February and Winter 2018-2019 Climate Summary

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February 2019 and Winter 2018-2019 Climate Summary

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For February, the majority of locations were about 4 to 7 degrees warmer than normal and 0 to 3 inches drier than normal. Sites across portions of northern Georgia were 1 to 5 inches wetter than normal.

For the Winter 2018-2019 Season, the majority of locations were about 2 to 5 degrees warmer than normal with well above average rainfall.

Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Seasonal Top 10 Rankings

Athens

10th Warmest February on record

3rd Wettest December on record

Athens

7th Wettest Winter on record

Atlanta

7th Warmest February on record

^4th Wettest December on record

Atlanta

8th Wettest Winter on record

Columbus

5th Warmest February on record

9th Driest February on record

Columbus

None

Macon

9th Warmest February on record

7th Driest February on record

Macon

None

*Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for December-February

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	48.2 (17^th Warmest)	45.4	+2.8	54.2 (1931-32)
Atlanta	49.4 (11^th Warmest)	45.3	+4.2	54.3 (1889-90)
Columbus	53.4 (11^th Warmest)	49.1	+4.3	57.5 (1926-27)
Macon	51.8 (13^th Warmest)	48.1	+3.7	56.2 (1931-32)
Cartersville	46.0	42.8	+3.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	46.5	44.2	+2.3
Fulton Co. Arpt	48.0	44.7	+3.3
Gainesville	46.2	43.6	+2.6
Peachtree City	49.6	44.6	+4.9
Rome	47.1	42.7	+4.4

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for Dec-Feb

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	81 (2/7)*	23 (1/30)
Atlanta	80 (2/7)*	22 (1/21)
Columbus	83 (2/22)	24 (1/30)
Macon	83 (2/22)*	22 (1/31)
Cartersville	81 (2/7)*	18 (1/30)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	79 (2/7)*	20 (1/21,1/30)
Fulton Co. Arpt	81 (2/7)*	21 (1/21)
Gainesville	78 (2/7)*	21 (1/21)
Peachtree City	82 (2/7)*	21 (1/30,1/31)
Rome	82 (2/7)*	18 (1/30)

* Set record for day

December 2018 Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	47.4 (34th Warmest)	45.4	+2.0	56.4 (2015)
Atlanta	48.6 (26th Warmest)	45.3	+3.3	57.6 (2015)
Columbus	51.9 (32nd Warmest)	49.1	+2.8	59.1 (2015)
Macon	50.8 (35th Warmest)	48.0	+2.8	58.6 (2015)
Cartersville	45.0	42.6	+2.4
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	45.6	44.3	+1.3
Fulton Co. Arpt	47.0	44.8	+2.2
Gainesville	45.3	43.7	+1.6
Peachtree City	48.3	44.4	+3.9
Rome	46.2	42.6	+3.6

January Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	45.0 (44^th Warmest)	43.5	+1.5	54.4 (1950)
Atlanta	45.9 (38^th Warmest)	43.3	+2.6	55.4 (1950)
Columbus	49.7 (40^th Warmest)	47.2	+2.5	60.4 (1950)
Macon	48.8 (43^rd Warmest)	46.3	+2.5	60.5 (1950)
Cartersville	42.5	41.1	+1.4
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	43.4	42.2	+1.2
Fulton Co. Arpt	44.8	43.1	+1.7
Gainesville	42.9	41.7	+1.2
Peachtree City	46.1	42.8	+3.3
Rome	43.5	41.1	+2.4

February Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	52.2 (10^th Warmest)	47.2	+5.0	57.4 (2018)
Atlanta	53.8 (7^th Warmest)	47.2	+6.6	57.3 (2018)
Columbus	58.7 (5^th Warmest)	51.1	+7.6	62.3 (2018)
Macon	55.8 (9^th Warmest)	50.0	+5.8	60.3 (2018)
Cartersville	50.6	44.6	+6.0
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	50.6	46.1	+4.5
Fulton Co. Arpt	52.2	46.3	+5.9
Gainesville	50.4	45.5	+4.9
Peachtree City	54.3	46.7	+7.6
Rome	51.6	44.3	+7.3

Temp. Extremes (°F) for February

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	81 (2/7)*	25 (2/1)
Atlanta	80 (2/7)*	34 (2/1)
Columbus	83 (2/22)	32 (2/1, 2/14)
Macon	83 (2/22)*	26 (2/1)
Cartersville	81 (2/7)*	24 (2/1)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	79 (2/7)*	25 (2/1)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	81 (2/7)*	26 (2/1)
Gainesville	78 (2/7)*	28 (2/1)
Peachtree City	82 (2/7)*	26 (2/1)
Rome	82 (2/7)*	25 (2/1)

* Set record for day

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	19.84 (7^th Wettest)	12.26	+7.58	23.20 (1935-36)
Atlanta	22.20 (8^th Wettest)	12.77	+9.43	26.30 (1919-20)
Columbus	15.08 (42^nd Wettest)	12.56	+2.52	29.07 (1935-36)
Macon	13.78 (46^th Wettest)	12.64	+1.14	23.34 (1924-25)
Cartersville	21.99	13.74	+8.25
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	22.55	13.97	+8.58
Fulton Co. Arpt	22.09	13.16	+8.93
Gainesville	24.76	14.40	+10.36
Peachtree City	19.42	13.24	+6.18
Rome	27.98	14.07	+13.91

