April 2020 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

April 2020 Climate Summary

For April, the majority of locations experienced temperatures near to just slightly below average and were 1 to 3 inches wetter than normal.

Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Athens

None

Atlanta

None

Columbus

5th Wettest April on Record

Columbus

Wettest April on Record

*Complete rankings in tables below

April Observed Temperatures and Precipitation

April Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	62.2 (54^th Warmest)	61.7	+0.5	67.3 (1981)
Atlanta	61.6 (70^th Warmest)	62.0	-0.4	67.8 (2017)
Columbus	64.9 (64th Warmest)	64.6	+0.3	70.8 (1927)
Macon	63.7 (47^th Coolest)	63.4	+0.3	69.2 (1954)
Cartersville	59.1	59.2	-0.1
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	58.4	61.6	-3.2
Fulton Co. Arpt	59.5	61.0	-1.5
Gainesville	59.4	60.4	-1.0
Peachtree City	61.6	60.5	+1.1
Rome	59.6	59.8	-0.2

Temp. Extremes (°F) for April

Site	Warmest Temp.	Date	Coldest Temp.	Date
Athens	85	4/6	36	4/11
Atlanta	83	4/6	40	4/2,4/11
Columbus	86	4/9	41	4/11
Macon	86	4/9	35	4/11
Cartersville	85	4/6	31	4/16
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	81	4/6	35	4/2,4/11,4/16
Fulton Co. Arpt	82	4/6	35	4/16
Gainesville	81	4/6	37	4/2*
Peachtree City	85	4/6	37	4/11
Rome	85	4/6	34	4/11,4/16

* Set record for day

April Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	4.52 (46th Wettest)	3.15	+1.37	11.60 (1936)
Atlanta	5.36 (36^th Wettest)	3.36	+2.00	11.86 (1979)
Columbus	10.57 (5th Wettest)	3.55	+7.02	11.67 (1953)
Macon	11.90 (Wettest on Record)	2.96	+8.94	2020
Cartersville	7.16	3.91	+3.25
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	4.87	3.65	+1.22
Fulton Co. Arpt	5.05	3.74	+1.31
Gainesville	5.29	3.56	+1.73
Peachtree City	3.72	3.92	-0.20
Rome	6.72	4.05	+2.67

Precip. Extremes (in) for April

Site	Highest Daily Amount	Date
Athens	1.22	4/19
Atlanta	2.46	4/19
Columbus	5.92	4/19*
Macon	4.41	4/19*
Cartersville	2.36	4/13*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.28	4/19
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.66	4/19
Gainesville	1.53	4/13*
Peachtree City	0.98	4/19
Rome	2.54	4/12

* Set record for day; BOLD= Highest April Daily Record

Records Set This April:

Athens

None

Atlanta

None

Columbus

Daily Precipitation Record
- 5.92 inches of rain fell on 4/19. This breaks the old record of 2.12 last set in 1944. This record is also the all-time daily precipitation record for the month of April.

Macon

Daily Precipitation Record
- 4.41 inches of rain fell on 4/19. This breaks the old record of 1.73 inches last set in 1940.
- 2.14 inches of rain fell on 4/23. This breaks the old record of 2.08 inches last set in 1945.
- 3.67 inches of rain fell on 4/29. This breaks the old record of 3.27 inches last set in 1937.

May Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's May outlook, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances of above normal, below normal, or equal to normal temperatures and precipitation.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.