North and Central Georgia
2017 Annual and Fall Climate Summary
(2017: All locations much warmer than normal and mainly wetter than normal; Fall: All locations warmer than normal and drier than normal)
Top 10 Rankings:
Annual
Fall Seasonal
* Complete rankings in tables below
Annual Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for 2017
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
64.5 (5th Warmest) |
62.6 |
+1.9 |
65.0 (1931) |
|
Atlanta |
65.4 (3rd Warmest) |
62.6 |
+2.8 |
65.8 (2016) |
|
Columbus |
68.1 (2nd Warmest) |
65.7 |
+2.4 |
68.6 (1921) |
|
Macon |
66.6 (3rd Warmest) |
64.6 |
+2.0 |
67.0 (1990) |
|
Cartersville |
62.4 |
60.1 |
+2.3 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
63.6 |
61.7 |
+1.9 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
*too many missing |
61.8 |
|
|
|
Gainesville |
63.2 |
60.9 |
+2.3 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
63.9 |
61.4 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Rome |
63.7 |
60.5 |
+3.2 |
|
(Table of embedded temperature graphs)
|
Athens
|
Atlanta
|
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Columbus
|
Macon
|
|
Cartersville
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt
|
Gainesville
|
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Peachtree City
|
Rome
|
Fall Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings (Sep-Nov)
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
63.9 (28th Warmest) |
63.4 |
+0.5 |
69.4 (1931) |
|
Atlanta |
65.2 (15th Warmest) |
63.6 |
+1.6 |
67.8 (1931) |
|
Columbus |
68.7 (17th Warmest) |
66.8 |
+1.9 |
72.1 (1919) |
|
Macon |
66.4 (32nd Warmest) |
65.3 |
+1.1 |
69.4 (1985) |
|
Cartersville |
62.1 |
61.1 |
+1.0 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
63.0 |
62.5 |
+0.5 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
63.6 |
62.8 |
+0.8 |
|
|
Gainesville |
63.3 |
62.0 |
+1.3 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
63.9 |
62.1 |
+1.8 |
|
|
Rome |
62.9 |
61.3 |
+1.6 |
|
Temp. Extremes (°F) for Sep-Nov
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
92 (9/27,9/28) |
27 (11/20) |
|
Atlanta |
91 (9/28) |
32 (10/30,11/20) |
|
Columbus |
94 (9/21,9/22,9/28,9/29) |
32 (11/20) |
|
Macon |
94 (9/20,9/28,10/11) |
28 (11/20) |
|
Cartersville |
91 (9/21,9/27) |
28 (11/20,11/27) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
91 (9/28) |
26 (11/20) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
91 (9/21,9/22,9/28) |
29 (11/27) |
|
Gainesville |
90 (9/27,9/28) |
30 (11/20) |
|
Peachtree City |
92 (9/28) |
28 (11/27) |
|
Rome |
92 (9/27,9/28) |
27 (11/20,11/27) |
September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
72.5 (45th Coolest) |
73.3 |
-0.8 |
67.6 (1967) |
|
Atlanta |
73.8 (56th Warmest) |
73.5 |
+0.3 |
83.0 (1925) |
|
Columbus |
77.2 (49th Warmest) |
76.6 |
+0.6 |
84.6 (1925) |
|
Macon |
74.8 (47th Coolest) |
75.0 |
-0.2 |
68.7 (1967) |
|
Cartersville |
71.0 |
71.3 |
-0.3 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
72.0 |
72.9 |
-0.9 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
72.5 |
72.8 |
-0.3 |
|
|
Gainesville |
72.1 |
71.7 |
+0.4 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
72.6 |
72.1 |
+0.5 |
|
|
Rome |
72.3 |
72.0 |
+0.3 |
|
October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
64.3 (29th Warmest) |
63.0 |
+1.3 |
73.0 (1919) |
|
Atlanta |
65.7 (24th Warmest) |
63.3 |
+2.4 |
70.8 (1919) |
|
Columbus |
69.5 (15th Warmest) |
66.5 |
+3.0 |
73.7 (1984) |
|
Macon |
67.4 (23rd Warmest) |
64.9 |
+2.5 |
74.4 (1919) |
|
Cartersville |
62.4 |
60.6 |
+1.8 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
63.1 |
61.9 |
+1.2 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
63.9 |
62.5 |
+1.4 |
|
|
Gainesville |
63.5 |
61.7 |
+1.8 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
64.3 |
61.4 |
+2.9 |
|
|
Rome |
63.2 |
61.1 |
+2.1 |
|
November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
54.8 (31st Warmest) |
53.8 |
+1.0 |
61.7 (1985) |
|
Atlanta |
56.2 (19th Warmest) |
54.0 |
+2.2 |
62.0 (1985) |
|
Columbus |
59.4 (20th Warmest) |
57.3 |
+2.1 |
64.6 (1985) |
|
Macon |
56.9 (35th Warmest) |
55.9 |
+1.0 |
64.2 (1985) |
|
Cartersville |
52.9 |
51.3 |
+1.6 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
53.8 |
52.7 |
+1.1 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
