Autumn's first significant cold spell in Georgia took overnight temperatures down into the 30s and 40s in mid-October. Cleveland reported a low of 32 degrees. A few stations in the northeast mountains also bottomed out close to the freezing mark.

in November... Another cold front pushed temperatures lower on the 6th and 7th. Freezing temperatures were reported at several locations across the extreme northern part of Georgia... and as far south as Cedartown. The next surge of cold air occurred on the 16th and 17th... resulting in temperatures falling to the freezing mark in many areas that had not already seen the first freeze of the season. Readings as low as 30 degrees occurred as far south as Abbeville in Wilcox County. However...as of Nov 24 there were still a few locations yet to experience the season's first freeze... including the cities of Atlanta and Columbus. The next cold snap hit during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend and took several another degree or two lower for the season. However...a few locations...including Atlanta and Columbus still failed to officially dip down to the freezing mark.

in December... a prolonged outbreak of cold weather hit around the 14th, peaked on the 20th and 21st, and eased on the last couple of days of the month. Between the 14th and 29th, minimum temperatures across most of North Georgia were below freezing every night. Atlanta and Columbus finally experienced their first freeze of the season on the 14th.

The map below shows the lowest reported temperatures so far this season. Moving your mouse curser over the map will give you station names and the dates of occurrence.

A more complete list of stations and data is available.

See the average dates of first autumn freeze.

Coldest temperatures from previous years:

• Winter 2003-2004 | Winter 2002-2003 | Winter 2001-2002

Coldest Reported Temperatures
Autumn / Winter 2004 - 2005
" # " Indicates the reading occurred sometime during the previous 24 hours