Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Athens 2 (USC00010395), Alabama, United States, with 37 years of record.
Key Facts for Athens 2
Athens 2 (USC00010395) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 34.80 latitude and -86.98 longitude, 220 m (720 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1955 to 1991, 37 years of record.
1,464 records set at Athens 2 still stand.
Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Athens 2 set a daily record precipitation of 35.6 mm (1.4 in) on 28 July 1991.
About the Station
Location: Alabama, United States, 34.80 latitude, -86.98 longitude.
Elevation: 220 m (720 ft).
Period of record: 1955 to 1991, 37 years.
Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.
Daily Record Envelope and 2026
0 days at or beyond a record
Record highRecord low2026 daily maximum2026 daily minimum
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Athens 2. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius.
Daily record high and record low at Athens 2, with 2026 drawn through them
Month
Highest record high
Lowest record low
2026 highest maximum
2026 lowest minimum
Jan
25.0 C (77.0 F)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Feb
26.7 C (80.1 F)
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Mar
30.0 C (86.0 F)
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Apr
32.2 C (90.0 F)
-5.6 C (21.9 F)
n/a
n/a
May
35.6 C (96.1 F)
0.0 C (32.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jun
37.8 C (100.0 F)
5.0 C (41.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Jul
40.0 C (104.0 F)
10.0 C (50.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Aug
38.9 C (102.0 F)
9.4 C (48.9 F)
n/a
n/a
Sep
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1.1 C (34.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Oct
33.3 C (91.9 F)
-4.4 C (24.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Nov
30.6 C (87.1 F)
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
n/a
n/a
Dec
26.1 C (79.0 F)
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
n/a
n/a
Which Years Hold Standing Records
1,464 standing records
Year with most
1,464 records at Athens 2 still stand. 1967 holds the most, with 72.
Standing records at Athens 2 by the year they were set
Year set
Standing records
1955
11
1956
42
1957
47
1958
37
1959
32
1960
32
1961
49
1962
68
1963
56
1964
50
1965
40
1966
43
1967
72
1968
43
1969
29
1970
38
1971
47
1972
39
1973
31
1974
51
1975
39
1976
53
1977
40
1978
34
1979
24
1980
37
1981
32
1982
29
1983
51
1984
56
1985
46
1986
37
1987
18
1988
17
1989
47
1990
31
1991
16
All-Time Record Progression
1 new records
1 all-time records were set at Athens 2 between 7 January 1988 and 7 January 1988. Each dot is a new record.
When Athens 2 set new all-time records
Date
Kind
Detail
1988-01-07
Record daily snowfall
Record daily snowfall 20.3 cm (8.0 in)
Wettest Day of Each Month
Mar: 208.8 mm (8.2 in)
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Athens 2. The most was 208.8 mm (8.2 in) on 16 March 1973.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Athens 2
Month
Record daily precipitation (mm)
Date
Jan
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
11 January 1974
Feb
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
19 February 1991
Mar
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
16 March 1973
Apr
110.5 mm (4.4 in)
6 April 1983
May
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
19 May 1983
Jun
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
9 June 1978
Jul
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
24 July 1958
Aug
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
19 August 1967
Sep
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
17 September 1960
Oct
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
8 October 1975
Nov
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
28 November 1984
Dec
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
22 December 1990
Period of Record Coverage
1955 to 1991
Complete yearUnder 90 percent of days
37 years of record at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. 14 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1955, 1969, 1970, 1973, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1980 and others.
Cooler than the station meanWarmer than the station mean
One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Athens 2, 1956 to 1985. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.1 C (59.2 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 13.9 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 1957, at 16.3 C (61.4 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.3 C (2.3 F).
Annual mean temperature at Athens 2 as warming stripes, 1956 to 1985
Year
Annual mean temperature
Difference from the station mean
1956
16.2 C
+1.06 C
1957
16.3 C
+1.20 C
1958
14.6 C
-0.48 C
1961
14.7 C
-0.43 C
1962
15.2 C
+0.06 C
1963
14.4 C
-0.74 C
1964
15.6 C
+0.44 C
1965
15.6 C
+0.48 C
1966
15.0 C
-0.15 C
1967
14.9 C
-0.19 C
1968
14.4 C
-0.68 C
1971
15.4 C
+0.27 C
1972
15.4 C
+0.26 C
1975
14.9 C
-0.24 C
1976
13.9 C
-1.26 C
1977
15.1 C
0.00 C
1981
15.4 C
+0.31 C
1983
14.6 C
-0.53 C
1984
15.4 C
+0.31 C
1985
15.4 C
+0.32 C
This station does not have enough complete years (30 are needed) to fit a temperature trend.
A year is complete when all 12 months have at least 20 days of both daily maximum and daily minimum readings. The annual mean is the mean of the monthly means. The trend describes this one station over this period; it does not say what caused the change.
