UGA climatologist says November among coldest ever in Ga.

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) -- A University of Georgia climate expert says last month turned out to be one of the five coldest Novembers on record for much of the state.<br /> <br /> The Athens Banner-Herald reports ( http://bit.ly/1BoFxZY ) average temperatures for many Georgia cities last month were 5 to 6.7 degrees colder than normal. The National Weather Service reports Atlanta, Augusta and Macon all had average temperatures hovering around a chilly 49 degrees. In Athens the average was 48.1.<br /> <br /> In Gainesville, temperatures were below average on 23 of the 30 days in the month. The coldest was Nov. 18, when the high at Lee Gilmer Memorial Airport reached only 34 after a morning low of 23. The next day wasn't much better. That's when the low was 22 and the high was 46. In addition, wind chills were a big factor on the 18th.<br /> <br /> Pam Knox, UGA's agricultural climatologist, said November also had some strangely warm temperatures too. Savannah, for example, saw its coldest Nov. 19 on record with a low of 28 degrees. Less than a week later, on Nov. 14, the temperature reached 83 - a record high for Savannah on that date.<br /> <br /> (AccessNorthGa.com's Ken Stanford contributed to this report.)