Editing Atlanta (section)

==Geography==
{{Main|Geography of Atlanta}}[[File:Atlanta by Sentinel-2 2022-04-19.jpg|thumb|Atlanta and its surrounding suburbs, from Sentinel-2A satellite, 2022]]
Atlanta encompasses {{convert|347.1|sqkm|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|344.9|sqkm|order=flip}} is land and {{convert|2.2|sqkm|order=flip}} is water.<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|url=http://factfinder2.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US1304000|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Atlanta city, Georgia|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder|access-date=October 21, 2015}}{{dead link|bot=medic|date=April 2020}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The city is situated in the [[Deep South]] of the [[southeastern United States]] among the foothills of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. At {{convert|1050|ft|m|0}} above mean sea level, Atlanta has the highest elevation among major cities east of the [[Mississippi River]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Champlin |first1=Eric |title=Get high in Atlanta: great high-elevation spots for a summer chill |url=https://www.ajc.com/entertainment/get-high-atlanta-great-high-elevation-spots-for-summer-chill/dLsRTDdU5VgfEv0WATIZpM |website=The Atlanta Journal-Constitution |access-date=May 28, 2021 |date=October 4, 2018}}</ref> Atlanta straddles the [[Eastern Continental Divide]]. Rainwater that falls on the south and east side of the divide flows into the Atlantic Ocean, while rainwater on the north and west side of the divide flows into the [[Gulf of Mexico]].<ref name="divide">{{cite web|last = Yeazel |first = Jack |title = Eastern Continental Divide in Georgia |date= March 23, 2007 |url = http://www.gpsinformation.org/jack/Divide/Divide.html |access-date=July 5, 2007}}</ref> Atlanta developed on a [[ridge]] south of the [[Chattahoochee River]], which is part of the [[ACF River Basin]]. The river borders the far northwestern edge of the city, and much of its natural habitat has been preserved, in part by the [[Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area]].<ref>{{cite web |title = Florida, Alabama, Georgia water sharing |publisher = WaterWebster |url = http://www.waterwebster.com/FloridaAlabamaGeorgia.htm |format = news archive |access-date = July 5, 2007 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070624223432/http://www.waterwebster.com/FloridaAlabamaGeorgia.htm |archive-date = June 24, 2007 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

Atlanta is {{convert|21|mi|km}} southeast of [[Marietta, Georgia|Marietta]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-marietta-ga-to-atlanta-ga|title=Distance between Marietta, GA and Atlanta, GA|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> {{convert|27|mi|km}} southwest of [[Alpharetta, Georgia|Alpharetta]], {{convert|146|mi|km}} southwest of [[Greenville, South Carolina]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-greenville-sc-to-atlanta-ga|title=Distance between Greenville, SC and Atlanta, GA|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> {{convert|147|mi|km}} east of [[Birmingham, Alabama]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-birmingham-al-to-atl|title=Distance between Birmingham, AL and Atlanta, GA|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=February 5, 2023}}</ref> and {{convert|245|mi|km}} southwest of [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.distance-cities.com/distance-charlotte-nc-to-atlanta-ga|title=Distance between Charlotte, NC and Atlanta, GA|website=distance-cities.com|access-date=February 6, 2023}}</ref>

Despite having lost significant tree canopy coverage between 1973 and 1999, Atlanta now has the [[Atlanta tree canopy|densest urban tree coverage]] of any major city in the United States and is often called "City of Trees" or "The City in a Forest".<ref name="AIAGuide" /><ref>{{cite web | last=Balch | first=Oliver | title=Green streets: which city has the most trees? | website=The Guardian | date=November 5, 2019 | url=http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/nov/05/green-streets-which-city-has-the-most-trees | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Atlanta's moniker, City of Trees, focus of new book | website=ajc | date=August 19, 2020 | url=https://www.ajc.com/life/arts-culture/atlantas-moniker-city-of-trees-focus-of-new-book/ZHJONNO5HVHQHBU6APQKU7H3P4/|first=Felicia |last=Feaster | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Preserving the City of Trees| website=geospatial.gatech.edu | url=http://geospatial.gatech.edu/Greenspace/ | access-date=March 1, 2021}}</ref>

