North and Central Georgia
August 2019 Climate Summary
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For August, the majority of locations experienced temperatures around 0.5 to 3 degrees above average with varying precipitation.
August Monthly Top 10 Rankings |
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Atlanta 6th Warmest August on Record |
*Complete rankings in tables below
Temp. Extremes (ºF) for August
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
Athens |
97 (8/13,8/14,8/18) |
60 (8/29) |
Atlanta |
100* (8/13) |
66 (8/29) |
Columbus |
101 (8/17) |
64 (8/30) |
Macon |
100 (8/17) |
60 (8/30) |
Cartersville |
100 (8/13) |
57 (8/30) |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
97 (8/13) |
59 (8/30) |
Fulton Co. Arpt |
98 (8/13) |
59 (8/30) |
Gainesville |
95 (8/13) |
61(8/29) |
Peachtree City |
99 (8/12,8/13,8/17) |
60 (8/30) |
Rome |
99 (8/13) |
57 (8/30) |
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August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
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Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
80.3 (26th Warmest) |
79.6 |
+0.7 |
85.2 (2007) |
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82.5 (6th Warmest) |
76.4 |
+3.1 |
85.6 (2007) |
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83.7 (11th Warmest) |
81.9 |
+1.8 |
85.5 (2011) |
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82.8 (13th Warmest) |
80.9 |
+1.9 |
84.6 (2007, 1980, 1954) |
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80.5 |
78.2 |
+2.3 |
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79.8 |
79.0 |
+0.8 |
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80.8 |
78.8 |
+2.0 |
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78.8 |
78.1 |
+0.7 |
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82.2 |
78.6 |
+3.6 |
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80.5 |
78.6 |
+1.9 |
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Precip. Extremes (in) for August
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
Athens |
3.73 (8/4) |
Atlanta |
0.92 (8/26) |
Columbus |
0.85 (8/31) |
Macon |
2.23 (8/1) |
Cartersville |
0.55 (8/4,8/14) |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.65 (8/1) |
Fulton Co. Arpt |
0.67 (8/1) |
Gainesville |
0.78 (8/4) |
Peachtree City |
0.49 (8/24) |
Rome |
1.18 (8/24) |
August 2019 Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
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Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
8.78 (5th Wettest) |
3.53 |
+5.25 |
18.43 (1908) |
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1.89 (32nd Driest) |
3.90 |
-2.01 |
0.09 (1951) |
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3.54 (51st Drist) |
3.77 |
-0.23 |
0.80 (1988) |
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6.19 (22nd Wettest) |
4.10 |
+2.09 |
20.52 (1928) |
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3.01 |
3.93 |
-0.92 |
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4.24 |
4.31 |
-0.07 |
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1.63 |
4.74 |
-3.11 |
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2.47 |
4.43 |
-1.96 |
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1.43 |
4.32 |
-2.89 |
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5.69 |
4.13 |
+1.56 |
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Records Set this August
Athens:
Atlanta:
Columbus:
Macon:
September Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s September outlook, north Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 40 to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, north Georgia has a an equal chance of above, normal, or below normal precipitation and central Georgia has a 33 to 50% chance of above normal precipitation.
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September Drought Outlook
Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for September, drought is expected to persist across middle Georgia.
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.