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Resaca Weather Records (USC00097430)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Resaca (USC00097430), Georgia, United States, with 113 years of record.

Key Facts for Resaca

  • Resaca (USC00097430) is a weather station in Georgia, United States at 34.59 latitude and -84.96 longitude, 198 m (650 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1891 to 2003, 113 years of record.
  • 0 records set at Resaca still stand.
  • Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Resaca set a daily record precipitation of 24.9 mm (1.0 in) on 25 May 2001.

About the Station

  • Location: Georgia, United States, 34.59 latitude, -84.96 longitude.
  • Elevation: 198 m (650 ft).
  • Period of record: 1891 to 2003, 113 years.
  • Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Resaca, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Resaca. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. 000111 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Resaca. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Resaca, with 2026 drawn through them
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Which Years Hold Standing Records

0 standing records
Standing records at Resaca by the year they were set 0 records at Resaca still stand. 00000000000
0 records at Resaca still stand.
Standing records at Resaca by the year they were set
Year setStanding records

All-Time Record Progression

3 new records
When Resaca set new all-time records 3 all-time records were set at Resaca between 26 July 1943 and 13 March 1993. Each dot is a new record. Record daily precipitationRecord daily snowfall26 July 1943: Record daily precipitation 130.0 mm (5.1 in)8 September 1950: Record daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)13 March 1993: Record daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)19501960197019801990
3 all-time records were set at Resaca between 26 July 1943 and 13 March 1993. Each dot is a new record.
When Resaca set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1943-07-26Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1950-09-08Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1993-03-13Record daily snowfallRecord daily snowfall 45.7 cm (18.0 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Sep: 152.4 mm (6.0 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Resaca The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Resaca. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 8 September 1950. 050100150200 Jan: 110.7 mm (4.4 in), 27 January 1996 Jan Feb: 151.4 mm (6.0 in), 16 February 1990 Feb Mar: 150.4 mm (5.9 in), 29 March 1951 Mar Apr: 125.0 mm (4.9 in), 2 April 1936 Apr May: 93.2 mm (3.7 in), 3 May 1964 May Jun: 78.2 mm (3.1 in), 13 June 1906 Jun Jul: 130.0 mm (5.1 in), 26 July 1943 Jul Aug: 72.9 mm (2.9 in), 18 August 1935 Aug Sep: 152.4 mm (6.0 in), 8 September 1950 Sep Oct: 120.9 mm (4.8 in), 26 October 1997 Oct Nov: 109.2 mm (4.3 in), 3 November 1929 Nov Dec: 121.9 mm (4.8 in), 7 December 1908 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Resaca. The most was 152.4 mm (6.0 in) on 8 September 1950.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Resaca
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan110.7 mm (4.4 in)27 January 1996
Feb151.4 mm (6.0 in)16 February 1990
Mar150.4 mm (5.9 in)29 March 1951
Apr125.0 mm (4.9 in)2 April 1936
May93.2 mm (3.7 in)3 May 1964
Jun78.2 mm (3.1 in)13 June 1906
Jul130.0 mm (5.1 in)26 July 1943
Aug72.9 mm (2.9 in)18 August 1935
Sep152.4 mm (6.0 in)8 September 1950
Oct120.9 mm (4.8 in)26 October 1997
Nov109.2 mm (4.3 in)3 November 1929
Dec121.9 mm (4.8 in)7 December 1908

