North and Central Georgia
Fall 2016 Climate Summary
(All locations much warmer than normal and drier than normal)
Top 10 Rankings:
Seasonal
* Complete rankings in tables below
Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for September - November
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
67.4 (2nd Warmest) |
63.4 |
+4.0 |
69.4 (1931) |
|
Atlanta |
69.1 (#1 Warmest) |
63.6 |
+5.5 |
67.8 (1931) |
|
Columbus |
70.3 (5th Warmest) |
66.8 |
+3.5 |
72.1 (1919) |
|
Macon |
68.6 (4th Warmest) |
65.3 |
+3.3 |
69.4 (1985) |
|
Cartersville |
65.9 |
61.1 |
+4.8 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
66.8 |
62.5 |
+4.3 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
66.6 |
62.8 |
+3.8 |
|
|
Gainesville |
66.7 |
62.0 |
+4.7 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
65.9 |
62.1 |
+3.5 |
|
|
Rome |
66.6 |
61.3 |
+5.3 |
|
(Table of embedded temperature graphs)
|
Athens
|
Atlanta
|
|
Columbus
|
Macon
|
|
Cartersville |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
Gainesville |
|
Peachtree City |
Rome
|
Temp. Extremes (°F) for September - November
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
96 (9/8) |
29 (11/22) |
|
Atlanta |
93 (9/15*) |
35 (11/27) |
|
Columbus |
96 (9/7,9/9) |
32 (11/21,11/27) |
|
Macon |
98 (9/9,9/11) |
29 (11/22,11/27) |
|
Cartersville |
96 (9/15) |
24 (11/27) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
94 (9/7,9/15) |
28 (11/22,11/27) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
94 (9/15) |
27 (11/27) |
|
Gainesville |
93 (9/15*) |
32 (11/20) |
|
Peachtree City |
94 (9/15*) |
25 (11/27) |
|
Rome |
98 (9/15) |
23 (11/27) |
*Indicates multiple other dates where occurred earlier in month
September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
77.7 (8th Warmest) |
73.3 |
+4.4 |
84.0 (1925) |
|
Atlanta |
78.8 (3rd Warmest) |
73.5 |
+5.3 |
83.0 (1925) |
|
Columbus |
80.3 (9th Warmest) |
76.6 |
+3.7 |
84.6 (1925) |
|
Macon |
78.6 (11th Warmest) |
75.0 |
+3.6 |
84.0 (1925) |
|
Cartersville |
76.8 |
71.3 |
+5.5 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
77.5 |
72.9 |
+4.6 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
77.2 |
72.8 |
+4.4 |
|
|
Gainesville |
77.0 |
71.7 |
+5.3 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
76.4 |
72.1 |
+4.3 |
|
|
Rome |
77.6 |
72.0 |
+5.6 |
|
October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
67.8 (4th Warmest) |
63.0 |
+4.8 |
73.0 (1919) |
|
Atlanta |
69.6 (3rd Warmest) |
63.3 |
+6.3 |
70.8 (1919) |
|
Columbus |
70.8 (8th Warmest) |
66.5 |
+4.3 |
73.7 (1984) |
|
Macon |
68.7 (12th Warmest) |
64.9 |
+3.8 |
74.4 (1919) |
|
Cartersville |
66.0 |
60.6 |
+5.4 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
67.3 |
61.9 |
+5.4 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
66.6 |
62.5 |
+4.1 |
|
|
Gainesville |
67.0 |
61.7 |
+5.3 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
66.0 |
61.4 |
+4.6 |
|
|
Rome |
67.2 |
61.1 |
+6.1 |
|
November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
56.8 (9th Warmest) |
53.8 |
+3.0 |
61.7 (1985) |
|
Atlanta |
58.9 (4th Warmest) |
54.0 |
+4.9 |
62.0 (1985) |
|
Columbus |
59.9 (15th Warmest) |
57.3 |
+2.6 |
64.6 (1985) |
|
Macon |
58.4 (21st Warmest) |
55.9 |
+2.5 |
64.2 (1985) |
|
Cartersville |
54.9 |
51.3 |
+3.6 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
55.7 |
52.7 |
+3.0 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
55.9 |
53.0 |
+2.9 |
|
|
Gainesville |
56.1 |
52.6 |
+3.5 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
55.2 |
52.7 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Rome |
54.9 |
50.9 |
+4.0 |
|
Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for September - November
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
3.49 (3rd Driest) |
11.31 |
-7.82 |
2.58 (1931) |
|
Atlanta |
6.57 (36th Driest) |
11.98 |
-5.41 |
2.55 (1895) |
|
Columbus |
3.85 (10th Driest) |
9.74 |
-5.89 |
1.91 (1938) |
|
Macon |
3.53 (10th Driest) |
9.70 |
-6.17 |
1.01 (1895) |
|
Cartersville |
5.43 |
11.10 |
-5.67 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
6.07 |
12.23 |
-6.16 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
4.88 |
11.76 |
-6.88 |
|
|
Gainesville |
4.32 |
13.23 |
