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Atlanta, GA

33.630°N, 84.442°W · station ATLthr · 149 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Sep 8

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Atlanta.
75°WED9/275°THU9/375°FRI9/475°SAT9/574°SUN9/673°MON9/772°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Atlanta — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#128 / 147
coldest Sep 8 in 147 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 8 ever

56°F
set in 1896

Mildest Sep 8 ever

75°F
set in 1925
Forecast low 72°F — 128th coldest Sep 8 of 147 years · record 56°F (1896) · coldest since 2025.
1879: 70°F1880: 69°F1881: 68°F1882: 66°F1883: 60°F1884: 70°F1885: 68°F1886: 67°F1887: 65°F1888: 62°F1889: 62°F1890: 69°F1891: 61°F1892: 62°F1893: 64°F1894: 68°F1895: 69°F1896: 56°F1897: 66°F1898: 60°F1899: 71°F1900: 71°F1901: 66°F1902: 68°F1903: 70°F1904: 64°F1905: 68°F1906: 69°F1907: 67°F1908: 66°F1909: 68°F1910: 70°F1911: 70°F1912: 70°F1913: 68°F1914: 72°F1915: 72°F1916: 74°F1917: 72°F1918: 58°F1919: 68°F1920: 69°F1921: 68°F1922: 70°F1923: 68°F1924: 58°F1925: 75°F1926: 74°F1927: 72°F1928: 66°F1929: 73°F1930: 73°F1931: 72°F1932: 60°F1933: 69°F1934: 60°F1935: 63°F1936: 66°F1937: 71°F1938: 70°F1939: 71°F1940: 68°F1941: 72°F1942: 68°F1943: 68°F1944: 69°F1945: 70°F1946: 67°F1947: 71°F1948: 66°F1949: 68°F1950: 64°F1951: 60°F1952: 60°F1953: 59°F1954: 70°F1955: 68°F1956: 67°F1957: 68°F1958: 64°F1959: 69°F1960: 72°F1961: 68°F1962: 60°F1963: 61°F1964: 65°F1965: 60°F1966: 65°F1967: 65°F1968: 57°F1969: 67°F1970: 71°F1971: 67°F1972: 62°F1973: 70°F1974: 64°F1975: 68°F1976: 65°F1977: 69°F1978: 67°F1979: 68°F1980: 73°F1981: 67°F1982: 64°F1983: 70°F1984: 59°F1985: 72°F1986: 62°F1987: 67°F1988: 63°F1989: 69°F1990: 74°F1991: 71°F1992: 69°F1993: 68°F1994: 67°F1995: 67°F1996: 72°F1997: 63°F1998: 69°F1999: 70°F2000: 60°F2001: 69°F2002: 67°F2003: 61°F2004: 69°F2005: 66°F2006: 64°F2007: 69°F2008: 69°F2009: 67°F2010: 70°F2011: 58°F2012: 72°F2013: 68°F2014: 72°F2015: 71°F2016: 69°F2017: 57°F2018: 72°F2019: 71°F2020: 66°F2021: 71°F2022: 72°F2023: 66°F2024: 68°F2025: 66°F72° forecast5560657075188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 872°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record56°F
This-date rank#128 of 147
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-9°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1878–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Atlanta in each calendar month, and for the whole 1878–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan79°FJan 11, 1949-8°FJan 21, 1985
Feb81°FFeb 22, 2023-9°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar89°FMar 23, 19958°FMar 7, 1899
Apr93°FApr 24, 192525°FApr 2, 1881
May97°FMay 29, 191437°FMay 4, 1971
Jun106°FJun 30, 201239°FJun 1, 1889
Jul105°FJul 13, 198053°FJul 15, 1967
Aug104°FAug 22, 200755°FAug 31, 1887
Sep102°FSep 5, 192536°FSep 30, 1967
Oct98°FOct 3, 201928°FOct 24, 1917
Nov84°FNov 2, 19613°FNov 25, 1950
Dec79°FDec 1, 19910°FDec 25, 1983
All-time106°FJun 30, 2012-9°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Atlanta so far this year — through Aug 30.

Record Highs in 2026

5 broke
plus 3 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 2007

Coldest high ever

7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 1, 202212°FJan 11, 1886
Feb69°FFeb 23, 20237°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar67°FMar 22, 190722°FMar 7, 1899
Apr70°FApr 28, 191436°FApr 5, 1891
May75°FMay 27, 191648°FMay 22, 1883
Jun79°FJun 14, 202256°FJun 10, 1913
Jul81°FJul 10, 187962°FJul 31, 1936
Aug82°FAug 8, 200763°FAug 27, 1944
Sep80°FSep 5, 192555°FSep 28, 1957
Oct75°FOct 3, 201941°FOct 26, 1926
Nov70°FNov 11, 202017°FNov 25, 1950
Dec68°FDec 2, 199115°FDec 28, 1894
All-time82°FAug 8, 20077°FFeb 13, 1899

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Mar 2 1968

So far in 2026

22 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Atlanta's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 68°F · forecast is +4° vs normal.
Jan: 54°FJan: 35°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 39°FMar: 66°FMar: 45°FApr: 73°FApr: 52°FMay: 81°FMay: 61°FJun: 87°FJun: 68°FJul: 90°FJul: 72°FAug: 89°FAug: 71°FSep: 84°FSep: 66°FOct: 74°FOct: 55°FNov: 64°FNov: 44°FDec: 56°FDec: 38°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight12h 52m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.63°N, 84.44°W

Nearby Stations

Athens, GA67 mi EMacon, GA79 mi SEColumbus, GA82 mi SWChattanooga, TN106 mi NWBirmingham, AL132 mi WAugusta, GA144 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Atlanta's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Atlanta, GA — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Atlanta's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Atlanta, GA — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1878

Each cell is one day's low at Atlanta, coloured by temperature — 149 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Atlanta, GA daily low heat map 1878–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Atlanta — counted through Sep 8 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
22 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 98th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 27. Record: 55 in 1968.

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