Peachtree City, GA

Weather Forecast Office

August 2020 Climate Summary

Temperatures through the month of August were around 0 to 2 degrees warmer than normal. Precipitation through the month of August was around 1 to 4 inches above normal.

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September Outlook

Below are the overview stats from August 2020 for our 10 climate sites.

August 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Average Temperature	Normal Temperature	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	81.3	79.6	+1.7
Atlanta	80.9	79.4	+1.5
Columbus	83.0	81.9	+1.1
Macon	82.6	80.9	+1.7
Cartersville	80.6	78.2	+2.4
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	79.1	79.0	+0.1
Fulton County Arpt	79.8	78.8	+1.0
Gainesville	78.2	78.1	+0.1
Peachtree City	79.6	78.6	+1.0
Rome	80.9	78.6	+2.3

August 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Temperature	Max T Date	Minimum Temperature	Min T Date
Athens	98	8/2	66	8/4
Atlanta	96	8/9	68	8/4
Columbus	97	8/12	70	8/20, 8/22
Macon	100	8/2	67	8/20
Cartersville	96	8/8	63	8/18
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	94	8/10	64	8/18*
Fulton Co Arpt	95	8/9	64	8/18*
Gainesville	93	8/12	65	8/4*
Peactree City	95	8/9	63	8/18
Rome	98	8/12	66	8/18

*Indicates a daily record was set

August 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Total Precipitation	Normal Precipitation	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	9.27	3.53	+5.74
Atlanta	7.04	3.90	+3.14
Columbus	6.93	3.77	+3.16
Macon	5.34	4.10	+1.24
Cartersville	5.49	3.93	+1.56
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	7.59	4.31	+3.28
Fulton County Arpt	8.29	4.74	+3.55
Gainesville	5.59	4.43	+1.16
Peachtree City	8.56	4.32	+4.24
Rome	4.62	4.13	+0.49

August 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Daily Precip	Max P Date
Athens	2.37	8/21
Atlanta	2.70	8/30
Columbus	2.51	8/3
Macon	1.68	8/24
Cartersville	1.06	8/25*
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	2.13	8/13*
Fulton Co Arpt	1.72	8/21*
Gainesville	0.85	8/13
Peachtree City	3.27	8/25*
Rome	1.07	8/23*

*Indicates a daily record was set; BOLD indicates an all time August record

Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta.

Click the links below to explore the temperature and precipitation data across north and central Georgia for the month of August 2020.

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Temperature and precipitation records at our 4 main climate sites are located below.

August 2020 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Record
8/1	Highest Min Temp	Athens	A minimum temperature of 75 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 75 degrees, last set in 1947.
8/26	Highest Min Temp	Columbus	A minimum temperature of 77 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 77 degrees, last set in 1983.
8/26	Highest Min Temp	Macon	A minimum temperature of 76 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 76 degrees, last set in 1983.
8/28	Highest Min Temp	Columbus	A minimum temperature of 76 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 76 degrees, last set in 1983.
8/29	Highest Min Temp	Atlanta	A minimum temperature of 76 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 76 degrees, last set in 1932.
8/29	Highest Min Temp	Macon	A minimum temperature of 76 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 76 degrees, last set in 2005.
8/30	Highest Min Temp	Athens	A minimum temperature of 74 degrees was reached. This ties the previous record of 74 degrees, last set in 2005.

Larger events that occurred across north and central Georgia this past August can be found here.

Although there were no large severe outbreaks in the month of August, 13 warnings were issued on August 3rd. Lots of heavy rain fell this day in addition to many trees and power lines that were downed. We also had several reports of tennis ball sized hail that day! Aside from the 3rd, numerous Severe Thunderstorm Warnings were issued throughout the month during typical summertime afternoon and evening storms, resulting in minor wind damage.

Here is a visual summary of all the warnings and local storm reports issued across portions of northern and central Georgia in August 2020.

August 2020 Warnings and Local Storm Reports

The September climate outlook is below.

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for September, north Georgia has equal chances of above normal, normal, or below normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal precipitation .

Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta.