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It’s been nearly 100 years since Columbia has seen January temperatures like those recorded on Saturday.
With a recorded high of 72 degrees, tied with the previous record of 72 in 1907, Columbians took advantage of the summer-like weather to partake in outdoor activities not typical for this time of the year.
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- Egleases Cooter, center, takes a shot at Hillbilly Golf, also known as Canadian Horseshoe, at a friends BBQ Sunday while Sandra Garten, left, Scott Rawlings and Paul Craig, right, watch. The warm weather brought friends together for their first BBQ of the year.
- Charlie Williams, a 16-year-old student at Hickman High School, took advantage of the warm weather on Saturday to practice on one of the basketball courts in Douglass Park Williams He is a member of the Columbia Youth Basketball team.
- MU men's diving team members, sophomore Ryan Meeker, left, and senior David Boyko decided to take their workout outside on Saturday. David said why run on a treadmill when you can come outside and enjoy this great day.
- Leonard Griswell works 45 to 50 hours a week at Shakespeare's Pizza and says he doesn't have too much time to juggle. On Sunday afternoon, he practiced his hobby in Peace Park. "I was going to ride my motorcycle today but the battery was dead so I decided to come here and juggle. The warm weather is going to be brief so I just want to make the best of it," he said. Griswell started juggling 10 years ago while living with two professional jugglers in San Francisco.
- Caullen Hudson, 17, washes the tires of a customer's car at Clean Xpress Carwash on Nifong Boulevard Sunday.
Local car washes saw increased business and parks were filled with basketball players and picnickers.
The nice weather isn’t likely to last, however, as rain and snowfall are possible throughout the week. The lowest recorded temperature in Columbia was on Jan. 7, 1919 at -12 degrees.
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