North and Central Georgia
March 2019 Climate Summary
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For March, the majority of locations were about 0 to 1 degrees cooler than normal and 2 to 3 inches drier than normal.
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Monthly Top 10 Rankings |
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Athens 8th Driest March on Record |
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Atlanta None |
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Columbus None |
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Macon None |
*Complete rankings in tables below
March Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings
* Click on site name below to view a graph with additional data
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Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
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53.5 (59th Warmest) |
54.3 |
-0.8 |
63.6 (2012) |
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55.4 (45th Warmest) |
54.3 |
1.1 |
64.5 (2012) |
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57.7 (57th Warmest) |
57.8 |
-0.1 |
68.1 (1907) |
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56.5 (65th Warmest) |
56.8 |
-0.3 |
65.3 (1907) |
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Cartersville |
51.2 |
51.7 |
-0.5 |
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DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
52.1 |
53.3 |
-1.2 |
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Fulton Co. Arpt |
53.6 |
53.6 |
0.0 |
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Gainesville |
51.7 |
52.7 |
-1.0 |
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Peachtree City |
55.2 |
53.2 |
2.0 |
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Rome |
52.2 |
52.1 |
0.1 |
Temp. Extremes (°F) for March
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Site |
Warmest Temp. |
Coldest Temp. |
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Athens |
77 (3/30) |
27 (3/6) |
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Atlanta |
77 (3/30) |
27 (3/5,3/6) |
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Columbus |
80 (3/30) |
28 (3/6) |
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Macon |
80 (3/30) |
26 (3/7) |
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Cartersville |
76 (3/14,3/30) |
24 (3/5,3/6,3/7*) |
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DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
75 (3/14,3/30) |
25 (3/5,3/6*,3/7*) |
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Fulton Co. Arpt |
78 (3/30) |
26 (3/5,3/6) |
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Gainesville |
75 (3/30) |
25 (3/6)* |
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Peachtree City |
80 (3/30) |
26 (3/7) |
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Rome |
79 (3/30) |
24 (3/7)* |
* Set record for day
March Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings
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Site |
Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking |
Normal |
Dep. from Normal |
Record |
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2.09 (10th Driest) |
4.43 |
-2.34 |
0.99 (1905) |
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2.17 (13th Driest) |
4.81 |
-2.64 |
0.88 (1905) |
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2.46 (18th Driest) |
5.46 |
-3.00 |
0.56 (2004) |
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1.52 (16th Driest) |
4.55 |
-3.03 |
0.32 (1910) |
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Cartersville |
2.82 |
4.72 |
-1.90 |
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DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
2.85 |
4.98 |
-2.13 |
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Fulton Co. Arpt |
2.82 |
4.81 |
-1.99 |
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Gainesville |
2.79 |
5.42 |
-2.63 |
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Peachtree City |
2.50 |
5.11 |
-2.61 |
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Rome |
5.18 |
4.95 |
0.23 |
Precip. Extremes (in) for March
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Site |
Highest Daily Amount |
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Athens |
1.23 (3/3) |
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Atlanta |
1.13 (3/3) |
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Columbus |
0.79 (3/11) |
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Macon |
0.37 (3/1) |
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Cartersville |
0.98 (3/3) |
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DeKalb Peachtree Arpt |
1.04 (3/3) |
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Fulton Co. Arpt |
1.06 (3/3) |
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Gainesville |
1.21 (3/3) |
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Peachtree City |
1.16 (3/3) |
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Rome |
1.41 (3/3) |
* Set record for day
No Records Were Set This March at the Following Sites:
Athens, Atlanta, Columbus, Macon
April Outlook
Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s April outlook, all of north and central Georgia has a 50 to 60% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north Georgia has equal chances of above, below, or normal precipitation and central Georgia has a 33 to 40% chance of above normal precipitation.
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Spring Flood Outlook
The Spring flood risk is above normal for north and central Georgia.
For the spring of 2019, the Southeast River Forecast Center is calling for an above normal river flood potential for north and central Georgia. Given that spring is a characteristically active period for river flooding, this outlook indicates that north and central Georgia can expect to see the number and magnitude of river floods to be higher than typical.
For more information, please refer to our ESF.
Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.
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