April 2015 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

April 2015 Climate Summary

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(All locations were warmer than normal and wetter than normal)

Top 10 Rankings:

Athens

8^th warmest April

7^th wettest April

Atlanta

9^th warmest April (tied)

8^th wettest April

* Complete rankings in tables below

Temp. Extremes (°F)

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	89 (4/8)*	41 (4/24)
Atlanta	87 (4/8)*	45 (4/5)
Columbus	88 (4/8)	48 (4/5,4/22)
Macon	88 (4/8)	40 (4/5)
Cartersville	87 (4/8)	32 (4/5)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	86 (4/8)	43 (4/22,4/24)
Fulton Co. Arpt	88 (4/8)	39 (4/5)
Gainesville	85 (4/8)	43 (4/5,4/24)
Peachtree City	88 (4/8)	38 (4/5)
Rome	87 (4/8)	34 (4/5)

* Set record for day

Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	65.1 (8^th warmest)	61.7	+3.4	67.3 (1981)
Atlanta	65.7 (9^th warmest*)	62.0	+3.7	67.7 (1981)
Columbus	67.9 (18^th warmest*)	64.6	+3.3	69.8 (1967)
Macon	66.9 (19^th warmest*)	63.4	+3.5	69.2 (1954)
Cartersville	62.2	59.2	+3.0
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	63.6	61.6	+2.0
Fulton Co. Arpt	64.4	61.0	+3.4
Gainesville	62.9	60.4	+2.5
Peachtree City	64.7	60.5	+4.2
Rome	63.3	59.8	+3.5

* indicates record was tied with another year

Precip. Extremes (in)

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	1.45 (4/13)
Atlanta	1.52 (4/10)
Columbus	1.24 (4/17)
Macon	1.33 (4/25)
Cartersville	1.02 (4/19)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	0.64 (4/10 & 4/13)
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.22 (4/6)
Gainesville	0.65 (4/10)
Peachtree City	1.32 (4/19)
Rome	0.80 (4/19)

* Set record for day

Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	8.01 (7^th Wettest)	3.15	+4.86	11.60 (1936)
Atlanta	7.79 (8^th Wettest)	3.36	+4.43	11.86 (1979)
Columbus	6.47 (19^th Wettest)	3.55	+2.92	11.67 (1953)
Macon	6.27 (15^th Wettest)	2.96	+3.31	10.25 (1938)
Cartersville	5.45	3.91	+1.54
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	4.92	3.65	+1.27
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.32	3.74	+3.58
Gainesville	5.23	3.56	+1.67
Peachtree City	6.92	3.92	+3.00
Rome	5.05	4.05	+1.00

Records Set

Athens:

High maximum temperature of 89 on 4/8 (breaks old record of 88 in 1919)

Atlanta:

High maximum temperature of 87 on 4/8 (breaks old record of 85 in 1978)

May Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s May outlook, central Georgia has a 34-40% chance of below normal temperatures, while north Georgia has near equal chances for above, below, or near normal temperatures in May. There are equal chances for above, below, or near normal precipitation across both North and Central Georgia in May.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.