Unusually Cool Air Brings Record Low Temperatures to Georgia

Unusually cool air spilled into Georgia in the wake of a strong cold front in early August. By August 7 temperatures were nearing record levels. On that date Athens did tie their record low (58 degrees first set in 1915). But on the 8th of August new entries in the record book were made at several locations including...

Atlanta... 61 degrees tied the record set previously in 1904.
Athens... 57 degrees set a new record. Old record was 59 in 1957.
Macon... 56 degrees set a new record. Old record was 61 in 2002.

Morning low temperatures across Georgia on August 8, 2004...


:MIN TEMPERATURE TABLE FOR GEORGIA
:NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
:1020 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004
:
:LOWEST TEMPERATURE SINCE MIDNIGHT

:
: STATION        ID       LOW    
:
:ALBANY         :ABY      67 
:ALMA           :AMG      63 
:ATHENS         :AHN      57 
:ATLANTA        :ATL      61 
:AUGUSTA        :AGS      52 
:BRUNSWICK      :SSI      75 
:CARTERSVILLE   :VPC      55 
:COLUMBUS       :CSG      64 
:GAINESVILLE    :GVL      58 
:MACON          :MCN      56 
:MARIETTA       :MGE      61 
:NE ATLANTA     :PDK      59 
:PEACHTREE CITY :FFC      53 
:ROME           :RMG      58 
:SAVANNAH       :SAV      61 
:VALDOSTA       :VLD      70 
:WEST ATLANTA   :FTY      58 
.END
:
: M INDICATES MISSING DATA. TEMPERATURES FOR MARIETTA ARE BASED
: ON HOURLY TEMPERATURES.



: GEORGIA SUPPLEMENTAL TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION TABLE
: NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
: 1015 AM EDT SUN AUG 8 2004

: HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURE AND PRECIPITATION PAST 24 HOURS
: ENDING 8AM LOCAL TIME

.BR ATL 040808 DH12/TX/TN/TA/PP
:                                       8AM   24 HR
: STATION         SID     MAX    MIN    TEMP  PRECIP
: --------------  -----  -----  -----  -----  ------
: ABBEVILLE      :ABBG1     92/    55/    56/   0.00 
: ALLATOONA DAM  :CVLG1     81/    59/    60/   0.00 
: ALPHARETTA     :ALPG1     80/    55/    56/   0.00 
: ALTO           :ATOG1     77/    56/    56/   0.00 
: AMERICUS       :AMRG1     87/    59/    59/   0.00 
: BALL GROUND    :BLGG1     77/    55/    55/   0.00 
: BLAIRSVILLE    :BLRG1     79/    50/    50/   0.00 
: CHATSWORTH     :CWTG1     81/    56/    57/   0.00 
: COVINGTON      :COVG1     82/    56/    56/   0.00 
: CUMMING        :CUMG1     78/    55/    59/   0.00 
: DALLAS         :DALG1     82/    54/    58/   0.00 
: DANIELSVILLE   :DANG1     78/    54/    55/   0.00 
: DUBLIN         :DBLG1     87/    56/    56/   0.00 
: FRANKLIN       :FRKG1     89/    56/    59/   0.00 
: FT OGLETHORPE  :FTOG1     86/    55/    56/   0.00 
: GAINESVILLE    :GVLG1     79/    57/    59/   0.00 
: HAWKINSVILLE   :HAWG1     88/    60/    62/   0.00 
: HELEN          :HELG1     78/    53/    53/   0.00 
: JONESBORO      :JNSG1     81/    57/    64/   0.00 
: LAFAYETTE      :LFYG1     82/    55/    56/   0.00 
: LEXINGTON      :LXTG1     81/    55/    59/   0.00 
: LOUISVILLE     :LSVG1     85/    53/    61/   0.00 
: LUMPKIN        :LMPG1     88/    61/    61/   0.00 
: MABLETON       :MABG1     76/    58/    58/   0.00 
: MINERAL BLUFF  :MNBG1     80/    49/    51/   0.00 
: MONTICELLO     :MTIG1     84/    52/    53/   0.00 
: ROME           :RMGG1     82/    58/    58/   0.00 
: SAUTEE         :STEG1     70/    51/    51/   0.00 
: SILOAM         :SLMG1     85/    54/    54/   0.00 
: TALBOTTON      :TALG1     81/    57/    57/   0.00 
: THOMASTON      :THSG1     85/    58/    59/   0.00 
: VIENNA         :VNAG1     87/    58/    65/   0.00 
: WARNER ROBINS  :MMMG1     86/    57/    63/   0.00 
: WARRENTON      :WRRG1     82/    53/    53/   0.00 
: WINTERVILLE    :WING1     79/    55/    67/   0.00 
.END


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