Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in Atlanta

Atlanta has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 97 years, most in 2019 with 91. Days per year, season span, streaks and every date.

Key Facts for Atlanta

Atlanta has had days with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in 97 years, 4,376 days in all.
The most in one year was 91 days in 2019.
In 2026, the latest year on file, there were 76 such days.
The earliest first date in a year was 23 April 1980.
The latest last date in a year was 9 October 1941.
The longest run inside a single year was 38 days in 1986.
1 year with under 90 percent of days observed is left out of these rankings.

Days per Year

97 years, 4,376 days

Days per year in Atlanta with a maximum temperature at or above 90 F (32.2 C). The line is the decade average. The most was 91 in 2019. Grey bars are years with under 90 percent of days observed, left out of rankings.

Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) per year in Atlanta
Year	Days	Decade average
1930	50	53.8
1931	63	53.8
1932	41	53.8
1933	42	53.8
1934	28	53.8
1935	51	53.8
1936	79	53.8
1937	65	53.8
1938	62	53.8
1939	57	53.8
1940	53	53
1941	75	53
1942	50	53
1943	72	53
1944	61	53
1945	55	53
1946	35	53
1947	51	53
1948	48	53
1949	30	53
1950	22	50.5
1951	60	50.5
1952	67	50.5
1953	54	50.5
1954	82	50.5
1955	42	50.5
1956	58	50.5
1957	48	50.5
1958	32	50.5
1959	40	50.5
1960	42	21.8
1961	7	21.8
1962	36	21.8
1963	17	21.8
1964	17	21.8
1965	9	21.8
1966	18	21.8
1967	2	21.8
1968	33	21.8
1969	37	21.8
1970	44	25.3
1971	11	25.3
1972	18	25.3
1973	16	25.3
1974	14	25.3
1975	13	25.3
1976	14	25.3
1977	42	25.3
1978	45	25.3
1979	36	25.3
1980	90	50.4
1981	60	50.4
1982	25	50.4
1983	49	50.4
1984	19	50.4
1985	29	50.4
1986	76	50.4
1987	59	50.4
1988	59	50.4
1989	38	50.4
1990	56	47.1
1991	49	47.1
1992	19	47.1
1993	79	47.1
1994	37	47.1
1995	59	47.1
1996	62	47.1
1997	20	47.1
1998	46	47.1
1999	44	47.1
2000	56	34.4
2001	15	34.4
2002	47	34.4
2003	7	34.4
2004	16	34.4
2005	24	34.4
2006	49	34.4
2007	51	34.4
2008	41	34.4
2009	38	34.4
2010	85	61
2011	90	61
2012	52	61
2013	20	61
2014	31	61
2015	49	61
2016	88	61
2017	38	61
2018	66	61
2019	91	61
2020	45	57.6
2021	28	57.6
2022	59	57.6
2023	65	57.6
2024	72	57.6
2025	58	57.6
2026	76	57.6

Season Span

earliest 23 April, latest 9 October

For each year, a bar from the first to the last day in Atlanta meeting 90 F (32.2 C). Long bars mean a long season.