Precip. Extremes (in) for Dec-Feb

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.17 (12/1)*
Atlanta	3.47 (12/28)
Columbus	2.33 (1/4)*
Macon	1.98 (1/4)
Cartersville	2.10 (12/8)*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	3.12 (12/28)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.88 (12/28)*
Gainesville	2.65 (12/28)*
Peachtree City	2.21 (12/28)*
Rome	2.61 (12/8)*

* Set record for day

December 2018 Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	10.89 (3^rd Wettest)	3.73	+7.16	12.37 (2015)
Atlanta	11.83 (4^th Wettest)	3.90	+7.93	12.94 (2015)
Columbus	7.93 (16^th Wettest)	4.27	+3.66	17.38 (2015)
Macon	6.26 (22^nd Wettest)	4.04	+2.22	12.62 (2015)
Cartersville	9.73	4.24	+5.49
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	12.02	4.16	+7.86
Fulton Co. Arpt	11.14	3.99	+7.15
Gainesville	12.24	4.50	+7.74
Peachtree City	10.66	4.14	+6.52
Rome	10.33	4.38	+5.95

January Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Records
Athens	5.34 (42nd Wettest)	4.05	+1.29	12.83 (1936)
Atlanta	6.23 (25th Wettest)	4.20	+2.03	15.82 (1883)
Columbus	5.65 (29th Wettest)	3.85	+1.80	13.76 (1925)
Macon	6.15 (18th Wettest)	4.24	+1.91	13.22 (1925)
Cartersville	4.71	4.60	+0.11
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	5.37	4.80	+0.57
Fulton Co. Arpt	5.32	4.27	+1.05
Gainesville	5.29	5.03	+0.26
Peachtree City	6.40	4.20	+2.20
Rome	6.82	4.82	+2.00

February Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Records
Athens	3.61 (46^th Driest)	4.48	-0.87	0.66 (1898)
Atlanta	4.14 (66^th Driest)	4.67	-0.53	0.56 (1898)
Columbus	1.50 (9th Driest)	4.44	-2.94	0.80 (1907)
Macon	1.37 (7^th Driest)	4.36	-2.99	0.37 (2000)
Cartersville	7.55	4.90	+2.65
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	5.16	5.01	+0.15
Fulton Co. Arpt	5.63	4.90	+0.73
Gainesville	7.23	4.87	+2.36
Peachtree City	2.36	4.90	-2.54
Rome	10.83	4.87	+5.96

Precip. Extremes (in) for February

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	0.86 (2/19)
Atlanta	1.25 (2/20)
Columbus	0.45 (2/24)
Macon	0.30 (2/12)
Cartersville	1.78 (2/19)*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.74 (2/19)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.80 (2/19)*
Gainesville	1.70 (2/19)*
Peachtree City	0.68 (2/21)
Rome	2.04 (2/19)*

* Set record for day

Records Set this Winter/February

Athens:

High Maximum Temperature
- 75 on 12/2 (ties record of 75 set in 1991, 1970, and 1922)
- 81 on 2/7 (breaks old record of 76 last set in 1927)
High Minimum Temperature
- 62 on 2/7 (breaks old record of 56 last set in 1927)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 2.17 on 12/1 (breaks old record of 1.71“ set in 1996)

Atlanta:

High Maximum Temperature
- 74 on 12/2 (ties record of 74 in 1998, 1991,1970)
- 80 on 2/7 (breaks old record of 72 last set in 1937)
High Minimum Temperature
- 57 on 1/1 (ties record of 57 last set in 1985)
- 59 on 2/6 (breaks old record of 57 last set in 1927)
- 62 on 2/7 (ties record of 62 last set in 1937)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 1.61 on 12/1 (breaks old record of 1.60“ set in 1996)

Columbus:

High Maximum Temperature Record
- 82 on 2/7 (ties record of 82 last set in 1927)

High Minimum Temperature
- 63 on 1/1 (breaks old record of 60 last set in 1919)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 2.33 on 1/4 (breaks old record of 1.75“ set in 1971)

Macon:

High Maximum Temperature
- 81 on 2/7 (breaks old record of 79 last set in 1999)
- 83 on 2/22 (ties record of 83 last set in 1962)
High Minimum Temperature
- 65 on 1/1 (breaks old record of 62 last set in 1985

March and Spring Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for March, north Georgia has equal chances of above, below, or normal temperatures. Far central Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures. All of north and central Georgia has a 50% to 60% of above normal precipitation.

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s spring outlook (Mar-May), all of north and central Georgia has a 33% to 40% for above normal temperatures. Much of northern Georgia has about a 33% to 40% chance for above normal precipitation, with a 40% to 50% chance for above normal precipitation across central Georgia.

Spring Flood Outlook

The Spring flood risk is above normal for north and central Georgia.

For the spring of 2019, the Southeast River Forecast Center is calling for an above normal river flood potential for north and central Georgia. Given that spring is a characteristically active period for river flooding, this outlook indicates that north and central Georgia can expect to see the number and magnitude of river floods to be higher than typical.

For more information, please refer to our ESF.

The National Climate Report for February 2019 contains data on a wider scale. For more information, click here.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.

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