The Atlanta Journal-Constitution today ended its Christmas editorial with a wish that it would just precipitate. 2007 had the possibility of going into the record books as the driest year on record, which is currently held by the year 1931, with 29.14 inches of total rainfall. As of this morning, Atlanta saw 28.69 inches of rain, and today Hartsfield-Jackson airport recorded 58 inches of rain. bringing the total to 29.27 inches. Most of today’s rain stayed to the western half of the state, so Gwinnett county recorded much less, but it’s Hartsfield that counts.

But, the situation could get even better. The most current precipitation forecast from NOAA’s Hydrometeorological Prediction Center calls for between three and four inches of rain in North Georgia between now and Sunday night, December 30th. You can see their predictions in the map to the right.

Accuweather.com says that we should get more than 3.1 inches of rain in the next five days. Of course, we’ve seen these precipitation forecasts become busts more often than we’d like. Despite many optimistic forecasts, you would have to go back to November 2006 to see more than 2 1/2 inches of rain in a five day period, and back to July, 2005 to see 3 1/2 inches of rain in five days.

But, it’s the holiday season; a time of goodwill and wishes coming true. Like the AJC, I wish for rainfall, and hope that you and yours enjoyed the best Christmas ever.

Posted on Tuesday, December 25th, 2007 at 10:33 pm
Categories: Short Term Forecasts.
Tags: AJC.
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