North and Central Georgia
Spring 2016 Climate Summary
(Majority of locations were much warmer than normal and drier than normal)
Months of Mention:
Top 10 Rankings:
Seasonal
· 4th warmest Spring on record at Atlanta
· 6th warmest Spring on record at Athens
· 8th driest Spring on record at Atlanta
Monthly
· 5th warmest March on record at Athens
· 6th wettest April on record at Macon
· 7th warmest March on record at Atlanta
· 7th driest March on record at Athens
* Complete rankings in tables below
Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Mar-May
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
64.5 (6th Warmest) |
61.7 |
+2.8 |
66.9 (2012) |
|
|
65.2 (4th Warmest) |
62.0 |
+3.2 |
68.1 (2012) |
|
|
66.5 (32nd Warmest) |
64.6 |
+1.9 |
70.2 (2012) |
|
|
65.6 (26th Warmest) |
63.4 |
+2.2 |
68.8 (1908) |
|
|
Cartersville |
61.5 |
59.5 |
+2.0 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
63.8 |
61.4 |
+2.4 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
63.2 |
61.3 |
+1.9 |
|
|
Gainesville |
62.9 |
60.4 |
+2.5 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
62.6 |
60.9 |
+1.7 |
|
|
Rome |
62.5 |
60.0 |
+2.5 |
|
Temp. Extremes (°F) for Mar-May
|
Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
|
Athens |
94 (5/31) |
32 (3/22) |
|
Atlanta |
93 (5/30) |
35 (3/5) |
|
Columbus |
96 (5/31) |
34 (3/22) |
|
Macon |
95 (5/31) |
32 (3/22) |
|
Cartersville |
92 (5/30,5/31) |
27 (3/22) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
94 (5/31) |
31 (3/5) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
92 (5/31) |
31 (3/5) |
|
Gainesville |
90 (5/30) |
33 (3/3) |
|
Peachtree City |
93 (5/31) |
29 (3/22) |
|
Rome |
94 (5/30,5/31) |
30 (3/5,3/22) |
* Set record for day
March Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
59.9 (5th Warmest) |
54.3 |
+5.6 |
63.6 (2012) |
|
Atlanta |
60.5 (7th Warmest) |
54.3 |
+6.2 |
64.5 (2012) |
|
Columbus |
61.9 (13th Warmest) |
57.8 |
+4.1 |
68.1 (1907) |
|
Macon |
61.1 (13th Warmest) |
56.8 |
+4.3 |
65.3 (1907) |
|
Cartersville |
55.7 |
51.7 |
+4.0 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
58.5 |
53.3 |
+5.2 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
58.3 |
53.6 |
+4.7 |
|
|
Gainesville |
57.9 |
52.7 |
+5.2 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
58.0 |
53.2 |
+4.8 |
|
|
Rome |
56.8 |
52.1 |
+4.7 |
|
April Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
63.4 (33rd Warmest) |
61.7 |
+1.7 |
67.3 (1981) |
|
Atlanta |
64.1 (25th Warmest) |
62.0 |
+2.1 |
67.7 (1981) |
|
Columbus |
65.2 (55th Warmest) |
64.6 |
+0.6 |
70.8 (1927) |
|
Macon |
63.8 (69th Warmest) |
63.4 |
+0.4 |
69.2 (1954) |
|
Cartersville |
60.6 |
59.2 |
+1.4 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
62.6 |
61.6 |
+1.0 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
62.1 |
61.0 |
+1.1 |
|
|
Gainesville |
62.4 |
60.4 |
+2.0 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
61.2 |
60.5 |
+0.7 |
|
|
Rome |
61.6 |
59.8 |
+1.8 |
|
May Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
|
Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
70.3 (50th Warmest) |
70.0 |
+0.3 |
76.3 (1933) |
|
Atlanta |
71.1 (41st Warmest) |
70.1 |
+1.0 |
74.8 (1996) |
|
Columbus |
72.5 (50th Coolest) |
73.0 |
-0.5 |
66.6 (1954) |
|
Macon |
71.8 (55th Coolest) |
71.9 |
-0.1 |
67.0 (1917) |
|
Cartersville |
68.1 |
67.6 |
+0.5 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
70.4 |
69.4 |
+1.0 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
69.1 |
69.3 |
-0.2 |
|
|
Gainesville |
68.5 |
68.2 |
+0.3 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
68.6 |
68.9 |
-0.3 |
|
|
Rome |
