Spring 2013 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

Spring 2013 Climate Summary

Top 10 Rankings:

Seasonal

* Coolest Spring on record at Macon *

6^th Coolest Spring on record at Athens

Monthly

4^th Coolest May on record at Macon

7^th Coolest March on record at Macon

10^th Coolest March on record at Columbus

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Mar-May

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	59.2 (6^th Coolest)	61.7	-2.5	57.1 (1960)
Atlanta	59.7 (24^th Coolest)	62.0	-2.3	57.6 (1931)
Columbus	63.6 (15^th Coolest)	64.6	-1.0	60.2 (1960)
Macon	60.3 (#1 Coolest)	63.4	-3.1	60.7 (1926)

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Mar-May

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	89 on 5/21	26 on 3/3
Atlanta	89 on 5/21	28 on 3/4
Columbus	91 on 5/21	29 on 3/4
Macon	90 on 5/21, 5/30, 5/31	24 on 3/4

March Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	48.9 (12^th Coolest)	54.3	-5.4	40.7 (1960)
Atlanta	49.1 (18^th Coolest)	54.3	-5.2	41.8 (1960)
Columbus	53.7 (10^th Coolest)	57.8	-4.1	46.6 (1960)
Macon	50.7 (7^th Coolest)	56.8	-6.1	46.5 (1960)

April Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	61.2 (49^th Coolest)	61.7	-0.5	55.7 (1961)
Atlanta	62.1 (54^th Warmest)	62.0	+0.1	67.7 (1981)
Columbus	65.6 (23^rd Warmest)	64.6	+1.0	69.8 (1967)
Macon	61.9 (15^th Coolest)	63.4	-1.5	57.6 (1901)

May Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	67.4 (17^th Coolest)	70.0	-2.6	65.0 (1997)
Atlanta	68.1 (38^th Coolest)	70.1	-3.0	64.0 (1917)
Columbus	71.5 (21^st Coolest)	73.0	-1.5	66.7 (1954)
Macon	68.4 (4^th Coolest)	71.9	-3.5	67.0 (1917)

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Mar-May

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	11.75 (53^rd Driest)	10.58	+1.17	3.24 (2004)
Atlanta	15.35 (39^th Wettest)	11.84	+3.51	25.54 (1929)
Columbus	9.92 (21^st Driest)	12.20	-2.28	5.51 (1995)
Macon	13.77 (37^th Wettest)	10.23	+3.54	21.31 (1923)

Precip. Extremes (in) for Mar-May

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	1.63 on 5/5
Atlanta	3.40 on 5/4*
Columbus	1.19 on 5/4
Macon	1.77 on 5/4

* Set record for day

March Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.35 (61^st Driest)	4.43	-0.08	0.99 (1905)
Atlanta	4.58 (66^th Driest)	4.81	-0.23	0.88 (1905)
Columbus	3.34 (15^th Driest)	5.46	-2.12	0.56 (2004)
Macon	3.79 (50^th Driest)	4.55	-0.76	0.32 (1910)

April Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	3.77 (56^th Wettest)	3.15	+0.62	11.60 (1936)
Atlanta	5.51 (29^th Wettest)	3.36	+2.15	11.86 (1979)
Columbus	3.72 (30^th Wettest)	3.55	+0.17	11.67 (1953)
Macon	6.03 (15^th Wettest)	2.96	+3.07	10.25 (1938)

May Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	3.63 (61^st Wettest)	3.00	+0.63	11.34 (1959)
Atlanta	5.26 (30^th Wettest)	3.67	+1.59	9.94 (2003)
Columbus	2.86 (26^th Driest)	3.19	-0.33	0.22 (1962)
Macon	3.95 (35^th Wettest)	2.72	+1.23	11.77 (1957)

Records Set this Spring

Athens:

Low temperatures of 27 on 3/28 and 46 on 5/25
Low maximum temperature of 47 on 4/4

Atlanta:

Low maximum temperature of 47 on 4/4 and 59 on 5/6
Daily precipitation totals of 1.73” on 4/28 and 3.40” on 5/4
Snowfall of trace on 3/3, 3/25, 3/26

Columbus:

Low maximum temperature of 52 on 4/4 and 66 on 5/6

Macon:

Low temperature of 30 on 3/28, 42 on 5/14, and 49 on 5/25
Low maximum temperature of 50 on 4/4

Summer Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s summer outlook (Jun-Aug), North and Central Georgia has about a 35% chance for above normal temperatures and an equal chance for above, below, or near normal precipitation.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.

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