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FACTS ABOUT GEORGIA
It has been suggested that the reason why Georgia©s climate
is more equable is that in the South in summer the time between
sunrise and sunset is so much shorter, and in winter so much
longer. The records show, for instance, that as between Buffalo,
N. Y., and Savannah, Ga., which are of about the same longitude,
the longest day of the year at the former city is six hours and six
minutes longer than the shortest day, while there is only four
hours difference between the longest day in Savannah and its
shortest day. In other words, Buffalo©s long summer day has
fifty-four minutes more sun than Savannah©s, while Savannah
has exactly an hour more of sunshine on its short winter day than
Buffalo. These facts to Georgia©s advantage are not commonly
known or considered.
The table clearly shows the greater precipitation in Georgia,
and its consequent advantage in the raising of many staple crops.
Fruit orchards in the State derive a decided benefit from the
greater rainfall.
The duration of the crop season, shown in the last column,
indicates the average time between the last killing frost of spring
and the first in the fall. Two months more of growing season in
Georgia, is, as the farmer©s cat says, "not to be sneezed at." It
readily accounts for the two crops a year that are frequently
grown on the same ground here, and are always possible.
TABLE I. NORMAL MONTHLY AND ANNUAL MEAN TEMPERATURES
AT SELECTED STATIONS IN GEORGIA
Stations: Jan. Feb. Mch. Apr. May
Athens ....................42.0 44.1 52.3 60.1 69.8
Atlanta ....................42.7 45.1 52.8 60.7 69.1
Clayton ................... 40.2 39.9 50.7 56.0 65.5
Rome ..................... 42.7 44.0 53.5 61.3 69.4
Augusta .............. .....47.0 50.1 56.4 64.3 72.5
Columbus ................. 46.5 48.4 59.8 64.9 72.6
Fitzgerald ................. 49.7 SLO 61.3 64.8 74.6
Macon ..................... 46.8 48.3 56.9 63.9 72.6
Millen .....................47-3 48.8 58.5 64.4 73-5
Americus ..................48.1 50.2 59.1 65.4 74.6
Bainbridge ................ 42.0 44.1 52.3 60.1 69.8
Brunswick .................53.2 54.2 61.0 67.4© 75.1
Savannah .................. Si-3 53-4 61.4 67.2 74.6
Quitman ................... 51.4 53-8 59-7 66.3 74-O
June July Aug. Sept.
76.1 78.3 77-2 72.0
757 78.6 77-2 72.1
71.7 74.4 74-6 68.5
76.2 79.7 78.8 73.1
78.9 81.7 80.0 74.9
79.3 81.1 80.8 77.0
79.7 81.7 81.3 76.9
78.0 81.2 80.2 75.6
79.7 81.8 81.0 76.0
80.6 82.3 81.0 76.5
76.1 78.3 77-2 72-0
79.6 82.6 82.2 78.4
79.9 81.5 80.9 77.6
79.2 81.7 80.7 76.4
Oct. Nov. Dec. Annual
61.5 51.2 43.5 60.5
61.6 51.8 43.9 60.9
S7-0 48.4 40.6 57.3
61.8 51.2 44.2 61.5
64.3 54.4 47.4 64.3
66.1 55.7 48-2 65.3
66-5 57-3 49-8 66.2
64.5 54.6 46.5 64.1
65-0 55-3 48.2 65.0
66.1 56.5 49.5 65.8
61.5 51.2 43.5 60.5
70.3 61.7 55.5 68.4
67.8 59.4 52.2 67.0
66.9 58.2 51.4 66.6