Georgia · THREADEX · 1884–2026
Athens, GA
33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
93°F
HOTTEST JUL 17 SINCE 2025
forecast high · Jul 17
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Athens.
This Day in History · Jul 17
Today ranks
#42 / 123
warmest Jul 17 in 123 yrs of record
Hottest Jul 17 ever
102°F
set in 1932
Coolest Jul 17 ever
74°F
set in 1991
Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year
Every year's high on Jul 17 at Athens. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
| Forecast high · Jul 17 | 93°F |
| Hottest this date since | 2025 |
| This-date record | 102°F |
| This-date rank | #42 of 123 |
| Hottest at any time since | 2026 |
| All-time record | 109°F (2012) |
| Odds to tie/break | 0.0% (daily) |
| Period of record | 1884–2026 |
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Athens in each calendar month, and for the whole 1884–2026 record — with the year each was set.
| Month | Record High | Record Low |
|---|
| Jan | 80°F1949 | -4°F1985 |
| Feb | 83°F2018 | 3°F1917 |
| Mar | 89°F1929 | 11°F1943 |
| Apr | 97°F1925 | 26°F1992 |
| May | 100°F1918 | 37°F1971 |
| Jun | 109°F2012 | 45°F1913 |
| Jul | 108°F1913 | 55°F1967 |
| Aug | 107°F1925 | 53°F1927 |
| Sep | 108°F1925 | 30°F1928 |
| Oct | 100°F2019 | 24°F1952 |
| Nov | 86°F1961 | 7°F1950 |
| Dec | 80°F1933 | 2°F1962 |
| All-time | 109°F2012 | -4°F1985 |
Records set or tied at Athens so far this year — through Jul 11.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 2 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
52 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2016
So far in 2026
25 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year
Normal high & low by month, from Athens's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +1° vs normal.
Sun & Daylight Today
| Sunrise | 4:32 AM |
| Sunset | 6:46 PM |
| Solar noon | 11:39 AM |
| Daylight | 14h 14m · losing 6 min/wk |
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.
Location
Athens's observed daily high for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Every day this year against Athens's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's high at Athens, coloured by temperature — 143 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
How many days a year hit a given high at Athens — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
25 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 62nd most in 143 years. Normal for this point: 21. Record: 54 in 2011.
A ready-to-share summary of Athens's outlook — post it, or link this page.
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