===Cityscape===
{{See also|List of tallest buildings in Atlanta}}
{{wide image|Atlanta Downtown Skyline.jpg|align-cap=center|1000px|The [[Downtown Atlanta|Downtown]] skyline at sunset}}
{{wide image|Midtown atlanta (cropped).jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|[[Midtown Atlanta]] as seen along the Downtown Connector}}
{{wide image|Buckhead2018.jpg|1000px|align-cap=center|Partial view of North [[Buckhead]] skyline looking southwest}}

==== Neighborhoods ====
[[File:Peachtree St in Midtown.jpg|thumb|A section of [[Peachtree Street]] in Midtown Atlanta]]{{Main|Neighborhoods in Atlanta}}
Atlanta is divided into 242 officially defined [[Neighborhoods of Atlanta|neighborhoods]].<ref name="Atlanta Neighborhoods">{{cite web |title=NPU by Neighborhood |url=https://www.atlantaga.gov/government/departments/city-planning/office-of-zoning-development/neighborhood-planning-unit-npu/npu-by-neighborhood |website=City of Atlanta |access-date=May 15, 2020}}</ref> The city contains three major high-rise districts, which form a north–south axis along [[Peachtree Street|Peachtree]]: [[Downtown Atlanta|Downtown]], [[Midtown Atlanta|Midtown]], and [[Buckhead]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bo/?id=101302 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040602033112/http://www.emporis.com/en/wm/ci/bo/?id=101302 |url-status=usurped |archive-date=June 2, 2004 |title=Districts and Zones of Atlanta |publisher=Emporis.com |access-date=June 26, 2007 }}</ref> Surrounding these high-density districts are leafy, low-density neighborhoods, most of which are dominated by single-family homes.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Joseph F. Thompson|author2=Robert Isbell|title=Atlanta: A City of Neighborhoods|url=https://archive.org/details/atlantacityofnei0000thom|url-access=registration|year=1994|publisher=University of South Carolina Press|isbn=978-0-87249-979-9}}</ref>

[[Downtown Atlanta|Downtown]] contains the most office space in the metro area, much of it occupied by government entities. Downtown is home to the city's sporting venues and many of its tourist attractions.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.axios.com/local/atlanta/2022/06/10/south-downtown-atlanta-redevelopment-projects|title=The Megaprojects that will redefine downtown|last=Wheatley|first=Thomas|date=June 10, 2022|website=Axios Atlanta|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> [[Midtown Atlanta|Midtown]] is the city's second-largest business district, containing the offices of many of the region's law firms. Midtown is known for its art institutions, cultural attractions, institutions of higher education, and dense form.<ref>{{cite news|last=Southerland|first=Randy|title=What do Atlanta's big law firms see in Midtown?|newspaper=Atlanta Business Chronicle|date=November 19, 2004|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/stories/2004/11/22/focus10.html|access-date=December 1, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://atlanta.urbanize.city/post/midtown-before-after-photos-decade-growth-transformed-midtown-atl|title=Before/After: Decade of growth has transformed Midtown Atlanta|last=Green|first=Josh|date=June 9, 2023|website=Urbanize Atlanta|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2023/02/09/midtown-future-development-tech-real-estate.html|title=Midtown Atlanta continues to set pace, has room for more transformation|last=Sams|first=Douglas|date=February 9, 2023|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/money/business/atlanta-tallest-buildings-rockefeller-midtown-west-peachtree-retail-deck-views-rental/85-b63c72bf-7c8d-4e7b-a9e5-4f0b74c4fc59|title=Midtown's newest high-rise expect to be tallest mixed-use development in city: Developers|last=Richards|first=Makayla|date=July 27, 2023|website=11Alive.com|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2022/02/04/midtown-enjoys-record-growth.html|title=Midtown's allure sparks record growth|last=McKillips|first=Gary|date=February 4, 2022|website=BizJournals.com|publisher=Atlanta Business Chronicle|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref> [[Buckhead]], the city's uptown district, is {{convert|8|mi|km|spell=in}} north of Downtown and the city's third-largest business district. The district is marked by an urbanized core along [[Peachtree Street|Peachtree Road]], surrounded by suburban single-family neighborhoods situated among woods and rolling hills.<ref name="nytimes2003">{{cite news|first=David|last=Kirby|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/11/02/travel/a-tab-of-two-cities-atlanta-old-and-new.html|title=A Tab of Two Cities: Atlanta, Old And New|newspaper=The New York Times|date=November 2, 2003|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/news/2023/09/11/buckhead-path-to-growth.html|title=You can't say no to growth: After cityhood fails, Buckhead looks to future|last=Sams|first=Douglas|date=September 11, 2023|website=BizJournals.com|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-news/what-would-buckhead-city-look-like-we-crunched-the-numbers/WRIYJBY2PBCEJFKWTFK2YDWXYA/|title=What would 'Buckhead City' look like? We crunched the numbers|last=Capelouto|first=J.D.|date=April 25, 2021|website=[[The Atlanta Journal-Constitution]]|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/in-atlantas-buckhead-neighborhood-rising-crime-fuels-move-to-secede-11642687201|title=In Atlanta's Buckhead Neighborhood, Rising Crime Fuels Move to Secede|last=McWhirter|first=Cameron|date=January 20, 2022|website=[[Wall Street Journal]]|access-date=November 16, 2023}}</ref>[[File:Beath Dickey House Exterior 2018.jpg|alt=|thumb|[[Beath-Dickey House]] (1890) in [[Inman Park]] neighborhood, 2018]]

