1. EQ: What is the impact of climate on Georgia’s growth and development?
Climate in Georgia
EQ: What is the impact of climate on Georgia’s growth and development?

2. What is climate?
Climate= Weather of a region over a long period of time
Weather = Day to day conditions & changes in atmosphere: hot/cold, wet/dry, clam/stormy, clear/cloudy (1)
Occurs day-to-day
Influences businesses, crops, and everyday life. (2)

3. Georgia’s Position on Earth
Latitude N
Longitude W
Our position means we experience winter in December, January, and February.
Summer in June, July, and August.
Transitional seasons in between due to the sun’s position in the sky relative to earth.

4. Wind & Water Currents
Georgia is located in the Southeast Region of the United States
Wind Current – current of air moving from areas of high to low pressure (12)
Both Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico influence Georgia (11)
Bring mild weather and precipitation (11)
Wind patterns off of these bodies of water affect weather
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5. Landforms & Water
Variations in elevation causes changes in both temperature & precipitation (4)
The presence of water or mountains can affect local climate

6. Temperature Influenced by latitude, longitude, and elevation
GA is close to the equator = mild climate (3)
Good for businesses who want to move headquarters to GA
Well-defined seasons
Winters are brief #5

7. Temperature
GA has 4 distinct seasons:
Winter
Spring
Fall
Summer

8. Temperature
Statewide monthly temperatures vary smoothly from January to July and lag the seasonal solar radiation by about a month

9. Temperature Records Highest Temperature was 112 degrees F
Louisville 7/24/1952
Greenville 8/20/1983
Lowest Temperature was -17 degrees F
CCC Camp F-16 1/27/1940 (NW GA)

10. Agriculture Most of the jobs in Georgia are related to agriculture.
This is due to the relatively mild climate and distinct seasons (6)

11. Precipitation
The average annual (yearly) rainfall in GA ranges from 40-52” rain
Average is 48 inches in Southern and Central Georgia (8)
Average is 56 in North Georgia (9)

12. Precipitation
The average annual snowfall for most of the state is less than 3 inches
However; Blue Ridge receives the most snowfall in the state (7)

13. Precipitation July = wettest Oct / Nov = driest
Drought = period of little to no rainfall (10)

14. 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 inches
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15. Water 71% of the earth is covered in water (14)
Ocean currents are caused by: (15)
Wind / temperature changes
Gravity
And natural events (earthquakes)

16. Natural Hazards Tornadoes are usually created in a thunderstorm
Mix of warm/ humid air with dry/cool air (16)
The Gainesville tornado of April 6, 1935 was one of the country’s deadliest
203 killed
Around 1600 injured
Georgia has an average of 29 Tornadoes a year (21)
Tornado Season = March – May

17. Natural Hazards Hurricanes – begin in warm water
Dark Red = Strong hurricane
Red = Weak Hurricane
Yellow = Tropical Storm
Green = Tropical Depression
Black = Tropical Low
Hurricane Season = June –November (17)

18. Hurricanes Naming process Class 5 wind speeds can exceed 156 mph (19)
World Meteorological Organization develops list of names that are assigned in alphabetical order to tropical storms (which eventually turn into hurricanes) (18)
Names can be repeated after 6 years
Class 5 wind speeds can exceed 156 mph (19)
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19. El Nino / La Nina
El Nino = warmer than normal ocean surface temperatures (24)
Floods in some areas / droughts in other
La Nina = colder than normal ocean surface temperatures (24)
Flooding

20. Antarctica Average daily temperature about -49 degrees C
Your home freezer is about -15 degrees C
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