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AUGUST 2002 - ONE OF GEORGIA'S DRIEST AT SOME LOCATIONS
- Athens...
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The total rainfall for the month was just 0.14 inch...making August
2002 the second driest on record. The record for the month is 0.09 which
occurred in 1951.
- Atlanta...
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Total rainfall in Atlanta was only 0.77 inch, making the month the third driest
August on record. The driest August was 1925 when only 0.02 was measured. The
second driest was in 1976 when the total was only 0.50.
- Columbus...
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Columbus measured 1.87 inches of rain for the month. This was the tenth
driest on record, and well below the climatic average of 3.78 inches.
- Macon...
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Macon received rainfall late in the month which ran the total up to 2.74
inches. Although nowhere near a record, this is still 1.05 inches
below normal.
| August Rainfall - 2002 |
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| Location | Total rainfall | Rank | Driest August on record |
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| Athens | 0.14 | 2nd | 1951 (0.09) |
| Atlanta | 0.77 | 3rd | 1925 (0.02) |
| Columbus | 1.87 | 10th | 1988 (0.88) |
| Macon | 2.74 | 33rd | 1925 (0.70) |
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