Georgia Annual Rainfall see below for individual cities 


 

Georgia city precipitation totals

City

Avg Annual Precip

Avg Snow Annual

 Avg. # days of Precip Avg # snow days Avg # thunderstorm days Avg # hail days
Athens 47.83 2.4 110 7 51 1
Atlanta 50.20 2.1 115 8 48 1
Augusta 44.58 1.1 107 3 56 1
Columbus 48.57 0.5 110 3 55 1
Macon 45.00 0.9 110 2 54 1
Savannah 49.58 0.4 111 1 62 1
State Average - 50.72 inches, 8th wettest in U.S.

Georgia Precipitation Records 

  • Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation: Mount Vernon south central Georgia, 40.49"
  • Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation: Clayton, northeastern Georgia, 73,36"
  • Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall: Clayton, northeastern Georgia, 6.1"
  • State precipitation record for 24 hours - Americus, south central Georgia, 7/5-6/1994, 21.10" (Tropical Storm Alberto)
  • State precipitation record for 1 year - Flat Top, northern Georgia, 1959, 122.16" 
  • State snowfall record for 24 hours - Mountain City, northeastern Georgia, 3/12-13/1993, 24.0"
  • State snow record for 1 season - Diamond, northern Georgia, 1894-1895, 39.0"
  • The odds of Georgia experiencing such devastating river floods that occurred during September 2009 was less than 1 in 500.
  • During March 1960, Gainesville, Georgia received 17 inches of snow and reported at least a trace of snow on the ground 
for 22 days during the month. Snow was on roofs in Hartwell, Georgia from the 2nd to the 29th 
Precipitation data for other U.S. states
Data source: National Data Climatic Center