First to last qualifying date each year in Atlanta
Year	First date	Last date
1930	1930-06-19	1930-09-09
1931	1931-06-04	1931-09-25
1932	1932-06-07	1932-09-06
1933	1933-05-15	1933-09-25
1934	1934-06-11	1934-08-16
1935	1935-06-12	1935-09-23
1936	1936-05-09	1936-09-20
1937	1937-05-21	1937-09-07
1938	1938-05-03	1938-10-06
1939	1939-05-22	1939-09-29
1940	1940-05-06	1940-09-23
1941	1941-05-16	1941-10-09
1942	1942-05-02	1942-09-19
1943	1943-05-14	1943-09-06
1944	1944-05-16	1944-09-05
1945	1945-05-28	1945-09-22
1946	1946-06-08	1946-09-11
1947	1947-05-15	1947-09-15
1948	1948-05-24	1948-09-22
1949	1949-06-05	1949-09-18
1950	1950-05-26	1950-08-02
1951	1951-05-22	1951-10-06
1952	1952-05-03	1952-09-01
1953	1953-05-24	1953-09-18
1954	1954-05-31	1954-10-06
1955	1955-05-04	1955-09-24
1956	1956-05-13	1956-09-16
1957	1957-06-12	1957-09-07
1958	1958-06-01	1958-09-10
1959	1959-05-02	1959-09-04
1960	1960-05-17	1960-09-06
1961	1961-07-28	1961-09-24
1962	1962-05-16	1962-09-11
1963	1963-06-07	1963-09-12
1964	1964-06-09	1964-09-01
1965	1965-05-19	1965-08-27
1966	1966-06-25	1966-09-02
1967	1967-06-19	1967-07-25
1968	1968-06-11	1968-08-25
1969	1969-05-31	1969-09-18
1970	1970-05-22	1970-09-23
1971	1971-06-04	1971-07-14
1972	1972-06-05	1972-09-16
1973	1973-07-02	1973-09-09
1974	1974-06-20	1974-08-28
1975	1975-05-25	1975-09-05
1976	1976-06-11	1976-08-15
1977	1977-06-04	1977-08-12
1978	1978-05-26	1978-09-21
1979	1979-06-18	1979-09-06
1980	1980-04-23	1980-09-24
1981	1981-05-18	1981-09-13
1982	1982-05-28	1982-09-15
1983	1983-06-25	1983-09-11
1984	1984-06-06	1984-09-14
1985	1985-06-01	1985-09-11
1986	1986-04-26	1986-09-28
1987	1987-05-31	1987-09-18
1988	1988-05-30	1988-09-23
1989	1989-05-26	1989-09-14
1990	1990-05-01	1990-09-21
1991	1991-05-18	1991-09-18
1992	1992-06-25	1992-08-12
1993	1993-06-03	1993-09-25
1994	1994-05-24	1994-09-01
1995	1995-05-15	1995-09-01
1996	1996-05-06	1996-09-09
1997	1997-07-02	1997-09-20
1998	1998-06-01	1998-09-07
1999	1999-06-09	1999-09-08
2000	2000-05-25	2000-08-28
2001	2001-07-09	2001-09-05
2002	2002-06-02	2002-09-12
2003	2003-07-08	2003-08-28
2004	2004-06-11	2004-08-28
2005	2005-06-15	2005-09-21
2006	2006-05-25	2006-08-29
2007	2007-06-04	2007-09-04
2008	2008-06-03	2008-09-08
2009	2009-06-01	2009-08-26
2010	2010-05-23	2010-09-25
2011	2011-05-22	2011-09-14
2012	2012-05-25	2012-09-07
2013	2013-06-11	2013-09-12
2014	2014-05-25	2014-09-12
2015	2015-06-14	2015-09-04
2016	2016-05-29	2016-09-25
2017	2017-05-16	2017-09-28
2018	2018-05-12	2018-10-06
2019	2019-05-22	2019-10-04
2020	2020-06-20	2020-09-11
2021	2021-05-23	2021-08-27
2022	2022-05-19	2022-09-22
2023	2023-05-14	2023-09-12
2024	2024-05-24	2024-09-24
2025	2025-06-06	2025-09-24
2026	2026-04-17	2026-09-21