Surrounding Atlanta's three high-rise districts are the city's low- and medium-density [[Neighborhoods of Atlanta|neighborhoods]],<ref name="nytimes2003" /> where the [[American Craftsman|craftsman]] [[bungalow]] single-family home is dominant.<ref>[AIA guide to the architecture of Atlanta, edited by Gerald W. Sams, University of Georgia Press, 1993, p. 195]</ref> The [[Eastside (Atlanta)|eastside]] is marked by historic [[streetcar suburbs]], built from the 1890s to the 1930s as havens for the upper middle class. These neighborhoods, many of which contain their own villages encircled by shaded, architecturally distinct residential streets, include the [[Victorian architecture|Victorian]] [[Inman Park]], [[Bohemianism|Bohemian]] [[East Atlanta]], and eclectic [[Old Fourth Ward]].<ref name="Gournay">{{cite book |last=Gournay |first=Isabelle |title=AIA Guide to the Architecture of Atlanta |publisher=University of Georgia Press |year=1993 |isbn=0820314501}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last=Greenfield |first=Beth |url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E0DC1239F93AA15756C0A9639C8B63 |title=Surfacing – East Atlanta – The Signs of Chic Are Emerging |location=Atlanta (Ga); Georgia |work=The New York Times|date=May 29, 2005 |access-date=October 16, 2012}}</ref> On the [[West Midtown|westside]] and along the [[BeltLine]] on the [[Eastside, Atlanta|eastside]], former warehouses and factories have been converted into housing, retail space, and art galleries, transforming the once-industrial areas such as [[West Midtown]] into model neighborhoods for [[smart growth]], historic rehabilitation, and infill construction.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dewan|first=Shaila|url=http://travel.nytimes.com/2009/11/22/travel/22surfacing.html|title=An Upstart Art Scene, on Atlanta's West Side |work=[[The New York Times]] |location=Atlanta (Ga)|date=November 19, 2009|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

In southwest Atlanta, neighborhoods closer to downtown originated as streetcar suburbs, including the historic [[West End (Atlanta)|West End]], while those farther from downtown retain a postwar suburban layout. These include [[Collier Heights]] and [[Cascade Heights]], historically home to most of the city's [[African-American middle class|upper middle-class African-American population]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.ajc.com/news/local/atlanta-mayor-race-words-support/IKXiSw5xbFHUYhNC9kyMfM/|title=Atlanta mayor's race: Words of support |newspaper=Atlanta Journal-Constitution |date=November 1, 2009|access-date=June 4, 2021 |author1=Stirgus, Eric |author2=Torpy, Bill }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKXsm19fBpkC&pg=PA38|title="The Black Middle Class: Where It Lives"|access-date=October 28, 2014 |date=August 1987  |publisher=Johnson Publishing Company }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/2004/06/27/atlantas-minorities-see-dramatic-rise-in-homeownership/|title=Atlanta's minorities see dramatic rise in homeownership| date= June 27, 2004|work=Chicago Tribune|access-date=October 28, 2014}}</ref> Northwest Atlanta contains the areas of the city to west of Marietta Boulevard and to the north of Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, including those neighborhoods remote to downtown, such as Riverside, Bolton and Whittier Mill. The latter is one of Atlanta's designated Landmark Historical Neighborhoods. Vine City, though technically Northwest, adjoins the city's Downtown area and has recently been the target of community outreach programs and economic development initiatives.<ref>{{cite web|last=Wheatley |first=Thomas |url=https://creativeloafing.com/content-170602-the-prince-and-the-paupers-of-vine |title=Wal-Mart and Prince Charles give Vine City a boost |work=Creative Loafing|date=December 15, 2010 |access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref>

