North and Central Georgia
Fall 2015 Climate Summary
(All locations warmer than normal and wetter than normal, greatly skewed by the month of November)
Top 10 Rankings:
Seasonal
Monthly
* Complete rankings in tables below
Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Sep-Nov
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
64.1 (21st Warmest) |
63.4 |
+0.7 |
69.4 (1931) |
|
|
65.1 (16th Warmest) |
63.6 |
+1.5 |
67.8 (1931) |
|
|
67.7 (30th Warmest) |
66.8 |
+0.9 |
72.1 (1919) |
|
|
66.1 (38th Warmest) |
65.3 |
+0.8 |
69.4 (1985) |
|
|
Cartersville |
62.9 |
61.1 |
+1.8 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
64.0 |
62.5 |
+1.5 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
64.1 |
62.8 |
+1.3 |
|
|
Gainesville |
63.0 |
62.0 |
+1.0 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
63.4 |
62.1 |
+1.3 |
|
|
Rome |
63.6 |
61.3 |
+2.3 |
Temp. Extremes (°F) for Sep-Nov
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
94 (9/4) |
28 (11/23,11/24) |
|
Atlanta |
92 (9/4) |
31 (11/23) |
|
Columbus |
95 (9/4) |
32 (11/23,11/24) |
|
Macon |
95 (9/4) |
28 (11/24) |
|
Cartersville |
94 (9/4) |
25 (11/24) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
94 (9/4) |
28 (11/24) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
92 (9/4) |
29 (11/24) |
|
Gainesville |
91 (9/4) |
29 (11/23) |
|
Peachtree City |
92 (9/4) |
27 (11/24) |
|
Rome |
94 (9/4) |
25 (11/23) |
September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
73.4 (51st Warmest) |
73.3 |
+0.1 |
84.0 (1925) |
|
Atlanta |
73.5 (tied norm) |
73.5 |
0.0 |
83.0 (1925) |
|
Columbus |
75.5 (32nd Coolest) |
76.6 |
-1.1 |
70.6 (1967) |
|
Macon |
74.5 (41st Coolest) |
75.0 |
-0.5 |
68.7 (1967) |
|
Cartersville |
72.2 |
71.3 |
+0.9 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
73.0 |
72.9 |
+0.1 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
72.8 |
72.8 |
0.0 |
|
|
Gainesville |
71.8 |
71.7 |
+0.1 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
71.9 |
72.1 |
-0.2 |
|
|
Rome |
73.1 |
72.0 |
+1.1 |
October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
62.2 (50th Coolest) |
63.0 |
-0.8 |
56.2 (1917) |
|
Atlanta |
64.1 (46th Warmest) |
63.3 |
+0.8 |
70.8 (1919) |
|
Columbus |
66.5 (tied norm) |
66.5 |
0.0 |
73.7 (1984) |
|
Macon |
64.3 (47th Coolest) |
64.9 |
-0.6 |
58.4 (1987) |
|
Cartersville |
61.1 |
60.6 |
+0.5 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
62.5 |
61.9 |
+0.6 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
62.8 |
62.5 |
+0.3 |
|
|
Gainesville |
61.5 |
61.7 |
-0.2 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
62.0 |
61.4 |
+0.6 |
|
|
Rome |
61.8 |
61.1 |
+0.7 |
November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
56.7 (10th Warmest) |
53.8 |
+2.9 |
61.7 (1985) |
|
Atlanta |
57.7 (9th Warmest) |
54.0 |
+3.7 |
62.0 (1985) |
|
Columbus |
61.1 (9th Warmest) |
57.3 |
+3.8 |
64.6 (1985) |
|
Macon |
59.5 (11th Warmest) |
55.9 |
+3.6 |
64.2 (1985) |
|
Cartersville |
55.5 |
51.3 |
+4.2 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
56.5 |
52.7 |
+3.8 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
56.7 |
53.0 |
+3.7 |
|
|
Gainesville |
55.7 |
52.6 |
+3.1 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
56.4 |
52.7 |
+3.7 |
|
|
Rome |
56.0 |
50.9 |
+5.1 |
Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Sep-Nov