-8.91 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
5.70 |
11.12 |
-5.42 |
|
|
Rome |
2.02 |
12.12 |
-10.10 |
|
(Table of embedded precip accumulation graphs)
|
Athens |
Atlanta |
|
Columbus |
Macon |
|
Cartersville |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
Gainesville |
|
Peachtree City |
Rome |
Consecutive Days without Measurable Precipitation
|
Site |
# Days |
Previous Records |
Period of Record |
|
Athens |
28 (10/16-11/12) |
40 (9/18-10/27 1920) |
Since 1857 |
|
Atlanta |
*43 (10/17-11/28) |
39 (9/13-10/21 1884) |
Since 1878 |
|
Columbus |
43 (10/17-11/28) |
48 (10/4-11/20 1893) |
Since 1891 |
|
Macon |
*52 (10/8-11/28) |
47 (10/5-11/20 1893) |
Since 1892 |
|
Cartersville |
*70 (9/19-11/27) |
31 (8/5-9/4 2011) |
Since 2000 |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
*52 (10/8-11/28) |
25 (9/13-10/7 2008) |
Since 1998 |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
*43 (10/17-11/28) |
28 (9/10-10/7 2008) |
Since 1998 |
|
Gainesville |
27 (10/17-11/12) |
31 (8/21-9/20 1998) |
Since 1998 |
|
Peachtree City |
*43 (10/17-11/28) |
25 (10/26-11/19 25) |
Since 1994 |
|
Rome |
*38 (10/17-11/23) |
36 (10/2-11/6 1978) |
Since 1948 |
|
Cedartown |
1 day precip in 100 days (8/21-11/28). Had top 2 streaks within at 56 & 43. |
36 (9/30-11/4 1938) |
Since 1896 |
*Record longest streak without measurable precipitation.
Precip. Extremes (in) for September - November
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
1.29 (11/29) |
|
Atlanta |
2.32 (11/29) |
|
Columbus |
1.10 (11/29) |
|
Macon |
0.91 (9/11) |
|
Cartersville |
2.75 (9/18) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.05 (11/29) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.01 (11/29) |
|
Gainesville |
1.66 (11/29) |
|
Peachtree City |
2.60 (9/18) |
|
Rome |
0.70 (11/30) |
September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
1.22 (26th Driest) |
3.94 |
-2.72 |
0.01 (1884) |
|
Atlanta |
3.43 (78th Driest) |
4.47 |
-1.04 |
0.04 (1984) |
|
Columbus |
0.75 (18th Driest) |
3.06 |
-2.31 |
0.03 (1927) |
|
Macon |
2.18 (53rd Driest) |
3.59 |
-1.41 |
0.02 (2005) |
|
Cartersville |
2.76 |
3.62 |
-0.86 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.01 |
4.56 |
-1.55 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.91 |
3.98 |
-2.07 |
|
|
Gainesville |
1.38 |
4.68 |
-3.30 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
2.74 |
3.84 |
-1.10 |
|
|
Rome |
0.24 |
3.41 |
-3.17 |
|
October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
0.03 (3rd Driest) |
3.55 |
-3.52 |
T (1963) |
|
Atlanta |
0.16 (8th Driest) |
3.41 |
-3.25 |
T (1963) |
|
Columbus |
0.92 (33rd Driest) |
2.58 |
-1.66 |
0.00 (1963) |
|
Macon |
0.20 (9th Driest) |
2.79 |
-2.59 |
0.00 (1963) |
|
Cartersville |
0.00 |
3.40 |
-3.40 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
0.11 |
3.45 |
-3.34 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
0.07 |
3.61 |
-3.54 |
|
|
Gainesville |
0.39 |
4.08 |
-3.69 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
0.17 |
3.41 |
-3.24 |
|
|
Rome |
0.01 |
3.86 |
-3.85 |
|
November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
2.24 (49th Driest) |
3.82 |
-1.58 |
0.23 (1910) |
|
Atlanta |
2.98 (67th Driest) |
4.10 |
-1.12 |
0.18 (1890) |
|
Columbus |
2.18 (54th Driest) |
4.10 |
-1.92 |
0.31 (1956) |
|
Macon |
1.15 (26th Driest) |
3.32 |
-2.17 |
0.21 (1931) |
|
Cartersville |
2.67 |
4.08 |
-1.41 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.95 |
4.22 |
-1.27 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.90 |
4.17 |
-1.27 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.55 |
4.47 |
-1.92 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
2.79 |
3.87 |
-1.08 |
|
|
Rome |
1.77 |
4.85 |
-3.08 |
|
Winter Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s Winter outlook (Dec-Feb), North and Central Georgia has about a 40% chance for above normal temperatures, and a 33-40% chance for below normal precipitation.
Drought Information
For information on the latest drought conditions from the National Drought Mitigation Center, please see the Drought Monitor link: https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?GA
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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