How often does it rain in Georgia?
It depends on the way you define rainy days. If we say that rainy day is the day when at least more than 1mm of rain has occurred (1mm of rain equals to one liter of water per 1 square meter), then you could use climatological data given on following page: http://www.worldweather.org/093/c00268.htm i.e., average number of rainy days in Georgia is 95 (of 365). But be careful in interpreting this result: lets say that town A has 120 rainy days, and town B has 70 rainy days. On average, town A and B have (120+70)/2=95 rainy days. This information is based on 30 year period of observations, and it is standard period needed to obtain climatology for some place or area. Following page could be interesting for you as well, climatology is given for several places in Georgia, temperature, sunny days, etc., but rainy days are defined differently: rainy day-more then 0.01inch of rain occurred (0.254 liter of water per 1m2 ) http://www.climate-zone.com/climate/united-states/georgia/
What areas of Atlanta, GA are most prone to flooding or hurricanes?
Hurricanes are widespread. If they hit one part of Atlanta, the whole region will be hit. They are relatively rare, but one about 15 or 20 years ago did cause quite bad flooding. Other strong storms can and do cause flooding.Generally flooding is a problem only next to rivers and creeks. These locations are naturally all through various rivers and creeks in the area. If looking for an apartment or house, an insurance company can tell you if you are in a flood zone. If you don’t see a creek nearby, and if you’re not in a flood zone or at a low point on your street, you are likely OK.Atlanta is somewhat hilly, so most areas are somewhat uphill from the flood areas. This should be quite apparent if you look around any potential housing site.