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- August 1967: Coldest August in Georgia, average temperature 76.3°F, monthly high 86.7°F, low 65.8°F.
- August 1969: Second coldest statewide, average 76.6°F, monthly high 86.8°F, low 66.4°F.
- August 1981: Third coldest statewide, average 76.9°F, monthly high 86.5°F, low 67.4°F.
- Tied cold Augusts include August 1950, August 1966, and August 1997 (average 77.5°F).
Stacker compiled a ranking of the coldest Augusts in Georgia since 1895 using data from the National Centers for Environmental Information. Rankings are based on the lowest average temperature in each month. For each of the coldest months listed below, we’ve included the average state temperature, state-wide highs and lows for the month, and the total precipitation.
#10. August 1997 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77.5°F
– Monthly high temperature: 88.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.6°F
– Total precipitation: 2.92″
#10. August 1966 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77.5°F
– Monthly high temperature: 88°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67°F
– Total precipitation: 4.76″
#10. August 1950 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77.5°F
– Monthly high temperature: 89.2°F
– Monthly low temperature: 65.8°F
– Total precipitation: 3.9″
#8. August 1964 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 87.4°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.3°F
– Total precipitation: 5.86″
#8. August 1922 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77.4°F
– Monthly high temperature: 88.2°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.6°F
– Total precipitation: 3.82″
#7. August 1961
– Average temperature: 77.3°F
– Monthly high temperature: 87.7°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.9°F
– Total precipitation: 7.09″
#6. August 1976
– Average temperature: 77.2°F
– Monthly high temperature: 88.3°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.1°F
– Total precipitation: 4.18″
#4. August 1994 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77°F
– Monthly high temperature: 86.8°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.2°F
– Total precipitation: 5.6″
#4. August 1992 (tie)
– Average temperature: 77°F
– Monthly high temperature: 86.3°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.6°F
– Total precipitation: 7.44″
#3. August 1981
– Average temperature: 76.9°F
– Monthly high temperature: 86.5°F
– Monthly low temperature: 67.4°F
– Total precipitation: 5.19″
#2. August 1969
– Average temperature: 76.6°F
– Monthly high temperature: 86.8°F
– Monthly low temperature: 66.4°F
– Total precipitation: 7.4″
#1. August 1967
– Average temperature: 76.3°F
– Monthly high temperature: 86.7°F
– Monthly low temperature: 65.8°F
– Total precipitation: 6.58″
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