We have definitely seen bouncy weather in the Gainesville area. In 2019, the average temperature reported by the National Weather Service (NWS) on weather.gov was 5 degrees above normal. About 4 inches of rain was missing from Hall County’s 42-inch annual average.
Column: The science behind Georgia's erratic weather
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