...OCTOBER THROUGH DECEMBER 2001 AMONG THE DRIEST FOR NORTH AND CENTRAL GEORGIA...

Combined rainfall totals for the three months of October, November and December 2001 were well below normal. In fact, it ended up ranking as one of the driest October through December periods since 1931.

Rainfall Oct 1 2001 thru Dec 31 2001
Location	Total rainfall	Normal	Rank since 1931	Driest year since 1931
Columbus	4.63	10.75	3rd	1998 (3.01)
Atlanta	4.02	11.24	2nd	1939 (3.63)
Athens	2.55	11.03	1st	2001
Macon	4.18	9.22	5th	1998 (3.09)

The month of December itself ranked among the top 10 driest Decembers in recent history at all these stations... except in Atlanta, where it was the 11th driest December since 1931.

Rainfall December 2001
Location	Total rainfall	Rank since 1931	Driest month since 1931
Columbus	1.81	5th	1955 (0.43)
Atlanta	2.22	11th	1979 (0.69)
Athens	1.48	8th	1946 (0.71)
Macon	1.58	6th	1946 (0.33)

Additional Data
Soil Moisture Anomaly
Surface Water Resources
Crop Moisture Index
local drought resources
rainfall resource page
info on a dry November

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