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 |
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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) |
* Set record for day
August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
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Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
80.3 (26th Warmest) |
79.6 |
+0.7 |
85.2 (2007) |
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82.5 (6th Warmest) |
76.4 |
+3.1 |
85.6 (2007) |
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83.7 (11th Warmest) |
81.9 |
+1.8 |
85.5 (2011) |
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82.8 (13th Warmest) |
80.9 |
+1.9 |
84.6 (2007, 1980, 1954) |
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80.5 |
78.2 |
+2.3 |
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79.8 |
79.0 |
+0.8 |
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80.8 |
78.8 |
+2.0 |
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78.8 |
78.1 |
+0.7 |
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82.2 |
78.6 |
+3.6 |
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80.5 |
78.6 |
+1.9 |
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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 |
8.78 (5th Wettest) |
3.53 |
+5.25 |
18.43 (1908) |
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1.89 (32nd Driest) |
3.90 |
-2.01 |
0.09 (1951) |
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3.54 (51st Drist) |
3.77 |
-0.23 |
0.80 (1988) |
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6.19 (22nd Wettest) |
4.10 |
+2.09 |
20.52 (1928) |
|
3.01 |
3.93 |
-0.92 |
|
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4.24 |
4.31 |
-0.07 |
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1.63 |
4.74 |
-3.11 |
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2.47 |
4.43 |
-1.96 |
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1.43 |
4.32 |
-2.89 |
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5.69 |
4.13 |
+1.56 |
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Records Set this August
Athens:
Atlanta:
Columbus:
Macon:
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.