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February and Winter 2019-2020 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

February 2020 and Winter 2019-2020 Climate Summary

For February, the majority of locations were about 2 to 4 degrees warmer than normal and 4 to 7 inches wetter than normal.

For the Winter 2019-2020 Season, the majority of locations were about 2 to 5 degrees warmer than normal and 8 to 13 inches wetter than normal.

Monthly Top 10 Rankings	Seasonal Top 10 Rankings
*Athens* 3rd Wettest February on record	*Athens* Wettest Winter on record 6th Warmest Winter on record
*Atlanta* 2nd Wettest February on record	*Atlanta* 5th Wettest Winter on record 10th Warmest Winter on record
*Columbus* 7th Wettest February on record	*Columbus* 3rd Wettest Winter on record
*Macon* 4th Wettest February on record	*Macon* 2nd Wettest Winter on record 9th Warmest Winter on record

Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Seasonal Top 10 Rankings

Athens

3rd Wettest February on record

Athens

Wettest Winter on record

6th Warmest Winter on record

Atlanta

2nd Wettest February on record

Atlanta

5th Wettest Winter on record

10th Warmest Winter on record

Columbus

7th Wettest February on record

Columbus

3rd Wettest Winter on record

Macon

4th Wettest February on record

Macon

2nd Wettest Winter on record

9th Warmest Winter on record

*Complete rankings in tables below

February Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	49.9 (19^th Warmest)	47.2	+2.7	54.7 (2018)
Atlanta	49.9 (35^th Warmest)	47.2	+2.7	57.3 (2018)
Columbus	53.2 (33rd Warmest)	51.1	+2.1	62.3 (2018)
Macon	52.4 (34^th Warmest)	50.0	+2.4	60.3 (2018)
Cartersville	48.9	44.6	+4.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	47.3	46.1	+1.2
Fulton Co. Arpt	49.0	46.3	+2.7
Gainesville	46.5	45.5	+1.0
Peachtree City	51.0	46.7	+4.3
Rome	48.1	44.3	+3.8

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for February

Site	Warmest Temp.	Date	Coldest Temp.	Date
Athens	79	2/3*	25	2/22
Atlanta	76	2/3*	30	2/22
Columbus	80	2/11	29	2/22, 2/28
Macon	81	2/11*	25	2/22
Cartersville	79	2/3*	24	2/15
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	74	2/3*	26	2/15, 2/22
Fulton Co. Arpt	76	2/3	27	2/15, 2/22
Gainesville	73	2/3*	27	2/8, 2/22
Peachtree City	78	2/3*	28	2/22
Rome	78	2/3*	24	2/22

* Set record for day

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for December-February

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	49.6 (6^th Warmest)	45.4	+4.2	54.2 (1931-32)
Atlanta	50.1 (10^th Warmest)	45.3	+4.8	54.3 (1889-90)
Columbus	53.2 (13^th Warmest)	49.1	+4.0	57.5 (1926-27)
Macon	52.4 (9^th Warmest)	48.1	+4.3	56.2 (1931-32)
Cartersville	48.6	42.8	+5.8
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	47.3	44.2	+3.1
Fulton Co. Arpt	48.7	44.7	+4.0
Gainesville	47.0	43.6	+3.4
Peachtree City	50.6	44.6	+6.0
Rome	48.0	42.7	+5.3

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for December-February

Site	Warmest Temp.	Date	Coldest Temp.	Date
Athens	79	2/3*	21	1/22
Atlanta	76	2/3*	23	1/21
Columbus	80	2/11	26	1/21
Macon	81	1/3, 2/11*	23	1/22
Cartersville	79	2/3*	18	1/22
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	74	2/3*	20	1/22
Fulton Co. Arpt	76	2/3	20	1/22
Gainesville	73	2/3*	23	1/22
Peachtree City	78	2/3*	22	1/22
Rome	78	2/3*	20	1/22

* Set record for day

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for December-February

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	24.28 (Wettest on Record)	12.26	+12.02	23.20 (1935-36)
Atlanta	23.73 (5th Wettest)	12.77	+10.96	26.30 (1919-20)
Columbus	25.48 (3rd Wettest)	12.56	+12.92	29.07 (1935-36)
Macon	22.71 (2nd Wettest)	12.64	+10.07	23.34 (1924-25)
Cartersville	21.19	13.74	+7.45
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	22.34	13.97	+8.37
Fulton Co. Arpt	22.45	13.16	+9.29
Gainesville	22.99	14.40	+8.59
Peachtree City	26.81	13.24	+13.57
Rome	22.44	14.07	+8.37

Precip. Extremes (in) for December-February

Site	Highest Daily Amount	Date
Athens	3.44	2/6*
Atlanta	2.41	2/18*
Columbus	2.84	12/22
Macon	3.11	12/13*
Cartersville	2.62	2/6*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.58	2/6*
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.49	2/6*
Gainesville	3.54	2/6*
Peachtree City	3.43	2/18*
Rome	3.12	2/6

* Set record for day; Bold = All time monthly record

February Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Records
Athens	11.05 (3rd Wettest)	4.48	+6.57	12.06 (1873)
Atlanta	10.58 (2nd Wettest)	4.67	+5.91	12.77 (1961)
Columbus	9.90 (7th Wettest)	4.44	+5.46	12.47 (2013)
Macon	9.91 (4th Wettest)	4.36	+5.55	12.87 (2013)
Cartersville	11.56	4.90	+6.66
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	9.90	5.01	+4.89
Fulton Co. Arpt	9.79	4.90	+4.89
Gainesville	10.84	4.87	+5.97
Peachtree City	11.57	4.90	+6.67
Rome	11.16	4.87	+6.29

Precip. Extremes (in) for February

Site	Highest Daily Amount	Date
Athens	3.44	2/6*
Atlanta	2.41	2/18*
Columbus	2.15	2/6
Macon	2.79	2/6
Cartersville	2.62	2/6*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.58	2/6*
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.49	2/6*
Gainesville	3.54	2/6*
Peachtree City	3.43	2/18*
Rome	3.12	2/6

* Set record for day; Bold = All time monthly record

Records Set this February

Athens:

High Maximum Temperature
- 79 on 2/3 (breaks record of 78 degrees last set in 1932)
High Minimum Temperature
- 60 on 2/5 (breaks old record of 54 degrees last set in 1986)
- 56 on 2/6 (ties old record of 56 degrees last set in 1927)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.44 on 2/6 (breaks old record of 1.89“ set in 2002)

Atlanta:

High Maximum Temperature
- 76 on 2/3 (ties record of 76 degrees last set in 1995)
High Minimum Temperature
- 61 on 2/5 (breaks record of 56 degrees last set in 1986)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 2.41 on 2/18 (breaks old record of 2.16“ set in 1926)

Columbus:

None

Macon:

High Maximum Temperature
- 78 on 2/6 (breaks old record of 77 degrees last set in 1927)
- 81 on 2/11 (breaks old record of 80 degrees last set in 1962)
High Minimum Temperature
- 60 on 2/5 (breaks old record of 58 degrees last set in 1943)
- 62 on 2/11 (breaks old record of 61 degrees last set in 2018)

March and Spring Climate Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for March, all of north and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, north Georgia has a 33% to 40% of above normal precipitation and central Georgia has equal chances of below, normal, or above normal precipitation.

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s Spring Outlook (Mar-May), north Georgia has a 40% to 50% for above normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 50% to 60% for above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance for above normal precipitation.

Spring Flooding Outlook

On March 19th, NOAA issued their spring flooding outlook. For the FFC forecast area, moderate flooding is expected through the spring season. For more information please see the media release from NOAA.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.