November weather can change quickly. It is one of the months with the largest difference between the highest and lowest temperatures. 

The highest recorded temperature in November for Columbia was 69℉, and the lowest recorded temperature was 21℉. That 48℉  difference is the fourth largest difference of all of the months so far in 2024. Last November, Columbia had a warmer high in temperature at 81℉ and a colder low in temperature at 19℉. That 62℉ difference was the second-largest difference in the months of 2023.

The coldest temperature ever recorded in history in Columbia Was -3℉ in 1929 and the highest temperature ever recorded in Columbia84℉ in 1938 and 1915. The coldest temperature recorded in the United States in November 2024 was -39℉ in Peter Sinks, Utah, on November 25. The highest temperature recorded in the United States in November 2024 was 100℉ in Faith Ranch, Texas, on November 4. 

The average temperature in Columbia was a high of 56℉ and an average low of 37℉. St. Louis’ average high temperature was 57℉ and a low of 39℉. Kansas City’s average high temperature was 54℉ and a low of 36℉. Springfield’s average high temperature was 57℉ and its average low temperature of 35℉. All of Missouri’s most populated cities have similar temperatures. The United States had an average temperature of 53.9℉. The state with the highest average temperature in November was Florida at 72.2℉. The state with the coldest average temperature was 16℉ in Alaska.