infobox for Georgia Temperatures

*The eight months from January to August have been the second-hottest start to a year in Georgia since recordkeeping began in 1895. Temperatures statewide averaged 67.8 degrees, almost three degrees above what was considered “normal” last century.

*The months from January to March were the hottest such period on record in the state, with temperatures averaging 6.4 degrees above normal.

*The unprecedented winter warmth devastated peach farmers, whose trees bloomed early and were left vulnerable when freezing temperatures returned in March. An estimated 90% of the state’s peaches were destroyed.