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Monthly Climatological Extremes for Select Cities across Central Alabama

Select daily and monthly precipitation and temperature records for climate sites around Central Alabama:

Available records include:

  • Birmingham (1895 – present)
  • Montgomery (1872 – present)
  • Anniston (1941 – present)
  • Tuscaloosa (1948 – 1994; 1999 – present)

Click on each tab to find records for each site.

Additional records can be found here:

Data current as of September 30, 2025.

Birmingham, AL (1895 – present)

 

Precipitation Records

Record Daily Rainfall

Rank Inches Date
1 9.75 September 16, 2004
2 7.70 December 27, 1942
3 7.50 September 28, 1906
4 7.11 September 5, 2011
5 7.02 July 7, 1916

 

Record Maximum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 20.12 July 1916
2 17.67 February 1961
3 17.22 May 2003
4 15.86 February 1903
5 15.80 March 1980

 

Record Minimum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 0.00 October 1924
2 T September 1955
2 T October 2016
4 0.01 November 1924
5 0.03 September 1927

 

Record Daily Snowfall

Rank Inches Date
1 10.3 March 13, 1993
2 9.5 January 23, 1940
3 8.1 January 28, 1904
4 8.0 December 31, 1963
5 -8.0 January 30, 1936

 

Record Monthly Snowfall

Rank Inches Month
1 13.0 March 1993
2 11.8 January 1936
3 10.0 January 1940
4 8.1 January 1904
5 8.0 December 1963

 

Temperature Records

Maximum Monthly Mean Max Temperature (Average High)

Rank °F Month
1 98.4 August 2007
2 96.3 August 1995
3 96.2 July 1930
4 96.1 September 1925
4 96.1 July 1952

 

Maximum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 86.9 August 2007
2 84.8 August 1995
3 84.7 August 2010
4 84.6 July 2010
5 84.4 July 1980

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 30.6 January 1940
2 31.6 January 1977
3 33.5 January 1978
4 35.5 January 1985
5 36.1 January 2014

 

Maximum Monthly Mean Min Temperature (Average Low)

Rank °F Month
1 21.5 January 1940
2 22.1 January 1977
3 24.1 January 2014
4 24.7 January 1985
5 26.0 February 1947

 

Montgomery, AL (1872 – present)

 

Precipitation Records

Record Daily Rainfall

Rank Inches Date
1 9.70 January 13, 1892
2 8.72 September 26, 1953
3 8.16 November 26, 1948
4 8.15 May 20, 2017
5 7.89 March 16, 1990

 

Record Maximum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 21.32 November 1948
2 17.78 January 1892
3 16.51 March 1909
4 15.94 April 1912
5 15.64 April 1964

 

Record Minimum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 0.00 October 1904
2 0.01 October 1978
2 0.01 October 1891
4 0.02 October 2024
4 0.02 October 1963

 

Record Daily Snowfall

Rank Inches Date
1 7.10 December 5, 1886
2 4.10 February 25, 1914
3 4.00 February 23, 1901
3 4.00 December 29, 1880
5 3.90 December 6, 1886

 

Record Monthly Snowfall

Rank Inches Month
1 11.01 December 1886
2 6.00 January 1977
3 4.10 January 1881
4 4.10 February 1914
5 4.00 February 1901

 

Temperature Records

Maximum Monthly Mean Max Temperature (Average High)

Rank °F Month
1 99.2 August 2007
2 98.7 August 1954
3 97.6 July 2000
3 97.6 August 1990
5 97.0 September 2019

 

Maximum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 87.0 August 2007
2 86.1 July 1875
3 85.9 August 1954
4 85.3 July 1881
5 85.1 August 2010

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 36.0 January 1977
2 36.2 January 1940
3 39.7 January 2014
4 40.1 January 1970
5 40.3 February 1895

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Min Temperature (Average Low)

Rank °F Month
1 26.8 January 2014
2 26.9 January 1940
3 27.7 January 1977
4 29.6 January 1948
5 29.8 January 2003

 

Anniston, AL (1941 – present)

 

Precipitation Records

Record Daily Rainfall

Rank Inches Date
1 7.96 March 29, 1977
2 6.15 April 29, 1963
3 6.10 March 19, 1970
4 5.68 March 28, 1951
5 5.57 August 24, 1967

 

Record Maximum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 18.09 March 1977
2 17.30 April 1979
3 15.90 February 1961
4 15.06 November 1948
5 14.67 March 1976

 

Record Minimum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 0.00 October 1963
2 T October 2024
2 T October 2016
2 T June 1988
5 0.03 November 2020

 

Record Daily Snowfall

Rank Inches Date
1 11.20 March 13, 1993
2 6.00 December 31, 1963
2 6.00 January 28, 1904
4 4.50 February 4, 1998
5 4.30 January 18, 1992

 

Record Monthly Snowfall

Rank Inches Month
1 13.00 March 1993
2 10.00 January 1904
3 6.00 December 1963
4 5.00 January 1987
5 4.50 February 1998

 

Temperature Records

Maximum Monthly Mean Max Temperature (Average High)

Rank °F Month
1 98.2 August 2007
2 95.9 July 1980
3 95.9 August 1954
4 95.8 July 1954
5 95.3 July 1952

 

Maximum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 85.2 August 2007
2 83.8 July 1980
3 83.1 August 2010
3 83.1 July 1954
5 82.9 July 2010

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 32.2 January 1977
2 33.5 January 1905
3 33.9 February 1905
4 34.6 January 1978
5 35.9 January 2014

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Min Temperature (Average Low)

Rank °F Month
1 21.6 January 1905
2 22.2 February 1905
3 22.7 January 1977
4 23.4 January 2014
5 25.3 December 1963

 

Tuscaloosa, AL (1948 – 1994; 1999 – present)

 

Precipitation Records

Record Daily Rainfall

Rank Inches Date
1 8.16 June 19, 2021
2 6.48 October 25, 2019
3 6.44 April 12, 1979
4 6.43 September 5, 2011
5 6.08 March 13, 1975

 

Record Maximum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 19.99 March 1976
2 16.43 June 2021
3 15.49 February 2020
4 14.95 March 1980
5 14.79 February 1961

 

Record Minimum Monthly Rainfall

Rank Inches Month
1 T October 2016
1 T October 1963
1 T September 1955
4 0.01 September 2019
5 0.06 May 2007

 

Record Daily Snowfall

Rank Inches Date
1 7.00 February 13, 1960
2 4.00 January 18, 1977
3 3.00 January 14, 1982
4 2.70 December 31, 1963
5 2.50 March 13, 1993

 

Record Monthly Snowfall

Rank Inches Month
1 7.00 February 1960
2 4.00 January 1977
3 3.80 March 1993
4 3.00 January 1982
5 2.70 December 1963

 

Temperature Records

Maximum Monthly Mean Max Temperature (Average High)

Rank °F Month
1 99.5 August 2007
2 99.1 August 1954
3 98.7 August 1951
4 98.3 July 1952
5 98.1 June 1952

 

Maximum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 86.0 August 2007
2 85.3 August 2010
3 85.0 August 1954
3 85.0 July 1981
5 84.6 August 1951

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Average Temperature

Rank °F Month
1 33.1 January 1977
2 33.7 January 1978
3 36.9 January 1985
3 36.9 December 1963
5 38.0 January 2014

 

Minimum Monthly Mean Min Temperature (Average Low)

Rank °F Month
1 23.7 January 1977
2 25.0 January 2014
3 26.1 January 1978
3 26.1 January 1985
5 26.5 December 1963