Summer Climate Summary 2016

North and Central Georgia

Summer 2016 Climate Summary

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(Locations were warmer than normal and mostly drier than normal)

Top 10 Rankings:

Seasonal

#1 Warmest (tied) Summer on record at Athens
2^nd warmest Summer on record at Atlanta
4^th warmest Summer on record at Macon
7^th driest Summer on record at Columbus
7^th driest Summer on record at Macon

Monthly

June

6^th warmest on record at Atlanta

July

2^nd warmest on record at Athens
6^th warmest on record at Atlanta
9^th warmest on record at Columbus
3^rd warmest on record at Macon
#1 Driest on record at Columbus
9^th driest on record at Athens

August

5^th warmest on record at Athens
5^th warmest on record at Atlanta
10^th warmest on record at Macon
3^rd wettest on record at Athens

* Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Jun-Aug

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	82.2 (Tied #1 Warmest)	79.3	+2.9	82.2 (2011)
Atlanta	82.4 (2^nd Warmest)	79.0	+3.4	82.7 (1980)
Columbus	82.9 (12^th Warmest)	81.4	+1.5	84.6 (2011)
Macon	83.2 (4^th Warmest)	80.5	+2.7	83.5 (1954)
Cartersville	80.0	77.1	+2.9
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	81.9	78.5	+3.4
Fulton Co. Arpt	81.3	78.4	+2.9
Gainesville	80.5	77.5	+3.0
Peachtree City	80.5	77.9	+2.6
Rome	81.3	78.0	+3.3

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Jun-Aug

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	101 (6/25,7/25,7/26)	58 (6/8)
Atlanta	100 (6/25)	62 (6/8,6/9)
Columbus	99 (7/20)	61 (6/9)
Macon	103 (6/25)	58 (6/9)
Cartersville	99 (6/25)	52 (6/9)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	100 (6/25)	57 (6/9)
Fulton Co. Arpt	98 (6/25,7/3,7/19)	55 (6/9)
Gainesville	98 (6/25)	59 (6/8)
Peachtree City	101 (6/25)	54 (6/9)
Rome	100 (6/25)	54 (6/9)

Number of Days with Max Temps at least 90°F for Jun-Aug

Site	2016	2015	2014	Mean from Period of Record
Athens	81	63	58	45
Atlanta	71	47	23	31
Columbus	83	64	58	60
Macon	82	73	61	58
Cartersville	72	53	39	43
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	74	55	32	43
Fulton Co. Arpt	71	51	33	43
Gainesville	58	39	21	29
Peachtree City	72	55	39	37
Rome	81	56	41	49

June Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	80.7 (11^th Warmest)	77.5	+3.2	82.1 (1981)
Atlanta	81.0 (6^th Warmest)	77.3	+3.7	82.3 (1952)
Columbus	81.2 (28^th Warmest)	79.8	+1.4	84.7 (1914)
Macon	81.3 (15^th Warmest)	78.9	+2.4	84.3 (1952)
Cartersville	77.6	74.8	+2.8
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	80.4	76.8	+3.6
Fulton Co. Arpt	79.4	76.7	+2.7
Gainesville	79.2	75.6	+3.6
Peachtree City	78.7	75.9	+2.8
Rome	79.4	75.9	+3.5

July Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	84.0 (2^nd Warmest)	80.6	+3.4	85.2 (1993)
Atlanta	83.4 (6^th Warmest)	80.2	+3.2	85.3 (1993)
Columbus	84.4 (9^th Warmest)	82.5	+1.9	85.8 (1993)
Macon	85.1 (3^rd Warmest)	81.8	+3.3	86.5 (1986)
Cartersville	81.0	78.3	+2.7
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	83.1	79.8	+3.3
Fulton Co. Arpt	82.5	79.8	+2.7
Gainesville	81.7	78.8	+2.9
Peachtree City	81.8	79.3	+2.5
Rome	82.4	79.4	+3.0

August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	82.0 (5^th Warmest)	79.6	+2.4	85.2 (2007)
Atlanta	82.7 (5^th Warmest)	79.4	+3.3	85.6 (2007)
Columbus	83.1 (19^th Warmest)	81.9	+1.2	85.5 (2011)
Macon	83.1 (10^th Warmest)	80.9	+2.2	84.6 (2007)
Cartersville	81.4	78.2	+3.2
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	82.2	79.0	+3.2
Fulton Co. Arpt	81.9	78.8	+3.1
Gainesville	80.6	78.1	+2.5
Peachtree City	81.1	78.6	+2.5
Rome	82.0	78.6	+3.4

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Jun-Aug

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	15.79 (36^th Wettest)	12.18	+3.61	29.39 (1994)
Atlanta	9.98 (34^th Driest)	13.12	-3.14	3.82 (1925)
Columbus	7.48 (7^th Driest)	12.25	-4.77	6.31 (1990)
Macon	6.26 (7^th Driest)	13.11	-6.85	5.00 (1997)
Cartersville	10.93	12.43	-1.50
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	9.10	14.09	-4.99
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.81	13.93	-6.12
Gainesville	8.96	13.33	-4.37
Peachtree City	5.75	13.21	-7.46
Rome	10.15	12.55	-2.40

Precip. Extremes (in) for Jun-Aug

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	4.97 (8/4)
Atlanta	1.15 (6/14)
Columbus	1.27 (8/17)
Macon	0.71 (8/19)
Cartersville	2.13 (6/17)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.91 (8/18)
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.66 (8/24)
Gainesville	1.86 (8/3)
Peachtree City	0.69 (8/18)
Rome	2.13 (8/5)

June Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.09 (79^th Driest)	4.18	-0.09	0.99 (1905)
Atlanta	3.26 (68^th Driest)	3.95	-0.69	11.21 (1912)
Columbus	2.15 (26^th Driest)	3.72	-1.57	10.83 (1967)
Macon	1.89 (23^rd Driest)	4.06	-2.17	0.32 (1910)
Cartersville	5.44	3.84	+1.60
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.49	4.76	-3.27
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.39	4.13	-1.74
Gainesville	3.44	4.39	-0.95
Peachtree City	1.31	3.63	-2.32
Rome	2.28	4.10	-1.82

July Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	1.60 (9^th Driest)	4.47	-2.87	14.47 (1887)
Atlanta	3.66 (59^th Driest)	5.27	-1.61	0.56 (1881)
Columbus	0.96 (#1 Driest)	4.76	-3.80	1.74 (1957)
Macon	2.34 (23^rd Driest)	4.95	-2.61	0.37 (1986)
Cartersville	3.25	4.66	-1.41
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.20	5.02	-2.82
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.78	5.06	-2.28
Gainesville	2.07	4.51	-2.44
Peachtree City	1.65	5.26	-3.61
Rome	1.45	4.32	-2.87

August Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	10.10 (3^rd Wettest)	3.53	+6.57	18.43 (1908)
Atlanta	3.06 (52^nd Driest)	3.90	-0.84	0.02 (1925)
Columbus	4.37 (53^rd Wettest)	3.77	+0.60	11.98 (1898)
Macon	2.03 (19^th Driest)	4.10	-2.07	0.70 (1925)
Cartersville	2.24	3.93	-1.69
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	5.41	4.31	+1.10
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.64	4.74	-2.10
Gainesville	3.45	4.43	-0.98
Peachtree City	2.79	4.32	-1.53
Rome	6.42	4.13	+2.29

Fall Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (Sep-Nov), North and Central Georgia has a 40-50% chance for above normal temperatures, and about a 40% chance for below normal precipitation.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.