- The SQLite dialect, when using the :class:`.sqlite.DATE`,

- The SQLite dialect, when using the :class:`.sqlite.DATE`,
:class:`.sqlite.TIME`,
or :class:`.sqlite.DATETIME` types, and given a ``storage_format`` that
only renders numbers, will render the types in DDL as
``DATE_CHAR``, ``TIME_CHAR``, and ``DATETIME_CHAR``, so that despite the
lack of alpha characters in the values, the column will still
deliver the "text affinity".  Normally this is not needed, as the
textual values within the default storage formats already
imply text.
fixes #3257