Climatology for New Year's Day in North and Central Georgia

Climatology for New Year's Day

As the New Year draws closer, many questions arise about what kind of weather Georgia has seen on January 1^st. What has been the warmest start to the New Year? When was the coldest New Year's Day? Here is some information that will answer some of these questions.

Temperatures

On the average, high temperatures ranged from the upper 40s across north Georgia to near 60 across central Georgia. The average low temperatures range from the upper 20s across north Georgia to the upper 30s across central Georgia. However, there have been a few New Year's with temperatures nearing the 80 degree mark across Central Georgia. We have also seen bitterly cold starts to the New Year with record low temperatures in the single digits. Here are a few record temperatures across the state:

Record Temperatures for January 1
	Atlanta		Athens		Macon		Columbus
	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min	Max	Min
Record Temp. (°F)	75	7	76	6	78	17	78	18
Year	1952	1928	1985	1918	1985	1984	1952	1977

Precipitation

While most New Year's Days have been dry, there have been a few with heavy rain or snow. See the two charts below for the record rainfall and snowfall amounts.

Record Precipitation for January 1
	Atlanta	Athens	Macon	Columbus
Precipitation (inches)	1.37	1.61	2.16	2.28
Year	1955	1888	1955	1955

Record Snowfall on January 1
	Atlanta	Athens	Macon	Columbus
Snow Amount (inches)	0.1	0.9	Trace	Trace
Year of Occurence	2001	1962	1900	2001, 1964

[ Average Maximum Temperature for Jan 1 ]

Avearage Maximum Temperature for Jan. 1st.

Average Minimum Temperature for Jan. 1st.