Peachtree City, GA

Weather Forecast Office

May and Spring 2019 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

May 2019 and Spring 2019 Climate Summary

For May, the majority of locations were about 4 to 6 degrees warmer than normal and 0 to 2 inches drier than normal.

For the Spring 2019 Season, the majority of locations were about 2 to 4 degrees warmer than normal and 0 to 3 inches drier than normal.

May Monthly Top 10 Rankings	Spring Seasonal Top 10 Rankings
*Athens* 2nd Warmest May on record	*Athens* None
*Atlanta* Warmest May on record	*Atlanta* 3rd Warmest Spring on record
*Columbus* 3rd Warmest May on record	*Columbus* None
*Macon* 2nd Warmest May on record	*Macon* None

May Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Spring Seasonal Top 10 Rankings

Athens

2nd Warmest May on record

Athens

None

Atlanta

Warmest May on record

Atlanta

3rd Warmest Spring on record

Columbus

3rd Warmest May on record

Columbus

None

Macon

2nd Warmest May on record

Macon

None

*Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for March-May

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	64.3 (12^th Warmest)	62.0	+2.3	66.9 (2012)
Atlanta	65.7 (3rd Warmest)	62.1	+3.6	68.1 (2012)
Columbus	67.3 (19th Warmest)	65.1	+2.2	70.2 (2012)
Macon	66.3 (16th Warmest)	64.0	+2.3	68.8 (1908)
Cartersville	61.9	59.5	+2.4
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	62.8	61.4	+1.4
Fulton Co. Arpt	63.7	61.3	+2.4
Gainesville	62.7	60.4	+2.2
Peachtree City	64.8	60.9	+4.0
Rome	63.2	60.0	+3.2

Temp. Extremes (ºF) for Mar-May

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	98 (5/29)	27 (3/6)
Atlanta	95 (5/26)*	27 (3/5,3/6)
Columbus	97 (5/25,5/26)	28 (3/6)
Macon	100 (5/26,5/28)	26 (3/7)
Cartersville	94 (5/26)*	24 (3/5,3/6,3/7*)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	94 (5/26,5/28)	25 (3/5,3/6,3/7)
Fulton Co. Arpt	94 (5/26,5/27,5/29*)	26 (3/5,3/6)
Gainesville	93 (5/26)*	25 (3/6)*
Peachtree City	96 (5/26)*	26 (3/7)
Rome	96 (5/26)*	24 (3/7)*

* Set record for day

May Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	75.5 (2nd Warmest)	70.0	+5.5	76.3 (1933)
Atlanta	76.4 (Warmest on Record)	70.1	+6.3	2019
Columbus	77.8 (3rd Warmest)	73.0	+4.8	79.4 (1933)
Macon	77.1 (2nd Warmest)	71.9	+5.2	78.2 (1962)
Cartersville	72.5	67.6	+4.9
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	73.9	69.4	+4.5
Fulton Co. Arpt	74.2	69.3	+4.9
Gainesville	73.6	68.2	+5.4
Peachtree City	75.2	68.9	+6.3
Rome	74.1	68.2	+5.9

May Daily Avg. Temperature (°F)


Athens	Atlanta

Columbus	Macon

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Temp. Extremes (ºF) for May

Site	Warmest Temp.	Record May Temp (Year)	Coldest Temp.
Athens	98 (5/29)	100 (1926,1918)	48 (5/14)
Atlanta	95 (5/26)*	97 (1941,1914)	51 (5/14)
Columbus	97 (5/25,5/26)	100 (1937,1916)	53 (5/15)
Macon	100 (5/26,5/28)	Warmest on Record (2019)	48 (5/15)
Cartersville	94 (5/26)*		46 (5/14,5/15)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	94 (5/26,5/28)		48 (5/15)
Fulton Co. Arpt	94 (5/26,5/27,5/29*)		48 (5/15)
Gainesville	93 (5/26)*		48 (5/14)
Peachtree City	96 (5/26)*		48 (5/15)
Rome	96 (5/26)*		48 (5/15)

* Set record for day

Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Mar-May

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	7.09 (19^th Driest)	10.58	-3.49	0.61 (1897)*
Atlanta	10.79 (50^th Driest)	11.84	-1.05	5.13 (1887)
Columbus	10.41 (41st Driest)	12.20	-1.79	5.05 (1927)
Macon	5.89 (17th Driest)	10.23	-4.34	3.16 (1914)
Cartersville	9.29	12.66	-3.37
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	12.74	12.68	+0.06
Fulton Co. Arpt	10.54	12.32	-1.78
Gainesville	12.27	13.02	-0.75
Peachtree City	12.00	12.42	-0.42
Rome	11.32	13.18	-1.86

