December 2000 was one of the coldest December's on record for much of north and central Georgia.  In Atlanta, the monthly average temperature of 37.2 degrees F was the 4th coldest December on record, exceeded only in 1917 and 1935 with 36.2 degrees F and 1963 with 35.5 degrees F.  There was a string of ten consecutive days with minimum temperatures 32 degrees F or lower occurring from December 17th through December 26th.  The last time that there were 10 or more consecutive days with minimum temperatures 32 degrees F or lower was in December of 1995.  There were a total of 20 days during the month that the minimum temperature dropped to or below freezing.  In addition, there were 7 days on which the minimum temperature dropped below 20 degrees F in Atlanta, with 13 degrees F on the 20th being the lowest .  There were even three days, the 21st, 22nd, and the 30th on which the maximum temperature even failed to rise above freezing.  The story was similar across north and central Georgia with Athens reporting an average monthly temperature of 36.9 degrees F, 15 consecutive days of minimum temperatures below freezing from the 17th through the end of the month, a total of 23 days during the month which the minimum dropped to or below freezing, and a minimum temperature for the month of 15 degrees F on the 20th. At Macon, the average monthly temperature was 39.3 degrees F,  there were 11 consecutive days on which the minimum dropped to or below freezing from the 17th through the 27th, and 22 days total for the month on which the minimum dropped to or below freezing, with the lowest  temperature of 17 degrees F on the 20th.  At Columbus, the average monthly temperature was 41.2 degrees F, there were 9 consecutive days on which the temperature dropped to or below freezing, and a total of 17 days for the month on which the minimum dropped to or below freezing, with the lowest temperature of 17 degrees F on December 20th.  Temperatures dropped to as low as the single digits in the northeast Georgia mountains during the week before Christmas.  Wind chill indicies were quite significant during two episodes, first on the 17th and then again on the 30th.  In both instances, temperatures in the teens and 20s combined with winds of 15 to 25 mph and gusty to drop wind chill indices to as low as 15 below zero degrees F in north Georgia and to as low as zero degrees F in central Georgia.December was also one of the snowiest December's on record.  In Atlanta, there were 6 days on which a trace or more of snow fell, with the greatest amounts of 2.0 inches and 0.5 inch on the 19th and 17th, respectively.  Two to four inch snowfalls for the month were common across north Georgia, with several inches falling during multiple events in the northeast Georgia mountains.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WARREN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WEBSTER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WHEELER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HOUSTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JACKSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JASPER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JOHNSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in JONES, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GLASCOCK, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LAMAR, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHATTAHOOCHEE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in COBB, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CRAWFORD, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CRISP, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DADE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DOOLY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in EMANUEL, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in FANNIN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BALDWIN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BARROW, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BLECKLEY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GREENE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HALL, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HANCOCK, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HARALSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WILCOX, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WILKES, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WILKINSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MACON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MADISON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MARION, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MERIWETHER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MONROE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MONTGOMERY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MORGAN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in MUSCOGEE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NEWTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OCONEE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PEACH, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PIKE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in POLK, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PULASKI, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in PUTNAM, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in ROCKDALE, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SCHLEY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in STEWART, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in SUMTER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TALBOT, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TALIAFERRO, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TAYLOR, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TELFAIR, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TREUTLEN, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TWIGGS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TOOMBS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HEARD, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in HARRIS, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in UPSON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WALKER, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Extreme Cold/Wind Chill in UNION, GEORGIA
From 01-DEC-00 00:00:00 to 31-DEC-00 23:59:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.