December 2019 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

December 2019 Climate Summary

For December, the majority of locations experienced temperatures around 2 to 7 degrees warmer than normal and 0 to 3 inches wetter than normal.

Monthly Top 10 Rankings
Athens
None
Atlanta
10th Warmest December on Record
Columbus
None
Macon
8th Wettest December on Record

*Complete rankings in tables below

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for December

Site	Warmest Temperature	Date	Coldest Temperature	Date
Athens	74	12/16	25	12/20
Atlanta	71	12/24,12/29	29	12/19
Columbus	79	12/10*	29	12/19
Macon	78	12/10	25	12/19,12/20
Cartersville	73	12/29*	24	12/12*
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt	70	12/24	26	12/19,12/20
Fulton Co. Arpt	71	12/16,12/24	26	12/20
Gainesville	69	12/24	28	12/19
Peachtree City	74	12/24*	26	12/19,12/20
Rome	72	12/16,12/29*	26	12/20

* Set record for day

Data displayed in maps are from the NRCC hi-res data set through the NOAA Regional Climate Center.

December Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	50.2 (11th Warmest)	45.4	+4.8	56.4 (2015)
Atlanta	51.2 (10th Warmest)	45.3	+5.9	57.6 (2015)
Columbus	53.9 (17th Warmest)	49.1	+4.8	59.1 (2015)
Macon	52.3 (16th Warmest)	48.0	+4.3	58.6 (2015)
Cartersville	49.8	42.6	+7.2
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	48.3	44.3	+4.0
Fulton Co. Arpt	49.5	44.8	+4.7
Gainesville	48.3	43.7	+4.6
Peachtree City	51.0	44.4	+6.6
Rome	49.2	42.6	+6.6

Observed Maximum Temperature Departure from Normal (Deg F)

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Precip. Extremes (in) for December

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.20 (12/13)*
Atlanta	2.23 (12/13)*
Columbus	2.84 (12/22)
Macon	3.11 (12/13)*
Cartersville	1.28 (12/22)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.73 (12/13)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.69 (12/13)*
Gainesville	1.37 (12/13)*
Peachtree City	3.04 (12/13)*
Rome	2.01 (12/22)

* Set record for day

December 2019 Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	5.74 (34th Wettest)	3.73	+2.01	12.37 (2015)
Atlanta	5.14 (46th Wettest)	3.90	+1.24	12.94 (1919)
Columbus	8.05 (16th Wettest)	4.27	+3.78	17.38 (2015)
Macon	8.67 (8th Wettest)	4.04	+4.63	12.62 (2015)
Cartersville	4.07	4.24	-0.17
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	4.57	4.16	+0.41
Fulton Co. Arpt	4.84	3.99	+0.85
Gainesville	4.63	4.50	+0.13
Peachtree City	7.21	4.14	+3.07
Rome	6.34	4.38	+1.96

Data displayed in maps are from the NRCC hi-res data set through the NOAA Regional Climate Center.

Records Set this December

The daily records are listed below:

Athens:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- 62 degrees was reached on 12/29. This breaks the old record of 59 degrees, last set in 2015.
Daily Precipitation Record
- 2.20 inches of precip was reported on 12/13. This breaks the old record of 1.78 inches, last set in 1935.

Atlanta:

Highest Minimum Temperature
- 62 degrees was reached on 12/29. This breaks the old record of 61 degrees, last set in 1996.
Daily Precipitation Record
- 2.23 inches of precip was reported on 12/13. This breaks the old record of 1.25 inches, last set in 1885.

Columbus:

Highest Maximum Temperature
- 79 degrees was reached on 12/10. This ties the old record of 79 degrees, last set in 1972.
Highest Minimum Temperature
- 66 degrees was reached on 12/29. This breaks the old record of 61 degrees, last set in 1974.

Macon:

Daily Precipitation Record
- 3.11 inches of precip was reported on 12/13. This breaks the old record of 1.96 inches, last set in 1907.
- 1.22 inches of precip was reported on 12/17. This breaks the old record of 1.14 inches, last set in 1992.

January Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s January outlook, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances of above, normal, or below normal temperatures. For precipitation, much of north and central Georgia have a 40-50% chance of above average precipitation.

January Drought Outlook

Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for January, no drought conditions are expected across north and central Georgia. With no drought across the area, the last Drought Information Statement was released on December 19th, 2019.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.