Rain in Atlanta (Decatur: condo, home, job market)

[wxjay]

Originally Posted by KevK

Rain comes in 2 forms in Atlanta. We have "winter rain"- actually I think we get most of our rain in the winter. Winter rain is rain that goes on and on and on- all day for 2 or 3 days. Frequently it is cold rain and makes you miserable until it leaves.
Then we have summer rain. It rains very rarely from March through October but when it does rain, it usually comes in the form of storms that dump 3 inches of rain in an hour sometimes- where as in the winter, you get the same 3 inches but it occurs over 3 whole days.

Actually, Atlanta's rainiest month is March (5.38" on average), followed by July and January.

The reason for March being so rainy is because it is the transition season - where the storm track begins to retreat back to the north, increasing the temperature gradient and air mass clashes across the US. July rains are from thunderstorms and also tropical systems.

[cityrover]

its been constantly wet for 1 week now... winter time it tends to drizzle for days if we are lucky.

[SEAandATL]

Originally Posted by wxjay

Actually, Atlanta's rainiest month is March (5.38" on average), followed by July and January.

The reason for March being so rainy is because it is the transition season - where the storm track begins to retreat back to the north, increasing the temperature gradient and air mass clashes across the US. July rains are from thunderstorms and also tropical systems.

I always thought that was interesting how the rainy months are sporadic throughout the year, so there's really no set rainy season.

[wxjay]

^In Atlanta, not really. Head to South Florida, the Keys, or the Desert Southwest/CA, and yes there are more definitive wet/dry seasons (although the Desert SW has a secondary max in the summer because of the North American monsoon).

[crux]

It's the sunbelt, not the Northwest depression.

[gt6974a]

flash flood warnings

[blondandfun]

Finally, once the Bellwood Quarry is finished, there will be a little lake there to store water. We get more rain than places like Seattle yet our leaders are too stupid to dig a hole in the ground and collect all this water.

[gt6974a]

Originally Posted by blondandfun

Finally, once the Bellwood Quarry is finished, there will be a little lake there to store water. We get more rain than places like Seattle yet our leaders are too stupid to dig a hole in the ground and collect all this water.

Cobb dug a big one in Cherokee County, it opened this year. Cobb funded most of it even though it's in Cherokee County. Nice big resevoir on the Etowah River before it dumps into Allatoona.

[rcsteiner]

Originally Posted by gt6974a

Cobb dug a big one in Cherokee County, it opened this year. Cobb funded most of it even though it's in Cherokee County. Nice big resevoir on the Etowah River before it dumps into Allatoona.

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[south-to-west]

Originally Posted by KevK

Rain comes in 2 forms in Atlanta. We have "winter rain"- actually I think we get most of our rain in the winter. Winter rain is rain that goes on and on and on- all day for 2 or 3 days. Frequently it is cold rain and makes you miserable until it leaves.
Then we have summer rain. It rains very rarely from March through October but when it does rain, it usually comes in the form of storms that dump 3 inches of rain in an hour sometimes- where as in the winter, you get the same 3 inches but it occurs over 3 whole days.

I don't know about that. We still get a lot of rain in the summer, it's just that it comes all at once. Don't even think about walking outside, like you can in Seattle, because summer rain will give you a beatdown here in Georgia. However there are many times in the winter and spring months when it will rain for an entire day or two in a more gentle manner.