September 2018 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

September 2018 Climate Summary

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(Majority of locations were 6 to 8 degrees warmer than normal

and 2 to 3 inches drier than normal)

Monthly Top 10 Rankings:

Athens

· 5th warmest on record

Atlanta

· 2nd warmest on record

Columbus

· 3rd warmest on record

· 5th wettest on record

Macon

· 2nd warmest on record

*Complete rankings in tables below

Temp. Extremes (°F) for September

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	96 (9/9, 9/14)	65 (9/21, 9/22, 9/23, 9/24)
Atlanta	95 (9/14, 9/15)	69 (9/17, 9/23)
Columbus	97 (9/14, 9/15, 9/17, 9/19, 9/20)	68 (9/23)
Macon	100 (*9/18)	64 (9/23)
Cartersville	95 (*9/19, 9/20)	63 (9/19)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	95 (*9/14)	65 (9/23)
Fulton Co. Arpt	95 (*9/20)	65 (9/23)
Gainesville	94 (*9/14)	66 (9/29)
Peachtree City	96 (9/14, 9/19, *9/20)	64 (9/23)
Rome	95 (9/7, 9/14, 9/20)	65 (9/23)

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September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	79.9 (5th Warmest)	73.3	+6.6	84.0 (1925)
Atlanta	81.0 (2nd Warmest)	73.5	+7.5	83.0 (1925)
Columbus	82.6 (3rd Warmest)	76.6	+6.0	84.6 (1925)
Macon	82.1 (2nd Warmest)	75.0	+7.1	84.0 (1925)
Cartersville	78.6	71.3	+7.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	79.3	72.9	+6.4
Fulton Co. Arpt	79.5	72.8	+6.7
Gainesville	78.2	71.7	+6.5
Peachtree City	79.9	72.1	+7.8
Rome	79.5	72.0	+7.5

Precip. Extremes (in) for September

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	0.65 (9/27)
Atlanta	0.74 (9/9)
Columbus	3.13 (*9/25)
Macon	0.77 (9/26)
Cartersville	1.67 (*9/24)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	0.48 (9/26)
Fulton Co. Arpt	0.32 (9/12)
Gainesville	0.92 (*9/11)
Peachtree City	0.40 (9/27)
Rome	3.14 (*9/24)

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September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Records
Athens	1.75 (43rd Driest)	3.94	-2.19	11.84 (2004)
Atlanta	1.48 (36th Driest)	4.47	-2.99	14.26 (1888)
Columbus	6.50 (5th Wettest)	3.06	+3.44	9.47 (2004)
Macon	1.02 (16th Driest)	3.59	-2.57	12.66 (2004)
Cartersville	3.40	3.62	-0.22
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	1.19	4.56	-3.37
Fulton Co. Arpt	1.18	3.98	-2.80
Gainesville	1.87	4.68	-2.81
Peachtree City	1.31	3.84	-2.53
Rome	9.08	3.41	+5.67

Records Set this September

Athens:

High Minimum Temperature
- 70 on 9/25 (ties record of 70 in 1980)

Atlanta:

High Minimum Temperature
- 75 on 9/13 (breaks old record of 74 in 1991)
- 74 on 9/25 (breaks old record of 73 in 1993)
- 72 on 9/26 (breaks old record of 71 in 2016)

Columbus:

High Minimum Temperature
- 75 on 9/13 (ties record of 75 in 1973)
- 76 on 9/14 (breaks old record of 74 in 1990)
- 76 on 9/15 (breaks old record of 74 in 1978)
- 75 on 9/16 (ties record of 75 in 2004)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.13” on 9/25 (breaks old record of 2.88” in 1956)

Macon:

High Maximum Temperature
- 99 on 9/14 (breaks old record of 97 in 1980)
- 98 on 9/17 (ties record of 98 in 1972)
- 100 on 9/18 (breaks old record of 99 in 1931)
- 96 on 9/26 (ties record of 96 in 1970)
High Minimum Temperature
- 75 on 9/15 (ties record of 75 in 1911)
- 73 on 9/25 (ties record of 73 in 1988)
- 72 on 9/26 (ties record of 72 in 2005)

October Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (October), all of Georgia has a 60% to 70% chance of above normal temperatures and near equal chances for above, below, or near normal precipitation.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.