Atlanta had its second warmest year on record in 2023, according to Georgia’s state climatology office.
The average temperature, which takes into account all the highs and lows, was 65.9 degrees. The only hotter average annual temperature was in 2019, when it was 66.2 degrees.
Deputy State Climatologist Nyasha Dunkley said that’s fairly warm for the state. She noted that 2023 was also the second warmest for low temperatures, meaning that nights did not cool off as much.
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