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Temperatures through the month of May were around 0 to 3 degrees cooler than normal. Precipitation through the month of May was around 2 inches below normal up to about an inch above normal.
*Indicates a daily record was set; BOLD indicates All time May record *Indicates a daily record was set Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta. ​ Here is a visual summary of all the warnings and local storm reports issued across portions of northern and central Georgia in May 2020. Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for June, all of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, north Georgia has equal changes of above, normal, or below normal precipitation and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal precipitation. Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta.
Overview
Climate Graphs
Records
Events
June Outlook
Below are the overview stats from May 2020 for our 10 climate sites.
May Rankings
Ranks
Temperatures
Precipitation
Athens
20th Coolest
34th Wettest
Atlanta
28th Coolest
33rd Wettest
Columbus
24th Coolest
9th Driest
Macon
20th Coolest
12th Driest
May 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Average Temperature
Normal Temperature
DFN (Departure
From Normal)
68.5
70.0
-1.5
68.9
70.1
-1.2
71.7
73.0
-1.3
70.8
71.9
-1.1
67.2
67.6
-0.4
66.4
69.4
-3.0
67.2
69.3
-2.1
65.8
68.2
-2.4
68.8
68.9
-0.1
67.3
68.2
-0.9
May 2020 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Maximum Temperature
Max T Date
Minimum Temperature
Min T Date
Athens
92
5/24
40
5/10
Atlanta
88
5/24
42
5/10
Columbus
91
5/30
44
5/10
Macon
94
5/24
42
5/10*, 5/12
Cartersville
90
5/24
34
5/10*
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
88
5/24
37
5/10*
Fulton Co Arpt
88
5/24
37
5/10*
Gainesville
88
5/24
38
5/9*
Peactree City
90
5/23
38
5/10*
Rome
90
5/24
36
5/10*
May 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Total Precipitation
Normal Precipitation
DFN (Departure
From Normal)
3.75
3.00
+0.75
4.19
3.67
+0.52
1.37
3.19
-1.82
1.31
2.72
-1.41
2.45
4.03
-1.58
3.24
4.05
-0.81
1.71
3.77
-2.06
4.94
4.04
+0.90
2.55
3.39
-0.84
2.65
4.18
-1.53
May 2020 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Maximum Daily Precip
Max P Date
Athens
1.37
5/20
Atlanta
1.41
5/27
Columbus
0.63
5/27
Macon
0.67
5/18
Cartersville
0.69
5/27
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
0.70
5/18
Fulton Co Arpt
0.41
5/27
Gainesville
1.46
5/18
Peachtree City
0.45
5/27
Rome
0.72
5/18
Click the links below to explore the temperature and precipitation data across north and central Georgia for the month of May 2020.
Temperature Maps
Precipitation Maps
Temperature Graphs
Precipitation Graphs
Temperature and precipitation records at our 4 main climate sites are located below.
May 2020 Climate Records
Date
Type
Location
Record
5/10
Lowest Min Temp
Macon
A minimum temperature of 42 degrees was reached. This breaks the previous record of 43 degrees, last set in 1906.
5/20
Lowest Max Temp
Athens
A minimum temperature of 59 degrees was reached. This breaks the previous record of 60 degrees, last set in 1991.
Larger events that occurred across north and central Georgia this past May can be found here.
May 2020 Warnings and Local Storm Reports
The June climate outlook is below.
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