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November and Fall 2018 Climate Summary

North and Central Georgia

November and Fall 2018 Climate Summary

For November, the majority of locations were about 2 to 5 degrees cooler than normal and 2 to 4 inches wetter than normal.

For the Fall Season, the majority of locations were about 1 to 3 degrees warmer than normal with well above average rainfall.

*Monthly Top 10 Rankings*	*Seasonal Top 10 Rankings*
*Athens* 5^th Warmest September on record 10^th Warmest October on record 8^th Wettest November on record	*Athens*
*Atlanta* 2^nd Warmest September on record 6^th Warmest October on record 8^th Wettest November on record	*Atlanta* 5^th Warmest Fall on record
*Columbus* 3^rd Warmest September on record 5^th Wettest September on record	*Columbus* 7^th Wettest Fall on record
*Macon* 2^nd Warmest September on record 10^th Warmest October on record	*Macon*

Monthly Top 10 Rankings

Seasonal Top 10 Rankings

Athens

5^th Warmest September on record
10^th Warmest October on record
8^th Wettest November on record

Athens

Atlanta

2^nd Warmest September on record
6^th Warmest October on record
8^th Wettest November on record

Atlanta

5^th Warmest Fall on record

Columbus

3^rd Warmest September on record
5^th Wettest September on record

Columbus

7^th Wettest Fall on record

Macon

2^nd Warmest September on record
10^th Warmest October on record

Macon

*Complete rankings in tables below

Seasonal Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings for Sept-Nov

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Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	65.2 (13^th Warmest)	63.4	+1.8	73.7 (1919)
Atlanta	66.2 (5^th Warmest)	63.6	+2.6	69.1 (2016)
Columbus	69.0 (13^th Warmest)	66.8	+2.2	72.1 (1919)
Macon	68.0 (13^th Warmest)	65.3	+2.8	70.1 (1897)
Cartersville	63.3	61.1	+2.3
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	64.3	62.5	+1.8
Fulton Co. Arpt	64.6	62.8	+1.8
Gainesville	63.6	62.0	+1.6
Peachtree City	65.5	62.1	+3.4
Rome	64.4	61.3	+3.0

Temp. Extremes (°F) for Sept-Nov

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	96 (9/14)	27 (11/28)
Atlanta	95 (9/14,9/15)	27 (11/28)
Columbus	97 (9/14, 9/15, 9/17, 9/19, 9/20)	29 (11/28)
Macon	100 (9/18)*	26 (11/28)
Cartersville	95 (9/19*, 9/20)	23 (11/29)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	95 (9/14)*	24 (11/29)
Fulton Co. Arpt	95 (9/20)*	26 (11/28)
Gainesville	94 (9/14)*	25 (11/28)
Peachtree City	96 (9/14, 9/19, 9/20*)	26 (11/29)
Rome	95 (9/7, 9/14, 9/20)	22 (11/28)

* Set record for day

September Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

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

October Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Record
Athens	66.3 (10^th Warmest)	63.0	+3.3	73.0 (1919)
Atlanta	67.4 (6^th Warmest)	63.3	+4.1	70.8 (1919)
Columbus	70.3 (11^th Warmest)	66.5	+3.8	77.5 (1919)
Macon	68.9 (10^th Warmest)	64.9	+4.0	74.4 (1919)
Cartersville	64.2	60.6	+3.6
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	65.7	61.9	+3.8
Fulton Co. Arpt	65.5	62.5	+3.0
Gainesville	64.8	61.7	+3.1
Peachtree City	66.3	61.4	+4.9
Rome	65.6	61.1	+4.5

November Avg. Temperature (°F) and Rankings

Site	Avg. Temp. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	49.4 (17^th Coldest)	53.8	-4.4	46.4 (1951)
Atlanta	50.3 (35^th Coldest)	54.0	-3.7	44.2 (1976)
Columbus	54.0 (30^th Coldest)	57.3	-3.3	47.7 (1901)
Macon	53.1 (32^nd Coldest)	55.9	-2.8	49.2 (2014)
Cartersville	47.2	51.3	-4.1
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	48.0	52.7	-4.7
Fulton Co. Arpt	48.7	53.0	-4.3
Gainesville	47.7	52.6	-4.9
Peachtree City	50.3	52.7	-2.4
Rome	48.0	50.9	-2.9

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Temp. Extremes (°F) for November

Site	Warmest Temp.	Coldest Temp.
Athens	75 (11/1, 11/7)	27 (11/28)
Atlanta	74 (11/7)	27 (11/28)
Columbus	82 (11/6)	29 (11/28)
Macon	83 (11/6)	26 (11/28)
Cartersville	71 (11/7)	23 (11/28,11/29)
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	74 (11/7)	24 (11/29)
Fulton Co. Arpt	74 (11/7)	26 (11/28)
Gainesville	73 (11/7)	25 (11/28)
Peachtree City	74 (11/7,11/30)	26 (11/29)
Rome	73 (11/6)	22 (11/28)

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Seasonal Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings for Sept-Nov

