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A Recap of Saturday's Weather (10 Hours of CC observations)

HOTlanta Heatwave of EPIC Proportions - Day Three (10 Hr Timelapse of CC Observations)

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A Recap of Sunday's Weather

HOTlanta Heatwave of 2012 - Day Four

I wasn't able to get a recording of the 105°F obs. since it occurred during long form programming.

Maximum High Today - 105°F (3:52pm ET)
Minimum Low This Morning - 81°F (5:52am ET)
Record High for July 1st - 99°F (1954)
*Record high shattered by 6 degrees!*

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
0432 PM EDT SUN JUL 01 2012

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATLANTA...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 105 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA SO FAR TODAY. THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 99 SET IN 1954.

There is still a chance we could hit 100 tomorrow, but with the chances of thunderstorms increasing tomorrow and throughout the week, that may not happen, but nonetheless we should top out into the upper 90s.

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Since we got to 100 today, we broke yet another record high today. This makes Day 4 this summer that we have hit the century mark. The last Century degree day prior to today was Sunday when we soared to 105, almost nearly tied the all time record high we had just set 24 hours prior on Saturday of 106 degrees.

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
0432 PM EDT THU JUL 05 2012

..RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATLANTA

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 100 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 99 SET IN 1948.

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Forecast for Tomorrow, we may have our first potential organized severe weather event this entire Summer!
I'll be monitoring to see how things trend tomorrow.

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"Expect Sunny to Fair conditions Thursday through Saturday, with temperatures in the upper 70s on Thursday."

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On Monday, December 3, 2012 we tied a record high. The temperature reached 74 degrees.

Official Statement from The National Weather Service of Peachtree City, GA (Serving North/Central Georgia)

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SXUS72 KFFC 040930
RERATL

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
0426 AM EST TUE DEC 04 2012

...RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT ATLANTA...

A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 74 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA
YESTERDAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 74 SET IN 1982.



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Spring is Here, but Winter is Still Lazying Around on the Couch

NWS FORECAST

Tonight A slight chance of snow and sleet after 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 33. Northwest wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

Friday A chance of snow before 10am, then a chance of rain. Cloudy, with a high near 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.


NO WINTER WEATHER ADVISORIES ARE BEING ISSUED AT THE MOMENT, ONLY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS, BUT THAT IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

Special Weather Statement

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
410 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013

GAZ030-031-041>044-052>057-066>068-070-221400-
POLK-PAULDING-HARALSON-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-LAMAR-
410 PM EDT THU MAR 21 2013

...WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE FRIDAY MORNING...

UPPER LEVEL MOISTURE IN ASSOCIATION WITH A DEVELOPING FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WILL LEAD TO A QUICK ROUND OF SNOW...SLEET AND RAIN
ACROSS WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING RUSH
HOUR. PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL GEORGIA COULD SEE ACCUMULATIONS OF
SNOW AND SLEET UP TO HALF INCH...ESPECIALLY ON GRASSY AND
ELEVATED AREAS. AT THIS TIME...IT IS EXPECTED THAT THE ROADS WILL
REMAIN WET AND SHOULD NOT SEE MUCH OF ANY ACCUMULATION WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES THAT MAY SEE SOME ICY SPOTS.

THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER 3 AM ACROSS THIS AREA...THEN
TRANSITION TO SLEET AROUND 7 AM AND THEN ALL TO RAIN AFTER 10 AM.
ANY FROZEN ACCUMULATION SHOULD THEN MELT.

LIGHT SLEET AND SNOW COULD CAUSE SLICK SPOTS ON ROADS...BRIDGES
AND OVERPASSES FOR THE FRIDAY MORNING COMMUTE. SLOW DOWN AND
INCREASE THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU IN CASE YOU
NEED TO STOP ON ICY ROADWAYS.



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000
SXUS72 KFFC 170324
RERATL

RECORD EVENT REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1125 PM EDT FRI AUG 16 2013

...RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM SET AT ATLANTA...

