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Georgia's Wettest September on Record
Record Rainfall for Athens, Macon & Columbus 10/7/04
September 2004 will go down as Georgia's wettest September on record.
![[ national rainfall anomalies for September 2004 ]](../images/wetsept04.gif)
The statewide average was 12.14 inches, which is 8.12 inches more than
the 1895 - 2004 average.
Records were set at several cities, including Macon, Columbus, and Athens...and it was he second wettest September on record in Atlanta. The new record rainfall for September in Macon is 12.66 inches which surpasses the old record of 12.30 inches set in 1924. In Columbus...the new record is 9.47 inches...which beats the old record of 6.94 inches set in 1951. In Athens...the new record is 11.84 inches...breaking the old record of 10.30 inches set in 1989. The total for Atlanta for September is 13.65 inches making it the second wettest September. The wettest September in Atlanta is 14.26 inches set in 1888. Most of the rain fell from the remnants of 3 hurricanes that moved over Georgia after making landfall in Florida and Alabama. The remnants of Frances moved over Georgia on September 6 and 7...Ivan on the September 16 and 17...and the latest...Jeanne on September 27.
September Rainfall Estimates - Click image to enlarge
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