Winter 2012-2013 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

Winter 2012-2013 Climate Summary

9^th Warmest on record at Atlanta

20^th Wettest on record at Atlanta

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Dec-Feb

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	48.2 (10^th Warmest)	45.3	+2.9	54.3 (1932)
Atlanta	49.3 (9^th Warmest)	45.2	+4.1	54.3 (1890)
Columbus	53.7 (4^th Warmest)	49.0	+4.7	54.9 (1950)
Macon	51.3 (15^th Warmest)	48.0	+3.3	56.1 (1932)

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Dec-Feb

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	76 on 12/3	22 on 2/2
Atlanta	76 on 1/12	25 on 2/17
Columbus	78 on 12/3, 1/14, 1/29	28 on 12/30, 2/2, 2/17
Macon	78 on 1/12	20 on 2/2

December Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	49.8 (9^th Warmest)	45.4	+4.4	53.8 (1984)
Atlanta	51.1 (9^th Warmest)	45.3	+5.8	57.2 (1889)
Columbus	54.1 (7^th Warmest)	49.1	+5.0	57.7 (1971)
Macon	52.2 (17^th Warmest)	48.0	+4.2	56.3 (1956)

January Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	49.3 (7^th Warmest)	43.5	+5.8	54.4 (1932)
Atlanta	49.9 (9^th Warmest)	43.3	+6.6	55.4 (1950)
Columbus	55.5 (3^rd Warmest)	47.2	+8.3	60.4 (1950)
Macon	53.0 (11^th Warmest)	46.3	+6.7	60.5 (1950)

February Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	45.2 (35^th Coolest)	47.2	-2.0	35.7 (1905)
Atlanta	46.6 (62^nd Warmest)	47.2	-0.6	54.9 (1927)
Columbus	51.2 (28^th Warmest)	51.1	+0.1	57.9 (1957)
Macon	48.4 (42^nd Coolest)	50.0	-1.6	40.9 (1968)

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Dec-Feb

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	17.19 (24^th Wettest)	12.26	+4.93	23.20 (1936)
Atlanta	18.33 (20^th Wettest)	12.77	+5.56	26.30 (1920)
Columbus	20.92 (2^nd Wettest)	12.56	+8.36	22.52 (2010)
Macon	19.78 (4^th Wettest)	12.64	+7.14	23.34 (1925)

Precip. Extremes (in) for Dec-Feb

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	1.55 on 2/26
Atlanta	1.51 on 1/30
Columbus	3.13 on 2/12
Macon	2.25 on 2/7

December Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	5.86 (28^th Wettest)	3.73	+2.13	11.31 (1931)
Atlanta	5.93 (26^th Wettest)	3.90	+2.03	12.94 (1919)
Columbus	5.23 (19^th Wettest)	4.27	+0.96	13.62 (2009)
Macon	4.86 (39^th Wettest)	4.04	+0.82	10.39 (1972)

January Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.97 (48^th Wettest)	4.05	+0.92	12.83 (1936)
Atlanta	4.90 (57^th Wettest)	4.20	+0.70	15.82 (1883)
Columbus	3.22 (24^th Driest)	3.85	-0.63	0.72 (1989)
Macon	2.05 (31^st Driest)	4.24	-2.19	0.59 (1928)

February Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	6.36 (24^th Wettest)	4.48	+1.88	12.06 (1873)
Atlanta	7.50 (15^th Wettest)	4.67	+2.83	12.77 (1961)
Columbus	12.47 (#1 Wettest)	4.44	+8.03	9.41 (1961)
Macon	12.87 (#1 Wettest)	4.36	+8.51	12.04 (1929)

Records Set this Winter

Atlanta:

High temperatures of 74 on 12/3 and 76 on 1/12
Daily snowfall of a trace on 12/29

Columbus:

Wettest February on record (beats previous of 9.41” set in 1961)
High temperatures of 77 on 1/12, 76 on 1/13, and 78 on 1/14
Daily precipitation totals of 1.27” on 1/16 and 3.13” on 2/12

Macon:

Wettest February on record (beats previous of 12.04” set in 1929)
High temperatures of 78 on 1/12 and 77 on 1/13 (ties previous set in 1907)
Daily precipitation totals of 2.21” on 2/11 and 1.73” on 2/23

Spring Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s spring outlook (Mar-May), North and Central Georgia has nearly a 50% chance for above normal temperatures. North Georgia has an equal chance for above, below, or near normal precipitation, while the southern portion of Central Georgia has about a 35% chance for below normal amounts.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.