Unseasonably warm temperatures prevailed across north and central for several days as a summer like ridge of high pressure aloft and a Bermuda like surface high pressure system dominated the southeastern United States.  High temperatures for several days rose into the 80s with lows only in the 50s and 60s.  These readings are some 20 degrees above normal for this time of year.  The heat wave culminated on the 17th when Columbus reached a record high temperature of 88 degrees, while Atlanta, Athens, and Macon reported readings not far behind with 83, 84, and 84 degrees, respectively.  Columbus also set a new record high temperature on the 16th with a high of 85 degrees.  Columbus had 5 consecutive days of high in the 80s and Macon had four.  Normal high temperatures for this time of year are in the 60s with lows in the 40s.

Heat in DOOLY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in GREENE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in GORDON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in DE KALB, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in FAYETTE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in FLOYD, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BUTTS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CARROLL, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in FORSYTH, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BLECKLEY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in GILMER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in GLASCOCK, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in COBB, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CRAWFORD, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WHITE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WHITFIELD, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PICKENS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TROUP, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TALBOT, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in JEFFERSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in JOHNSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HOUSTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WILCOX, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WEBSTER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in SPALDING, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MONROE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in SUMTER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WHEELER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BALDWIN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BANKS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TREUTLEN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HEARD, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MADISON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PEACH, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in UPSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HENRY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WASHINGTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MARION, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MERIWETHER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in STEWART, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CRISP, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TOOMBS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TOWNS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TWIGGS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HARRIS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in JACKSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WILKINSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in DOUGLAS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in EMANUEL, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in FANNIN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PIKE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TALIAFERRO, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CHEROKEE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in DADE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in DAWSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in ROCKDALE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in SCHLEY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CLARKE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in SOUTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HANCOCK, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HARALSON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in COWETA, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CLAYTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in OGLETHORPE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PAULDING, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BIBB, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BARROW, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in GWINNETT, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in HALL, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in BARTOW, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in DODGE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CATOOSA, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CHATTAHOOCHEE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in CHATTOOGA, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TAYLOR, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in JASPER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MONTGOMERY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MORGAN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MURRAY, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WILKES, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in NORTH FULTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MUSCOGEE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in NEWTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PUTNAM, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in OCONEE, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in LUMPKIN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in MACON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in PULASKI, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in POLK, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in TELFAIR, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in UNION, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WARREN, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in LAURENS, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WALKER, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in WALTON, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in JONES, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.

Heat in LAMAR, GEORGIA
From 15-MAR-02 12:00:00 to 21-MAR-02 00:00:00 (EST)
Reported by: OFFICIAL NWS OBS.