Latest Records

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Latest records at Resaca
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
25 May 2001Resaca, USdaily rain24.9 mm (1.0 in)1.3 mm (0.05 in)56 years20 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2000Resaca, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)21 years19 of 100 (Routine)
21 September 2000Resaca, USdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)4.3 mm (0.17 in)68 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 April 2000Resaca, USdaily rain50.3 mm (2.0 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)26 years19 of 100 (Routine)
2 November 1999Resaca, USdaily rain48.8 mm (1.9 in)9.4 mm (0.37 in)6 years18 of 100 (Routine)
3 June 1999Resaca, USdaily rain40.4 mm (1.6 in)4.6 mm (0.18 in)64 years32 of 100 (Routine)
4 February 1998Resaca, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)68 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 October 1997Resaca, USmonthly rain120.9 mm (4.8 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)78 years43 of 100 (Notable)
10 September 1997Resaca, USdaily rain (Tie)21.8 mm (0.9 in)tie4 years2 of 100 (Routine)
31 July 1997Resaca, USdaily rain44.5 mm (1.8 in)5.9 mm (0.23 in)12 years17 of 100 (Routine)
29 July 1997Resaca, USdaily rain30.0 mm (1.2 in)2.1 mm (0.08 in)87 years37 of 100 (Notable)
6 April 1997Resaca, USdaily rain (Tie)66.0 mm (2.6 in)tie14 years3 of 100 (Routine)
19 December 1996Resaca, USdaily snowfall (Tie)0.8 cm (0.3 in)tie95 years9 of 100 (Routine)
8 November 1996Resaca, USdaily rain56.1 mm (2.2 in)16.2 mm (0.6 in)53 years35 of 100 (Notable)
21 July 1996Resaca, USdaily rain30.7 mm (1.2 in)2.8 mm (0.11 in)26 years18 of 100 (Routine)
9 June 1996Resaca, USdaily rain68.8 mm (2.7 in)43.4 mm (1.7 in)25 years53 of 100 (Notable)
21 April 1996Resaca, USdaily rain56.6 mm (2.2 in)26.1 mm (1.0 in)84 years50 of 100 (Notable)
6 March 1996Resaca, USdaily rain86.4 mm (3.4 in)2.6 mm (0.10 in)33 years20 of 100 (Routine)
3 February 1996Resaca, USdaily snowfall5.1 cm (2.0 in)4.8 cm (1.9 in)90 years46 of 100 (Notable)
27 January 1996Resaca, USmonthly rain110.7 mm (4.4 in)6.3 mm (0.25 in)14 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Extremes by Year

1891 to 2003
Yearly extremes at Resaca: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Wettest day (Rx1day)152.4 mm (6.0 in)195075.2 mm (3.0 in)113
Wettest five days (Rx5day)284.8 mm (11.2 in)1916118.8 mm (4.7 in)113
Longest dry spell (CDD)51 days193821 days113

Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Resaca by year The wettest day of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.2 mm (3.0 in). 050100150200190019201940196019802000Record: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1950
The wettest day of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1950, marked on the chart; the median year is 75.2 mm (3.0 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Resaca by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
189136.3 mm (1.4 in)
189289.2 mm (3.5 in)
189350.5 mm (2.0 in)
189461.2 mm (2.4 in)
189568.8 mm (2.7 in)
189654.4 mm (2.1 in)
189773.7 mm (2.9 in)
189875.4 mm (3.0 in)
189978.7 mm (3.1 in)
190091.4 mm (3.6 in)
190187.6 mm (3.4 in)
190273.9 mm (2.9 in)
1903104.6 mm (4.1 in)
190451.3 mm (2.0 in)
190568.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906101.6 mm (4.0 in)
190748.3 mm (1.9 in)
1908121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1909129.5 mm (5.1 in)
191055.9 mm (2.2 in)
191157.2 mm (2.3 in)
191283.8 mm (3.3 in)
191369.9 mm (2.8 in)
191478.7 mm (3.1 in)
191576.2 mm (3.0 in)
191691.4 mm (3.6 in)
191763.5 mm (2.5 in)
1918119.4 mm (4.7 in)
191988.9 mm (3.5 in)
1920106.7 mm (4.2 in)
192196.5 mm (3.8 in)
192263.8 mm (2.5 in)
192364.0 mm (2.5 in)
1924121.9 mm (4.8 in)
192546.2 mm (1.8 in)
192653.8 mm (2.1 in)
192774.4 mm (2.9 in)
192894.0 mm (3.7 in)
1929109.2 mm (4.3 in)
193086.9 mm (3.4 in)
1931115.3 mm (4.5 in)
193295.0 mm (3.7 in)
193367.6 mm (2.7 in)
193495.8 mm (3.8 in)
193572.9 mm (2.9 in)
1936125.0 mm (4.9 in)
193775.2 mm (3.0 in)
1938105.2 mm (4.1 in)
193956.6 mm (2.2 in)
194057.4 mm (2.3 in)
194158.4 mm (2.3 in)
194286.6 mm (3.4 in)
1943130.0 mm (5.1 in)
194464.5 mm (2.5 in)
194581.3 mm (3.2 in)
194691.9 mm (3.6 in)
194786.4 mm (3.4 in)
194887.4 mm (3.4 in)
194984.1 mm (3.3 in)
1950152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1951150.4 mm (5.9 in)
195278.5 mm (3.1 in)
195345.7 mm (1.8 in)
1954100.3 mm (3.9 in)
195571.6 mm (2.8 in)
195672.1 mm (2.8 in)
195777.2 mm (3.0 in)
195867.8 mm (2.7 in)
195966.0 mm (2.6 in)
196069.1 mm (2.7 in)
1961119.9 mm (4.7 in)
196279.2 mm (3.1 in)
196394.0 mm (3.7 in)
1964138.4 mm (5.4 in)
196546.7 mm (1.8 in)
196676.2 mm (3.0 in)
196795.3 mm (3.8 in)
196872.6 mm (2.9 in)
196958.4 mm (2.3 in)
197086.4 mm (3.4 in)
197153.3 mm (2.1 in)
197254.9 mm (2.2 in)
1973100.6 mm (4.0 in)
197449.8 mm (2.0 in)
197578.7 mm (3.1 in)
197675.2 mm (3.0 in)
1977111.3 mm (4.4 in)
197871.1 mm (2.8 in)
1979110.7 mm (4.4 in)
198070.1 mm (2.8 in)
198166.0 mm (2.6 in)
1982104.4 mm (4.1 in)
198366.0 mm (2.6 in)
198457.2 mm (2.3 in)
198570.1 mm (2.8 in)
198658.4 mm (2.3 in)
198741.7 mm (1.6 in)
198872.6 mm (2.9 in)
198969.3 mm (2.7 in)
1990151.4 mm (6.0 in)
199175.7 mm (3.0 in)
199262.0 mm (2.4 in)
199343.9 mm (1.7 in)
199471.4 mm (2.8 in)
199598.0 mm (3.9 in)
1996110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1997120.9 mm (4.8 in)
199854.1 mm (2.1 in)
199950.0 mm (2.0 in)
200062.2 mm (2.4 in)
200147.8 mm (1.9 in)
200261.5 mm (2.4 in)
200349.8 mm (2.0 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Resaca by year The wettest five days of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 284.8 mm (11.2 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.8 mm (4.7 in). 0100200300190019201940196019802000Record: 284.8 mm (11.2 in) in 1916
The wettest five days of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 284.8 mm (11.2 in) in 1916, marked on the chart; the median year is 118.8 mm (4.7 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Resaca by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
189154.0 mm (2.1 in)
1892181.1 mm (7.1 in)
189391.7 mm (3.6 in)
1894105.1 mm (4.1 in)
1895117.7 mm (4.6 in)
189687.2 mm (3.4 in)
1897127.3 mm (5.0 in)
189866.8 mm (2.6 in)
1899139.5 mm (5.5 in)
1900116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1901125.2 mm (4.9 in)
190299.2 mm (3.9 in)
1903112.2 mm (4.4 in)
190466.8 mm (2.6 in)
190597.9 mm (3.9 in)
1906172.7 mm (6.8 in)
190783.9 mm (3.3 in)
1908121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1909120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1910107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1911120.1 mm (4.7 in)
191291.4 mm (3.6 in)
1913111.6 mm (4.4 in)
1914101.4 mm (4.0 in)
1915112.0 mm (4.4 in)
1916284.8 mm (11.2 in)
1917162.6 mm (6.4 in)
1918152.2 mm (6.0 in)
191971.0 mm (2.8 in)
1920167.7 mm (6.6 in)
1921188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1922119.2 mm (4.7 in)
1923107.9 mm (4.2 in)
1924164.5 mm (6.5 in)
192598.9 mm (3.9 in)
1926117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1927111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1928121.1 mm (4.8 in)
1929151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1930141.7 mm (5.6 in)
