National Weather Service United States Department of Commerce

North and Central Georgia

Spring 2016 Climate Summary

(Majority of locations were much warmer than normal and drier than normal)

Months of Mention:

  • March – Warmer & Drier than normal
  • April – Slightly Warmer than normal
  • May – Drier than normal

 

Top 10 Rankings:

Seasonal

·         4th warmest Spring on record at Atlanta

·         6th warmest Spring on record at Athens

·         8th driest Spring on record at Atlanta

 Monthly

·   5th warmest March on record at Athens

·   6th wettest April on record at Macon

·   7th warmest March on record at Atlanta

·   7th driest March on record at Athens

* Complete rankings in tables below

 

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Mar-May

* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

64.5 (6th Warmest)

61.7

+2.8

66.9 (2012)

Atlanta

65.2 (4th Warmest)

62.0

+3.2

68.1 (2012)

Columbus

66.5 (32nd Warmest)

64.6

+1.9

70.2 (2012)

Macon

65.6 (26th Warmest)

63.4

+2.2

68.8 (1908)

Cartersville

61.5

59.5

+2.0

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

63.8

61.4

+2.4

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

63.2

61.3

+1.9

 

Gainesville

62.9

60.4

+2.5

 

Peachtree City

62.6

60.9

+1.7

 

Rome

62.5

60.0

+2.5

 

 

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Mar-May

Site

Warmest Temp.

Coldest Temp.

Athens

94 (5/31)

32 (3/22)

Atlanta

93 (5/30)

35 (3/5)

Columbus

96 (5/31)

34 (3/22)

Macon

95 (5/31)

32 (3/22)

Cartersville

92 (5/30,5/31)

27 (3/22)

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

94 (5/31)

31 (3/5)

Fulton Co. Arpt

92 (5/31)

31 (3/5)

Gainesville

90 (5/30)

33 (3/3)

Peachtree City

93 (5/31)

29 (3/22)

Rome

94 (5/30,5/31)

30 (3/5,3/22)

* Set record for day

 

March Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

59.9 (5th Warmest)

54.3

+5.6

63.6 (2012)

Atlanta

60.5 (7th Warmest)

54.3

+6.2

64.5 (2012)

Columbus

61.9 (13th Warmest)

57.8

+4.1

68.1 (1907)

Macon

61.1 (13th Warmest)

56.8

+4.3

65.3 (1907)

Cartersville

55.7

51.7

+4.0

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

58.5

53.3

+5.2

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

58.3

53.6

+4.7

 

Gainesville

57.9

52.7

+5.2

 

Peachtree City

58.0

53.2

+4.8

 

Rome

56.8

52.1

+4.7

 

 

April Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

63.4 (33rd Warmest)

61.7

+1.7

67.3 (1981)

Atlanta

64.1 (25th Warmest)

62.0

+2.1

67.7 (1981)

Columbus

65.2 (55th Warmest)

64.6

+0.6

70.8 (1927)

Macon

63.8 (69th Warmest)

63.4

+0.4

69.2 (1954)

Cartersville

60.6

59.2

+1.4

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

62.6

61.6

+1.0

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

62.1

61.0

+1.1

 

Gainesville

62.4

60.4

+2.0

 

Peachtree City

61.2

60.5

+0.7

 

Rome

61.6

59.8

+1.8

 

 

May Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

70.3 (50th Warmest)

70.0

+0.3

76.3 (1933)

Atlanta

71.1 (41st Warmest)

70.1

+1.0

74.8 (1996)

Columbus

72.5 (50th Coolest)

73.0

-0.5

66.6 (1954)

Macon

71.8 (55th Coolest)

71.9

-0.1

67.0 (1917)

Cartersville

68.1

67.6

+0.5

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

70.4

69.4

+1.0

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

69.1

69.3

-0.2

 

Gainesville

68.5

68.2

+0.3

 

Peachtree City

68.6

68.9

-0.3

 

Rome

69.0

68.2

+0.8

 

