North and Central Georgia
Summer 2019 Climate Summary
For Summer, the majority of locations experienced temperatures around 0 to 2 degrees above average and a fairly even spread of above and below average precipitation.
Summer Monthly Top 10 Rankings |
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Athens None Atlanta 8th Warmest Summer on Record Columbus None Macon None |
*Complete rankings in tables below
Temp. Extremes (ºF) for June - August
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
Athens |
99 (7/16) |
54 (6/14) |
Atlanta |
100 (8/13)* |
60 (6/14) |
Columbus |
101 (8/17) |
60 (6/14) |
Macon |
100 (7/16,7/18,8/17) |
55 (6/14) |
Cartersville |
100 (8/13) |
50 (6/14)* |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
97 (8/13) |
53 (6/14)* |
Fulton Co. Arpt |
98 (8/13) |
53 (6/14)* |
Gainesville |
95 (8/13) |
55 (6/14)* |
Peachtree City |
99 (8/12*,8/13*,8/17) |
54 (6/14) |
Rome |
100 (7/8) |
51 (6/14) |
* Set record for day
June - August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
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Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
79.8 (26th Warmest) |
79.2 |
+0.5 |
82.2 (2016) |
|
80.8 (8th Warmest) |
79.0 |
+1.8 |
82.7 (1980) |
|
82.6 (16th Warmest) |
81.4 |
+1.2 |
84.6 (2011) |
|
81.9 (14th Warmest) |
80.5 |
+1.3 |
83.5 (1954) |
|
78.5 |
77.1 |
+1.4 |
|
|
78.5 |
78.5 |
0.0 |
|
|
79.4 |
78.4 |
+0.9 |
|
|
78.0 |
77.5 |
+0.5 |
|
|
80.4 |
77.9 |
+2.5 |
|
|
79.7 |
78.0 |
+1.8 |
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Precip. Extremes (in) for June - August
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
Athens |
3.73 (8/4) |
Atlanta |
3.90 (6/8)* |
Columbus |
2.20 (6/8)* |
Macon |
2.23 (8/1) |
Cartersville |
1.56 (7/19)* |
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.65 (8/1)* |
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.74 (6/8)* All-Time June Record |
Gainesville |
1.97 (6/8)* |
Peachtree City |
4.27 (6/8)* All-Time June Record |
Rome |
3.26 (7/20) |
* Set record for day
June - August Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
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Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
17.18 (24th Wettest) |
12.18 |
+5.00 |
29.39 (1994) |
|
10.41 (42nd Driest) |
13.12 |
-2.71 |
25.82 (2005) |
|
13.88 (55th Wettest) |
12.25 |
+1.63 |
24.76 (2013) |
|
13.98 (41st Wettest) |
13.11 |
+0.87 |
30.41 (1928) |
|
9.99 |
12.43 |
-2.44 |
|
|
12.29 |
14.09 |
-1.80 |
|
|
8.80 |
13.93 |
-5.13 |
|
|
12.52 |
13.33 |
-0.81 |
|
|
12.29 |
13.21 |
-0.92 |
|
|
13.48 |
12.55 |
+0.93 |
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Records Set this Summer
Athens:
Atlanta:
Columbus:
Macon:
Fall Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s Fall outlook, much of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances of above, normal, or below normal precipitation.
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Winter Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s Winter outlook, all of north and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances of above, normal, or below normal precipitation.
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Fall Drought Outlook
Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for September, drought is expected to persist across middle Georgia.
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.