1931150.1 mm (5.9 in)
1932142.5 mm (5.6 in)
1933106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1934149.6 mm (5.9 in)
1935121.7 mm (4.8 in)
1936172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1937146.9 mm (5.8 in)
1938138.0 mm (5.4 in)
1939111.2 mm (4.4 in)
194096.0 mm (3.8 in)
1941119.7 mm (4.7 in)
1942134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1943143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1944117.8 mm (4.6 in)
1945109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1946181.3 mm (7.1 in)
1947194.1 mm (7.6 in)
1948178.4 mm (7.0 in)
1949124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1950179.3 mm (7.1 in)
1951175.8 mm (6.9 in)
195279.8 mm (3.1 in)
195392.2 mm (3.6 in)
1954129.8 mm (5.1 in)
1955108.9 mm (4.3 in)
1956104.9 mm (4.1 in)
1957181.1 mm (7.1 in)
195894.3 mm (3.7 in)
195983.1 mm (3.3 in)
1960107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1961185.0 mm (7.3 in)
1962135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1963166.9 mm (6.6 in)
1964183.3 mm (7.2 in)
1965118.3 mm (4.7 in)
1966121.6 mm (4.8 in)
1967145.4 mm (5.7 in)
1968106.9 mm (4.2 in)
1969115.5 mm (4.5 in)
197092.0 mm (3.6 in)
197198.6 mm (3.9 in)
197296.8 mm (3.8 in)
1973134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1974109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1975108.5 mm (4.3 in)
1976131.1 mm (5.2 in)
1977162.6 mm (6.4 in)
197882.6 mm (3.3 in)
1979128.2 mm (5.0 in)
1980136.4 mm (5.4 in)
198197.0 mm (3.8 in)
1982174.9 mm (6.9 in)
1983122.0 mm (4.8 in)
198499.6 mm (3.9 in)
198581.7 mm (3.2 in)
198692.9 mm (3.7 in)
1987120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1988117.5 mm (4.6 in)
1989151.3 mm (6.0 in)
1990212.1 mm (8.4 in)
1991107.7 mm (4.2 in)
199296.0 mm (3.8 in)
199364.5 mm (2.5 in)
1994103.6 mm (4.1 in)
1995193.5 mm (7.6 in)
1996130.0 mm (5.1 in)
1997151.6 mm (6.0 in)
1998118.8 mm (4.7 in)
199995.8 mm (3.8 in)
2000124.2 mm (4.9 in)
200174.0 mm (2.9 in)
2002107.8 mm (4.2 in)
200390.9 mm (3.6 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Resaca by year The longest dry spell of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 51 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 102030405060190019201940196019802000Record: 51 days in 1938
The longest dry spell of the year at Resaca, 1891 to 2003. The record is 51 days in 1938, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Resaca by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
189135 days
189223 days
189314 days
189420 days
189520 days
189613 days
189714 days
189814 days
189911 days
190019 days
190121 days
190219 days
190330 days
190427 days
190519 days
190626 days
190720 days
190832 days
190931 days
191032 days
191121 days
191223 days
191321 days
191430 days
191521 days
191617 days
191719 days
191818 days
191930 days
192030 days
192124 days
192214 days
192322 days
192426 days
192523 days
192614 days
192722 days
192817 days
192917 days
193031 days
193136 days
193215 days
193315 days
193414 days
193535 days
193621 days
193711 days
193851 days
193924 days
194018 days
194127 days
194218 days
194325 days
194427 days
194515 days
194618 days
194726 days
194818 days
194918 days
195015 days
195123 days
195230 days
195329 days
195430 days
195524 days
195622 days
195717 days
195827 days
195920 days
196018 days
196117 days
196219 days
196319 days
196419 days
196519 days
196619 days
196721 days
196820 days
196920 days
197021 days
197116 days
197222 days
197317 days
197425 days
197519 days
197626 days
197731 days
197844 days
197917 days
198024 days
198123 days
198215 days
198330 days
198425 days
198518 days
198622 days
198726 days
198825 days
198918 days
199030 days
199118 days
199216 days
199318 days
199414 days
199521 days
199625 days
199720 days
199833 days
199922 days
200039 days
200129 days
200232 days
200318 days

Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.

Rainfall Return Levels

100 years, 1892 to 2002

A day with at least 76.3 mm (3.0 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 166.0 mm (6.5 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Resaca: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years76.3 mm (3.0 in)
5 years99.5 mm (3.9 in)
10 years115.1 mm (4.5 in)
25 years135.3 mm (5.3 in)
50 years150.6 mm (5.9 in)
100 years166.0 mm (6.5 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 100 years of values from 1892 to 2002.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 152.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1950; 151.4 mm (6.0 in) in 1990; 150.4 mm (5.9 in) in 1951.

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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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of . Last revised (2025-12-31).