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
17.78 (9th Wettest) |
11.31 |
+6.47 |
24.17 (2009) |
|
|
14.46 (18th Wettest) |
11.98 |
+2.48 |
23.40 (2009) |
|
|
12.43 (15th Wettest) |
9.74 |
+2.69 |
19.50 (1906) |
|
|
10.68 (25th Wettest) |
9.70 |
+0.98 |
20.94 (2009) |
|
|
Cartersville |
16.02 |
11.10 |
+4.92 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
16.62 |
12.23 |
+4.39 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
14.31 |
11.76 |
+2.55 |
|
|
Gainesville |
20.34 |
13.23 |
+7.11 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
17.93 |
11.12 |
+6.81 |
|
|
Rome |
15.23 |
12.12 |
+3.11 |
Precip. Extremes (in) for Sep-Nov
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
1.99 (10/3) |
|
Atlanta |
2.62 (11/2) |
|
Columbus |
2.42 (11/18) |
|
Macon |
2.18 (11/8) |
|
Cartersville |
2.45 (9/25) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.62 (11/2) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.36 (11/2) |
|
Gainesville |
2.55 (10/3) |
|
Peachtree City |
3.37 (11/2) |
|
Rome |
2.04 (10/9) |
* Set record for day
September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
3.48 (81st Driest) |
3.94 |
-0.46 |
0.01 (1884) |
|
Atlanta |
3.93 (97th Driest) |
4.47 |
-0.54 |
0.04 (1984) |
|
Columbus |
1.92 (38th Driest) |
3.06 |
-1.14 |
0.03 (1927) |
|
Macon |
2.09 (51st Driest) |
3.59 |
-1.50 |
0.02 (2005) |
|
Cartersville |
4.47 |
3.62 |
+0.85 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.64 |
4.56 |
-0.92 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
3.68 |
3.98 |
-0.30 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.84 |
4.68 |
-1.84 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
4.51 |
3.84 |
+0.67 |
|
|
Rome |
3.03 |
3.41 |
-0.38 |
October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
5.00 (31st Wettest) |
3.55 |
+1.45 |
11.23 (1937) |
|
Atlanta |
2.55 (74th Driest) |
3.41 |
-0.86 |
T (1963) |
|
Columbus |
1.07 (38th Driest) |
2.58 |
-1.51 |
0.00 (1963) |
|
Macon |
1.70 (62nd Driest) |
2.79 |
-1.09 |
0.00 (1963) |
|
Cartersville |
4.44 |
3.40 |
+1.04 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.63 |
3.45 |
+0.18 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
3.25 |
3.61 |
-0.36 |
|
|
Gainesville |
6.14 |
4.08 |
+2.06 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
2.58 |
3.41 |
-0.83 |
|
|
Rome |
6.43 |
3.86 |
+2.57 |
November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
9.30 (2nd Wettest) |
3.82 |
+5.48 |
14.98 (1948) |
|
Atlanta |
7.98 (5th Wettest) |
4.10 |
+3.88 |
15.72 (1948) |
|
Columbus |
9.44 (4th Wettest) |
4.10 |
+5.34 |
12.45 (1948) |
|
Macon |
6.89 (7th Wettest) |
3.32 |
+3.57 |
10.27 (1992) |
|
Cartersville |
7.11 |
4.08 |
+3.03 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
9.35 |
4.22 |
+5.13 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
7.38 |
4.17 |
+3.21 |
|
|
Gainesville |
11.36 |
4.47 |
+6.89 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
10.84 |
3.87 |
+6.97 |
|
|
Rome |
5.77 |
4.85 |
+0.92 |
Winter & Spring Outlook
See link to local study on effects of potentially record-breaking El Niño for the next two seasons including an interactive storymap: https://weather.gov/ffc/elninoimpactsnorthandcentralga
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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