Fall-like July weather has matched or beat records for temperature lows across the state, the National Weather Service reported Sunday.
A 63-degree low in Atlanta on Sunday morning tied a 1967 record for lows in July, the service said.
Other middle- and upper-Georgia towns beat records for low temperatures.
Sixty-two degrees in Columbus bested the lowest temperature previously recorded there, 66 degrees in 1987.
The Mercury dipped to 58 degrees in Macon and Athens, where previous records were set respectively at 61 in 1967, and 62 from 1925.
The norm for this time of year is around 71 degrees on the low end in Atlanta; 70 in Athens, 71 in Macon and 73 in Columbus, the weather service said.
So what’s causing the change from typically balmy summer weather?
“We had a cold front come through with cooler and dryer air,” forecaster Brian Lynn said. “The timing was right and the overnight conditions were right.
“Most of the time, we get the cold fronts coming through and just a little bit of dryer air.”
Look for more cool, dry air, and possibly more records to fall in the next day or so before temperatures return to normal, forecasters say.
Lows for Monday and Tuesday are predicted to be around 64 degrees in Atlanta, and lower in other cities, forecasters say.
Expect a return to the norm by Thursday when morning lows will reach 71 degrees, Lynn said.
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