Birmingham Cold Weather Facts

Birmingham Cold Weather Facts

Birmingham Freeze Facts (1896 – September 2025)

Freeze Facts

Coldest Temperature ever: -10 on February 13th, 1899

Coldest Maximum Temperature ever: 13 on December 12th, 1962

Greatest number of consecutive days with minimum temperatures of 32 degrees or below (1896 - 2025)

Most number of days with a minimum temperature of 32 degrees or below per month (1896 - 2025)

October	April
4 days – 1957	5 days – 1983
3 days – 1987, 1965, 1913, 1910	4 days – 1987, 1950

At or Below Zero Degrees Readings (1896 - 2025)

Most number of days with minimum temperature 32 degrees or below in a calendar year (1896 - 2025)

Least number of days with minimum temperature 32 degrees or below in a calendar year (1896 - 2025)

Birmingham Snow Facts (1896–2025)

Top Five Snow Days

Earliest/Latest Measurable Snow Based on Water Year (October 1st through September 30th)

First date for measurements 0.1" or above - November 24th, 1950

Average first date for measurements 0.1" or above - January 21st

Last first date for measurements 0.1" or above - March 24th, 1983

Earliest last date for measurements 0.1" or above - November 24th, 1938

Average last date for measurements 0.1" or above - January 30th

Last date for measurements 0.1" or above - April 3rd, 1987

Most Recent Snow

2.0" - January 2025

0.2" - March 2022

0.6" - January 2022

4.0" - December 2017

0.3" - January 2017

0.1" - March 2015

0.7" - February 2015

3.0" - February 2014

2.0" - January 2014

2.1" - January 2013

1.0" - February 2011

Monthly Snow Normals, Average, and Max (Year)

Month	Normal Amount (1991 - 2020)	Average Amount (1895 - 2025)	Max/Year
January	0.4”	0.8"	11.8" (1936)
February	0.3”	0.2"	5.0” (1901)
March	0.5”	0.3"	13” (1993)
April	0.0"	0.0"	5.0” (1987)
October	0.0	Trace	T" (2004)
November	0.0	0.0"	1.4” (1950)
December	0.2”	0.3"	8.0” (1963)
Annual	1.4”	1.6"	13.0” (1992-93 season)

White Christmas Data (December 22nd-27th) – Christmas Day Snows are Red and Bold

Measurable Snow

Trace Amounts