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The city of Atlanta, Georgia has 4 distinct seasons, and generally
temperate weather, though according to the Köppen classification,
Atlanta, has a humid, subtropical climate. Summers are extremely
hot and humid with heat wave spells lasting days at a time. The
city experiences mild-to-cold winters in which there is only occasional
snowfall.
The summer temperatures average about 90 degrees F in late July,
but often exceed 100 degrees F in the grip of a major heat wave.
The highest temperature ever recorded in the city was 105 degrees
F.
January is the coldest month in Atlanta, with an average high
of 52 degrees F and low of 34 degrees F. The lowest temperature
recorded in the city was –9 degrees F (thought this was
over a century ago).
Atlanta doesn’t get much snow, but the city receives a good
deal of precipitation throughout the year. Average annual rainfall
is 50.5 inches.
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