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December 2021 Climate summary

December 2021 Climate Summary

Temperatures through the month of December were between 7 and 10 degrees above normal. Precipitation through the month of December was within 2 inches of normal.

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January Outlook

Below are the overview stats for December 2021 for our 10 climate sites.

December 2021 Climate Averages
Climate Site	December Temp (°F)	Average Temp	Departure from normal
Athens	54.9	46.5	8.4
Atlanta	56.0	47.3	8.7
Columbus	57.7	50.6	7.1
Macon	57.3	49.5	7.8
Cartersville	54.2	44.3	9.9
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	54.0	44.9	9.1
Fulton Co Arpt	53.9	46.0	7.9
Gainesville	53.8	44.9	8.9
Peachtree City	54.8	47.2	7.6
Rome	54.4	44.7	9.7

December 2021 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Temperature	Max T Date	Minimum Temperature	Min T Date
Athens	80*	12/3	29	12/23
Atlanta	77	12/3	34	12/23
Columbus	80	12/31	32	12/23
Macon	83*	12/30	29	12/23
Cartersville	75	12/11, 12/28	28	12/23
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	76	12/3, 12/26	28	12/14, 12/23
Fulton Co Arpt	77	12/3	28	12/23
Gainesville	75	12/3	31	12/14
Peachtree City	77	12/3	28	12/23
Rome	76	12/29	27	12/23

*Indicates a daily record was set

December 2021 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Total Precipitation	Average Precipitation	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	3.45	4.43	-0.98
Atlanta	6.08	4.57	1.51
Columbus	4.80	4.78	0.02
Macon	5.18	4.57	0.61
Cartersville	4.97	4.49	0.48
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	5.56	4.36	1.20
Fulton County Arpt	6.05	4.21	1.84
Gainesville	5.18	4.71	0.47
Peachtree City	2.84		-1.72
Rome	2.84	4.56	-1.18

December 2021 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Daily Precip (in inches)	Max P Date
Athens	1.74	12/29
Atlanta	2.86*	12/29
Columbus	1.51	12/29
Macon	1.60	12/7
Cartersville	1.59	12/29
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	3.00	12/30
Fulton Co Arpt	3.24	12/30
Gainesville	2.18	12/29
Peachtree City	0.83	12/18
Rome	1.44	12/29

*Indicates a daily record was set

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 December.

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

December 2021 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
12/30	Daily Rainfall	Atlanta	2.85 Inches of rain fell over 24 hours. This breaks the old record of 1.92 inches set in 1900.

December 2021 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
12/3	Max T	Athens	Athens reached a high MAX temperature of 80°F. This breaks the old record of 79°F set in 2007.
12/30	Max T	Macon	Macon reached a high MAX temperature of 83°F. This breaks the old record of 82°F set in 1972.

December 2021 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
12/29	Min T	Athens	Athens reached a high MIN temperature of 64°F. This breaks the old record of 62°F set in 2021.
12/18	Min T	Atlanta	Atlanta reached a high MIN temperature of 62°F. This breaks the old record of 60°F set in 2008.
12/29	Min T	Atlanta	Atlanta reached a high MIN temperature of 65°F. This breaks the old record of 62°F set in 2019.
12/30	Min T	Atlanta	Atlanta reached a high MIN temperature of 61°F. This breaks the old record of 60°F set in 1996.
12/30	Min T	Columbus	Columbus reached a high MIN temperature of 64°F. This breaks the old record of 61°F set in 2015.
12/31	Min T	Columbus	Columbus reached a high MIN temperature of 63°F. This breaks the old record of 60°F set in 2018.
12/18	Min T	Macon	Macon reached a high MIN temperature of 60°F. This breaks the old record of 56°F set in 1990.
12/29	Min T	Macon	Macon reached a high MIN temperature of 67°F. This breaks the old record of 66°F set in 2015.

Climate Fact: This year is the only December on record that the official Atlanta climate site did not record a temperature at or below freezing!

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

Visit our Event Page for a more detailed look at the Severe Weather that occurred at the end of December/Beginning of January.

December 11th Tornado and Wind Damage in Central GA:

A line of showers and scattered thunderstorms spawned a brief tornado over rural Wilkinson County near KJGX radar (north of I-16). A tornado touched down over south-central Wilkinson County within a small area of showers and storms out ahead of a cold front. A brief, but discrete mini-supercell was imbedded in that line. This tornado was determined to be an EF-0 with estimated peak wind speeds of 70 mph. For more information on this storm visit our Public Information Statement.

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December 29-30th Central Georgia Severe Weather Outbreak:

A stationary front stalled out over northern Alabama and into NW Georgia. Unseasonably warm temperatures flooded into north and central Georgia. A strong low-level jet allowed a QLCS that formed later in the afternoon to intensify, creating a number of bowing segments that caused some extensive wind damage. Tornadoes were confirmed in Hall County and Pulaski County. Out in front of this line of storms across central Georgia, a few discrete storms aided by 30-40kts of bulk sheer and a low level jet took on supercell qualities. Numerous reports of quarter sized hail was received in and around the Columbus area.

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December 31st Low Precipitation Supercell Tornadoes:

On New Years Eve, the Metro Atlanta area experienced a relatively rare phenomena for the east side of the Mississippi river. A favorable environment for Low Precipitation (LP) Supercells including low atmospheric moisture and strong mid-level winds came together resulting in two confirmed tornadoes. As the name entails, LP supercells are strong storms that produce much less precipitation then the standard Classic Supercell or High Precipitation Supercell that Georgia often sees during the spring severe weather season. For more information on these storms, please see out Public Information Statements for Carroll County and Newton County.

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January Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for January, far northern Georgia has an equal chances for above, below or near normal temperatures while the rest of Georgia has 33% chance of above average temperatures. For precipitation, northern Georgia has a 33% chance of above average precipitation while the rest of Georgia has an equal chances for above, below or near normal precipitation.