*61 days missing from POR

Precip. Extremes (in) for Mar-May

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.14 (4/19)*
Atlanta	3.37 (4/19)*
Columbus	1.44 (4/14)
Macon	0.91 (4/8)
Cartersville	2.20 (4/19)*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	3.26 (4/19)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.56 (4/19)*
Gainesville	3.01 (4/19)*
Peachtree City	4.37 (4/19)*
Rome	1.41 (3/3)

* Set record for day

May 2018 Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	1.62 (21st Driest)	3.00	-1.38	0.11 (1914)
Atlanta	2.28 (43rd Driest)	3.67	-1.39	0.30 (1914)
Columbus	3.59 (53rd Wettest)	3.19	+0.40	0.10 (1914)
Macon	1.47 (26th Driest)	2.72	-1.25	T (2007)
Cartersville	1.89	4.03	-2.14
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.79	4.05	-1.26
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.71	3.77	-2.06
Gainesville	3.17	4.04	-0.87
Peachtree City	2.48	3.39	-0.91
Rome	2.43	4.18	-1.75

Precip. Extremes (in) for May

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	0.89 (5/11)
Atlanta	0.86 (5/1)
Columbus	1.15 (5/12)
Macon	0.73 (5/12)
Cartersville	0.47 (5/4,5/9)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.30 (5/12)
Fulton Co. Arpt	0.76 (5/12)
Gainesville	2.16 (5/4)
Peachtree City	0.89 (5/9)
Rome	1.04 (5/11)

* Set record for day

Records Set this May

Athens:

High Maximum Temperature Record
- 97 on 5/28 (ties record of 97 last set in 1914)
High Minimum Temperature Record
- 71 on 5/25 (ties record of 71 last set in 2004)
- 70 on 5/29 (ties record of 70 last set in 2018)
- 71 on 5/30 (ties record of 71 last set in 2018)

Atlanta:

High Maximum Temperature Record
- 94 on 5/25 (breaks old record of 93 last set in 1960)
- 95 on 5/26 (breaks old record of 94 last set in 1936)
- 94 on 5/28 (ties record of 94 last set in 1941)
High Minimum Temperature Record
- 71 on 5/20 (breaks old record of 70 last set in 1996)
- 73 on 5/22 (breaks old record of 70 last set in 1996)
- 72 on 5/23 (breaks old record of 71 last set in 1941)
- 74 on 5/25 (breaks old record of 72 last set in 2004)
- 74 on 5/26 (breaks old record of 73 last set in 1989)
- 75 on 5/28 (breaks old record of 72 last set in 1991) - All-Time May Temperature Record Tied
- 74 on 5/30 (ties record of 74 last set in 1941)

Columbus:

High Minimum Temperature Record
- 71 on 5/20 (ties record of 71 last set in 2017)
- 74 on 5/23 (breaks old record of 73 last set in 1983)

Macon:

High Maximum Temperature Record
- 97 on 5/22 (ties record of 97 last set in 1962)
- 97 on 5/24 (ties record of 97 last set in 1960)
- 99 on 5/25 (breaks old record of 97 last set in 2000)
- 100 on 5/26 (breaks old record of 98 last set in 1962) - All-Time May Temperature Record Broken
- 99 on 5/27 (ties record of 99 last set in 1953)
- 100 on 5/28 (breaks old record of 99 last set in 1967) - All-Time May Temperature Record Tied
- 99 on 5/29 (breaks old record of 98 last set in 2011)
- 99 on 5/30 (breaks old record of 98 last set in 1898)
High Minimum Temperature Record
- 72 on 5/23 (ties record of 72 last set in 1938)

NOAA’s 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook

For this upcoming hurricane season, NOAA is predicting a near-normal Atlantic hurricane season with 9 to 15 named storms, 4 to 8 hurricanes, and 2 to 4 major hurricanes. For more information on the outlook click here.

June and Summer Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s June outlook, north Georgia has equal chances for near normal temperatures and central Georgia has a 33 to 40% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances for near normal precipitation.

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s summer outlook (June, July, August), northwestern Georgia has a 33 to 40% chance of above normal temperatures while the rest of the area has a 40 to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. For precipitation, all of north and central Georgia has equal chances for near normal precipitation.

June Drought Outlook

Based on the U.S. Monthly Drought Outlook for June, drought conditions are expected to persist across much of the area with drought development across much of central Georgia.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.