A RECORD DAILY LOW MAXIMUM OF 67 DEGREES WAS SET AT ATLANTA TODAY.
THIS BREAKS THE OLD RECORD OF 70 DEGREES SET IN 1892.

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GRAPHICAL FORECAST ON UPCOMING COLD SNAP & SNOW SHOWERS ATTACHED BELOW. THE POTENTIAL FOR RECORD LOWS ARE ALSO POSTED AT THE END OF THE FORECAST DISCUSSION BELOW IN THE CLIMATE SECTION.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 649 AM EST SUN NOV 10 2013/

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 438 AM EST SUN NOV 10 2013/

SNOW SHOWERS POSSIBLE FOR NORTH GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
GEORGIA TUESDAY NIGHT AND POTENTIAL FOR NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
MAIN FOCUS CONTINUES TO BE WITH INFLUENCE OF ABNORMALLY STRONG
ARCTIC AIRMASS TUESDAY INTO THURSDAY. SUITE OF MODEL SOLUTIONS NOW
IN EVEN BETTER CONSENSUS THAN PREVIOUS DAYS ON THE STRENGTH AND
EVOLUTION OF THIS SYSTEM. THE 00Z NAM RUN NOW RESOLVES A PORTION OF
THE PERIOD OF CONCERN...WHICH ADDS TO A GROWING CONFIDENCE IN THE
FORECAST. HIGH AMPLITUDE UPPER TROUGH IS PROGGED TO DIG ALMOST DUE
SOUTH FROM CENTRAL CANADA INTO THE SOUTHEAST WITH IMPRESSIVE WAVE
ENERGY. CORRESPONDINGLY...A STRONG 1045MB+ SFC HIGH LOOKS TO PLUNGE
INTO THE CENTRAL CONUS. SUCH A STRONG SOUTHWARD SURGE OF COLD AIR IS
QUITE UNUSUAL...NOT TO MENTION FOR MID NOVEMBER...SO CLIMO CAN BE
TOSSED ASIDE.

THE FIRST AND MORE CHALLENGING ISSUE OF WINTRY PRECIP POTENTIAL
COMES LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT AS A SLUG OF
LINGERING MOISTURE IS FORECAST TO SWING SOUTHEASTWARD THROUGH THE
STATE BEHIND THE BACKDOOR FRONT AND EAST OF THE POTENT UPPER TROUGH
AXIS. PVA IS VERY ROBUST AND TIME HEIGHTS INDICATE GOOD OMEGA SO
THERE WILL BE NO LACKING IN FORCING FOR ASCENT. THE AMOUNT OF
AVAILABLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL BE THE MAIN DETERMINING FACTOR.
BUFR SOUNDINGS ARE CONSISTENT WITH DECENTLY SATURATED COLUMNS BELOW
600-700MB AS THE WAVE MOVES THROUGH AND CORRESPONDING TEMP PROFILES
QUICKLY DROP BELOW 0-C MAINLY AFTER 03Z WED FOR NORTHERN
PORTIONS...THEN ISOTHERMAL TO SLIGHTLY BELOW 0-C FARTHER SOUTH NEAR
COLUMBUS AND MACON BY 09-12Z. BASED ON THIS AND THE PROGRESSION OF
PROGGED PLAN VIEW 850-MB TEMPS...THERE LOOKS TO BE A BETTER CHANCE
FOR RAIN TO SNOW SHOWER TRANSITION TO MUCH OF THE AREA. THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS OF NORTH GA COULD EVEN SEE SNOW SHOWERS BY LATE AFTERNOON
INTO EARLY EVENING TUESDAY...THEN THE TRANSITION COULD BE SEEN
FARTHER SOUTH NEAR THE ATLANTA AREA BY 06Z...AND NORTH CENTRAL GA
AFTER 09Z. QPF OVERALL IS TRENDING A BIT LOWER THAN BEFORE...BUT
LOOKING LIKE NORTHEAST PORTION OF AREA COULD SQUEEZE OUT A TENTH OF
AN INCH LIQUID EQUIVALENCY FOR NOW. BASED ON PROGGED SFC TEMPS...THE
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHEAST GA HAVE THE BEST CHANCE FOR LIGHT
ACCUMULATIONS /THINKING AN INCH OR LESS/ ...WHILE MOST AREAS SHOULD
BE A BIT TOO WARM FOR FLAKES TO STICK. OTHER AREAS ALONG AND NORTH
OF A BUCHANAN...TO CANTON...TO CLEVELAND LINE COULD SEE A LIGHT
DUSTING TO A TENTH OF AN INCH.

