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North and Central Georgia

2017 Annual and Fall Climate Summary

(2017: All locations much warmer than normal and mainly wetter than normal; Fall: All locations warmer than normal and drier than normal)

Top 10 Rankings:

Annual

  • 2nd warmest year on record at Columbus
  • 3rd warmest year on record at Atlanta
  • 3rd warmest year on record at Macon
  • 5th warmest year on record at Athens

Fall Seasonal

  • No notable ranks

* Complete rankings in tables below

 

Annual Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for 2017

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

64.5 (5th Warmest)

62.6

+1.9

65.0 (1931)

Atlanta

65.4 (3rd Warmest)

62.6

+2.8

65.8 (2016)

Columbus

68.1 (2nd Warmest)

65.7

+2.4

68.6 (1921)

Macon

66.6 (3rd Warmest)

64.6

+2.0

67.0 (1990)

Cartersville

62.4

60.1

+2.3

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

63.6

61.7

+1.9

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

*too many missing

61.8

 

 

Gainesville

63.2

60.9

+2.3

 

Peachtree City

63.9

61.4

+2.5

 

Rome

63.7

60.5

+3.2

 

 

(Table of embedded temperature graphs)

Athens

Atlanta

Columbus

Macon

Cartersville

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

Fulton Co. Arpt

Gainesville

Peachtree City

Rome

 

 

Fall Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings (Sep-Nov)

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

63.9 (28th Warmest)

63.4

+0.5

69.4 (1931)

Atlanta

65.2 (15th Warmest)

63.6

+1.6

67.8 (1931)

Columbus

68.7 (17th Warmest)

66.8

+1.9

72.1 (1919)

Macon

66.4 (32nd Warmest)

65.3

+1.1

69.4 (1985)

Cartersville

62.1

61.1

+1.0

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

63.0

62.5

+0.5

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

63.6

62.8

+0.8

 

Gainesville

63.3

62.0

+1.3

 

Peachtree City

63.9

62.1

+1.8

 

Rome

62.9

61.3

+1.6

 

 

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Sep-Nov

Site

Warmest Temp.

Coldest Temp.

Athens

92 (9/27,9/28)

27 (11/20)

Atlanta

91 (9/28)

32 (10/30,11/20)

Columbus

94 (9/21,9/22,9/28,9/29)

32 (11/20)

Macon

94 (9/20,9/28,10/11)

28 (11/20)

Cartersville

91 (9/21,9/27)

28 (11/20,11/27)

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

91 (9/28)

26 (11/20)

Fulton Co. Arpt

91 (9/21,9/22,9/28)

29 (11/27)

Gainesville

90 (9/27,9/28)

30 (11/20)

Peachtree City

92 (9/28)

28 (11/27)

Rome

92 (9/27,9/28)

27 (11/20,11/27)

 

September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

72.5 (45th Coolest)

73.3

-0.8

67.6 (1967)

Atlanta

73.8 (56th Warmest)

73.5

+0.3

83.0 (1925)

Columbus

77.2 (49th Warmest)

76.6

+0.6

84.6 (1925)

Macon

74.8 (47th Coolest)

75.0

-0.2

68.7 (1967)

Cartersville

71.0

71.3

-0.3

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

72.0

72.9

-0.9

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

72.5

72.8

-0.3

 

Gainesville

72.1

71.7

+0.4

 

Peachtree City

72.6

72.1

+0.5

 

Rome

72.3

72.0

+0.3

 

 

October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

64.3 (29th Warmest)

63.0

+1.3

73.0 (1919)

Atlanta

65.7 (24th Warmest)

63.3

+2.4

70.8 (1919)

Columbus

69.5 (15th Warmest)

66.5

+3.0

73.7 (1984)

Macon

67.4 (23rd Warmest)

64.9

+2.5

74.4 (1919)

Cartersville

62.4

60.6

+1.8

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

63.1

61.9

+1.2

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

63.9

62.5

+1.4

 

Gainesville

63.5

61.7

+1.8

 

Peachtree City

64.3

61.4

+2.9

 

Rome

63.2

61.1

+2.1

 

 

November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site

Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

54.8 (31st Warmest)

53.8

+1.0

61.7 (1985)

Atlanta

56.2 (19th Warmest)

54.0

+2.2

62.0 (1985)

Columbus

59.4 (20th Warmest)

57.3

+2.1

64.6 (1985)

Macon

56.9 (35th Warmest)

55.9

+1.0

64.2 (1985)

