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Athens, GA

33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Athens.
96°TUE9/197°WED9/296°THU9/396°FRI9/497°SAT9/593°SUN9/690°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#7 / 124
warmest Sep 2 in 124 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

99°F
set in 1912

Coolest Sep 2 ever

67°F
set in 1968
Forecast high 97°F — 7th warmest Sep 2 of 124 years · record 99°F (1912) · warmest since 2011.
1902: 83°F1903: 80°F1904: 84°F1905: 87°F1906: 83°F1907: 89°F1908: 81°F1909: 81°F1910: 86°F1911: 88°F1912: 99°F1913: 92°F1914: 94°F1915: 80°F1916: 91°F1917: 88°F1918: 90°F1919: 85°F1920: 92°F1921: 99°F1922: 98°F1923: 87°F1924: 97°F1925: 99°F1926: 96°F1927: 95°F1928: 89°F1929: 88°F1930: 97°F1931: 94°F1932: 89°F1933: 92°F1934: 78°F1935: 85°F1936: 82°F1937: 87°F1938: 91°F1939: 86°F1940: 88°F1941: 96°F1942: 78°F1943: 91°F1944: 91°F1945: 93°F1946: 88°F1947: 96°F1948: 83°F1949: 85°F1950: 90°F1951: 93°F1952: 90°F1953: 85°F1954: 87°F1955: 85°F1956: 91°F1957: 99°F1958: 84°F1959: 90°F1960: 89°F1961: 89°F1962: 92°F1963: 87°F1964: 91°F1965: 73°F1966: 92°F1967: 75°F1968: 67°F1969: 83°F1970: 94°F1971: 83°F1972: 84°F1973: 89°F1974: 84°F1975: 88°F1976: 83°F1977: 87°F1978: 84°F1979: 85°F1980: 93°F1981: 91°F1982: 92°F1983: 76°F1984: 90°F1985: 87°F1986: 73°F1987: 90°F1988: 84°F1989: 94°F1990: 91°F1991: 78°F1992: 88°F1993: 95°F1994: 80°F1995: 84°F1996: 77°F1997: 91°F1998: 90°F1999: 92°F2000: 83°F2001: 79°F2002: 86°F2003: 85°F2004: 83°F2005: 90°F2006: 86°F2007: 86°F2008: 88°F2009: 80°F2010: 93°F2011: 98°F2012: 92°F2013: 85°F2014: 97°F2015: 91°F2016: 92°F2017: 84°F2018: 94°F2019: 91°F2020: 94°F2021: 87°F2022: 87°F2023: 84°F2024: 93°F2025: 81°F97° forecast65707580859095100191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 297°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record99°F
This-date rank#7 of 124
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break68.0% (daily)
Period of record1884–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°FJan 12, 1949-4°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 22, 20183°FFeb 3, 1917
Mar89°FMar 24, 192911°FMar 4, 1943
Apr97°FApr 24, 192526°FApr 3, 1992
May100°FMay 31, 191837°FMay 4, 1971
Jun109°FJun 29, 201245°FJun 12, 1913
Jul108°FJul 19, 191355°FJul 15, 1967
Aug107°FAug 20, 192553°FAug 29, 1927
Sep108°FSep 8, 192530°FSep 24, 1928
Oct100°FOct 3, 201924°FOct 30, 1952
Nov86°FNov 2, 19617°FNov 25, 1950
Dec80°FDec 1, 19332°FDec 13, 1962
All-time109°FJun 29, 2012-4°FJan 21, 1985

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

79°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 29, 1936

Coldest high ever

18°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 30, 1966
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan65°FJan 1, 202218°FJan 30, 1966
Feb65°FFeb 21, 201822°FFeb 17, 1958
Mar65°FMar 29, 202028°FMar 2, 1980
Apr69°FApr 3, 202544°FApr 14, 1907
May72°FMay 31, 194148°FMay 7, 1992
Jun79°FJun 29, 193662°FJun 16, 1961
Jul79°FJul 11, 198065°FJul 2, 1943
Aug79°FAug 11, 200761°FAug 28, 1944
Sep75°FSep 5, 192552°FSep 28, 1957
Oct73°FOct 9, 201743°FOct 26, 1926
Nov70°FNov 10, 197519°FNov 25, 1950
Dec67°FDec 2, 199122°FDec 25, 1983
All-time79°FJun 29, 193618°FJan 30, 1966

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

52 days
record run, ended Aug 19 2016

So far in 2026

67 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Athens's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 88°F · forecast is +9° vs normal.
Jan: 54°FJan: 34°FFeb: 58°FFeb: 37°FMar: 66°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 50°FMay: 82°FMay: 59°FJun: 88°FJun: 66°FJul: 91°FJul: 70°FAug: 90°FAug: 69°FSep: 84°FSep: 63°FOct: 75°FOct: 52°FNov: 64°FNov: 42°FDec: 56°FDec: 36°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise5:07 AM
Sunset5:59 PM
Solar noon11:33 AM
Daylight12h 53m · losing 14 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.95°N, 83.33°W

Nearby Stations

Atlanta, GA67 mi WAugusta, GA88 mi SEMacon, GA89 mi SGreenville-Spartanburg, SC91 mi NEAsheville, NC111 mi NEColumbia, SC126 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

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.
Athens, GA — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

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.
Athens, GA — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1884

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.
Athens, GA daily high heat map 1884–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Athens — counted through Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
67 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 28th most in 143 years. Normal for this point: 45. Record: 99 in 2011.

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