Georgia · THREADEX · 1878–2026

Atlanta, GA

33.630°N, 84.442°W · station ATLthr · 149 years of record
92°F
forecast high · Jul 17

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Atlanta.
84°MON7/1382°TUE7/1487°WED7/1590°THU7/1692°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1892°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 17

Today ranks

#34 / 147
warmest Jul 17 in 147 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 17 ever

104°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 17 ever

74°F
set in 1966

Hottest Jul 17 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 17 at Atlanta. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
74891041879: 92°F1880: 88°F1881: 95°F1882: 88°F1883: 95°F1884: 87°F1885: 87°F1886: 86°F1887: 96°F1888: 82°F1889: 88°F1890: 91°F1891: 80°F1892: 88°F1893: 95°F1894: 80°F1895: 92°F1896: 88°F1897: 85°F1898: 88°F1899: 97°F1900: 92°F1901: 88°F1902: 94°F1903: 88°F1904: 90°F1905: 89°F1906: 81°F1907: 88°F1908: 88°F1909: 85°F1910: 81°F1911: 81°F1912: 79°F1913: 97°F1914: 86°F1915: 93°F1916: 82°F1917: 76°F1918: 89°F1919: 82°F1920: 84°F1921: 86°F1922: 88°F1923: 80°F1924: 90°F1925: 89°F1926: 86°F1927: 85°F1928: 87°F1929: 84°F1930: 81°F1931: 94°F1932: 95°F1933: 80°F1934: 96°F1935: 88°F1936: 78°F1937: 94°F1938: 94°F1939: 95°F1940: 87°F1941: 90°F1942: 94°F1943: 97°F1944: 97°F1945: 82°F1946: 82°F1947: 87°F1948: 91°F1949: 82°F1950: 88°F1951: 94°F1952: 93°F1953: 82°F1954: 88°F1955: 90°F1956: 92°F1957: 88°F1958: 93°F1959: 84°F1960: 88°F1961: 85°F1962: 91°F1963: 86°F1964: 85°F1965: 89°F1966: 74°F1967: 80°F1968: 90°F1969: 88°F1970: 88°F1971: 85°F1972: 84°F1973: 82°F1974: 90°F1975: 83°F1976: 89°F1977: 91°F1978: 88°F1979: 95°F1980: 104°F1981: 97°F1982: 87°F1983: 93°F1984: 86°F1985: 88°F1986: 97°F1987: 90°F1988: 95°F1989: 86°F1990: 89°F1991: 79°F1992: 86°F1993: 98°F1994: 90°F1995: 97°F1996: 91°F1997: 89°F1998: 90°F1999: 82°F2000: 94°F2001: 87°F2002: 94°F2003: 88°F2004: 85°F2005: 89°F2006: 93°F2007: 89°F2008: 89°F2009: 88°F2010: 87°F2011: 87°F2012: 92°F2013: 91°F2014: 86°F2015: 93°F2016: 89°F2017: 88°F2018: 91°F2019: 94°F2020: 92°F2021: 88°F2022: 90°F2023: 91°F2024: 91°F2025: 92°F92° forecast187920251980

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1792°F
Hottest this date since2025
This-date record104°F
This-date rank#34 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (2012)
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°F1949-8°F1985
Feb81°F2023-9°F1899
Mar89°F19958°F1899
Apr93°F192525°F1881
May97°F191437°F1971
Jun106°F201239°F1889
Jul105°F198053°F1967
Aug104°F200755°F1887
Sep102°F192536°F1967
Oct98°F201928°F1917
Nov84°F19613°F1950
Dec79°F19910°F1983
All-time106°F2012-9°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Atlanta so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

16 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

38 days
record run, ended Aug 10 1986

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Atlanta's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 90°F · forecast is +2° 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

Sunrise4:37 AM
Sunset6:50 PM
Solar noon11:43 AM
Daylight14h 12m · losing 6 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Atlanta — counted through Jul 17 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
24 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 37th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 16. Record: 43 in 2011.

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