69.0 |
68.2 |
+0.8 |
|
Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Mar-May
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
7.01 (14th Driest) |
10.58 |
-3.57 |
3.24 (2004) |
|
|
6.61 (8th Driest) |
11.84 |
-5.23 |
5.13 (1887) |
|
|
12.01 (53rd Driest) |
12.20 |
-0.19 |
5.05 (1927) |
|
|
12.23 (49th Wettest) |
10.23 |
+2.00 |
21.31 (1923) |
|
|
Cartersville |
8.08 |
12.66 |
-4.58 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
6.44 |
12.68 |
-6.24 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
6.70 |
12.32 |
-5.62 |
|
|
Gainesville |
7.30 |
13.02 |
-5.72 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
7.85 |
12.42 |
-4.57 |
|
|
Rome |
8.11 |
13.18 |
-5.07 |
|
Precip. Extremes (in) for Mar-May
|
Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
|
Athens |
1.64 (5/19) |
|
Atlanta |
1.21 (4/1) |
|
Columbus |
3.61 (4/1) |
|
Macon |
5.42 (4/1)* |
|
Cartersville |
1.21 (5/12) |
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.59 (4/1) |
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.33 (4/1) |
|
Gainesville |
1.15 (5/17) |
|
Peachtree City |
2.06 (4/1) |
|
Rome |
1.65 (3/31) |
* Set record for day
March Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
1.95 (7th Driest) |
4.43 |
-2.48 |
0.99 (1905) |
|
Atlanta |
2.21 (14th Driest) |
4.81 |
-2.60 |
0.88 (1905) |
|
Columbus |
2.56 (19th Driest) |
5.46 |
-2.90 |
0.56 (2004) |
|
Macon |
2.64 (29th Driest) |
4.55 |
-1.91 |
0.32 (1910) |
|
Cartersville |
2.79 |
4.72 |
-1.93 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.60 |
4.98 |
-3.38 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.82 |
4.81 |
-2.99 |
|
|
Gainesville |
1.86 |
5.42 |
-3.56 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
3.03 |
5.11 |
-2.08 |
|
|
Rome |
4.86 |
4.95 |
-0.09 |
|
April Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
2.57 (50th Driest) |
3.15 |
-0.58 |
0.08 (1915) |
|
Atlanta |
3.15 (60th Driest) |
3.36 |
-0.21 |
0.35 (1915) |
|
Columbus |
6.94 (15th Wettest) |
3.55 |
+3.39 |
11.67 (1953) |
|
Macon |
7.63 (6th Wettest) |
2.96 |
+4.67 |
10.25 (1938) |
|
Cartersville |
2.53 |
3.91 |
-1.38 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
3.20 |
3.65 |
-0.45 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
3.33 |
3.74 |
-0.41 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.83 |
3.56 |
-0.73 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
4.26 |
3.92 |
+0.34 |
|
|
Rome |
1.90 |
4.05 |
-2.15 |
|
May Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
|
Site |
Total Precip. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Previous Records |
|
Athens |
2.49 (46th Driest) |
3.00 |
-0.51 |
0.11 (1914) |
|
Atlanta |
1.25 (12th Driest) |
3.67 |
-2.42 |
0.30 (1914) |
|
Columbus |
2.51 (47th Driest) |
3.19 |
-0.68 |
0.10 (1914) |
|
Macon |
1.96 (39th Driest) |
2.72 |
-0.76 |
T (2007) |
|
Cartersville |
2.76 |
4.03 |
-1.27 |
|
|
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.64 |
4.05 |
-2.41 |
|
|
Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.55 |
3.77 |
-2.22 |
|
|
Gainesville |
2.61 |
4.04 |
-1.43 |
|
|
Peachtree City |
0.56 |
3.39 |
-2.83 |
|
|
Rome |
1.35 |
4.18 |
-2.83 |
|
Records Set this Spring
Athens:
Atlanta:
Columbus:
Macon:
Summer Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for the summer (Jun-Aug), North and Central Georgia have greater than a 40% chance for above normal temperature, while equal chances for above, below, or near normal precipitation.
Drought Monitor
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Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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