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North and Central Georgia

Summer 2013 Climate Summary

 

Top 5 Rankings:

Seasonal

• Wettest summer on record at Columbus

• 2^nd wettest summer on record at Macon
• 4^th wettest summer on record at Atlanta

Monthly

• Wettest June on record at Macon

• 4^th wettest June on record at Atlanta
• 2^nd wettest August on record at Macon
• 4^th wettest August on record at Columbus

* 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
Athens	77.2 (15th Coolest)	79.3	-2.1	74.5 (1967)
Atlanta	77.5 (56th Coolest)	79.0	-1.5	73.5 (1967)
Columbus	80.2 (26th Coolest)	81.4	-1.2	78.3 (1967)
Macon	78.6 (9th Coolest)	80.5	-1.9	78.0 (1910)

 

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Jun-Aug

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	95 on 6/12	59 on 8/26
Atlanta	92 on 6/28, 8/29	61 on 8/17*
Columbus	96 on 8/30	65 on 8/17*, 8/26
Macon	94 on 6/12, 6/28, 7/17, 8/10, 8/12	58 on 8/26*

* Set record for day

 

 

Number of Days with Max Temps at least 90°F for Jun-Aug

Site	2013	2012	2011	Mean from Period of Record
Athens	18 (6th Fewest)	44	85	45
Atlanta	15 (28th Fewest)	46	80	31
Columbus	44 (6th Fewest)	60	86	60
Macon	40 (10th Fewest)	63	88	58

 

 

June Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	76.9 (50th Coolest)	77.5	-0.6	72.2 (1997)
Atlanta	77.5 (46th Warmest)	77.3	+0.2	82.3 (1952)
Columbus	80.1 (17th Warmest)	79.8	+0.3	84.4 (2011)
Macon	78.0 (34th Coolest)	78.9	-0.9	74.2 (1997)

 

July Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	77.8 (17th Coolest)	80.6	-2.8	75.2 (1967)
Atlanta	77.5 (30th Coolest)	80.2	-2.7	74.1 (1967)
Columbus	80.1 (12th Coolest)	82.5	-2.4	78.3 (1950)
Macon	79.3 (12th Coolest)	81.8	-2.5	77.9 (1947)

 

August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	76.9 (12th Coolest)	79.6	-2.7	75.0 (1967)
Atlanta	77.5 (56th Coolest)	79.4	-1.9	73.9 (1879)
Columbus	80.4 (24th Coolest)	81.9	-1.5	77.9 (1969)
Macon	78.4 (8th Coolest)	80.9	-2.5	76.5 (1967)

 

 

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Jun-Aug

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	23.08 (7th Wettest)	12.18	+10.90	29.39 (1994)
Atlanta	23.29 (4th Wettest)	13.12	+10.17	25.82 (2005)
Columbus	24.76 (#1 Wettest)	12.25	+12.51	24.68 (2005)
Macon	29.44 (2nd Wettest)	13.11	+16.33	30.41 (1928)

 

Precip. Extremes (in) for Jun-Aug

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	1.52 on 6/9
Atlanta	4.14 on 6/5*
Columbus	5.73 on 8/14*
Macon	2.73 on 6/6*

* Set record for day

 

June Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	8.21 (11th Wettest)	4.18	+4.03	13.25 (1994)
Atlanta	9.57 (4th Wettest)	3.95	+5.62	11.21 (1912)
Columbus	7.32 (8th Wettest)	3.72	+3.60	10.83 (1967)
Macon	12.25 (#1 Wettest)	4.06	+8.19	9.91 (1923)

 
 July Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	9.19 (10th Wettest)	4.47	+4.72	14.47 (1887)
Atlanta	8.48 (16th Wettest)	5.27	+3.21	17.71 (1994)
Columbus	8.81 (8th Wettest)	4.76	+4.05	13.24 (1971)
Macon	6.99 (17th Wettest)	4.95	+2.04	18.16 (1994)

 

August Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	5.68 (33rd Wettest)	3.53	+2.15	18.43 (1908)
Atlanta	5.24 (39th Wettest)	3.90	+1.34	10.02 (1920)
Columbus	8.63 (4th Wettest)	3.77	+4.86	10.11 (1991)
Macon	10.20 (2nd Wettest)	4.10	+6.10	20.52 (1928)

 

 

Records Set this Summer

Athens:

• Low temperature of 60 on 8/17 (ties old record in 1967)
• Low maximum temperature of 68 on 8/16 (ties old record in 1967)

Atlanta:

• Low temperature of 61 on 8/17 (breaks old record of 62 in 1948)
• Low maximum temperature:
  • 67 on 8/16 (breaks old record of 70 in 1892)
  • 66 on 8/17 (breaks old record of 74 in 1939)
• Daily precipitation totals:
  • 4.14” on 6/5 (breaks old record of 0.96” in 1895)
  • 2.66” on 8/8 (breaks old record of 1.57” in 1924)

Columbus:

• Low temperature:
  • 66 on 8/16 (breaks old record of 67 in 1967)
  • 65 on 8/17 (breaks old record of 66 in 1961)
• Low maximum temperature of 74 on 8/16 (breaks old record of 77 in 1994)
• Daily precipitation totals:
  • 1.11” on 6/10 (breaks old record of 0.98” in 1981)
  • 1.93” on 7/24 (breaks old record of 1.65” in 1960)
  • 5.73” on 8/14 (breaks old record of 2.04” in 1952)  * Also 2^nd wettest day on record falling just short of 5.74” in 1981 *

Macon:

• Low temperature of 58 on 8/26 (ties old record in 1952)
• Low maximum temperature of 71 on 8/16 (breaks old record of 75 in 1994)
• Daily precipitation totals:
  • 2.73” on 6/6 (breaks old record of 2.18” in 1995)
  • 1.63” on 6/24 (breaks old record of 1.29” in 1928)
  • 1.85” on 8/17 (breaks old record of 1.82” in 1973)
  • 2.15” on 8/23 (breaks old record of 2.04” in 1969)

 

Fall Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (Sep-Nov), North and Central Georgia has about an equal chance for above, below, or near normal temperatures, and an equal chance for above, below, or near normal precipitation.

 

Winter Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s winter outlook (Dec-Feb), North and Central Georgia has about an equal chance for above, below, or near normal temperatures, and about a 34-40% chance for below normal precipitation.

 

 

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.