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Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance), Georgia
The week’s forecast, measured against two yardsticks: the “normal” your weather app still uses — a 1991–2020 average centered on 2005 — and the climate-adjusted normal, which here runs +0.9°F warmer. Same NOAA data. No pretending.
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Month by month
1991 called. It wants its climate baseline back.
| Month | Normal high | Adjusted high | Normal low | Adjusted low | Gap (high) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 57.5° | 58.2° | 35.6° | 36.0° | +0.8° |
| February | 61.6° | 63.6° | 38.5° | 40.4° | +2.0° |
| March | 68.9° | 70.6° | 44.4° | 45.5° | +1.7° |
| April | 76.8° | 77.8° | 51.0° | 51.6° | +1.0° |
| May | 83.9° | 84.0° | 59.6° | 60.3° | +0.0° |
| June | 89.5° | 89.7° | 67.6° | 68.6° | +0.1° |
| July | 92.3° | 93.0° | 71.0° | 72.2° | +0.7° |
| August | 90.7° | 91.1° | 70.2° | 71.3° | +0.3° |
| September | 85.9° | 86.2° | 64.5° | 65.0° | +0.3° |
| October | 76.9° | 77.6° | 53.3° | 54.1° | +0.7° |
| November | 67.2° | 68.2° | 42.6° | 43.5° | +1.0° |
| December | 59.6° | 61.1° | 37.5° | 39.0° | +1.6° |
The “normal” temperature in every weather app is a 30-year average (1991–2020) — a number centered on mid-2005, two decades out of date in a warming climate. The Climate-Adjusted Normal takes NOAA’s official normal and advances it to the present using this county’s own measured warming trend.
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About this data
The forecast is the National Weather Service’s, for Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government (balance) itself. Normals and the warming trend are computed at county level (Richmond County) from NOAA’s homogenized climate record, because climate trends vary smoothly — nearby towns warm at statistically indistinguishable rates. Method details on the methodology page.
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