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                      CLIMATE


     The climate of Quitman County is characteristic of that prevailing in 
Southwest Georgia.  The winters are short and mild and the summers are long and 
warm.  The coldest weather is usually in January, but the lowest-recorded 
temperature occurred in the month of February.

     The average date of the last killing frost is March 18 and of the first is 
November 13.  The average frost-free season is about 8 months.  The earliest 
recorded killing frost occurred on October 21 and the latest on April 26.

     The average annual rainfall is 51.02 inches.  The rainfall is about the 
same in winter and spring, but not as heavy in the summer.  Fall is the driest 
season.

Taken from the Soil Survey of Quitman County, Georgia, published by the United 
States Department of Agriculture, Number 1, Series 1926.

"The Quitman Echo - Quitman County, Georgia" - Jacquelyn Shepard
(page 8)



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