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2012 Annual Climate Summary
** Warmest on record at Atlanta **
11th Driest on record at Atlanta
Temperature
Annual Avg. Temperature (ºF) and Rankings
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|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
64.1 (4th Warmest) |
62.6 |
+1.5 |
#1: 65.8 in 1933 |
|
|
65.6 (Warmest) |
62.6 |
+3.0 |
#2: 65.0 in 1990 |
|
|
67.9 (Warmest) |
65.7 |
+2.2 |
#2: 67.8 in 1998 |
|
|
66.0 (6th Warmest) |
64.6 |
+1.4 |
#1: 67.0 in 1990 |
Monthly Avg. Temperature (ºF)
Athens
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Temp. |
47.1 |
49.6 |
63.6 |
64.5 |
72.7 |
75.4 |
82.5 |
77.8 |
72.6 |
62.0 |
51.4 |
49.8 |
|
Normal |
43.5 |
47.2 |
54.3 |
61.7 |
70.0 |
77.5 |
80.6 |
79.6 |
73.3 |
63.0 |
53.8 |
45.4 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+3.6 |
+2.4 |
+9.3 |
+2.8 |
+2.7 |
-2.1 |
+1.9 |
-1.8 |
-0.7 |
-1.0 |
-2.4 |
+4.4 |
Atlanta
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Temp. |
49.1 |
51.3 |
64.5 |
65.8 |
73.9 |
77.4 |
83.8 |
79.0 |
74.3 |
63.4 |
52.8 |
51.1 |
|
Normal |
43.3 |
47.2 |
54.3 |
62.0 |
70.1 |
77.3 |
80.2 |
79.4 |
73.5 |
63.3 |
54.0 |
45.3 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+5.8 |
+4.1 |
+10.2 |
+3.8 |
+3.8 |
+0.1 |
+3.6 |
-0.4 |
+0.8 |
+0.1 |
-1.2 |
+5.8 |
Columbus
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Temp. |
51.9 |
54.9 |
66.8 |
67.8 |
76.1 |
79.4 |
84.2 |
80.6 |
76.8 |
66.9 |
55.7 |
54.1 |
|
Normal |
47.2 |
51.1 |
57.8 |
64.6 |
73.0 |
79.8 |
82.5 |
81.9 |
76.6 |
66.5 |
57.3 |
49.1 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+4.7 |
+3.8 |
+9.0 |
+3.2 |
+3.1 |
-0.4 |
+1.7 |
-1.3 |
+0.2 |
+0.4 |
-1.6 |
+5.0 |
Macon
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Temp. |
49.9 |
52.6 |
64.3 |
65.8 |
74.2 |
77.1 |
83.4 |
79.5 |
75.3 |
65.3 |
52.4 |
52.2 |
|
Normal |
46.3 |
50.0 |
56.8 |
63.4 |
71.9 |
78.9 |
81.8 |
80.9 |
75.0 |
64.9 |
55.9 |
48.0 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+3.6 |
+2.6 |
+7.5 |
+2.4 |
+2.3 |
-1.8 |
+1.6 |
-1.4 |
+0.3 |
+0.4 |
-3.5 |
+4.2 |
Temp. Extremes (ºF)
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
109* on 6/29 |
19 on 1/4, 2/12 |
|
Atlanta |
106* on 6/30 |
19 on 2/12 |
|
Columbus |
106* on 6/30 |
22 on 1/4 |
|
Macon |
108** on 6/30, 7/1 |
18 on 1/4, 2/13 |
* All time record high maximum temperatures for Athens, Atlanta, and Columbus areas.
** Ties all time record high maximum temperature for Macon area (initially set in 1980).
Precipitation
Annual Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
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|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Records |
|
37.36 (11th Driest) |
46.33 |
-8.97 |
#1: 28.61 in 1954 |
|
|
37.03 (11th Driest) |
49.71 |
-12.68 |
#1: 31.80 in 1954 |
|
|
35.21 (4th Driest) |
46.75 |
-11.54 |
#1: 26.39 in 1999 |
|
|
32.41 (4th Driest) |
45.68 |
-13.27 |
#1: 26.05 in 1904 |
Monthly Precipitation Totals (in)
Athens
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Total |
3.32 |
1.50 |
3.17 |
1.36 |
2.67 |
2.95 |
5.53 |
3.23 |
4.88 |
1.93 |
0.96 |
5.86 |
|
Normal |
4.05 |
4.48 |
4.43 |
3.15 |
3.00 |
4.18 |
4.47 |
3.53 |
3.94 |
3.55 |
3.82 |
3.73 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
-0.73 |
-2.98 |
-1.26 |
-1.79 |
-0.33 |
-1.23 |
+1.06 |
-0.30 |
+0.94 |
-1.62 |
-2.86 |
+2.13 |
Atlanta
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Total |
5.14 |
2.23 |
3.52 |
2.23 |
3.41 |
2.28 |
3.53 |
3.89 |
1.37 |
1.83 |
1.67 |
5.93 |
|
Normal |
4.20 |
4.67 |
4.81 |
3.36 |
3.67 |
3.95 |
5.27 |
3.90 |
4.47 |
3.41 |
4.10 |
3.90 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+0.94 |
-2.44 |
-1.29 |
-1.13 |
-0.26 |
-1.67 |
-1.74 |
-0.01 |
-3.10 |
-1.58 |
-2.43 |
+2.03 |
Columbus
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Total |
5.46 |
3.64 |
3.88 |
0.49 |
3.34 |
2.18 |
2.92 |
2.30 |
3.60 |
1.04 |
1.13 |
5.23 |
|
Normal |
3.85 |
4.44 |
5.46 |
3.55 |
3.19 |
3.72 |
4.76 |
3.77 |
3.06 |
2.58 |
4.10 |
4.27 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
+1.61 |
-0.80 |
-1.58 |
-3.06 |
+0.15 |
-1.54 |
-1.84 |
-1.47 |
+0.54 |
-1.54 |
-2.97 |
+0.96 |
Macon
|
Month |
Jan |
Feb |
Mar |
Apr |
May |
Jun |
Jul |
Aug |
Sep |
Oct |
Nov |
Dec |
|
Total |
3.20 |
2.52 |
1.84 |
1.03 |
2.11 |
3.04 |
5.68 |
3.79 |
2.71 |
0.25 |
1.38 |
4.86 |
|
Normal |
4.24 |
4.36 |
4.55 |
2.96 |
2.72 |
4.06 |
4.95 |
4.10 |
3.59 |
2.79 |
3.32 |
4.04 |
|
Dep. from Normal |
-1.04 |
-1.84 |
-2.71 |
-1.93 |
-0.61 |
-1.02 |
+0.73 |
-0.31 |
-0.88 |
-2.54 |
-1.94 |
+0.82 |
Precip. Extremes (in)
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
2.49 on 7/11 |
|
Atlanta |
1.97 on 1/21 |
|
Columbus |
2.10 on 2/18 |
|
Macon |
2.20 on 7/1 |
Annual Snowfall Totals (in) – (Jan to Dec)
|
Site |
Total |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Records |
|
Athens |
0.0 |
2.9 |
-2.9 |
10.6 in 1983 |
|
Atlanta |
0.0 |
2.9 |
-2.9 |
10.5 in 1936 |
|
Columbus |
0.0 |
0.4 |
-0.4 |
14.0 in 1973 |
|
Macon |
0.0 |
0.7 |
-0.7 |
16.5 in 1973 |
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office. Normal values provided are from the 1981-2010 period.
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