Gentrification of the city's neighborhoods is one of the more controversial and transformative forces shaping contemporary Atlanta. The [[gentrification of Atlanta]] has its origins in the 1970s, after many of Atlanta's neighborhoods had declined and suffered the urban decay that affected other major American cities in the mid-20th century. When neighborhood opposition successfully prevented two [[Interstate 485 (Georgia)|freeways]] from being built through the city's east side in 1975, the area became the starting point for Atlanta's [[gentrification]]. After Atlanta was awarded the Olympic games in 1990, gentrification expanded into other parts of the city, stimulated by infrastructure improvements undertaken in preparation for the games. New development post-2000 has been aided by the [[Atlanta Housing Authority]]'s eradication of the city's public housing. As noted above, it allowed development of these sites for mixed-income housing, requiring developers to reserve a considerable portion for affordable housing units. It has also provided for other former residents to be given vouchers to gain housing in other areas.<ref name="husock">{{cite web|url=http://www.city-journal.org/2010/20_4_atlanta-public-housing.html |title=Atlanta's Public-Housing Revolution |last=Husock |first=Howard |work=City Journal |date=Autumn 2010|access-date=July 16, 2012}}</ref> Construction of the Beltline has stimulated new and related development along its path.<ref>{{cite news|last=Powers |first=Benjamin |url=https://www.citylab.com/equity/2017/11/putting-the-brakes-on-runaway-gentrification-in-atlanta/545555/ |title=Putting the Brakes on Runaway Gentrification in Atlanta |work=[[CityLab (web magazine)|CityLab]] |date=November 10, 2017 |access-date=September 28, 2018}}</ref>

==== Architecture ====
{{Main|Architecture of Atlanta}}
Most of Atlanta was burned in the final months of the American Civil War, depleting the city of a large stock of its historic architecture. Yet architecturally, the city had never been traditionally "southern": Atlanta originated as a railroad town rather than a southern seaport dominated by the planter class, such as [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]] or  [[Charleston, South Carolina|Charleston]]. Because of its later development, many of the city's landmarks share architectural characteristics with buildings in the Northeast or Midwest, as they were designed at a time of shared national architectural styles.<ref name="Gournay" />
[[File:Atlanta Skyline - Piedmont Park.png|thumb|The skyline of Midtown (viewed from [[Piedmont Park]]) emerged with the construction of modernist [[Colony Square]] in 1972.]]
During the late 20th century, Atlanta embraced the global trend of [[modern architecture]], especially for commercial and institutional structures. Examples include the [[State of Georgia Building]] built in 1966, and the [[Georgia-Pacific Tower]] in 1982. Many of the most notable examples from this period were designed by world renowned Atlanta architect [[John C. Portman Jr.|John Portman]]. Most of the buildings that define the downtown skyline were designed by Portman during this period, including the [[Westin Peachtree Plaza]] and the [[Atlanta Marriott Marquis]]. In the latter half of the 1980s, Atlanta became one of the early homes of postmodern buildings that reintroduced classical elements to their designs. Many of Atlanta's tallest skyscrapers were built in this period and style, displaying tapering spires or otherwise ornamented crowns, such as [[One Atlantic Center]] (1987), [[191 Peachtree Tower]] (1991), and the [[Four Seasons Hotel Atlanta]] (1992). Also completed during the era was the [[Bank of America Plaza (Atlanta)|Bank of America Plaza]] built-in 1992. At {{convert|1023|ft|m|0}}, it is the tallest building in the city and the 14th-tallest in the United States.<ref>{{cite web |title=World's Tallest Buildings |url=http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001338.html |access-date=June 26, 2007 |website=Infoplease.com}}</ref>

