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33.630°N, 84.442°W · station ATLthr · 149 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Atlanta.
95°TUE9/196°WED9/295°THU9/395°FRI9/496°SAT9/594°SUN9/691°MON9/7

This Day in History

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

Ranks

#2 / 147
warmest Sep 2 in 147 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

97°F
set in 1957

Coolest Sep 2 ever

71°F
set in 1888
Forecast high 96°F — 2nd warmest Sep 2 of 147 years · record 97°F (1957) · warmest since 2024.
1879: 81°F1880: 85°F1881: 87°F1882: 87°F1883: 86°F1884: 84°F1885: 79°F1886: 79°F1887: 78°F1888: 71°F1889: 78°F1890: 72°F1891: 80°F1892: 82°F1893: 83°F1894: 86°F1895: 79°F1896: 91°F1897: 91°F1898: 82°F1899: 89°F1900: 84°F1901: 80°F1902: 88°F1903: 83°F1904: 86°F1905: 83°F1906: 84°F1907: 93°F1908: 84°F1909: 83°F1910: 84°F1911: 85°F1912: 93°F1913: 92°F1914: 89°F1915: 80°F1916: 87°F1917: 86°F1918: 84°F1919: 80°F1920: 87°F1921: 93°F1922: 92°F1923: 79°F1924: 91°F1925: 95°F1926: 89°F1927: 88°F1928: 82°F1929: 84°F1930: 91°F1931: 87°F1932: 86°F1933: 86°F1934: 78°F1935: 88°F1936: 86°F1937: 86°F1938: 92°F1939: 88°F1940: 87°F1941: 94°F1942: 81°F1943: 91°F1944: 92°F1945: 92°F1946: 89°F1947: 95°F1948: 83°F1949: 78°F1950: 87°F1951: 90°F1952: 90°F1953: 86°F1954: 88°F1955: 86°F1956: 88°F1957: 97°F1958: 86°F1959: 89°F1960: 89°F1961: 85°F1962: 91°F1963: 85°F1964: 91°F1965: 72°F1966: 90°F1967: 72°F1968: 74°F1969: 85°F1970: 93°F1971: 83°F1972: 82°F1973: 85°F1974: 85°F1975: 87°F1976: 81°F1977: 87°F1978: 87°F1979: 90°F1980: 92°F1981: 88°F1982: 86°F1983: 71°F1984: 88°F1985: 85°F1986: 71°F1987: 89°F1988: 81°F1989: 93°F1990: 92°F1991: 76°F1992: 87°F1993: 93°F1994: 88°F1995: 84°F1996: 80°F1997: 91°F1998: 85°F1999: 91°F2000: 79°F2001: 75°F2002: 85°F2003: 86°F2004: 83°F2005: 88°F2006: 86°F2007: 83°F2008: 81°F2009: 78°F2010: 91°F2011: 96°F2012: 91°F2013: 84°F2014: 90°F2015: 90°F2016: 92°F2017: 82°F2018: 91°F2019: 93°F2020: 89°F2021: 86°F2022: 86°F2023: 83°F2024: 96°F2025: 81°F96° forecast707580859095100188018901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 296°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record97°F
This-date rank#2 of 147
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record106°F (2012)
Odds to tie/break64.0% (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°FJan 11, 1949-8°FJan 21, 1985
Feb81°FFeb 22, 2023-9°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar89°FMar 23, 19958°FMar 7, 1899
Apr93°FApr 24, 192525°FApr 2, 1881
May97°FMay 29, 191437°FMay 4, 1971
Jun106°FJun 30, 201239°FJun 1, 1889
Jul105°FJul 13, 198053°FJul 15, 1967
Aug104°FAug 22, 200755°FAug 31, 1887
Sep102°FSep 5, 192536°FSep 30, 1967
Oct98°FOct 3, 201928°FOct 24, 1917
Nov84°FNov 2, 19613°FNov 25, 1950
Dec79°FDec 1, 19910°FDec 25, 1983
All-time106°FJun 30, 2012-9°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

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

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

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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 8, 2007

Coldest high ever

7°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Feb 13, 1899
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan68°FJan 1, 202212°FJan 11, 1886
Feb69°FFeb 23, 20237°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar67°FMar 22, 190722°FMar 7, 1899
Apr70°FApr 28, 191436°FApr 5, 1891
May75°FMay 27, 191648°FMay 22, 1883
Jun79°FJun 14, 202256°FJun 10, 1913
Jul81°FJul 10, 187962°FJul 31, 1936
Aug82°FAug 8, 200763°FAug 27, 1944
Sep80°FSep 5, 192555°FSep 28, 1957
Oct75°FOct 3, 201941°FOct 26, 1926
Nov70°FNov 11, 202017°FNov 25, 1950
Dec68°FDec 2, 199115°FDec 28, 1894
All-time82°FAug 8, 20077°FFeb 13, 1899

Hot Streaks

Current run

1 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

38 days
record run, ended Aug 10 1986

So far in 2026

61 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: 86°F · forecast is +10° 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

Sunrise5:11 AM
Sunset6:04 PM
Solar noon11:38 AM
Daylight12h 52m · losing 14 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 13th most in 149 years. Normal for this point: 34. Record: 87 in 2011.

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