January 2020 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

January 2020 Climate Summary

For January, the majority of locations experienced temperatures around 4 to 6 degrees warmer than normal and 2 to 4 inches wetter than normal.

Monthly Top 10 Rankings
Athens
None
Atlanta
None
Columbus
8th Wettest January on Record
Macon
None *Complete rankings in tables below

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for January

Site	Warmest Temperature	Date	Coldest Temperature	Date
Athens	74	1/15	21	1/22
Atlanta	72	1/15	23	1/21
Columbus	77	1/3	26	1/21
Macon	81	1/3*	23	1/22
Cartersville	73	1/11*	18	1/22
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	70	1/15	20	1/22
Fulton Co. Arpt	71	1/11*	20	1/22
Gainesville	68	1/15	23	1/22
Peachtree City	73	1/11*,1/15	22	1/22
Rome	74	1/11	20	1/22

* Set record for day

Data displayed in maps are from the NRCC hi-res data set through the NOAA Regional Climate Center.

January Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	48.8 (13th Warmest)	43.5	+5.3	54.4 (1950)
Atlanta	49.2 (17th Warmest)	43.3	+5.9	55.4 (1950)
Columbus	52.4 (20th Warmest)	47.2	+5.2	60.4 (1950)
Macon	52.5 (13th Warmest)	46.3	+6.2	60.5 (1950)
Cartersville	47.2	41.1	+6.1
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	46.2	42.2	+4.0
Fulton Co. Arpt	47.7	43.1	+4.6
Gainesville	46.2	41.7	+4.5
Peachtree City	49.7	42.8	+6.9
Rome	46.7	41.1	+5.6

January Observed Average Temperature Departure from Normal (Deg F)

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Precip. Extremes (in) for January

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	1.52 (1/13)*
Atlanta	1.91 (1/13)
Columbus	2.00 (1/13)
Macon	1.27 (1/11)
Cartersville	1.35 (1/2)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.69 (1/11)
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.40 (1/3)*
Gainesville	1.80 (1/2)
Peachtree City	2.66 (1/13)*
Rome	1.51 (1/2)*

* Set record for day

January Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	7.49 (16th Wettest)	4.05	+3.44	12.83 (1936)
Atlanta	8.01 (16th Wettest)	4.20	+3.81	15.82 (1883)
Columbus	7.53 (8th Wettest)	3.85	+3.68	13.76 (1925)
Macon	4.13 (57th Wettest)	4.24	-0.11	13.22 (1925)
Cartersville	5.56	4.60	+0.96
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	7.87	4.80	+3.07
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.82	4.27	+3.55
Gainesville	7.52	5.03	+2.49
Peachtree City	8.03	4.20	+3.83
Rome	4.94	4.82	+0.12

Data displayed in maps are from the NRCC hi-res data set through the NOAA Regional Climate Center.

Records Set this January

The daily records are listed below:

Athens:

Highest Minimum Temperatureâ€‹
- 60 degrees was reached on 1/11. This breaks the old record of 59 degrees, last set in 2013.
Daily Precipitation Record
- 1.52 inches of precip was reported on 1/13. This breaks the old record of 1.50 inches, last set in 2005.

â€‹Atlanta:

No records were set at Atlanta this January.

Columbus:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- 61 degrees was reached on 1/3. This breaks the old record of 60 degrees, last set in 1917.
- 64 degrees was reached on 1/11. This breaks the old record of 63 degrees, last set in 2013.

Macon:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- 63 degrees was reached on 1/11. This breaks the old record of 61 degrees, last set in 2013.

Highest Maximum Temperature
- 81 degrees was reached on 1/3. This breaks the old record of 76 degrees, last set in 2000.
- 78 degrees was reached on 1/15. This ties the old record of 78 degrees, last set in 1950.

February Climate Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s February outlook, north Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 50% to 60% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has around a 40-50% chance of above normal precipitation.

February Drought Outlook

Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for February, no drought conditions are expected across north and central Georgia. The last Drought Information Statement was released on December 19th, 2019.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.