The city's embrace of modern architecture has often translated into an ambivalent approach toward historic preservation, leading to the destruction of many notable architectural landmarks. These include the [[Equitable Building (Atlanta 1892)|Equitable Building]] (1892–1971), [[Terminal Station (Atlanta)|Terminal Station]] (1905–1972), and the [[Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System#The Carnegie Library|Carnegie Library]] (1902–1977).<ref name="Guardian preservation">{{cite web |last1=Van Mead |first1=Nick |date=October 23, 2018 |title=The lost city of Atlanta |url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/23/lost-city-of-atlanta-historic-building-parking-lot |access-date=May 16, 2020 |website=The Guardian}}</ref> In the mid-1970s, the [[Fox Theatre (Atlanta, Georgia)|Fox Theatre]], now a cultural icon of the city, would have met the same fate if not for a grassroots effort to save it.<ref name="Gournay" /> More recently, preservationists may have made some inroads. For example, in 2016 activists convinced the Atlanta City Council not to demolish the Atlanta-Fulton Central Library, the last building designed by noted architect [[Marcel Breuer]].<ref name="Central Library Saved">{{cite news |last1=Jason |first1=Sayer |date=July 21, 2016 |title=Marcel Breuer's Central Library in Atlanta to be renovated and NOT demolished |url=https://archpaper.com/2016/07/marcel-breuer-central-library-atlanta-saved/ |access-date=May 16, 2020 |work=The Architect's Newspaper |publisher=The Architect's Newspaper, LLC}}</ref>

===Climate===
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Under the [[Köppen climate classification|Köppen classification]], Atlanta has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228553732|title=Impact of Climate Change on Buildings|website=ResearchGate|language=en|access-date=December 2, 2018}}</ref> with generous precipitation year-round, typical for the [[Upland South]]. The city is situated in [[Hardiness zone|USDA Plant Hardiness Zone]] 8a, with the northern and western suburbs, as well as part of Midtown transitioning to 7b.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Maps.aspx|title=View Maps – USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map|website=planthardiness.ars.usda.gov|access-date=June 28, 2019|archive-date=March 30, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330021508/https://planthardiness.ars.usda.gov/PHZMWeb/Maps.aspx|url-status=dead}}</ref> Summers are hot and humid, with temperatures somewhat moderated by the city's elevation. Winters are overall mild but variable, occasionally susceptible to [[Winter storm|snowstorms]] even if in small quantities on several occasions, unlike the central and southern portions of the state.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sercc.com/ClimateoftheSoutheastUnitedStates.pdf |title=Climate of the Southeast of the United States |publisher=National Climate Assessment Regional Technical Input Report Series |page=27 |access-date=July 18, 2020 |archive-date=March 28, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328213706/https://www.sercc.com/ClimateoftheSoutheastUnitedStates.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sercc.com/climateinfo/historical/avgsnowfall.html|title=Average Total Snowfall (inches) for Selected Cities in the Southeast {{pipe}} Welcome – Southeast Regional Climate Center|publisher=Sercc.com|access-date=June 10, 2013|archive-date=April 17, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417204503/http://www.sercc.com/climateinfo/historical/avgsnowfall.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> Warm air from the [[Gulf of Mexico]] can bring spring-like highs while strong Arctic air masses can push lows into the teens&nbsp;°F (−7 to −12&nbsp;°C).

