Thermograph

How unusual is the weather? Graded against ~45 years of local climate history.

Atlanta weather records

Record high and low temperatures for Atlanta, by month, by season, and all-time, with the dates they occurred, across 1980–2026 of daily climate history. Its hottest day on record reached 106°F on 2012-06-30; its coldest fell to -7°F on 1985-01-21.

Records by month

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have ever been in each calendar month, so each column shows its record high and its record low. Tap a month for its full averages and typical range.

MonthDaytime highOvernight low
January
76°F2022-01-01
18°F1985-01-21
66°F2022-01-01
-7°F1985-01-21
February
81°F2023-02-22
22°F1996-02-04
68°F2023-02-23
7°F1996-02-05
March
88°F2007-03-25
30°F1993-03-14
68°F2020-03-29
11°F1980-03-03
April
92°F1986-04-27
47°F1987-04-04
70°F2017-04-30
25°F1987-04-01
May
96°F2011-05-31
50°F1992-05-07
74°F2000-05-25
39°F2004-05-04
June
106°F2012-06-30
65°F2005-06-01
78°F2022-06-14
49°F1984-06-01
July
104°F2012-07-01
71°F1981-07-02
82°F1980-07-11
57°F2014-07-30
August
102°F2011-08-05
64°F1986-08-31
79°F2007-08-08
56°F1992-08-29
September
97°F2019-09-12
58°F1980-09-29
75°F2019-09-05
41°F1983-09-23
October
98°F2019-10-03
41°F1993-10-31
74°F2017-10-08
29°F2001-10-28
November
83°F2022-11-06
37°F2014-11-18
70°F2020-11-11
19°F2014-11-19
December
77°F2007-12-10
18°F1983-12-25
68°F1991-12-02
2°F1983-12-25

Records by season

The warmest (▲) and coldest (▼) both the daytime high and the overnight low have reached in each meteorological season (Northern Hemisphere, each a three-month span).

SeasonDaytime highOvernight low
Winter (Dec–Feb)
81°F2023-02-22
18°F1983-12-25
68°F2023-02-23
-7°F1985-01-21
Spring (Mar–May)
96°F2011-05-31
30°F1993-03-14
74°F2000-05-25
11°F1980-03-03
Summer (Jun–Aug)
106°F2012-06-30
64°F1986-08-31
82°F1980-07-11
49°F1984-06-01
Autumn (Sep–Nov)
98°F2019-10-03
37°F2014-11-18
75°F2019-09-05
19°F2014-11-19

All-time records

The most extreme value Atlanta has recorded for each metric across its entire history.

High

Highest 106°F 2012-06-30
Lowest 18°F 1983-12-25

Low

Highest 82°F 1980-07-11
Lowest -7°F 1985-01-21

Feels-like

Highest 145°F 1980-07-17
Lowest -29°F 1985-01-21

Humidity

Highest 23.7 g/m³ 2010-08-15
Lowest 0.8 g/m³ 1985-01-21

Wind

Highest 37 mph 1995-10-05
Lowest 2 mph 2026-06-08

Gust

Highest 81 mph 2024-01-09
Lowest 8 mph 2018-08-15

Precip

Wettest 5.13 in 2020-09-17
Driest 18-day dry spell 2001-11-02

For rainfall, the “driest” figure is the longest run of consecutive days without measurable rain, dated to when that dry spell began.

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