Record lows hit Georgia cities

ATLANTA - Record lows were set in several Georgia cities Sunday morning, some in northeast Georgia, as fall-like temperatures descended on the state.

In Atlanta, a low of 63 degrees matched the coolest July temp recorded which was set in 1967.

Columbus reported a low of 62 degrees - easily besting the previous record of 66 degrees set 22 years ago.

Macon and Athens each reached a brisk 58 degrees. The old record in Macon was 61 in 1967. In Athens, it had reached 62 all the way back in 1925.

The low in Gainesville and Buford was 61... one degree shy of the record for the date for both cities, 60, which was set in 1984. Elsewhere in northeast Georgia, Clayton set a new record low for the date... 52, breaking a record of 56 that had stood since 1970. Jefferson came within a degree of tying the record there. It was 60 in Jefferson Sunday morning; the record for the date is 59 which was set in 1976.

The National Weather Service says the norm for this time of year in that part of the state is in the low 70s.

Forecasters say cool, dry air could lead to more toppled records.

<(I)AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this story.)