Atlanta heat

[Caribbean Traveler]

I know that these numbers are as impressive as in Texas or Arizona, but still shows how hot it has been in atlanta this summer through August 11th...

90 degree days.... so 67 days of 90° or higher. The average is 35 days.

May - 6 days (average 1)
June - 24 days (average 8)
July - 27 days (average 13)
August - 10 days (average 10)
September - (average 3)

Hottest day 97° (twice)

[Kit Kat]

What are the most 90 degree days in a year?

[Florida Beach Gal]

After digging through some information this is what I came up with:

1. 1980 90 days
2. 2010 85 days
3. 1954 82 days

[nennie0]

90 - 90 degree days is impressive when 35 is the average. I'm not sure if the record will be made for Atlanta this year though.

[rmandel]

Here ya go.....

A top 10 year but probably not a record.

[Kit Kat]

Through today 76 days of 90 or above for Atlanta. That makes 76 days through the 21st and tied for 6th place. The record is still possible although 2nd or third most seems reasonable.

[Florida Beach Gal]

add three more days to the list....79 days with the 22nd hottest of the year at 98 degrees.

[Florida Beach Gal]

today it hit 99 in atlanta, one off the record of 100. now up to 81 days.

[Caribbean Traveler]

Add two more days. 83. That makes third place. I checked the forecast and their may be another week of 90 +. the record of 90 days may actually be in jeopardy!

[Caribbean Traveler]

Add two more days. 83. That makes third place. I checked the forecast and their may be another week of 90 +. the record of 90 days may actually be in jeopardy!

[Florida Beach Gal]

May - 6 days (average 1)
June - 24 days (average 8)
July - 27 days (average 13)
August - 29 days (average 10)
September - (average 3)

Through August - 86 days. No too far from the record of 90.

[Kit Kat]

The first three days in Atlanta were 90 + so that means 89 or one shy of the record. It's cool there today as the rain moves in. Could it be that the record won't get broken

[Caribbean Traveler]

Atlanta did get one more 90 degree day, so I believe the record for the most 90 degree days in the season was tied.

[Florida Beach Gal]

It's amazing to see a 85 days - 90 degree summer followed by a 90 days - 90 degree summer. It's interesting to see that only several years ago there were only 7!