Official weather records have been kept in the city of Athens, Georgia since 1884. Here are the record hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Athens, Georgia since 1884.
Located in northeastern Georgia and home to the University of Georgia Bulldogs, Athens has milder weather variations in temperatures than the extremes in the state of Georgia. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperatures ever recorded in Athens is 113 degrees. The difference between the hottest and coldest temperature records for the state of Georgia is 129 degrees for a difference of 16 total degrees.
All-Time Record Hottest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Athens is 109 Degrees
The hottest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Athens, Georgia is 109 degrees which occurred on June 29, 2012.
Athens is certainly a warm weather city compared to most cities in the United States. Athens averages 51 days a year when the temperature soars to 90 degrees or above and 100 degree temperature days are not that uncommon in the city from late May through September. The earliest 100 degree day in Athens was on May 25, 1926, and the latest 100 degree day was on September 24, 1931.
- Hottest Temperature Ever Recorded in Georgia is 112 Degrees
The hottest temperature ever recorded in the state of Georgia is 112 degrees which occurred on August 20, 1983, in Greenville which is located about 100 miles southwest of Athens.
The difference between the all-time hottest temperature in Athens (109) and the all-time hottest temperature in Georgia (112) is just 3 degrees. Not much of a difference statistically.
All-Time Record Coldest Weather Temperature Ever Recorded in Athens is -4 Degrees
The coldest weather temperature ever officially recorded in Athens, Georgia is -4 degrees which occurred on January 21, 1985. Below zero weather temperature days are very rare in Athens as the city has only had three below zero temperature days since 1884. Athens averages 50 days a year when the temperature drops below freezing.
- Coldest Temperature Ever Recorded in Georgia is -17 Degrees
The coldest temperature ever recorded in the state of Georgia is -17 degrees, which occurred on January 27, 1940, at Civilian Conservation Camp F-16 located in northwestern Georgia near the city of Lafayette about 140 miles northwest of Athens.
The difference between the all-time coldest temperature ever recorded in Athens (-4) and the all-time coldest temperature in the state of Georgia (-17) is 13 degrees. A pretty big difference and much larger a difference than the hottest temperatures between the city and state.
Overall, Athens is a city with pretty moderate weather temperatures and the home of the Georgia Bulldogs has a milder climate in temperature variations than the extremes found in the state of Georgia.
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