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Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	13.36 (27^th Wettest)	11.31	+2.05	24.17 (2009)
Atlanta	13.50 (23^rd Wettest)	11.98	+1.52	23.40 (2009)
Columbus	16.81 (7^th Wettest)	9.74	+7.07	19.50 (1906)
Macon	11.22 (23^rd Wettest)	9.70	+1.52	20.94 (2009)
Cartersville	16.46	11.10	+5.36
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	12.71	12.23	+0.48
Fulton Co. Arpt	15.40	11.76	+3.64
Gainesville	14.59	13.23	+1.36
Peachtree City	11.63	11.12	+0.51
Rome	21.28	12.12	+9.16

Precip. Extremes (in) for Sept-Nov

Site	Highest Daily Amount
Athens	2.37 (11/12)*
Atlanta	3.42 (10/10)*
Columbus	3.26 (10/10)*
Macon	3.22 (10/10)*
Cartersville	3.52 (11/12)*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.66 (11/12)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	4.34 (10/10)*
Gainesville	3.44 (11/12)*
Peachtree City	3.09 (10/10)*
Rome	3.14 (9/24)*

* Set record for day

September Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

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

October Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Records
Athens	4.26 (39^th Wettest)	3.55	+0.71	11.23 (1937)
Atlanta	4.75 (27^th Wettest)	3.41	+1.34	11.04 (1995)
Columbus	4.14 (28^th Wettest)	2.58	+1.56	8.41 (1995)
Macon	4.62 (19^th Wettest)	2.79	+1.83	9.39 (1959)
Cartersville	4.80	3.40	+1.40
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	3.99	3.45	+0.54
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.19	3.61	+3.58
Gainesville	4.56	4.08	+0.48
Peachtree City	4.79	3.41	+1.38
Rome	3.60	3.86	-0.26

November Precipitation Totals (in) and Rankings

Site	Total Precip. and Current Ranking	Normal	Dep. from Normal	Previous Records
Athens	7.35 (8^th Wettest)	3.82	+3.53	14.98 (1948)
Atlanta	7.27 (8^th Wettest)	4.10	+3.17	15.72 (1948)
Columbus	6.17 (11^th Wettest)	4.10	+2.07	12.45 (1948)
Macon	5.58 (12^th Wettest)	3.32	+2.26	10.27 (1992)
Cartersville	8.26	4.08	+4.18
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	7.53	4.22	+3.31
Fulton Co. Arpt	7.03	4.17	+2.86
Gainesville	8.16	4.47	+3.69
Peachtree City	5.53	3.87	+1.66
Rome	8.60	4.85	+3.75

Precip. Extremes (in) for November

Site	Highest Daily Amount (in)
Athens	2.37 (11/12)*
Atlanta	2.33 (11/12)
Columbus	2.04 (11/12)*
Macon	1.81 (11/12)
Cartersville	3.52 (11/12)*
DeKalb Peachtree Arpt	2.66 (11/12)*
Fulton Co. Arpt	2.76 (11/12)*
Gainesville	3.44 (11/12)*
Peachtree City	2.15 (11/12)*
Rome	2.91 (11/12)*

* Set record for day

Records Set this Fall/November

Athens:

High Minimum Temperature
- 70 on 9/25 (ties record of 70 in 1980)
- 71 on 10/10 (ties record of 71 in 2017)
- 66 on 10/16 (breaks old record of 65 set in 1985)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 2.37 on 11/12 (breaks old record of 1.58“ set in 1992)

Atlanta:

High Maximum Temperature
- 91 on 10/4 (ties record of 91 in 1954)
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)
- 71 on 10/7 (ties record of 71 in 2017)
- 72 on 10/10 (ties record of 72 in 2017)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.42 on 10/10 (breaks old record of 1.59“ set in 1990)

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)
- 74 on 10/10 (ties record of 74 in 1919)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.13” on 9/25 (breaks old record of 2.88” in 1956)
- 3.26 on 10/10 (breaks old record of 1.11“ set in 1999)
- 2.04 on 11/12 (breaks old record of 1.24“ set in 1940)

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)
- 92 on 10/16 (breaks old record of 88 set in 2015 and 1971)
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)
- 74 on 10/10 (breaks old record of 72 set in 2017)
Daily Precipitation Total
- 3.22 on 10/10 (breaks old record of 1.18“ set in 1994)

December and Winter Outlook

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s outlook for November, all of north and central Georgia has a 40% to 50% chance of above normal temperatures. Much of northern Georgia has about a 40% to 50% of above normal precipitation, with a 50% to 60% chance of seeing above normal precipitation.

Based on the Climate Prediction Center’s fall outlook (Dec-Feb), there are equal chances for above, below, or near normal temperatures across both North and Central Georgia. Much of northern Georgia has about a 33% to 40% chance for above normal precipitation, with a 40% to 50% chance for above normal precipitation across central Georgia.

For more information on the Climate Prediction Center’s seasonal outlook for winter 2018-2018 click here.

Data prepared by the Atlanta Forecast Office.