Comments on: With Hanna Out of the Way, All Eyes Turn to Ike http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/blog/2008/09/with-hanna-out-of-the-way-all-eyes-turn-to-ike.html Comments on the weather in Lawrenceville Georgia Mon, 15 Feb 2010 14:49:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Jon Richards http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/blog/2008/09/with-hanna-out-of-the-way-all-eyes-turn-to-ike.html/comment-page-1#comment-2908 Jon Richards Fri, 12 Sep 2008 01:55:13 +0000 http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/blog/?p=563#comment-2908 Actually, September is about in the middle of the pack in terms of rainfall. The wettest months are January, March and July, with over five inches of rain on average. February and November also have more rainfall than September. That being said, this week has brought some rainfall to north Georgia (although apparently not to Fayette County, which is where I believe Morgan lives.) There is a possibility that the remnants of Ike will bring us some rain next week, although that depends on the movement of some fronts -- Ike's direct path takes it up the Ohio River. Beyond that, the CPC is predicting a better than average chance of rain in north Georgia in both its 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts. I don't think we're going to have another hurricane spell until October, and that is likely to be less than what we saw from mid-August through Ike. Long range, we're likely to see an equal chance of above or below normal rain through Thanksgiving, and I haven't seen any winter forecasts yet. The good news is that last year's La Nina is history, so I don't think we're going to see a drier than normal winter. Actually, September is about in the middle of the pack in terms of rainfall. The wettest months are January, March and July, with over five inches of rain on average. February and November also have more rainfall than September.

That being said, this week has brought some rainfall to north Georgia (although apparently not to Fayette County, which is where I believe Morgan lives.) There is a possibility that the remnants of Ike will bring us some rain next week, although that depends on the movement of some fronts — Ike’s direct path takes it up the Ohio River.

Beyond that, the CPC is predicting a better than average chance of rain in north Georgia in both its 6-10 and 8-14 day forecasts. I don’t think we’re going to have another hurricane spell until October, and that is likely to be less than what we saw from mid-August through Ike. Long range, we’re likely to see an equal chance of above or below normal rain through Thanksgiving, and I haven’t seen any winter forecasts yet. The good news is that last year’s La Nina is history, so I don’t think we’re going to see a drier than normal winter.

]]> By: Morgan Kemp http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/blog/2008/09/with-hanna-out-of-the-way-all-eyes-turn-to-ike.html/comment-page-1#comment-2907 Morgan Kemp Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:27:59 +0000 http://www.lawrencevilleweather.com/blog/?p=563#comment-2907 Other than TS Fay's 4 inches of rainfall (thank The Lord), I haven't had much rain at all since July. ANd I've had NO rain since Fay, in August! Isn't September the wettest month of the year for Georgia and Atlanta? This still doesn't bode well for our ongoing (3+ years now) and significant drought! At least Fall is right around the corner! Other than TS Fay’s 4 inches of rainfall (thank The Lord), I haven’t had much rain at all since July. ANd I’ve had NO rain since Fay, in August! Isn’t September the wettest month of the year for Georgia and Atlanta? This still doesn’t bode well for our ongoing (3+ years now) and significant drought! At least Fall is right around the corner!

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