Fall Climate 2014

North and Central Georgia

Fall 2014 Climate Summary

(Majority of locations were slightly cooler than normal* and slightly drier than normal)

*Avg. seasonal temps skewed by abnormally cold Nov. following the warmer Sep./Oct. months

Top 10 Rankings:

Seasonal

No sites of mention

Monthly

#1 coolest November on record at Macon
4^th coolest November on record at Athens
4^th coolest November on record at Columbus

* Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Sep-Nov

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	62.4 (31^st Coolest)	63.4	-1.0	58.4 (1976)
Atlanta	63.7 (39^th Warmest)	63.6	+0.1	67.8 (1931)
Columbus	65.3 (21^st Coolest)	66.8	-1.5	60.9 (1976)
Macon	63.5 (15^th Coolest)	65.3	-1.8	60.3 (1967)
Cartersville	60.6	61.1	-0.5
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	61.4	62.5	-1.1
Fulton Co. Arpt	61.9	62.8	-0.9
Gainesville	61.3	62.0	-0.7
Peachtree City	62.1	62.1	0.0
Rome	61.2	61.3	-0.1

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Sep-Nov

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	97 on 9/2	20 on 11/19*
Atlanta	92 on 9/3, 9/12	21 on 11/19
Columbus	96 on 9/1, 9/2	21 on 11/19*
Macon	97 on 9/1	17 on 11/19*
Cartersville	93 on 9/1	14 on 11/19
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	93 on 9/1, 9/3	19 on 11/19
Fulton Co. Arpt	93 on 9/3	18 on 11/19
Gainesville	92 on 9/3	22 on 11/19
Peachtree City	93 on 9/2, 9/3	15 on 11/19
Rome	94 on 9/1, 9/2	15 on 11/19

* Set or tied record for day

September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	75.0 (24^th Warmest)	73.3	+1.7	84.0 (1925)
Atlanta	75.8 (21^st Warmest)	73.5	+2.3	83.0 (1925)
Columbus	77.6 (17^th Warmest)	76.6	+1.0	80.7 (2010)
Macon	76.0 (49^th Warmest)	75.0	+1.0	84.0 (1925)
Cartersville	74.0	71.3	+2.7
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	74.4	72.9	+1.5
Fulton Co. Arpt	74.7	72.8	+1.9
Gainesville	73.6	71.7	+1.9
Peachtree City	75.1	72.1	+3.0
Rome	74.9	72.0	+2.9

October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	64.2 (28^th Warmest)	63.0	+1.2	73.0 (1919)
Atlanta	66.2 (11^th Warmest)	63.3	+2.9	70.8 (1919)
Columbus	67.5 (15^th Warmest)	66.5	+1.0	73.7 (1984)
Macon	65.3 (55^th Warmest)	64.9	+0.4	74.4 (1919)
Cartersville	62.3	60.6	+1.7
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	63.2	61.9	+1.3
Fulton Co. Arpt	64.0	62.5	+1.5
Gainesville	62.9	61.7	+1.2
Peachtree City	64.1	61.4	+2.7
Rome	63.1	61.1	+2.0

November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	48.1 (4^th Coolest)	53.8	-5.7	46.4 (1951)
Atlanta	49.0 (16^th Coolest)	54.0	-5.0	44.2 (1976)
Columbus	50.8 (4^th Coolest)	57.3	-6.5	48.7 (1976)
Macon	49.2 (#1 Coolest)	55.9	-6.7	49.3 (1901)
Cartersville	45.6	51.3	-5.7
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	46.6	52.7	-6.1
Fulton Co. Arpt	47.0	53.0	-6.0
Gainesville	47.3	52.6	-5.3
Peachtree City	47.2	52.7	-5.5
Rome	45.7	50.9	-5.2

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Sep-Nov

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	11.27 (95^th Driest)	11.31	-0.04	2.58 (1931)
Atlanta	8.14 (60^th Driest)	11.98	-3.84	2.55 (1895)
Columbus	11.33 (14^th Wettest)	9.74	+1.59	18.44 (2009)
Macon	8.67 (74^th Driest)	9.70	-1.03	1.01 (1895)
Cartersville	10.82	11.10	-0.28
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	12.46	12.23	+0.23
Fulton Co. Arpt	9.37	11.76	-2.39
Gainesville	12.88	13.23	-0.35
Peachtree City	8.88	11.12	-2.24
Rome	9.65	12.12	-2.47

Precip. Extremes (in) for Sep-Nov

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.78 on 10/14*
Atlanta	2.54 on 10/14*
Columbus	3.91 on 10/15*
Macon	2.49 on 11/23*
Cartersville	1.50 on 11/23
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.28 on 10/14
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.23 on 10/14
Gainesville	2.49 on 10/14
Peachtree City	2.81 on 10/14
Rome	1.99 on 11/17