54.3 |
53.0 |
+1.3 |
|
|
Gainesville |
54.4 |
52.6 |
+1.8 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
54.8 |
52.7 |
+2.1 |
|
|
Rome |
53.3 |
50.9 |
+2.4 |
|
Annual Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for 2017
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
55.86 (28th Wettest) |
46.33 |
+9.53 |
72.37 (1929) |
|
Atlanta |
52.48 (44th Wettest) |
49.71 |
+2.77 |
71.45 (1948) |
|
Columbus |
50.99 (43rd Wettest) |
46.75 |
+4.24 |
80.20 (2009) |
|
Macon |
48.69 (36th Wettest) |
45.68 |
+3.01 |
72.67 (2013) |
|
Cartersville |
54.97 |
49.93 |
+5.04 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
54.13 |
52.97 |
+1.16 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
46.30 |
51.17 |
-4.87 |
|
|
Gainesville |
50.48 |
53.98 |
-3.50 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
50.70 |
49.99 |
+0.71 |
|
|
Rome |
53.55 |
51.92 |
+1.63 |
|
(Table of embedded precip accumulation graphs)
|
Athens
|
Atlanta
|
|
Columbus
|
Macon
|
|
Cartersville
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt
|
Gainesville
|
|
Peachtree City
|
Rome
|
Fall Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings (Sep-Nov)
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
11.12 (83rd Driest) |
11.31 |
-0.19 |
2.58 (1931) |
|
Atlanta |
9.16 (74th Driest) |
11.98 |
-2.82 |
2.55 (1895) |
|
Columbus |
9.43 (78th Driest) |
9.74 |
-0.31 |
1.91 (1938) |
|
Macon |
7.90 (63rd Driest) |
9.70 |
-1.80 |
1.01 (1895) |
|
Cartersville |
10.79 |
11.10 |
-0.31 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
9.84 |
12.23 |
-2.39 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
9.00 |
11.76 |
-2.76 |
|
|
Gainesville |
7.50 |
13.23 |
-5.73 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
10.61 |
11.12 |
-0.51 |
|
|
Rome |
10.26 |
12.12 |
-1.86 |
|
Precip. Extremes (in) for Sep-Nov
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
3.21 (9/11) |
|
Atlanta |
3.62 (9/11) |
|
Columbus |
3.07 (9/11) |
|
Macon |
3.78 (9/11) |
|
Cartersville |
4.11 (9/11) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.10 (9/11) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
3.35 (9/11) |
|
Gainesville |
2.26 (10/23) |
|
Peachtree City |
4.03 (9/11) |
|
Rome |
2.98 (9/11) |
September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
4.19 (45th Wettest) |
3.94 |
+0.25 |
11.84 (2004) |
|
Atlanta |
4.25 (37th Wettest) |
4.47 |
-0.22 |
14.26 (1888) |
|
Columbus |
3.19 (57th Wettest) |
3.06 |
+0.13 |
9.47 (2004) |
|
Macon |
3.87 (35th Wettest) |
3.59 |
+0.28 |
12.66 (2004) |
|
Cartersville |
4.79 |
3.62 |
+1.17 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
4.03 |
4.56 |
-0.53 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
3.90 |
3.98 |
-0.08 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.05 |
4.68 |
-2.63 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
5.04 |
3.84 |
+1.20 |
|
|
Rome |
4.60 |
3.41 |
+1.19 |
|
October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
5.71 (19th Wettest) |
3.55 |
+2.16 |
11.23 (1937) |
|
Atlanta |
3.87 (34th Wettest) |
3.41 |
+0.46 |
11.04 (1995) |
|
Columbus |
4.62 (18th Wettest) |
2.58 |
+2.04 |
8.41 (1995) |
|
Macon |
2.94 (36th Wettest) |
2.79 |
+0.15 |
9.39 (1959) |
|
Cartersville |
4.89 |
3.40 |
+1.49 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.77 |
3.45 |
+0.32 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
4.27 |
3.61 |
+0.66 |
|
|
Gainesville |
4.63 |
4.08 |
+0.55 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
4.74 |
3.41 |
+1.33 |
|
|
Rome |
4.90 |
3.86 |
+1.04 |
|
November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
1.22 (18th Driest) |
3.82 |
-2.60 |
0.23 (1910) |
|
Atlanta |
1.04 (17th Driest) |
4.10 |
-3.06 |
0.18 (1890) |
|
Columbus |
1.62 (36th Driest) |
4.10 |
-2.48 |
0.31 (1956) |
|
Macon |
1.09 (23rd Driest) |
3.32 |
-2.23 |
0.21 (1931) |
|
Cartersville |
1.11 |
4.08 |
-2.97 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.04 |
4.22 |
-2.18 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
0.83 |
4.17 |
-3.34 |
|
|
Gainesville |
0.82 |
4.47 |
-3.65 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
0.83 |
3.87 |
-3.04 |
|
|
Rome |
0.76 |
4.85 |
-4.09 |
|
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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