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Temperatures through the month of March were 2 to 3 degrees above normal. Precipitation through the month of March were around 2 to 3 inches above normal.
Climate Site Temperatures Precipitation Climate Site Maximum Temperature Max T Date *Indicates a daily record was set Climate Site Total Precipitation DFN (Departure Climate Site Maximum Daily Precip (in inches) Max P Date *Indicates a daily record was set Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta Flooding Rain (March 9th, 2024) Nearly 6 inches of rain fell across parts of central Georgia between March 9th and 10th. Numerous flash flood warnings were issued especially in the vicinity of Columbus where some reports exceeding 6 inches were received. A stationary front across the southeast allowed PWAT values to exceed the climatology record providing an environment where life threatening rain caused significant issues across central Georgia. Severe Weather (March 15th, 2024) A line of thunderstorms across the southern most counties of our CWA were made of mostly embedded supercells that produced damaging winds, hail and spawned a few tornadoes. Dewpoints exceeding 60 degrees and a subtropical jet brought sufficient severe weather ingredients to spark a severe weather outbreak across most of central Georgia. Based on the Climate Prediction Center's outlook for April, Northwest Georgia has 33-40% chances of above normal temperatures while central Georgia has equal chances of above normal temperatures. North Georgia has a 33% to 40% chance of above normal precipitation while northeast Georgia has equal chances. Data prepared by NWS Peachtree City/Atlanta.
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Below are the overview stats for March 2024 for our 10 climate sites.
March 2024 Monthly Rankings
Athens
24th Warmest
28rd Wettest
Atlanta
15th Warmest
30th Wettest
Columbus
20th Warmest
15th Wettest
Macon
37th Warmest
21st Wettest
March 2024 Climate Averages
Climate Site
Month Temp (°F)
Average Temp
Departure from normal
Athens
57.0
54.9
2.1
Atlanta
58.8
55.6
3.2
Columbus
61.1
58.9
2.2
Macon
59.3
57.7
1.6
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
56.0
53.3
2.7
Fulton Co Arpt
56.9
54.4
2.5
Gainesville
56.7
52.9
3.8
Peachtree City
58.3
55.3
3.0
Rome
56.1
53.4
2.7
March 2024 Temperature Climate Statistics
Minimum Temperature
Min T Date
Athens
80
3/14, 30
32
3/19
Atlanta
81
3/14
33
3/19
Columbus
83
3/14
37
3/19, 20
Macon
82
3/14
34
3/12, 20
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
80
3/14
31
3/19
Fulton Co Arpt
81
3/14
31
3/19
Gainesville
79
3/14
32
3/19
Peachtree City
83
3/14
33
3/19, 20
Rome
83
3/14
28
3/19
March 2024 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Average Precipitation
From Normal)
Athens
6.98
4.37
2.61
Atlanta
7.98
4.68
3.30
Columbus
9.43
4.92
4.51
Macon
7.74
4.31
3.43
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
6.86
4.70
2.16
Fulton County Arpt
6.38
4.53
1.85
Gainesville
6.82
4.78
2.04
Peachtree City
7.40
4.90
2.50
Rome
7.59
4.99
2.60
March 2024 Precipitation Climate Statistics
Athens
1.89
3/5
Atlanta
3.38
3/5
Columbus
3.84
3/8
Macon
2.95
3/8
Dekalb Peachtree Arpt
2.67
3/5
Fulton County Arpt
2.27
3/5
Gainesville
2.15
3/5
Peachtree City
2.99
3/8
Rome
1.86
3/1
Click the links below to explore the temperature and precipitation data across north and central Georgia for the month of March 2024.
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Temperature and precipitation records at our 4 main climate sites are located below.
March 2024 Climate Records
Date
Type
Location
Records set over a 24 hour period
3/6
Precip
Atlanta
2.36" of rain fell over a 24 hour period. This beat the old record of 2.27" set in 1947
3/9
Precip
Macon
2.19" of rain fell over a 24 hour period. This beat the old record of 1.45" set in 1927
Larger events that occurred across north and central Georgia this past March can be found here.
The April climate outlook is below.
April Outlook
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