Peachtree City, GA

Weather Forecast Office

February 2023 Climate Summary

Temperatures through the month of February were around 7 degrees above normal. Precipitation through the month of February was around 1 inch below normal.

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March Outlook

Below are the overview stats for February 2023 for our 9 climate sites.

February 2023 Climate Averages
Climate Site	February Temp (°F)	Average Temp	Departure from normal
Athens	55.2	47.9	7.3
Atlanta	57.1	48.5	8.6
Columbus	59.3	52.3	7.0
Macon	59.4	51.2	8.2
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	54.3	46.1	8.2
Fulton Co Arpt	55.1	47.5	7.6
Gainesville	54.5	45.7	8.8
Peachtree City	55.7	48.7	7.0
Rome	53.5	46.3	7.2

February 2023 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Temperature	Max T Date	Minimum Temperature	Min T Date
Athens	81*	2/22	28	2/4, 18
Atlanta	81*	2/22	29	2/18
Columbus	84	2/22	31	2/18
Macon	85*	2/22	30	2/4, 18
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	80	2/22	26	2/4
Fulton Co Arpt	82	2/22	26	2/4
Gainesville	80	2/22	27	2/18
Peachtree City	81	2/22	27	2/18
Rome	83	2/22	26	2/4

*Indicates a daily record was set

February 2023 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Total Precipitation	Average Precipitation	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	3.12	4.36	-1.24
Atlanta	2.22	4.55	-2.33
Columbus	1.99	4.46	-2.47
Macon	2.52	4.17	-1.65
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	3.15	4.47	-1.32
Fulton County Arpt	3.40	4.34	-0.94
Gainesville	3.87	4.65	-0.78
Peachtree City	2.77	4.61	-1.84
Rome	4.65	4.81	-0.16

February 2023 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Daily Precip (in inches)	Max P Date
Athens	1.25	2/11
Atlanta	0.86	2/2
Columbus	0.86	2/2
Macon	1.79	2/11
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	0.88	2/17
Fulton Co Arpt	1.12	2/16
Gainesville	0.86	2/23
Peachtree City	0.93	2/11
Rome	2.11	2/16

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 February.

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

February 2023 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
2/23	High T	Athens	A daily record high Temperature of 80° breaks the old record set in 2012.
2/24	High T	Athens	A daily record high Temperature of 80° breaks the old record set in 2012.
2/22	High T	Atlanta	A daily record high Temperature of 80° breaks the old record set in 2021.
2/23	High T	Atlanta	A daily record high Temperature of 81° breaks the old record set in 2018.
2/24	High T	Atlanta	A daily record high Temperature of 81° breaks the old record set in 2018.
2/26	High T	Macon	A daily record high Temperature of 83° breaks the old record set in 1944.
2/27	High T	Macon	A daily record high Temperature of 83° breaks the old record set in 1944.

February 2023 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
2/24	Min T	Atlanta	A record high Minimum Temperature of 69° breaks the all time record..
2/23	Min T	Atlanta	A record high Minimum Temperature of 67° breaks the all time record.
2/24	Min T	Columbus	A daily record high Minimum Temperature of 65° breaks the old record set in 2018.
2/23	Min T	Columbus	A record high Minimum Temperature of 68° breaks the all time record.
2/25	Min T	Macon	A daily record high Minimum Temperature of 66° breaks the old record set in 1981.

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

February 17, 2023 The LaGrange Tornado:

The tornado began at approximately 4:31 am with damage to trees northeast of the airport near the intersection of Gordon Road and Swanson Dr. Sporadic EF-0 tree damage occurred as it traveled east before intensifying to a low end EF-1 near Callaway Stadium on the LaGrange College campus. Roof damage occurred both to a local brewery and Georgia health department building. The most considerable damage occurred to a house near this location along Forrest Avenue where a large oak tree was uprooted and fell into the home. Several bleachers were tossed into a brick and metal fence destroying a portion of the fence. Damage continued to the northeast where numerous trees were uprooted and several homes sustained minor roof damage. Another area of EF-1 damage was observed at the George F. Harris Baseball Complex where a few trees were uprooted and several were snapped. The tornado then entered another area of homes where some tree damage and uprooted trees were noted before entering a shopping district along Highway 109 just west of I-85. Several businesses had damaged signs and minor roof damage. A local gas station had windows blown out of a car wash. Some additional damage continued to the northeast with some trees downed before the tornado lifted near the intersection of I-85 and Highway 109 at 4:38 am.

The March climate outlook is below.

March Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for March, north Georgia has a 33-40% chance of above normal temperatures while central Georgia has a 50% to 60% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of northwestern Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal precipitation. The rest of Georgia has an equal chance for above, below, or near normal precipitation.