Peachtree City, GA

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January 2023 climate Summary

January 2023 Climate Summary

Temperatures through the month of January were nearly 6 degrees above normal. Precipitation through the month of January was around 3.5 inches above normal.

Overview

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Events

February Outlook

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

January 2023 Climate Averages
Climate Site	January Temp (°F)	Average Temp	Departure from normal
Athens	49.3	44.3	+5.0
Atlanta	51.7	44.8	+6.9
Columbus	52.7	48.5	+4.2
Macon	52.3	47.6	+4.7
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	48.8	42.3	+6.5
Fulton Co Arpt	49.7	43.6	+6.1
Gainesville	48.1	42.4	+5.7
Peachtree City	50.9	44.9	+6.0
Rome	48.9	42.3	+6.6

January 2023 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Temperature	Max T Date	Minimum Temperature	Min T Date
Athens	73*	1/19	25	1/15
Atlanta	74*	1/2	29	1/15
Columbus	76	1/2	28	1/24, 28
Macon	76	1/3, 12	25	1/15, 28
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	71	1/19	25	1/24
Fulton Co Arpt	73	1/19	24	1/24
Gainesville	70	1/19	25	1/15
Peachtree City	77	1/2	26	1/24, 28
Rome	73	1/2	24	1/24

*Indicates a daily record was set

January 2023 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Total Precipitation	Average Precipitation	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	9.00	4.36	+4.64
Atlanta	7.23	4.59	+2.64
Columbus	7.88	4.24	+3.59
Macon	8.74	4.32	+4.42
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	8.48	4.57	+3.91
Fulton County Arpt	7.84	4.25	+3.59
Gainesville	9.54	4.95	+4.59
Peachtree City	6.38	4.29	+2.09
Rome	8.23	4.99	+3.24

January 2023 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Daily Precip (in inches)	Max P Date
Athens	3.71*	1/4
Atlanta	4.39*	1/4
Columbus	4.25	1/4
Macon	5.09	1/4
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	3.51	1/4
Fulton Co Arpt	2.09	1/4
Gainesville	3.19	1/4
Peachtree City	2.27	1/4
Rome	3.35	1/4

*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 January.

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

January 2023 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
1/19	High T	Athens	A record high Temperature of 73° breaks the old record of 72° set in 1949.
1/2	High T	Atlanta	A record high Temperature of 74° breaks the old record of 73° set in 2022.

January 2023 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Records set over a 24 hour period
1/4	Precip	Athens	A record 24 hour rainfall total was set at 3.71". This breaks the old record of 1.48" set in 1886.
1/22	Precip	Atlanta	A record 24 hour rainfall total was set at 2.04". This breaks the old record of 1.94" set in 2016.
1/3	Precip	Atlanta	A record 24 hour rainfall total was set at 1.38". This breaks the old record of 1.18" set in 1906.

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

More information to be released following the completion of the event page for January 12th

The February climate outlook is below.

February Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for February, northeast Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. The remainder of Georgia has a 50% to 60% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, northeast Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal precipitation while central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal precipitation.