All-time weather records — Americus, GA
Climate change signal in Americus
of Americus's all-time daily heat records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
of all-time daily cold records were set in the last decade (0 of 366 records since 2015).
If records were spread evenly across the station's history, you'd expect roughly 5% per decade. Decade-by-decade, here's where each record-breaking day was set:
| Decade | Heat records set | # | Cold records set | # |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1870s | · | · | ||
| 1890s | 8 | 12 | ||
| 1900s | 14 | 20 | ||
| 1910s | 42 | 40 | ||
| 1920s | 119 | 36 | ||
| 1930s | 85 | 20 | ||
| 1940s | 16 | 22 | ||
| 1950s | 25 | 27 | ||
| 1960s | 15 | 42 | ||
| 1970s | 11 | 22 | ||
| 1980s | 18 | 66 | ||
| 1990s | 10 | 40 | ||
| 2000s | 3 | 19 | ||
| 2010s | · | · | ||
| 2020s | · | · |
Records are the all-time daily extremes that are still standing — each daily record can only be held by one year. The station's earliest hot record was set in 1893, the latest in 2004. Period of observation: 1876-2025.
Records by month
| Month | Hottest day | Coldest day | Wettest day |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 84.9°F — Jan 12, 1949 | 3.0°F — Jan 30, 1966 | 6.70 in — Jan 19, 1943 |
| February | 84.0°F — Feb 1, 1907 | 3.9°F — Feb 14, 1899 | 5.13 in — Feb 11, 1981 |
| March | 93.0°F — Mar 6, 1961 | 14.0°F — Mar 3, 1980 | 6.36 in — Mar 23, 1897 |
| April | 95.0°F — Apr 24, 1925 | 28.0°F — Apr 1, 1987 | 5.40 in — Apr 23, 1928 |
| May | 102.0°F — May 12, 1916 | 39.9°F — May 4, 1971 | 4.33 in — May 4, 2010 |
| June | 108.0°F — Jun 30, 1931 | 45.0°F — Jun 1, 1984 | 4.63 in — Jun 16, 1941 |
| July | 108.0°F — Jul 12, 1930 | 55.0°F — Jul 15, 1967 | 21.10 in — Jul 6, 1994 |
| August | 109.9°F — Aug 20, 1925 | 50.0°F — Aug 28, 1909 | 4.45 in — Aug 1, 1936 |
| September | 111.0°F — Sep 5, 1925 | 39.0°F — Sep 30, 1967 | 8.80 in — Sep 18, 1901 |
| October | 98.1°F — Oct 5, 1927 | 28.0°F — Oct 25, 1909 | 6.00 in — Oct 1, 1929 |
| November | 90.0°F — Nov 1, 1935 | 12.0°F — Nov 25, 1950 | 4.52 in — Nov 29, 1914 |
| December | 86.0°F — Dec 2, 1928 | 1.9°F — Dec 13, 1962 | 6.14 in — Dec 11, 2008 |
Click a month to see every daily record for that month in Americus.