Cartersville

52.9

51.3

+1.6

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

53.8

52.7

+1.1

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

54.3

53.0

+1.3

 

Gainesville

54.4

52.6

+1.8

 

Peachtree City

54.8

52.7

+2.1

 

Rome

53.3

50.9

+2.4

 

 

Annual Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for 2017

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

55.86 (28th Wettest)

46.33

+9.53

72.37 (1929)

Atlanta

52.48 (44th Wettest)

49.71

+2.77

71.45 (1948)

Columbus

50.99 (43rd Wettest)

46.75

+4.24

80.20 (2009)

Macon

48.69 (36th Wettest)

45.68

+3.01

72.67 (2013)

Cartersville

54.97

49.93

+5.04

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

54.13

52.97

+1.16

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

46.30

51.17

-4.87

 

Gainesville

50.48

53.98

-3.50

 

Peachtree City

50.70

49.99

+0.71

 

Rome

53.55

51.92

+1.63

 

 

(Table of embedded precip accumulation graphs)

Athens

Atlanta

Columbus

Macon

Cartersville

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

Fulton Co. Arpt

Gainesville

Peachtree City

Rome

 

 Fall Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings (Sep-Nov)

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

11.12 (83rd Driest)

11.31

-0.19

2.58 (1931)

Atlanta

9.16 (74th Driest)

11.98

-2.82

2.55 (1895)

Columbus

9.43 (78th Driest)

9.74

-0.31

1.91 (1938)

Macon

7.90 (63rd Driest)

9.70

-1.80

1.01 (1895)

Cartersville

10.79

11.10

-0.31

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

9.84

12.23

-2.39

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

9.00

11.76

-2.76

 

Gainesville

7.50

13.23

-5.73

 

Peachtree City

10.61

11.12

-0.51

 

Rome

10.26

12.12

-1.86

 

 

Precip. Extremes (in) for Sep-Nov

Site

Highest Daily Amount

Athens

3.21 (9/11)

Atlanta

3.62 (9/11)

Columbus

3.07 (9/11)

Macon

3.78 (9/11)

Cartersville

4.11 (9/11)

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

3.10 (9/11)

Fulton Co. Arpt

3.35 (9/11)

Gainesville

2.26 (10/23)

Peachtree City

4.03 (9/11)

Rome

2.98 (9/11)

 

September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

4.19 (45th Wettest)

3.94

+0.25

11.84 (2004)

Atlanta

4.25 (37th Wettest)

4.47

-0.22

14.26 (1888)

Columbus

3.19 (57th Wettest)

3.06

+0.13

9.47 (2004)

Macon

3.87 (35th Wettest)

3.59

+0.28

12.66 (2004)

Cartersville

4.79

3.62

+1.17

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

4.03

4.56

-0.53

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

3.90

3.98

-0.08

 

Gainesville

2.05

4.68

-2.63

 

Peachtree City

5.04

3.84

+1.20

 

Rome

4.60

3.41

+1.19

 

  

October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

5.71 (19th Wettest)

3.55

+2.16

11.23 (1937)

Atlanta

3.87 (34th Wettest)

3.41

+0.46

11.04 (1995)

Columbus

4.62 (18th Wettest)

2.58

+2.04

8.41 (1995)

Macon

2.94 (36th Wettest)

2.79

+0.15

9.39 (1959)

Cartersville

4.89

3.40

+1.49

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

3.77

3.45

+0.32

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

4.27

3.61

+0.66

 

Gainesville

4.63

4.08

+0.55

 

Peachtree City

4.74

3.41

+1.33

 

Rome

4.90

3.86

+1.04

 

  

November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site

Total Precip. and Current Ranking

Normal

Dep. from Normal

Previous Records

Athens

1.22 (18th Driest)

3.82

-2.60

0.23 (1910)

Atlanta

1.04 (17th Driest)

4.10

-3.06

0.18 (1890)

Columbus

1.62 (36th Driest)

4.10

-2.48

0.31 (1956)

Macon

1.09 (23rd Driest)

3.32

-2.23

0.21 (1931)

Cartersville

1.11

4.08

-2.97

 

DeKalb Peachtree Arpt

2.04

4.22

-2.18

 

Fulton Co. Arpt

0.83

4.17

-3.34

 

Gainesville

0.82

4.47

-3.65

 

Peachtree City

0.83

3.87

-3.04

 

Rome

0.76

4.85

-4.09

 

 

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.