* Set record for day

September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.82 (40^th Wettest)	3.94	+0.88	11.84 (2004)
Atlanta	0.75 (14^th Driest)	4.47	-3.72	0.04 (1984)
Columbus	4.11 (18^th Wettest)	3.06	+1.05	9.47 (2004)
Macon	2.79 (70^th Driest)	3.59	-0.80	0.02 (2005)
Cartersville	3.55	3.62	-0.07
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	5.20	4.56	+0.64
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.13	3.98	-1.85
Gainesville	4.33	4.68	-0.35
Peachtree City	2.34	3.84	-1.50
Rome	1.82	3.41	-1.59

October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	3.41 (84^th Driest)	3.55	-0.14	T (1963)
Atlanta	3.54 (40^th Wettest)	3.41	+0.13	11.04 (1995)
Columbus	4.26 (11^th Wettest)	2.58	+1.68	8.41 (1995)
Macon	1.57 (53^rd Driest)	2.79	-1.22	0.00 (1963)
Cartersville	3.60	3.40	+0.20
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	3.13	3.45	-0.32
Fulton Co. Arpt	3.71	3.61	+0.10
Gainesville	4.11	4.08	+0.03
Peachtree City	3.69	3.41	+0.28
Rome	3.62	3.86	-0.24

November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	3.04 (71^st Driest)	3.82	-0.78	0.23 (1910)
Atlanta	3.85 (87^th Driest)	4.10	-0.25	0.18 (1890)
Columbus	2.96 (32^nd Driest)	4.10	-1.14	0.31 (1956)
Macon	4.31 (16^th Wettest)	3.32	+0.99	10.27 (1992)
Cartersville	3.67	4.08	-0.41
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	4.13	4.22	-0.09
Fulton Co. Arpt	3.53	4.17	-0.64
Gainesville	4.44	4.47	-0.03
Peachtree City	2.85	3.87	-1.02
Rome	4.21	4.85	-0.64

Records Set this Fall

Athens:

Low Minimum Temperature
- 38 on 10/6 (breaks old record of 39 in 1974)
- 22 on 11/18 (breaks old record of 23 in 1891)
- 20 on 11/19 (ties old record in 2008)
Low Maximum Temperature9 on 11/18 (breaks old record of 44 in 2000)
High Maximum Temperature of 77 on 11/24 (ties old record in 1958)
Daily precipitation total of 2.78” on 10/14 (breaks old record of 1.30” in 1959)

Atlanta:

Low Maximum Temperature
- 37 on 11/18 (ties old record in 2000)
High Maximum Temperature
- 86 on 10/11 (ties old record in 2010)
- 76 on 11/24 (breaks old record of 75 in 1900)
Daily precipitation total
- 2.54” on 10/14 (breaks old record of 1.92” in 1959)
- 2.18” on 11/23 (breaks old record of 1.85” in 1948)

Columbus:

Low Minimum Temperature
- 26 on 11/18 (ties old record in 1951)
- 21 on 11/19 (breaks old record of 25 in 1949)
- 27 on 11/20 (ties old record in 1951)
Low Maximum Temperature
- 42 on 11/18 (breaks old record of 45 in 1951)
High Maximum Temperature
- 90 on 10/9 (ties old record in 1990)
- 89 on 10/10 (ties old record in 1982)
- 89 on 10/11 (ties old record in 1985)
Daily precipitation total
- 2.48” on 9/4 (breaks old record of 2.23” in 1967)
- 3.91” on 10/15 (breaks old record of 1.49” in 2009)

Macon:

Low Minimum Temperature
- 37 on 10/5 (ties old record in 1974)
- 29 on 11/2 (ties old record in 1993)
- 23 on 11/18 (ties old record in 1997)
- 17 on 11/19 (breaks old record of 24 in 2008)
Low Maximum Temperature
- 42 on 11/18 (breaks old record of 46 in 2000)
High Maximum Temperature
- 91 on 10/10 (ties old record in 1970)
- 91 on 10/11 (breaks old record of 90 in 1904)
- 90 on 10/12 (ties old record in 1953)
- 88 on 10/26 (ties old record in 1919)
Daily precipitation total of 2.49” on 11/23 (breaks old record of 2.45” in 1942)

Winter Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s winter outlook (Dec-Feb), North and Central Georgia has more than a 40% chance for below normal temperatures. Central Georgia has about a 34-40% chance for above normal precipitation, while North Georgia has equal chances for above, near, or below normal.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.