 

 

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Mar-May

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Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

7.01 (14th Driest)

10.58

-3.57

3.24 (2004)

Atlanta

6.61 (8th Driest)

11.84

-5.23

5.13 (1887)

Columbus

12.01 (53rd Driest)

12.20

-0.19

5.05 (1927)

Macon

12.23 (49th Wettest)

10.23

+2.00

21.31 (1923)

Cartersville

8.08

12.66

-4.58

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

6.44

12.68

-6.24

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

6.70

12.32

-5.62

 

Gainesville

7.30

13.02

-5.72

 

Peachtree City

7.85

12.42

-4.57

 

Rome

8.11

13.18

-5.07

 

 

Precip. Extremes (in) for Mar-May

Site

Highest Daily Amount

Athens

1.64 (5/19)

Atlanta

1.21 (4/1)

Columbus

3.61 (4/1)

Macon

5.42 (4/1)*

Cartersville

1.21 (5/12)

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

1.59 (4/1)

Fulton Co. Arpt

1.33 (4/1)

Gainesville

1.15 (5/17)

Peachtree City

2.06 (4/1)

Rome

1.65 (3/31)

* Set record for day

 

March Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

1.95 (7th Driest)

4.43

-2.48

0.99 (1905)

Atlanta

2.21 (14th Driest)

4.81

-2.60

0.88 (1905)

Columbus

2.56 (19th Driest)

5.46

-2.90

0.56 (2004)

Macon

2.64 (29th Driest)

4.55

-1.91

0.32 (1910)

Cartersville

2.79

4.72

-1.93

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

1.60

4.98

-3.38

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

1.82

4.81

-2.99

 

Gainesville

1.86

5.42

-3.56

 

Peachtree City

3.03

5.11

-2.08

 

Rome

4.86

4.95

-0.09

 

 

 

April Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

2.57 (50th Driest)

3.15

-0.58

0.08 (1915)

Atlanta

3.15 (60th Driest)

3.36

-0.21

0.35 (1915)

Columbus

6.94 (15th Wettest)

3.55

+3.39

11.67 (1953)

Macon

7.63 (6th Wettest)

2.96

+4.67

10.25 (1938)

Cartersville

2.53

3.91

-1.38

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

3.20

3.65

-0.45

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

3.33

3.74

-0.41

 

Gainesville

2.83

3.56

-0.73

 

Peachtree City

4.26

3.92

+0.34

 

Rome

1.90

4.05

-2.15

 

 

 

May Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

2.49 (46th Driest)

3.00

-0.51

0.11 (1914)

Atlanta

1.25 (12th Driest)

3.67

-2.42

0.30 (1914)

Columbus

2.51 (47th Driest)

3.19

-0.68

0.10 (1914)

Macon

1.96 (39th Driest)

2.72

-0.76

T (2007)

Cartersville

2.76

4.03

-1.27

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

1.64

4.05

-2.41

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

1.55

3.77

-2.22

 

Gainesville

2.61

4.04

-1.43

 

Peachtree City

0.56

3.39

-2.83

 

Rome

1.35

4.18

-2.83

 

 

Records Set this Spring

Athens:

  • High maximum temperature
    • 86 on 3/15 (breaks old record of 85 in 2012)
    • 90 on 4/29 (ties old record in 1915)

Atlanta:

  • High maximum temperature
    • 85 on 3/15 (breaks old record of 82 in 2012)
    • 88 on 4/29 (ties old record in 1894)

Columbus:

  • High maximum temperature
    • 87 on 3/15 (breaks old record of 86 in 2012)

Macon:

  • High maximum temperature
    • 87 on 3/16 (ties old record in 1955)
  • Daily precipitation total:
    • 5.42” on 4/1 (breaks old record of 2.63” in 1981)

 

Summer Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for the summer (Jun-Aug), North and Central Georgia have greater than a 40% chance for above normal temperature, while equal chances for above, below, or near normal precipitation.

 

 

Drought Monitor

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Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.