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Temperatures through the month of April were around normal.
Precipitation through the month of April was around 0 to 2 inches below normal.
See below for a list of daily records set for April *Indicates that a daily record was broken Total Precipitation (inches) *Indicates a daily record was set April 24th: Multiple rounds of severe thunderstorms moved through south and central Georgia during throughout the 24th. Severe Thunderstorm Watch number 109 and 110 were issued by the Storm Prediction Center. These storms brought large hail and damaging winds to a wide area of western Georgia. Hail the size of golf balls was reported in DeKalb county while the Atlanta International Airport measured a wind gust of 76 mph. The storms began to lose their intensity during the overnight hours as they approached the Carolinas. April 2021 Warnings and Local Storm Reports Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for May, far northern Georgia has a 30% to 40% chance of above normal temperatures while the rest of Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, north and central Georgia have a 30% to 40% chance of above normal precipitation, while southeast Georgia has an Equal Chance for above, below or near normal temperatures.
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Below are the overview stats for April 2021 for our 10 climate sites.
April 2021 Climate Averages
Climate Site
April Temp (°F)
Average Temp
Departure from normal
62.6
61.7
+0.9
62.9
62.0
+0.9
63.6
64.6
-1.0
62.9
63.5
-0.6
60.0
59.2
+0.8
59.9
61.6
-1.7
60.7
61.1
-0.4
60.5
60.5
0.0
60.7
60.6
+0.1
60.6
59.8
+0.8
April 2021 Temperature Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Maximum Temperature
Max T Date
Minimum Temperature
Min T Date
Athens
88
4/13
32
4/2, 4/3
Atlanta
86
4/13
33
4/2
Columbus
88
4/13
34
4/3
Macon
89*
4/13
30*
4/2, 4/3
Cartersville
84
4/13, 4/28
28
4/3
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
84
4/13
30
4/3
Fulton Co Arpt
86
4/13
30
4/3
Gainesville
83
4/13
32
4/2, 4/3
Peachtree City
87
4/13
29
4/3
Rome
86
4/13, 4/28
29
4/3
April 2021 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Normal Precipitation
DFN (Departure
From Normal)
2.81
3.15
-0.34
3.74
3.36
+0.38
2.86
3.55
-0.69
1.86
2.96
-1.10
1.64
3.91
-2.27
2.26
3.65
-1.39
1.87
3.74
-1.87
2.80
3.56
-0.76
2.21
3.92
-1.71
1.32
4.05
-2.73
April 2021 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Climate Site
Maximum Daily Precip
Max P Date
Athens
1.96
4/24
Atlanta
3.18*
4/24
Columbus
1.72*
4/24
Macon
1.70*
4/24
Cartersville
1.38
4/24
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
1.93
4/24
Fulton Co Arpt
1.67
4/24
Gainesville
1.86
4/24
Peachtree City
1.77
4/24
Rome
0.72
4/24
Click the links below to explore the temperature and precipitation data across north and central Georgia for the month of April 2021.
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Temperature and precipitation records at our 4 main climate sites are located below.
April 2021 Climate Records
Date
Type
Location
Record
4/03
Lowest Min Temp
Macon
A minimum temperature of 30 degrees was reached. This breaks the previous record of 31 degrees, last set in 1971.
4/22
Lowest Min Temp
Macon
A minimum temperature of 32 degrees was reached. This breaks the previous record of 38 degrees, last set in 1938.
4/13
Max Temp
Macon
A maximum temperature of 89 degrees was reached. This breaks the previous record of 88 degrees, last set in 1922.
4/24
Record daily Rainfall
Columbus
1.71 inches of rain fell during a 24 hour time period. This breaks the previous record of 1.04 inches, set in 2010.
4/24
Record daily Rainfall
Macon
1.69 inches of rain fell during a 24 hour time period. This breaks the previous record of 0.70 inches, set in 1937.
4/25
Record daily Rainfall
Atlanta
3.18 inches of rain fell during a 24 hour time period. This breaks the previous record of 2.74 inches, set in 1945.
Larger events that occurred across north and central Georgia this past April can be found here.
The May climate outlook is below.
May Outlook
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