August witnessed record-breaking high temperatures in Georgia, potentially leading to the state’s second-warmest year on record. Moreover, above-average temperatures are anticipated to persist throughout the fall season.
According to the recent monthly report by the Office of the State Climatologist, August ranked as the seventh-warmest August on record, dating back to 1895. The report also highlighted that the statewide average temperature for August stood at 81.7 degrees, which is 2.7 degrees above the historical average.
For the initial eight months of this year, the statewide average temperature averaged 67.8 degrees, marking a deviation of 2.8 degrees above the typical average. This makes it the second-warmest eight-month period to commence a year on record. While this doesn’t definitively establish 2023 as the second-warmest ever, it certainly appears that way so far.
The highest average temperature recorded for the January-to-August period was in 2017 when it reached 67.9 degrees.
Additionally, the National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center has predicted above-normal temperatures and increased rainfall for September, October, and November.
In their August report, Georgia climatologists also noted that Macon (104 degrees) and Columbus (102 degrees) set new record high temperatures on August 26th.
Furthermore, Hurricane Idalia had a significant impact on southeastern Georgia, with the Baxley area in Appling County recording 8.19 inches of rainfall, and St. Simons Island on the coast registering a record wind gust of 67 mph.
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