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Augusta Facts
General Information
- Established - 1736
- Named For - Princess Augusta of Saxe Gotha
- Population - 200,000 City, 500,000 Trade Region
- Location - 136 ft. above sea level. 200 Savannah River miles or approximately 150 land miles from Atlantic Ocean
- Nicknames - The Central Savannah River Area (CSRA), includes surrounding counties in Georgia and South Carolina, The Garden City of the South, chosen in the early 20th century because of the City's many large private gardens
- Major Highways - Interstates 20 and 520, U.S. Routes 1, 25, 78, 278
- Colleges / Universities - Medical College of Georgia, Augusta State University, Paine College, Augusta Technical College
- Military Installations - Fort Gordon (U.S. Army Signal Center)
- Airports - Augusta Regional Airport, Daniel Field
- Sports Teams - Augusta Green Jackets (baseball), Augusta Stallions (arena football), Augusta Lynx (hockey)
- Famous Augustans - James Brown, Amy Grant, Jessye Norman, Terri Gibbs, Laurence Fishburne, Joe Penny, Ray Mercer, Frank Yerby, Hulk Hogan, and Larry Mize
Local Attractions & Events
- Attractions - Augusta Canal, Augusta Golf and Gardens, Augusta Museum of History, Augusta National Golf Club, Clarks Hill Lake, Confederate Powderworks, Cotton Exchange, Enterprise Mill, Fort Discovery, Georgia Golf Hall of Fame, Lake Olmstead Stadium, Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History, Morris Museum of Art, Phinizy Swamp Nature Park, Riverwalk Augusta, William B. Bell Auditorium, Woodrow Wilson's Boyhood Home
- Events - Arts in the Heart, first Friday - Monthly celebration downtown on Artists Row
Climate
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Month
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Average High
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Average Low
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Mean
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| January |
56.5
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33.1
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44.8
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February
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61.3
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35.5
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48.4
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March
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69.2
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42.5
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55.9
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April
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76.7
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48.1
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62.4
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May
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83.9
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57.2
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70.5
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June
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89.6
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65.4
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77.5
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July
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92.0
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69.6
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80.8
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August
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90.2
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68.4
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79.3
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