12 cities and communities

Gutter cleaning, repair and new gutters in Fulton County

54 inches a year, 15 of those days bringing an inch or more: that is what gutters in Fulton County handle. Summer (June to August) is the wettest stretch (15.2 in). Each 1,000 square feet of roof drains 33,500 gallons a year.

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Fulton County: rain and roofs

NOAA station USC00090444, 3 mi

54.1″

Fulton County: yearly rain

ATLANTA 9NW station

15.4

Inch-plus rain days

per year

33,500

Roof runoff, Fulton County

gallons per 1,000 sq ft a year

7.78″/hr

Design burst

5 min, 10-year (Atlas 14)

Nov 8

Frost arrives

median first fall frost

1992

Typical house built

median, Census ACS

33%

Pre-1980 houses

Census ACS

Winter14.5 in

Spring12.8 in

Summer15.2 in

Fall11.6 in

Bars to one scale; the longest is summer (June to August).

Cities and communities in Fulton County

Place	Rain, in	Days ≥ 1 in	First frost	Median year built
Atlanta	48.1	13.6	11/08	1987
South Fulton	50.4	14.9	11/20	2002
Sandy Springs	51.4	14.8	11/09	1988
Roswell	56.3	17.9	11/09	1989
Johns Creek	56.3	17.9	11/09	1995
Alpharetta	56.3	17.9	11/09	1996
Milton	55.6	16.2	11/04	2002
East Point	50.4	14.9	11/20	1970
Union City	50.4	14.9	11/20	2002
Fairburn	50.4	14.9	11/20	2004
College Park	50.4	14.9	11/20	1972
Hapeville	50.4	14.9	11/20	1966

NOAA 1991–2020 normals by nearest station; ACS 2020–2024. Places of 5,000 people or more.

Stormwater in Fulton County

Streets, drains and runoff in the unincorporated parts of Fulton County are the county’s; in Atlanta, South Fulton, Sandy Springs, Roswell, Johns Creek, Alpharetta, Milton, East Point, Union City, Fairburn, College Park, Hapeville, the city’s. Ask the county or the city before running a downspout into a street, a ditch or a neighbor’s yard.

When to clean gutters here

Median frost dates for Fulton County: first in fall about November 8, last in spring about March 24 (NOAA). Wait for the frost and bare branches before the fall cleanout; come back after the yellow spring pollen settles.

Gutter size for the county’s downpours

Think of the five minutes when a storm opens up. For Fulton County, NOAA Atlas 14 puts the ten-year, five-minute burst at 7.78 inches an hour. Using the Copper Development Association rule, that means roughly 930 sq ft of roof per 2×3 downspout, or 1,850 sq ft per 3×4.

The houses

About 457,791 households live in Fulton County; half the homes were built by 1992, and 33% before 1980 (ACS 2020–2024).