A chill swept across Georgia late in September. On the 29th, early morning
temperatures dipped well down into the 40s across most of the northern
and central parts of the state. Some 30s were reported in several
areas in the extreme northeast. This cool snap persisted into the
first few days of October.
In mid October a strong cold front brought strong, gusty winds and another
round of cold air. On the 16th and 17th temperatures dipped to near freezing
in a few areas of North Georgia. Readings in Central Georgia generally dipped into
the 40 to 45 degree range.
The next significant cold snap occurred in mid-November. A strong front blasted
through the state on the 13th. Cold air in it's wake dropped temperatures to
the freezing mark as far south as Americus and Dublin on the 14th and 15th.
However...it was a light freeze and there were a number of areas that remained slightly above freezing.
A more important cold snap occurred during the predawn hours of November 25 when
temperatures dipped into the 20s across most of North and Central Georgia. A series
of cold fronts took temperatures progressively lower into early December. By December 2nd,
nearly all of North and Central Georgia had experienced temperatures in the middle 20s or
lower. Then, a few days before Christmas, temperatures dipped into the teens and lower
20s across the area.
The first cold, Canadian airmass of 2004 swept into Georgia around January 7.
Track the intensity of cold snaps this winter season on this page. (Updates are made daily before Noon.)
Coldest temperatures from previous years:
www.weather.gov 
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