July averages {{convert|80.9|°F|1}}, with high temperatures reaching {{convert|90|°F|0}} on an average of 47 days per year, though {{convert|100|°F|0}} readings are not seen most years.<ref name="NCDC txt KATL"/><!--22 years out of POR since 1878 and 5 out of the current 1981–2010 normals period--> January averages {{convert|44.8|°F|1}}, with temperatures in the suburbs slightly cooler due largely to the [[urban heat island]] effect. Lows at or below freezing can be expected 36 nights annually,<ref name = "NOWData NWS Peachtree City, GA (FFC) - ATLthr"/> but the last occurrences of temperatures below {{convert|10|°F|0}} were [[December 2022 North American winter storm|December 24, 2022]],<ref name = "NOWData NWS Peachtree City, GA (FFC) - ATLthr"/> and [[Early 2014 North American cold wave|January 2014]], eight years apart. Extremes range from {{convert|-9|°F|0}} on [[Great Blizzard of 1899|February 13, 1899]] to {{convert|106|°F|0}} on [[Summer 2012 North American heat wave|June 30, 2012]].<ref name = "NOWData NWS Peachtree City, GA (FFC) - ATLthr"/> Average dewpoints in the summer range from {{convert|17.6|°C|order=flip}} in June to {{convert|19.9|°C|order=flip}} in July.<ref name = noaasun/>

Typical of the southeastern U.S., Atlanta receives abundant rainfall that is evenly distributed throughout the year, though late spring and early fall are somewhat drier. The average annual precipitation is {{convert|50.43|in|mm|abbr=on}}, while snowfall is typically light and rare with a normal of {{convert|2.2|in|cm|1}} per winter.<ref name = "NOWData NWS Peachtree City, GA (FFC) - ATLthr"/> The heaviest single snowfall occurred on January 23, 1940, with around {{convert|10|in|cm|0}} of snow.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/chronpop/1000010|publisher=Our Georgia History|title=Atlanta, Georgia (1900–2000)|access-date=April 2, 2006|archive-date=March 27, 2006|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060327073140/http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/chronpop/1000010|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, [[ice storm]]s usually cause more problems than snowfall does, the most severe occurring on January 7, 1973.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2014/02/13/us/atlanta-1973-ice-storm|title=This is how bad it could have been: Atlanta's crippling ice storm of 1973|last=Goldberg|first=Steve|date=February 14, 2014|website=[[CNN]]|access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref> Tornadoes are rare in the city itself, but the [[2008 Atlanta tornado outbreak|March 14, 2008, EF2 tornado]] damaged prominent structures in downtown Atlanta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/march-14-downtown-atlanta-tornado-anniversary/85-3476c9f6-ef64-45ab-b73d-0676f6d24e00|title=14 years ago, a deadly tornado tore through downtown Atlanta|date=March 14, 2022|website=11alive.com|access-date=August 13, 2022}}</ref>
{{Atlanta weatherbox}}

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!Colspan=14|Climate data for Atlanta
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!Mean daily daylight hours
| style="background:#f0f011; color:#000;"|10.2
| style="background:#f7f722; color:#000;"|11.0
| style="background:#ff3; color:#000;"|12.0
| style="background:#ff4; color:#000;"|13.1
| style="background:#ff5; color:#000;"|13.9
| style="background:#ff5; color:#000;"|14.4
| style="background:#ff5; color:#000;"|14.1
| style="background:#ff4; color:#000;"|13.4
| style="background:#ff3; color:#000;"|12.4
| style="background:#f7f722; color:#000;"|11.3
| style="background:#f0f011; color:#000;"|10.4
| style="background:#f0f011; color:#000;"|9.9
| style="background:#ff3; color:#000; border-left-width:medium;"|12.175
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!Average [[Ultraviolet index]]
| style="background:#f7e400; color:#000;"|3
| style="background:#f7e400; color:#000;"|5
| style="background:#f85900; color:#000;"|6
| style="background:#d8001d; color:#000;"|8
| style="background:#d8001d; color:#000;"|10
| style="background:#7c33dd; color:#000;"|11
| style="background:#7c33dd; color:#000;"|11
| style="background:#d8001d; color:#000;"|10
| style="background:#d8001d; color:#000;"|8
| style="background:#f85900; color:#000;"|6
| style="background:#f7e400; color:#000;"|4
| style="background:#f7e400; color:#000;"|3
| style="background:#f85900; color:#000; border-left-width:medium;"|6.8
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!Colspan=14 style="background:#f8f9fa;font-weight:normal;font-size:95%;"|Source: Weather Atlas<ref name="Weather Atlas">{{cite web |url=https://www.weather-us.com/en/georgia-usa/atlanta-climate |title=Atlanta, Georgia, USA – Monthly weather forecast and Climate data |publisher=Weather Atlas |access-date=January 23, 2019 }}</ref>
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