1. 8th Grade Georgia Studies
Georgia's Climate
Past, Present and Future
8th Grade Georgia Studies
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2. Georgia Climate Standard
SS8G1 Describe Georgia with regard to physical features and location.
d. Evaluate the impact of climate on Georgia's development.
[Evaluate (tell the good and bad) the impact of climate on Georgia’s development]
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3. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
√What is climate?
Weather of a region over a long period of time
Influences business, crops, everyday life
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4. √ Georgia’s position on earth
Latitude N// Longitude
81-85 W
Our position means that we experience winter in
December, January and February, and
summer in June, July and August, with
transitional seasons in between, due to
the sun’s position in the sky relative to earth.
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5. Earth and sun positions at different seasons
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6. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
√ Weather
Day to day conditions & changes in atmosphere
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7. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
Wind & Water Currents
Georgia is located in the Southeast region of the United States
Both Atlantic
Ocean and Gulf
of Mexico
Influence GA.
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Landforms and water
Variations in elevation
cause changes
in both temperature and
precipitation
The presence of water or mountains
can affect local climate
Ground fog in
low-lying area
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9. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
Local conditions
Vegetation type and land cover can also affect climate
The presence of cities, irrigated land, or other human-induced changes can affect local conditions, too
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Satellite image shows the variation of land uses across the state.
Dark green=mountain forests
White=cropland
Red=coastal forests
Bright green= coastal estuaries
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11. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
√ Temperature
Influenced by latitude, longitude & elevation 55 60
GA. close to the equator=mild climate (good for businesses who want to move headquarters to Ga.) 65 70
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√ Temperature 32
GA. has 4 distinct seasons: Winter, Spring,Fall, Summer 40 50
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Temperature
Statewide monthly temperatures vary smoothly from January (44.7º F) to July (79.5º F) and lag the seasonal solar radiation by about a month.
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Temperature Records
Highest temperature was 112º F
Louisville 7/24/1952
Greenville 8/20/1983
Lowest temperature was –17º F
CCC Camp F-16 1/27/1940
(in northwest Georgia)
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15. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
√ Growing season
Georgia’s farming economy, which is still the largest way of making a living in South Georgia, is greatly impacted by temperatures and drought.
May 1
Apr 15 x
Apr 1
Mar 1
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√ Precipitation
The average annual (means yearly) rainfall in Georgia ranges from 40 – 52” rain 70 50 X
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Precipitation
The average annual snowfall for most of the state is less than 3 inches. 12 3 x
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Precipitation
July – wettest month
Oct./Nov. – driest months
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Precipitation Records
24 hour rainfall:
21.10 inches Americus 7/5-6/1994
(Tropical Storm Alberto)
Calendar year precipitation:
inches Flat Top 1959
24 hour snowfall:
19.3 inches Cedartown 3/2-3/1942
Seasonal snowfall:
39.0 inches Diamond .
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20. GA State Climatology Office, UGA Engineering
Natural Hazards
Tornadoes- created when warm, moist, air mixes with a rapidly moving cold front. x
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Natural Hazards
The Gainesville tornado
of April 6, 1936, was
one of the country’s
deadliest, with 203 killed and about 1600 injured.
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Natural Hazards
Hurricanes- begin in warm water.
Dark Red=Strong Huricane.
Red= Weak Hurricane
Yellow=Tropical Storm
Green=Tropical Depression
Black=Tropical Low
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