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Record Wet summer season over West Georgia
Updated 8/31/05
With some help from Tropical Storm Cindy and Hurricane Dennis last month, the persistant afternoon showers and thunderstorms in the past couple of weeks and Hurricane Katrina on Monday and Tuesday, Atlanta and Columbus will have the wettest June through August period ever. Atlanta has also recorded the wettest July and August period ever. Although additional rainfall is not expected over the Atlanta and Athens areas, Columbus may see an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon.
The following table shows the rainfall through August 30th at Atlanta, Athens and Columbus: Atlanta Athens Columbus Aug. 1 - Aug. 30 rainfall 8.28 inches 5.47 inches 6.33 inches July 1 - Aug. 30 rainfall 22.91 inches 14.82 inches 15.43 inches June 1 - Aug. 30 rainfall 25.82 inches 25.07 inches 24.51 inches The following table shows how the current rainfall stacks up against the top 5 June through August totals: * values for 2005 are only through August 30th. Atlanta Athens Columbus 2005 (25.82") 1994 (29.39") 2005 (24.51) 1887 (24.44") 1901 (27.91") 1971 (22.57") 1994 (24.31") 1967 (27.10") 2003 (21.55") 1889 (20.59") 2005 (25.07") 1989 (21.19") 1940 (20.39") 1991 (22.30") 1992 (20.19") The following table shows how the current rainfall stacks up against the top 5 July through August totals: * values for 2005 are only through August 30th. Atlanta Athens Columbus 2005 (22.91"*) 1901 (21.38") 1971 (18.35") 1994 (21.87") 1994 (16.14") 1992 (17.43") 1887 (21.62") 1926 (16.03") 1948 (15.56") 1984 (17.67") 1911 (15.90") 2005 (15.43"*) 1940 (16.98) 1991 (15.66") 1964 (14.75")
Rainfall Estimates
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