Augusta has a population of some 200,000 people in the city proper which makes it the 2nd largest city in Georgia and the 120th largest city in the United States. Some 590,000 people live in the Augusta metro area which makes it the 92nd largest metro area in the country.
It can certainly get hot in Augusta and the state of Georgia. The record hottest temperature ever recorded in Augusta is 108 degrees which first occurred on August 21, 1983. The hottest weather temperature ever recorded in the state of Georgia is 112 degrees which occurred on July 24, 1952, in Louisville (GA).
The weather temperature soars to 100 degrees or hotter in Augusta an average of 6 times a year. Amazingly, 21 of those days all came in 1936. The earliest date in any year when a 100 degree weather temperature day occurred was on May 26, 1926, when it was 100 degrees. The latest date in any year when a 100 degree day occurred was on September 24, 1931, when it was also 100 degrees.
All-Time Hottest Weather Temperature Days in Augusta, Georgia
T-1. August 10, 2007 - 108 degrees
T-1. August 21, 1983 - 108 degrees
T-3. August 1, 1999 - 107 degrees
T-3. August 22, 1983 - 107 degrees
T-3. July 13, 1980 - 107 degrees
T-6. June 29, 2012 - 106 degrees
T-6. July 30, 2012 - 106 degrees
T-6. August 9, 2007 - 106 degrees
T-6. July 19, 1986 - 106 degrees
T-6. July 24, 1952 - 106 degrees
It's also been 106 degrees in Augusta a few other times just the latest dates are listed above.
The annual average temperature in Augusta for the entire year is 63.2 degrees. The hottest months of the year in Augusta are July with an average daily temperature of 80.8 degrees followed closely by August at 79.7 degrees.
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