Peachtree City, GA

Weather Forecast Office

September 2020 Climate Summary

Temperatures through the month of September were just around seasonal norms. Precipitation through the month of September was around 2 to 4 inches above normal.

Overview

Climate Graphs

Records

Events

October and Fall Outlook

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

September 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Average Temperature	Normal Temperature	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	73.8	73.3	+0.5
Atlanta	73.8	73.5	+0.3
Columbus	76.8	76.6	+0.2
Macon	75.2	75.0	+0.2
Cartersville	73.3	71.3	+2.0
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	72.2	72.9	-0.7
Fulton County Arpt	72.7	72.8	-0.1
Gainesville	71.2	71.7	-0.5
Peachtree City	72.4	72.1	+0.3
Rome	73.6	72.0	+1.6

September 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Temperature	Max T Date	Minimum Temperature	Min T Date
Athens	94	9/1	49	9/22
Atlanta	92	9/4	50	9/30
Columbus	98	9/4	50	9/30
Macon	97	9/4	48	9/30
Cartersville	93	9/3, 9/4, 9/11	47	9/30
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	92	9/3, 9/4	47	9/30
Fulton Co Arpt	92	9/3	49	9/30
Gainesville	90	9/1, 9/4	48	9/30
Peactree City	92	9/4, 9/11	47	9/30
Rome	95	9/4	46	9/22, 9/30

*Indicates a daily record was set

September 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Total Precipitation	Normal Precipitation	DFN (Departure From Normal)
Athens	6.08	3.94	+2.14
Atlanta	5.67	4.47	+1.20
Columbus	7.52	3.06	+4.46
Macon	7.97	3.59	+4.38
Cartersville	6.02	3.62	+2.40
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	7.06	4.56	+2.50
Fulton County Arpt	6.11	3.98	+2.13
Gainesville	7.19	4.68	+2.51
Peachtree City	6.43	3.84	+2.59
Rome	4.02	3.41	+0.61

September 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site	Maximum Daily Precip	Max P Date
Athens	3.60	9/17*
Atlanta	2.79	9/17*
Columbus	3.72	9/16*
Macon	4.25	9/17*
Cartersville	2.03	9/17*
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	3.42	9/17*
Fulton Co Arpt	3.53	9/17*
Gainesville	3.49	9/17*
Peachtree City	2.24	9/17*
Rome	2.06	9/24

*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 September 2020.

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

September 2020 Climate Records
Date	Type	Location	Record
9/16	Precipitation	Columbus	3.72 inches of precipitation fell on 9/16. This breaks the previous record of 2.74 inches, last set in 2004.
9/16	Precipitation	Macon	2.90 inches of precipitation fell on 9/16. This breaks the previous record of 2.14 inches, last set in 1946.
9/17	Precipitation	Athens	3.60 inches of precipitation fell on 9/17. This breaks the previous record of 2.38 inches, last set in 1975.
9/17	Precipitation	Atlanta	2.79 inches of precipitation fell on 9/17. This breaks the previous record of 2.74 inches, last set in 1971.
9/17	Precipitation	Macon	4.25 inches of precipitation fell on 9/17. This breaks the previous record of 2.88 inches, last set in 2009.

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

No severe thunderstorm warnings were issued through the month of September, but there were many Flash Flood Warnings, Flood Warnings, and River Flood Warnings issued. The biggest event that occurred across the area was on September 16th through September 17th when the remnants of Hurricane Sally passed through the area. More information on the impacts across north and central Georgia from the remnants of Hurricane Sally can be found here.

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

September 2020 Warnings and Local Storm Reports

The October climate outlook and Fall climate outlook is below.

October Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for October, much of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of below normal temperatures. For precipitation, north Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of below normal precipitation and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of below normal precipitation.

Fall Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for Fall (October, November, and December), all of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, western Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of below normal precipitation and eastern Georgia has equal changes of above normal, normal, or below normal precipitation.

Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta.