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North and Central Georgia
Summer 2016 Climate Summary
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(Locations were warmer than normal and mostly drier than normal)
Top 10 Rankings:
Seasonal
Monthly
June
July
August
* Complete rankings in tables below
Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Jun-Aug
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
82.2 (Tied #1 Warmest) |
79.3 |
+2.9 |
82.2 (2011) |
|
|
82.4 (2nd Warmest) |
79.0 |
+3.4 |
82.7 (1980) |
|
|
82.9 (12th Warmest) |
81.4 |
+1.5 |
84.6 (2011) |
|
|
83.2 (4th Warmest) |
80.5 |
+2.7 |
83.5 (1954) |
|
|
Cartersville |
80.0 |
77.1 |
+2.9 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
81.9 |
78.5 |
+3.4 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
81.3 |
78.4 |
+2.9 |
|
|
Gainesville |
80.5 |
77.5 |
+3.0 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
80.5 |
77.9 |
+2.6 |
|
|
Rome |
81.3 |
78.0 |
+3.3 |
|
Temp. Extremes (°F) for Jun-Aug
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
101 (6/25,7/25,7/26) |
58 (6/8) |
|
Atlanta |
100 (6/25) |
62 (6/8,6/9) |
|
Columbus |
99 (7/20) |
61 (6/9) |
|
Macon |
103 (6/25) |
58 (6/9) |
|
Cartersville |
99 (6/25) |
52 (6/9) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
100 (6/25) |
57 (6/9) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
98 (6/25,7/3,7/19) |
55 (6/9) |
|
Gainesville |
98 (6/25) |
59 (6/8) |
|
Peachtree City |
101 (6/25) |
54 (6/9) |
|
Rome |
100 (6/25) |
54 (6/9) |
Number of Days with Max Temps at least 90°F for Jun-Aug
|
Site |
2016 |
2015 |
2014 |
Mean from Period of Record |
|
Athens |
81 |
63 |
58 |
45 |
|
Atlanta |
71 |
47 |
23 |
31 |
|
Columbus |
83 |
64 |
58 |
60 |
|
Macon |
82 |
73 |
61 |
58 |
|
Cartersville |
72 |
53 |
39 |
43 |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
74 |
55 |
32 |
43 |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
71 |
51 |
33 |
43 |
|
Gainesville |
58 |
39 |
21 |
29 |
|
Peachtree City |
72 |
55 |
39 |
37 |
|
Rome |
81 |
56 |
41 |
49 |
June Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
80.7 (11th Warmest) |
77.5 |
+3.2 |
82.1 (1981) |
|
Atlanta |
81.0 (6th Warmest) |
77.3 |
+3.7 |
82.3 (1952) |
|
Columbus |
81.2 (28th Warmest) |
79.8 |
+1.4 |
84.7 (1914) |
|
Macon |
81.3 (15th Warmest) |
78.9 |
+2.4 |
84.3 (1952) |
|
Cartersville |
77.6 |
74.8 |
+2.8 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
80.4 |
76.8 |
+3.6 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
79.4 |
76.7 |
+2.7 |
|
|
Gainesville |
79.2 |
75.6 |
+3.6 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
78.7 |
75.9 |
+2.8 |
|
|
Rome |
79.4 |
75.9 |
+3.5 |
|
July Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
84.0 (2nd Warmest) |
80.6 |
+3.4 |
85.2 (1993) |
|
Atlanta |
83.4 (6th Warmest) |
80.2 |
+3.2 |
85.3 (1993) |
|
Columbus |
84.4 (9th Warmest) |
82.5 |
+1.9 |
85.8 (1993) |
|
Macon |
85.1 (3rd Warmest) |
81.8 |
+3.3 |
86.5 (1986) |
|
Cartersville |
81.0 |
78.3 |
+2.7 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
83.1 |
79.8 |
+3.3 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
82.5 |
79.8 |
+2.7 |
|
|
Gainesville |
81.7 |
78.8 |
+2.9 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
81.8 |
79.3 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Rome |
82.4 |
79.4 |
+3.0 |
|
August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
82.0 (5th Warmest) |
79.6 |
+2.4 |
85.2 (2007) |
|
Atlanta |
82.7 (5th Warmest) |
79.4 |
+3.3 |
85.6 (2007) |
|
Columbus |
83.1 (19th Warmest) |
81.9 |
+1.2 |
85.5 (2011) |
|
Macon |
83.1 (10th Warmest) |
80.9 |
+2.2 |
84.6 (2007) |
|
Cartersville |
81.4 |
78.2 |
+3.2 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
82.2 |
79.0 |
+3.2 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
81.9 |
78.8 |
+3.1 |
|
|
Gainesville |
80.6 |
78.1 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
81.1 |
78.6 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Rome |
82.0 |
78.6 |
+3.4 |
|
Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Jun-Aug
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
15.79 (36th Wettest) |
12.18 |
+3.61 |
29.39 (1994) |
|
|
9.98 (34th Driest) |
13.12 |
-3.14 |
3.82 (1925) |
|
|
7.48 (7th Driest) |
12.25 |
-4.77 |
6.31 (1990) |
|
|
6.26 (7th Driest) |
13.11 |
-6.85 |
5.00 (1997) |
|
|
Cartersville |
10.93 |
12.43 |
-1.50 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
9.10 |
14.09 |
-4.99 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
7.81 |
13.93 |
-6.12 |
|
|
Gainesville |
8.96 |
13.33 |
-4.37 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
5.75 |
13.21 |
-7.46 |
|
|
Rome |
10.15 |
12.55 |
-2.40 |
|
Precip. Extremes (in) for Jun-Aug
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
4.97 (8/4) |
|
Atlanta |
1.15 (6/14) |
|
Columbus |
1.27 (8/17) |
|
Macon |
0.71 (8/19) |
|
Cartersville |
2.13 (6/17) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.91 (8/18) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.66 (8/24) |
|
Gainesville |
1.86 (8/3) |
|
Peachtree City |
0.69 (8/18) |
|
Rome |
2.13 (8/5) |
June Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
4.09 (79th Driest) |
4.18 |
-0.09 |
0.99 (1905) |
|
Atlanta |
3.26 (68th Driest) |
3.95 |
-0.69 |
11.21 (1912) |
|
Columbus |
2.15 (26th Driest) |
3.72 |
-1.57 |
10.83 (1967) |
|
Macon |
1.89 (23rd Driest) |
4.06 |
-2.17 |
0.32 (1910) |
|
Cartersville |
5.44 |
3.84 |
+1.60 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.49 |
4.76 |
-3.27 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.39 |
4.13 |
-1.74 |
|
|
Gainesville |
3.44 |
4.39 |
-0.95 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
1.31 |
3.63 |
-2.32 |
|
|
Rome |
2.28 |
4.10 |
-1.82 |
|
July Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
1.60 (9th Driest) |
4.47 |
-2.87 |
14.47 (1887) |
|
Atlanta |
3.66 (59th Driest) |
5.27 |
-1.61 |
0.56 (1881) |
|
Columbus |
0.96 (#1 Driest) |
4.76 |
-3.80 |
1.74 (1957) |
|
Macon |
2.34 (23rd Driest) |
4.95 |
-2.61 |
0.37 (1986) |
|
Cartersville |
3.25 |
4.66 |
-1.41 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.20 |
5.02 |
-2.82 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.78 |
5.06 |
-2.28 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.07 |
4.51 |
-2.44 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
1.65 |
5.26 |
-3.61 |
|
|
Rome |
1.45 |
4.32 |
-2.87 |
|
August Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
10.10 (3rd Wettest) |
3.53 |
+6.57 |
18.43 (1908) |
|
Atlanta |
3.06 (52nd Driest) |
3.90 |
-0.84 |
0.02 (1925) |
|
Columbus |
4.37 (53rd Wettest) |
3.77 |
+0.60 |
11.98 (1898) |
|
Macon |
2.03 (19th Driest) |
4.10 |
-2.07 |
0.70 (1925) |
|
Cartersville |
2.24 |
3.93 |
-1.69 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
5.41 |
4.31 |
+1.10 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.64 |
4.74 |
-2.10 |
|
|
Gainesville |
3.45 |
4.43 |
-0.98 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
2.79 |
4.32 |
-1.53 |
|
|
Rome |
6.42 |
4.13 |
+2.29 |
|
Fall Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (Sep-Nov), North and Central Georgia has a 40-50% chance for above normal temperatures, and about a 40% chance for below normal precipitation.
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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