2018 Summer Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

Summer 2018 Climate Summary

(Majority of locations were slightly warmer than normal and 3 to 6 inches wetter than normal)

Seasonal Top 10 Rankings:

Atlanta

· 10th wettest

*Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Jun-Aug

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	79.3 (37^th Warmest)	79.2	+0.1	82.3 (2016)
Atlanta	80.1 (17^th Warmest)	79.0	+1.1	82.7 (1980)
Columbus	81.7 (40^th Warmest)	81.4	+0.3	84.6 (2011)
Macon	81.0 (31^st Warmest)	80.5	+0.5	83.5 (1954)
Cartersville	77.9	77.1	+0.9
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	78.7	78.5	+0.2
Fulton Co. Arpt	79.1	78.4	+0.6
Gainesville	78.0	77.5	+0.5
Peachtree City	79.5	77.9	+1.6
Rome	79.6	78.0	+1.7

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Jun-Aug

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	96 (6/19, 6/20)	60 (8/24)
Atlanta	94 (7/12)	63 (6/5, 6/6)
Columbus	97 (6/20, 7/11, 8/6)	65 (6/5, 6/6)
Macon	97 (6/20, 6/25, 8/6)	61 (6/5, 6/6)
Cartersville	94* (6/16)	56 (6/6)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	94 (7/11)	57 (6/6)
Fulton Co. Arpt	94 (6/15, 8/7)	59 (6/5)
Gainesville	93 (6/18*, 7/12)	60 (6/6)
Peachtree City	93 (6/18, 6/19, 6/20, 7/12, 7/18, 8/6)	59 (6/5)
Rome	95 (6/16, 6/17, 7/11, 7/18, 8/6, 8/7)	59 (6/6)

* Set record for day

June Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	79.3 (24^th Warmest)	77.5	+1.8	82.1 (1981)
Atlanta	79.8 (12^th Warmest)	77.3	+2.5	82.3 (1952)
Columbus	81.5 (23^rd Warmest)	79.8	+1.7	84.7 (1914)
Macon	80.5 (34^th Warmest)	78.9	+1.6	84.3 (1952)
Cartersville	77.4	74.8	+2.6
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	78.4	76.8	+1.6
Fulton Co. Arpt	78.8	76.7	+2.1
Gainesville	77.8	75.6	+2.2
Peachtree City	79.3	75.9	+3.4
Rome	79.0	75.9	+3.1

July Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	79.7 (56^th Coolest)	80.6	-0.9	75.2 (1967)
Atlanta	80.8 (25^th Warmest)	80.2	+0.6	85.3 (1993)
Columbus	82.4 (44^th Warmest)	82.5	-0.1	85.8 (1993,1986)
Macon	81.3 (54^th Warmest)	81.7	-0.4	86.5 (1986)
Cartersville	78.6	78.3	+0.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	79.4	79.8	-0.4
Fulton Co. Arpt	79.8	79.8	0.0
Gainesville	78.7	78.8	-0.1
Peachtree City	80.2	79.3	+0.9
Rome	80.5	79.4	+1.1

August Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	78.9 (53^rd Warmest)	79.6	-0.7	85.2 (2007)
Atlanta	79.7 (32^nd Warmest)	79.4	+0.3	85.5 (2007)
Columbus	81.2 (50^th Coolest)	81.9	-0.7	77.9 (1969)
Macon	81.1 (38^th Warmest)	80.9	+0.2	84.6 (2007)
Cartersville	77.9	78.2	-0.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	78.3	79.0	-0.7
Fulton Co. Arpt	78.6	78.8	-0.2
Gainesville	77.4	78.1	-0.7
Peachtree City	79.1	78.6	+0.5
Rome	79.4	78.6	+0.8

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Jun-Aug

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	16.62 (30^th Driest)	12.18	+4.44	29.39 (1994)
Atlanta	19.49 (10^th Wettest)	13.12	+6.37	25.82 (2005)
Columbus	18.43 (18^th Wettest)	12.25	+6.18	24.76 (2013)
Macon	11.32 (50^th Driest)	13.11	-1.79	5.00 (1997)
Cartersville	10.94	12.43	-1.49
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	19.58	14.09	+5.49
Fulton Co. Arpt	19.22	13.93	+5.29
Gainesville	14.88	13.33	+1.55
Peachtree City	16.94	13.21	+3.73
Rome	15.59	12.55	+3.04

Precip. Extremes (in) for Jun-Aug

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.83 (6/26)
Atlanta	*3.61 (8/2)
Columbus	*2.41 (8/29)
Macon	1.85 (7/13)
Cartersville	1.90 (8/1)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	*1.38 (7/15)
Fulton Co. Arpt	*1.82 (7/14)
Gainesville	*2.01 (8/8)
Peachtree City	*2.04 (7/31)
Rome	*4.02 (8/1)

* Set record for day

June Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	7.28 (17^th Wettest)	4.18	+3.10	13.25 (1994)
Atlanta	3.86 (59^th Wettest)	3.95	-0.09	11.21 (1912)
Columbus	5.74 (20^th Wettest)	3.72	+2.02	10.83 (1967)
Macon	3.32 (58^th Driest)	4.06	-0.74	12.25 (2013)
Cartersville	4.03	3.84	+0.19
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	6.91	4.76	+2.15
Fulton Co. Arpt	6.53	4.13	+2.40
Gainesville	4.64	4.39	+0.25
Peachtree City	5.87	3.63	+2.24
Rome	4.71	4.10	+0.61

July Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.98 (63^rd Wettest)	4.47	+0.51	14.47 (1887)
Atlanta	8.04 (19^th Wettest)	5.27	+2.77	17.71 (1994)
Columbus	5.00 (58^th Wettest)	4.76	+0.24	16.14 (1916)
Macon	6.37 (31^st Wettest)	4.95	+1.42	18.16 (1994)
Cartersville	3.29	4.66	-1.37
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	7.49	5.02	+2.47
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.50	5.06	+2.44
Gainesville	2.72	4.51	-1.79
Peachtree City	6.37	5.26	+1.11
Rome	3.22	4.32	-1.10

August Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	4.36 (49^th Wettest)	3.53	+0.83	18.43 (1908)
Atlanta	7.59 (11^th Wettest)	3.90	+3.69	10.02 (1920)
Columbus	7.69 (12^th Wettest)	3.77	+3.92	11.98 (1898)
Macon	1.63 (11^th Driest)	4.10	-2.47	0.70 (1925)
Cartersville	3.62	3.93	-0.31
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	5.18	4.31	+0.87
Fulton Co. Arpt	5.19	4.74	+0.45
Gainesville	7.52	4.43	+3.09
Peachtree City	4.70	4.32	+0.38
Rome	7.66	4.13	+3.53

Records Set this Summer

Atlanta:

Low Maximum Temperature
- 77 on 8/2 (ties old record in 1918)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.00” on 7/14 (breaks old record of 2.77” in 1954)
- 3.61 on 8/2 (breaks old record of 1.80“ in 1909)

Columbus:

High Minimum Temperature
- 77 on 6/20 (breaks old record of 76 in 2011)
Low Maximum Temperature
- 80 on 8/2 (ties old record in 2000)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 2.41” on 8/29 (breaks old record of 1.50” in 1923)

Fall Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (Sep-Nov), there are equal chances for above, below, or near normal temperatures across both North and Central Georgia. Much of Georgia has about a 34% chance for above normal precipitation, with near equal chances for above, below, or near normal precipitation across far North Georgia.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.