Flooding in Columbus - May 2003

It has been a wild weather ride in Georgia the last 5 years. After one of the worst droughts in over 100 years, the last 10 months have been very wet across much of the state, with some record monthly rainfall reports, such as the month of May 2003 in Atlanta, when 9.92 inches fell.

Rainfall has averaged 10 to 25 inches above normal across northern and middle Georgia from September 2002 through June of 2003, with a few places nearly 30 inches above normal. The result has been widespread flooding during the last 10 months, especially in North and West Georgia.

The following are some rainfall totals from reporting stations across the region...

The outlook for July through September calls for normal to above normal rainfall, along with near normal temperatures.

The abundant moisture also means a rather humid period for July through September as well.