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North and Central Georgia

August 2019 Climate Summary

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For August, the majority of locations experienced temperatures around 0.5 to 3 degrees above average with varying precipitation.

August Monthly Top 10 Rankings
*Atlanta* *6th Warmest August on Record*

August Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Atlanta

6th Warmest August on Record

*Complete rankings in tables below

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for August

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	97 (8/13,8/14,8/18)	60 (8/29)
Atlanta	100* (8/13)	66 (8/29)
Columbus	101 (8/17)	64 (8/30)
Macon	100 (8/17)	60 (8/30)
Cartersville	100 (8/13)	57 (8/30)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	97 (8/13)	59 (8/30)
Fulton Co. Arpt	98 (8/13)	59 (8/30)
Gainesville	95 (8/13)	61(8/29)
Peachtree City	99 (8/12,8/13,8/17)	60 (8/30)
Rome	99 (8/13)	57 (8/30)

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August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	80.3 (26th Warmest)	79.6	+0.7	85.2 (2007)
Atlanta	82.5 (6th Warmest)	76.4	+3.1	85.6 (2007)
Columbus	83.7 (11th Warmest)	81.9	+1.8	85.5 (2011)
Macon	82.8 (13th Warmest)	80.9	+1.9	84.6 (2007, 1980, 1954)
Cartersville	80.5	78.2	+2.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	79.8	79.0	+0.8
Fulton Co. Arpt	80.8	78.8	+2.0
Gainesville	78.8	78.1	+0.7
Peachtree City	82.2	78.6	+3.6
Rome	80.5	78.6	+1.9

Precip. Extremes (in) for August

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	3.73 (8/4)
Atlanta	0.92 (8/26)
Columbus	0.85 (8/31)
Macon	2.23 (8/1)
Cartersville	0.55 (8/4,8/14)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.65 (8/1)
Fulton Co. Arpt	0.67 (8/1)
Gainesville	0.78 (8/4)
Peachtree City	0.49 (8/24)
Rome	1.18 (8/24)

August 2019 Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	8.78 (5th Wettest)	3.53	+5.25	18.43 (1908)
Atlanta	1.89 (32nd Driest)	3.90	-2.01	0.09 (1951)
Columbus	3.54 (51st Drist)	3.77	-0.23	0.80 (1988)
Macon	6.19 (22nd Wettest)	4.10	+2.09	20.52 (1928)
Cartersville	3.01	3.93	-0.92
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	4.24	4.31	-0.07
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.63	4.74	-3.11
Gainesville	2.47	4.43	-1.96
Peachtree City	1.43	4.32	-2.89
Rome	5.69	4.13	+1.56

Records Set this August

Athens:

No records were set in Athens in August.

Atlanta:

High Temperature Record
- 100 on 8/13 (ties old record of 100 last set in 2007)
Highest Minimum Temperature
- 78 on 8/10 (ties old record of 78 last set in 2007)
- 76 on 8/23 (ties old record of 76 last set in 1989)

Columbus:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- 78 on 8/12 (breaks old record of 77 set in 2013 & 2010)

Macon:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- â€‹77 on 8/14 (ties old record of 77 last set in 2010)

September Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s September outlook, north Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 40 to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, north Georgia has a an equal chance of above, normal, or below normal precipitation and central Georgia has a 33 to 50% chance of above normal precipitation.

September Drought Outlook

Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for September, drought is expected to persist across middle Georgia.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.

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