Georgia · THREADEX · 1884–2026

Athens, GA

33.948°N, 83.327°W · station AHNthr · 143 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Athens.
82°MON7/1382°TUE7/1488°WED7/1592°THU7/1693°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

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.
74881021903: 85°F1904: 91°F1905: 89°F1906: 84°F1907: 88°F1908: 91°F1909: 88°F1910: 88°F1911: 88°F1912: 80°F1913: 101°F1914: 89°F1915: 93°F1916: 88°F1917: 90°F1918: 96°F1919: 82°F1920: 92°F1921: 90°F1922: 90°F1923: 92°F1924: 92°F1925: 96°F1926: 90°F1927: 89°F1928: 90°F1929: 89°F1930: 82°F1931: 99°F1932: 102°F1933: 79°F1934: 96°F1935: 86°F1936: 83°F1937: 98°F1938: 93°F1939: 93°F1940: 84°F1941: 89°F1942: 93°F1943: 93°F1944: 96°F1945: 84°F1946: 82°F1947: 87°F1948: 93°F1949: 80°F1950: 87°F1951: 94°F1952: 92°F1953: 86°F1954: 88°F1955: 93°F1956: 90°F1957: 88°F1958: 93°F1959: 83°F1960: 87°F1961: 88°F1962: 92°F1963: 90°F1964: 87°F1965: 90°F1966: 83°F1967: 83°F1968: 90°F1969: 94°F1970: 89°F1971: 88°F1972: 89°F1973: 82°F1974: 87°F1975: 82°F1976: 93°F1977: 91°F1978: 88°F1979: 93°F1980: 102°F1981: 95°F1982: 90°F1983: 96°F1984: 87°F1985: 87°F1986: 98°F1987: 91°F1988: 99°F1989: 87°F1990: 90°F1991: 74°F1992: 89°F1993: 99°F1994: 88°F1995: 98°F1996: 89°F1997: 88°F1998: 95°F1999: 86°F2000: 95°F2001: 90°F2002: 93°F2003: 90°F2004: 89°F2005: 90°F2006: 98°F2007: 93°F2008: 91°F2009: 92°F2010: 90°F2011: 88°F2012: 93°F2013: 93°F2014: 89°F2015: 94°F2016: 91°F2017: 90°F2018: 93°F2019: 98°F2020: 97°F2021: 93°F2022: 92°F2023: 89°F2024: 97°F2025: 93°F93° forecast190320251932

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1793°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#42 of 123
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record109°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (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°F1949-4°F1985
Feb83°F20183°F1917
Mar89°F192911°F1943
Apr97°F192526°F1992
May100°F191837°F1971
Jun109°F201245°F1913
Jul108°F191355°F1967
Aug107°F192553°F1927
Sep108°F192530°F1928
Oct100°F201924°F1952
Nov86°F19617°F1950
Dec80°F19332°F1962
All-time109°F2012-4°F1985

2026 Records So Far

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

Hot Streaks

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Athens's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 92°F · forecast is +1° 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

Sunrise4:32 AM
Sunset6:46 PM
Solar noon11:39 AM
Daylight14h 14m · losing 6 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 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.

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