Every Year

Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) per year in Atlanta
Year	Days	First date	Last date	Longest streak in year	Coverage
2026	76	17 April 2026	21 September 2026	19 days	Incomplete, not ranked
2025	58	6 June 2025	24 September 2025	19 days	Complete
2024	72	24 May 2024	24 September 2024	20 days	Complete
2023	65	14 May 2023	12 September 2023	16 days	Complete
2022	59	19 May 2022	22 September 2022	10 days	Complete
2021	28	23 May 2021	27 August 2021	11 days	Complete
2020	45	20 June 2020	11 September 2020	11 days	Complete
2019	91	22 May 2019	4 October 2019	20 days	Complete
2018	66	12 May 2018	6 October 2018	7 days	Complete
2017	38	16 May 2017	28 September 2017	12 days	Complete
2016	88	29 May 2016	25 September 2016	13 days	Complete
2015	49	14 June 2015	4 September 2015	8 days	Complete
2014	31	25 May 2014	12 September 2014	5 days	Complete
2013	20	11 June 2013	12 September 2013	3 days	Complete
2012	52	25 May 2012	7 September 2012	20 days	Complete
2011	90	22 May 2011	14 September 2011	19 days	Complete
2010	85	23 May 2010	25 September 2010	19 days	Complete
2009	38	1 June 2009	26 August 2009	17 days	Complete
2008	41	3 June 2008	8 September 2008	9 days	Complete
2007	51	4 June 2007	4 September 2007	28 days	Complete
2006	49	25 May 2006	29 August 2006	12 days	Complete
2005	24	15 June 2005	21 September 2005	8 days	Complete
2004	16	11 June 2004	28 August 2004	6 days	Complete
2003	7	8 July 2003	28 August 2003	2 days	Complete
2002	47	2 June 2002	12 September 2002	10 days	Complete
2001	15	9 July 2001	5 September 2001	4 days	Complete
2000	56	25 May 2000	28 August 2000	21 days	Complete
1999	44	9 June 1999	8 September 1999	15 days	Complete
1998	46	1 June 1998	7 September 1998	12 days	Complete
1997	20	2 July 1997	20 September 1997	4 days	Complete
1996	62	6 May 1996	9 September 1996	9 days	Complete
1995	59	15 May 1995	1 September 1995	21 days	Complete
1994	37	24 May 1994	1 September 1994	6 days	Complete
1993	79	3 June 1993	25 September 1993	34 days	Complete
1992	19	25 June 1992	12 August 1992	8 days	Complete
1991	49	18 May 1991	18 September 1991	8 days	Complete
1990	56	1 May 1990	21 September 1990	11 days	Complete
1989	38	26 May 1989	14 September 1989	12 days	Complete
1988	59	30 May 1988	23 September 1988	13 days	Complete
1987	59	31 May 1987	18 September 1987	24 days	Complete
1986	76	26 April 1986	28 September 1986	38 days	Complete
1985	29	1 June 1985	11 September 1985	7 days	Complete
1984	19	6 June 1984	14 September 1984	10 days	Complete
1983	49	25 June 1983	11 September 1983	21 days	Complete
1982	25	28 May 1982	15 September 1982	4 days	Complete
1981	60	18 May 1981	13 September 1981	23 days	Complete
1980	90	23 April 1980	24 September 1980	25 days	Complete
1979	36	18 June 1979	6 September 1979	8 days	Complete
1978	45	26 May 1978	21 September 1978	8 days	Complete
1977	42	4 June 1977	12 August 1977	19 days	Complete
1976	14	11 June 1976	15 August 1976	6 days	Complete
1975	13	25 May 1975	5 September 1975	5 days	Complete
1974	14	20 June 1974	28 August 1974	3 days	Complete
1973	16	2 July 1973	9 September 1973	4 days	Complete
1972	18	5 June 1972	16 September 1972	5 days	Complete
1971	11	4 June 1971	14 July 1971	3 days	Complete
1970	44	22 May 1970	23 September 1970	6 days	Complete
1969	37	31 May 1969	18 September 1969	18 days	Complete
1968	33	11 June 1968	25 August 1968	10 days	Complete
1967	2	19 June 1967	25 July 1967	1 days	Complete
1966	18	25 June 1966	2 September 1966	7 days	Complete
1965	9	19 May 1965	27 August 1965	6 days	Complete
1964	17	9 June 1964	1 September 1964	8 days	Complete
1963	17	7 June 1963	12 September 1963	5 days	Complete
1962	36	16 May 1962	11 September 1962	6 days	Complete
1961	7	28 July 1961	24 September 1961	5 days	Complete
1960	42	17 May 1960	6 September 1960	7 days	Complete
1959	40	2 May 1959	4 September 1959	10 days	Complete
1958	32	1 June 1958	10 September 1958	6 days	Complete
1957	48	12 June 1957	7 September 1957	10 days	Complete
1956	58	13 May 1956	16 September 1956	9 days	Complete
1955	42	4 May 1955	24 September 1955	7 days	Complete
1954	82	31 May 1954	6 October 1954	18 days	Complete
1953	54	24 May 1953	18 September 1953	11 days	Complete
1952	67	3 May 1952	1 September 1952	20 days	Complete
1951	60	22 May 1951	6 October 1951	15 days	Complete
1950	22	26 May 1950	2 August 1950	8 days	Complete
1949	30	5 June 1949	18 September 1949	8 days	Complete
1948	48	24 May 1948	22 September 1948	18 days	Complete
1947	51	15 May 1947	15 September 1947	14 days	Complete
1946	35	8 June 1946	11 September 1946	6 days	Complete
1945	55	28 May 1945	22 September 1945	12 days	Complete
1944	61	16 May 1944	5 September 1944	8 days	Complete
1943	72	14 May 1943	6 September 1943	21 days	Complete
1942	50	2 May 1942	19 September 1942	14 days	Complete
1941	75	16 May 1941	9 October 1941	10 days	Complete
1940	53	6 May 1940	23 September 1940	13 days	Complete
1939	57	22 May 1939	29 September 1939	10 days	Complete
1938	62	3 May 1938	6 October 1938	9 days	Complete
1937	65	21 May 1937	7 September 1937	10 days	Complete
1936	79	9 May 1936	20 September 1936	9 days	Complete
1935	51	12 June 1935	23 September 1935	11 days	Complete
1934	28	11 June 1934	16 August 1934	8 days	Complete
1933	42	15 May 1933	25 September 1933	6 days	Complete
1932	41	7 June 1932	6 September 1932	18 days	Complete
1931	63	4 June 1931	25 September 1931	8 days	Complete
1930	50	19 June 1930	9 September 1930	11 days	Complete

Decade averages for Days at or above 90 F (32.2 C) in Atlanta
Decade	Average days per year	Years counted
1930s	53.8	10
1940s	53.0	10
1950s	50.5	10
1960s	21.8	10
1970s	25.3	10
1980s	50.4	10
1990s	47.1	10
2000s	34.4	10
2010s	61.0	10
2020s	54.5	6

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Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-17 (17 October 2026). Threshold counts are computed by this site from the threaded city record.

Data as of 2026-10-17. Last revised 17 October 2026 (2026-10-17).