURSDAY – 48.0” of snow has fallen on this day since 1887

Strangely, out of all those records, Wednesday and Friday seem to be the most average as they didn’t place in any category.

So, what are all of these useless weather stats good for...about one blog...