THE SECOND ISSUE WILL BE THE ANOMALOUSLY LOW TEMPS WEDNESDAY NIGHT
INTO THURSDAY MORNING. AS THE AFOREMENTIONED STRONG SFC HIGH SLIDES
INTO THE SOUTHEAST CLOSE TO 1030-MB...GRADIENT WINDS SHOULD BE ON
THE DECREASE WITH MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES AND A RADIATIONAL COOLING
COMPONENT WILL BE ADDED TO THE ALREADY COLD TEMPS FROM THE PREVIOUS
ADVECTIVE FLOW. NEEDLESS TO SAY THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST PERIOD YET
OF THE SEASON AND MANY AREAS COULD SEE NEAR RECORD LOWS AS VALUES
COULD DIP 15-20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL. HAVE GONE A BIT COOLER THAN
PREVIOUS FORECAST TO CAPTURE THE ONGOING TREND FROM GUIDANCE. MANY
AREAS SHOULD SEE MID 20S WITH THE FAR NORTHEAST DIPPING INTO THE LOW
20S. SOME GUIDANCE EVEN POINTS AT POTENTIAL FOR TEENS IN THE HIGH
ELEVATIONS.

THE END OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND LOOKS TO BE CHARACTERIZED BY A
HYBRID CAD EVENT AND SOME MOISTURE OVERRUNNING AS THE MEAN FLOW
LOOKS TO TRANSITION OUT OF THE SOUTHWEST AND UPPER TROUGHING STARTS
TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS. THIS WILL MAKE FOR CLOUDY AND
COOL CONDITIONS /THOUGH WILL SEEM WARM COMPARED TO MIDWEEK/ WITH A
CHANCE OF SHOWERS. QUITE THE ACTIVE LONG TERM PATTERN!

ALTHOUGH MODELS ARE COMING INTO BETTER AGREEMENT AND CONFIDENCE IS
INCREASING WITH THE EVOLUTION AND STRENGTH OF THE SYSTEM MIDWEEK...THERE
IS STILL A GOOD CHANCE TWEAKS WILL NEED TO BE MADE WITH FUTURE
UPDATES. PLEASE MONITOR THE FORECAST CLOSELY FOR POTENTIAL
CHANGES.

BAKER

CLIMATE...

RECORDS FOR 11-13

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      83 1931     43 1904     61 1985     24 1911
                                        1945
                                        1929
   KATL      79 1938     40 1906     66 1879     21 1911
   KCSG      80 1993     49 1975     61 1985     28 1968
                                                    1963
                                                    1950
   KMCN      82 1938     47 1911     64 1916     27 1987
                                                    1977

RECORDS FOR 11-14

               MAX TEMPERATURE         MIN TEMPERATURE
  STATION      HIGH        LOW         HIGH        LOW
  -------  ----------  ----------  ----------  ----------
   KAHN      84 1931     38 1976     62 1961     25 1969
                            1906
   KATL      80 1955     35 1906     65 1879     22 1969
   KCSG      82 1978     46 1976     65 1961     27 1963
                            1969
   KMCN      83 1955     44 1911     65 1929     25 1968

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November Snow in the Atlanta Area

 
0.4 inches of snow was recorded on 11/27 (2013) – this was only the 3rd time measureable snow was observed in the month since 1930!
2 other years with measureable amounts:  1968 (1.0 inch on 11/11) and 1975 (0.6 inches on 11/23)
Including 2013, only 4 years have had at least a trace of snow in the last 38 years!
Since 1930, only 20 years have had at least a trace of snow
The last year any snow was reported was a trace in 2011
There was a 25 year period where no snow occurred in the month (1976-2000)