Extremes by Year
1955 to 1991
Yearly extremes at Athens 2: the record and the median year
Measure
Record
Year of the record
Median year
Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1980
36.7 C (98.1 F)
37
Coldest night (TNn)
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1966
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
37
Wettest day (Rx1day)
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1973
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
37
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
317.7 mm (12.5 in)
1990
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
37
Longest dry spell (CDD)
39 days
1978
19 days
37
Hottest day (TXx)
The hottest day of the year at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. The record is 40.0 C (104.0 F) in 1980, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.7 C (98.1 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Athens 2 by year
Year
Hottest day (TXx)
1955
32.8 C (91.0 F)
1956
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1957
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1960
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1961
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1962
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1963
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1964
37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1966
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1967
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1968
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1969
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1970
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1971
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1972
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1973
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1975
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1976
35.6 C (96.1 F)
1977
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1978
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1979
35.0 C (95.0 F)
1980
40.0 C (104.0 F)
1981
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1982
34.4 C (93.9 F)
1983
38.9 C (102.0 F)
1984
36.1 C (97.0 F)
1985
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1986
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1987
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1988
37.2 C (99.0 F)
1989
36.7 C (98.1 F)
1990
38.3 C (100.9 F)
1991
36.7 C (98.1 F)
Coldest night (TNn)
The coldest night of the year at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. The record is -27.2 C (-17.0 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Athens 2 by year
Year
Coldest night (TNn)
1955
-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1956
-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1957
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1958
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1959
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1960
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1961
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1962
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1963
-21.1 C (-6.0 F)
1964
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1965
-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1966
-27.2 C (-17.0 F)
1967
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1968
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1970
-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1971
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1972
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973
-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1974
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1975
-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1977
-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1978
-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1979
-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1980
-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1981
-15.6 C (3.9 F)
1982
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1983
-20.0 C (-4.0 F)
1984
-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1985
-26.7 C (-16.1 F)
1986
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1987
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1988
-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1989
-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1990
-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1991
-11.7 C (10.9 F)
Wettest day (Rx1day)
The wettest day of the year at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. The record is 208.8 mm (8.2 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 80.0 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Athens 2 by year
Year
Wettest day (Rx1day)
1955
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956
111.3 mm (4.4 in)
1957
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1958
90.9 mm (3.6 in)
1959
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1960
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961
67.6 mm (2.7 in)
1962
72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1963
186.4 mm (7.3 in)
1964
144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1965
59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1966
68.3 mm (2.7 in)
1967
106.7 mm (4.2 in)
1968
71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1969
125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970
42.7 mm (1.7 in)
1971
62.2 mm (2.4 in)
1972
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1973
208.8 mm (8.2 in)
1974
82.6 mm (3.3 in)
1975
124.0 mm (4.9 in)
1976
73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1977
111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1978
77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1979
63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1980
43.2 mm (1.7 in)
1981
83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1982
81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1983
125.2 mm (4.9 in)
1984
86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1985
75.4 mm (3.0 in)
1986
80.0 mm (3.1 in)
1987
49.8 mm (2.0 in)
1988
53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1989
65.5 mm (2.6 in)
1990
151.1 mm (5.9 in)
1991
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
The wettest five days of the year at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. The record is 317.7 mm (12.5 in) in 1990, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.9 mm (5.2 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Athens 2 by year
Year
Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1955
35.6 mm (1.4 in)
1956
149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1957
175.4 mm (6.9 in)
1958
210.3 mm (8.3 in)
1959
100.6 mm (4.0 in)
1960
96.0 mm (3.8 in)
1961
139.9 mm (5.5 in)
1962
139.6 mm (5.5 in)
1963
196.1 mm (7.7 in)
1964
165.9 mm (6.5 in)
1965
101.9 mm (4.0 in)
1966
113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1967
130.5 mm (5.1 in)
1968
120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1969
148.0 mm (5.8 in)
1970
112.2 mm (4.4 in)
1971
114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1972
107.2 mm (4.2 in)
1973
243.6 mm (9.6 in)
1974
131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1975
193.1 mm (7.6 in)
1976
103.1 mm (4.1 in)
1977
140.0 mm (5.5 in)
1978
115.2 mm (4.5 in)
1979
109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980
74.1 mm (2.9 in)
1981
100.3 mm (3.9 in)
1982
138.7 mm (5.5 in)
1983
198.2 mm (7.8 in)
1984
153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1985
91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1986
149.8 mm (5.9 in)
1987
107.3 mm (4.2 in)
1988
83.9 mm (3.3 in)
1989
136.1 mm (5.4 in)
1990
317.7 mm (12.5 in)
1991
237.2 mm (9.3 in)
Longest dry spell (CDD)
The longest dry spell of the year at Athens 2, 1955 to 1991. The record is 39 days in 1978, marked on the chart; the median year is 19 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Athens 2 by year
Year
Longest dry spell (CDD)
1955
15 days
1956
26 days
1957
21 days
1958
21 days
1959
15 days
1960
20 days
1961
31 days
1962
20 days
1963
18 days
1964
21 days
1965
21 days
1966
19 days
1967
26 days
1968
16 days
1969
14 days
1970
15 days
1971
19 days
1972
16 days
1973
23 days
1974
17 days
1975
11 days
1976
11 days
1977
18 days
1978
39 days
1979
31 days
1980
17 days
1981
15 days
1982
16 days
1983
32 days
1984
27 days
1985
17 days
1986
25 days
1987
25 days
1988
27 days
1989
21 days
1990
19 days
1991
12 days
Each chart shows one value per year; the dot marks the record year. TXx is the hottest daily maximum, TNn the coldest daily minimum, Rx1day and Rx5day the largest one-day and five-day rain totals, and CDD the longest run of days with less than 1 mm of rain. A year with missing days can understate an extreme.
Frost Dates and Growing Season
20 years with a frost
Across 20 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Athens 2 falls on 9 April and the median first autumn frost on 27 October, which leaves a median of 200 days between them.
Frost dates and growing season at Athens 2
Measure
Median, all years
Earliest period
Recent period (1956 to 1985)
Recent against earliest
Fitted trend
Last spring frost
9 April
n/a
9 April
n/a
n/a
First autumn frost
27 October
n/a
27 October
n/a
n/a
Growing days
200 days
n/a
200 days
n/a
n/a
A frost day is a day with a daily minimum at or below 0 C (32 F). The last spring frost and the first autumn frost are the last and first such days of the cold season, and growing days are the days between them. A negative trend for the last spring frost means it comes earlier.
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Data for Athens 2 threshold days by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.