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Look up monthly rankings for 1-12, 18, 24, 36, 48, and 60-month time periods using the options below. Data and statistics are as of August 2022. For more information, please see Climatological Rankings.

Parameter: Average Temperature Maximum Temperature Minimum Temperature Precipitation Cooling Degree Days Heating Degree Days Palmer Drought Severity Index (PDSI) Palmer Hydrological Drought Index (PHDI) Palmer Modified Drought Index (PMDI) Palmer Z-Index

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Georgia

Average Temperature Rankings, October 1979

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Period	Value	1901-2000 Mean	Anomaly	Rank (1895-2021)	Warmest/Coolest Since	Record
October 1979 1-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	38th Coolest	Coolest since: 1977	1987
				90th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1919
	Ties: 1903
Sep–Oct 1979 2-Month	68.1°F (20.1°C)	69.4°F (20.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1946, 1966, 1996
Aug–Oct 1979 3-Month	71.6°F (22.0°C)	72.6°F (22.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				103rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1982
Jul–Oct 1979 4-Month	73.4°F (23.0°C)	74.4°F (23.6°C)	-1.0°F (-0.6°C)	14th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				114th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1908, 1940, 1952, 1965, 1966, 1981
Jun–Oct 1979 5-Month	73.6°F (23.1°C)	74.9°F (23.8°C)	-1.3°F (-0.7°C)	8th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	1925
	Ties: 1965, 1992
May–Oct 1979 6-Month	73.1°F (22.8°C)	74.3°F (23.5°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	11th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1967
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1972, 1988
Apr–Oct 1979 7-Month	71.8°F (22.1°C)	72.7°F (22.6°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	15th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				113th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1901, 1903, 1994
Mar–Oct 1979 8-Month	69.9°F (21.1°C)	70.6°F (21.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	24th Coolest	Coolest since: 1976	1976
				104th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2016, 2019
	Ties: 1958, 1965
Feb–Oct 1979 9-Month	67.0°F (19.4°C)	68.1°F (20.1°C)	-1.1°F (-0.7°C)	12th Coolest	Coolest since: 1969	1966, 1967
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1920, 1947, 1983
Jan–Oct 1979 10-Month	64.4°F (18.0°C)	65.9°F (18.8°C)	-1.5°F (-0.8°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1940
				123rd Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1924, 1964, 1968
Dec 1978–Oct 1979 11-Month	63.0°F (17.2°C)	64.2°F (17.9°C)	-1.2°F (-0.7°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1940
				117th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2019
	Ties: 1963, 1967, 1976
Nov 1978–Oct 1979 12-Month	62.7°F (17.1°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-0.7°F (-0.3°C)	28th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1940
				99th Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2016
	Ties: 1988
May 1978–Oct 1979 18-Month	66.6°F (19.2°C)	67.0°F (19.4°C)	-0.4°F (-0.2°C)	25th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1977
				102nd Warmest	Warmest since: 1975	2017
	Ties: 1931, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1983
Nov 1977–Oct 1979 24-Month	62.4°F (16.9°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	-0.9°F (-0.5°C)	10th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1964
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1976	2017
	Ties: 1965
Nov 1976–Oct 1979 36-Month	62.2°F (16.8°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1978	1968, 1969, 1970, 1978
				120th Warmest	Warmest since: 1977	2018
	Ties: 1971
Nov 1975–Oct 1979 48-Month	62.3°F (16.8°C)	63.4°F (17.4°C)	-1.1°F (-0.6°C)	5th Coolest	Coolest since: 1971	1969
				119th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2019
	Ties: 1964, 1967
Nov 1974–Oct 1979 60-Month	62.5°F (16.9°C)	63.3°F (17.4°C)	-0.8°F (-0.5°C)	7th Coolest	Coolest since: 1972	1970
				116th Warmest	Warmest since: 1978	2020
	Ties: 1965, 1972, 1980, 1981

Citing This Page

• NOAA National Centers for Environmental information, Climate at a Glance: Statewide Time Series, Average Temperature, published September 2022, retrieved on October 1, 2022 from https://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/cag/