That reading was taken when the official observation station was at the U. Weather Bureau office in Fountain Heights, near Downtown. The hottest it ever was at the Birmingham Airport was 89F on March The coldest March reading in Birmingham history was 2F on March 14, The temperature generally drops to freezing or below on only 3. The average date of the last freeze usually occurs in mid to late March.
March is the wettest month of the year in Birmingham. On average, 5. The It occurred during a month of flooding. The 1. It rains on Thunderstorms occur on 4. The months of April through August are all stormier, but March does mark the beginning of the primary severe weather season, at least in North and Central Alabama. The sky is cloudy 41 percent of the time. It is clear April is one of the most changeable months weatherwise in Central Alabama. It often features some of the finest weather of the year with spectacularly mild, sunny days and clear cool nights, but can often turn ugly with tornadoes, flooding rains and late season cold snaps.
The average high in Birmingham at the start of the month is 71F. The average low at the start of the month is 45F. By April 30th, the average is 52F. The warmest it has ever been in the month was 92F on April 21st, , as Birmingham was in the middle of an unusual heat wave. The coldest April reading in Birmingham history was 26F on April 11th, The temperature generally drops to freezing or below on 1. The average date of the last freeze is March 30th, but freezing temperatures have been recorded as late as April 23rd, which occurred back in Seven months of the year have more rainfall than April, and three have less.
It can snow in April, as evidenced by the 5 inches that fell on April 3, It rains on 9. Thunderstorms occur on 5. April is the prime severe weather season in Central Alabama. The April 4, F5 tornado that ripped across the northern part of Birmingham killed 22 and the April 8, F5 that struck western parts of Jefferson County that killed The sky is cloudy 32 percent of the time. On average, dense fog occurs on only 0.
April is the second windiest month of the year, with a mean wind speed of 7. The fifth month of the year features some of the best weather of the year in Central Alabama, with runs of fine, warm and sunshine filled days.
It is a lot like October, its closest cousin, but generally warmer. The average percentage of possible sunshine is 66 percent, equal to October, which is the other sunniest month of the year.
At the start of the month, the average high is 78F, but it rises to 85F by the end of the month. Overnight lows warm, rising from 55F on May 1st to 64F on the 31st. The warmest reading ever in May was 99F on May 28, and May 29, It generally reaches 90F or warmer 1. Heating degree days are nearly zero in May, but cooling degree days start to really rise as we head toward the unrelenting heat of summer. May averages 4.
It usually rains on 9. Thunderstorms occur on 9 days. The average dewpoint is starting to climb, rising from 49F in April to 58F in May, making it feel more humid. The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation. It is tied with April for the 4th driest month, averaging 4. Only August, September and October are drier. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms become a frequent occurrence, generally happening on 8.
In fact, much of the rain that falls in the month is associated with thunderstorms. On average, measurable rain falls on At the airport, where records have been kept for 69 years, the wettest month was June , when 9. Early season Gulf tropical cyclones sometimes produce heavy rounds of precipitation.
As you would expect, cloudy periods are rare. The average dew point reaches This is up from the The coolest it has ever been in June is 42F on June 1, It has been as warm as F on June 29, As you would expect, July is the hottest month of the year in Birmingham. The average daytime high is The average overnight low is The hottest day ever in Birmingham, occurred on July 29, , when the mercury hit a sizzling F.
The temperature has reached F or higher on 16 occasions in Birmingham. Eleven of those times were observed in the month of July. The mercury reaches 90F or higher on Six months are sunnier. Rain is usually observed on The most ever observed is That is also the wettest month ever in Birmingham history. Snowfall 0. Precipitation July High Low Annual Rainfall US Avg: Annual Snowfall US Avg: 25". Precipitation Days US Avg: Sunny Days US Avg: Select Map Options.
Reviews for Alabama 20 Reviews. First of all, if you're not a straight white Read More. Agree 32 Disagree Believe me, anyplace is better to live than Memphis. These poor folks are stuck in a Civil Rights bubble Alabama Tornado Average - Record Driest year in Alabama from - , avg precipitation Alabama Precipitation Data Driest location ranked by lowest annual average precipitation : Montgomery, central Alabama, Wettest location ranked by highest annual average precipitation : Robertsdale, southern Alabama, Snowiest location ranked by highest annual average snowfall : Valley Head, northeastern Alabama, 5.
State precipitation record for 1 year - Evergreen, southern Alabama, , State snow record for 1 season - Florence, northwestern Alabama, , Storm of the Century" - On the evening of March 12, , a low pressure system began to strengthen in the Gulf of Mexico and move northeast towards Alabama. By the next morning, a snow storm of record proportions had blasted Alabama with more than a foot of snow in a band from Birmingham northeast to DeKalb and Cherokee Counties.
Every square inch of the state received some measurable snowfall.
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