Birmingham Weather Records (USC00010836)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Birmingham (USC00010836), Alabama, United States, with 61 years of record.

Key Facts for Birmingham

Birmingham (USC00010836) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 33.53 latitude and -86.83 longitude, 214 m (702 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 1953, 61 years of record.
1,464 records set at Birmingham still stand.
Records are tracked for no element yet: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 33.53 latitude, -86.83 longitude.
Elevation: 214 m (702 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 1953, 61 years.
Eligible elements: none yet.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record

The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Birmingham. 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 Birmingham, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	27.2 C (81.0 F)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	30.6 C (87.1 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	32.2 C (90.0 F)	-3.9 C (25.0 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.2 C (99.0 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	9.4 C (48.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	41.1 C (106.0 F)	11.7 C (53.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	41.1 C (106.0 F)	12.2 C (54.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	42.2 C (108.0 F)	3.9 C (39.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	35.0 C (95.0 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Birmingham still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 76.

Standing records at Birmingham by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1893	37
1894	58
1895	73
1896	73
1897	76
1898	52
1899	71
1900	44
1901	53
1902	63
1903	38
1937	63
1938	47
1939	36
1940	75
1941	33
1942	62
1943	53
1944	49
1945	41
1946	40
1947	41
1948	37
1949	38
1950	56
1951	62
1952	46
1953	47

Wettest Day of Each Month

Dec: 181.4 mm (7.1 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Birmingham. The most was 181.4 mm (7.1 in) on 27 December 1942.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Birmingham
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	139.4 mm (5.5 in)	5 January 1949
Feb	142.2 mm (5.6 in)	7 February 1903
Mar	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	27 March 1902
Apr	126.7 mm (5.0 in)	8 April 1938
May	73.2 mm (2.9 in)	13 May 1897
Jun	104.4 mm (4.1 in)	23 June 1900
Jul	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	26 July 1900
Aug	86.9 mm (3.4 in)	16 August 1939
Sep	81.8 mm (3.2 in)	14 September 1900
Oct	94.7 mm (3.7 in)	22 October 1900
Nov	109.2 mm (4.3 in)	28 November 1948
Dec	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	27 December 1942

Period of Record Coverage

1893 to 1953

28 years of record at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. 6 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1893, 1894, 1895, 1903, 1937, 1953.

Days with data per year at Birmingham
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1893	176	48%	No
1894	174	48%	No
1895	247	68%	No
1896	365	100%	Yes
1897	364	100%	Yes
1898	364	100%	Yes
1899	365	100%	Yes
1900	365	100%	Yes
1901	365	100%	Yes
1902	364	100%	Yes
1903	247	68%	No
1937	306	84%	No
1938	365	100%	Yes
1939	331	91%	Yes
1940	366	100%	Yes
1941	365	100%	Yes
1942	365	100%	Yes
1943	364	100%	Yes
1944	365	100%	Yes
1945	365	100%	Yes
1946	364	100%	Yes
1947	365	100%	Yes
1948	355	97%	Yes
1949	364	100%	Yes
1950	365	100%	Yes
1951	355	97%	Yes
1952	366	100%	Yes
1953	303	83%	No

Latest Records

No records were set at this station in the latest data.

Climate Trend

20 complete years, 1896 to 1952

One stripe for each of 20 complete years at Birmingham, 1896 to 1952. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.8 C (64.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1940, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 1952, at 18.7 C (65.7 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).

Annual mean temperature at Birmingham as warming stripes, 1896 to 1952
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1896	18.5 C	+0.69 C
1897	18.7 C	+0.88 C
1898	17.9 C	+0.06 C
1899	18.1 C	+0.31 C
1900	18.3 C	+0.55 C
1901	16.9 C	-0.87 C
1902	18.0 C	+0.17 C
1938	18.0 C	+0.20 C
1940	15.7 C	-2.05 C
1941	16.9 C	-0.91 C
1942	16.3 C	-1.47 C
1943	17.2 C	-0.58 C
1944	17.8 C	+0.04 C
1945	17.9 C	+0.10 C
1947	17.3 C	-0.53 C
1948	18.2 C	+0.42 C
1949	18.6 C	+0.78 C
1950	18.3 C	+0.46 C
1951	18.6 C	+0.82 C
1952	18.7 C	+0.92 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

1893 to 1953

Yearly extremes at Birmingham: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	42.2 C (108.0 F)	1951	37.8 C (100.0 F)	28
Coldest night (TNn)	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)	1899	-10.6 C (12.9 F)	28
Wettest day (Rx1day)	181.4 mm (7.1 in)	1942	79.8 mm (3.1 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	228.2 mm (9.0 in)	1942	139.6 mm (5.5 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	30 days	1899	21 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1951, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Birmingham by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1894	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1895	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1896	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1897	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1898	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1899	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1900	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1901	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1902	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1903	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1937	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1938	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1939	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1940	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1941	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1942	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1943	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1944	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1945	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1946	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1947	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1948	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1949	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1950	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1951	42.2 C (108.0 F)
1952	41.1 C (106.0 F)
1953	39.4 C (102.9 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. The record is -23.3 C (-9.9 F) in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Birmingham by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1894	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1895	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1896	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1897	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1898	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1899	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1900	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1901	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1902	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1903	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1937	-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1938	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1939	-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1940	-23.3 C (-9.9 F)
1941	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1942	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1943	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1944	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1945	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1946	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1947	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1948	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1949	-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1950	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1951	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1952	-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1953	-3.3 C (26.1 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. The record is 181.4 mm (7.1 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 79.8 mm (3.1 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Birmingham by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1894	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1895	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1896	50.0 mm (2.0 in)
1897	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1898	46.2 mm (1.8 in)
1899	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1900	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1901	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1902	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1903	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1937	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1938	126.7 mm (5.0 in)
1939	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1940	59.4 mm (2.3 in)
1941	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1942	181.4 mm (7.1 in)
1943	72.1 mm (2.8 in)
1944	54.9 mm (2.2 in)
1945	84.6 mm (3.3 in)
1946	91.2 mm (3.6 in)
1947	73.9 mm (2.9 in)
1948	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1949	139.4 mm (5.5 in)
1950	59.7 mm (2.4 in)
1951	87.1 mm (3.4 in)
1952	57.7 mm (2.3 in)
1953	86.4 mm (3.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. The record is 228.2 mm (9.0 in) in 1942, marked on the chart; the median year is 139.6 mm (5.5 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Birmingham by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	n/a
1894	n/a
1895	89.1 mm (3.5 in)
1896	122.4 mm (4.8 in)
1897	111.5 mm (4.4 in)
1898	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1899	104.4 mm (4.1 in)
1900	201.4 mm (7.9 in)
1901	168.1 mm (6.6 in)
1902	196.0 mm (7.7 in)
1903	177.3 mm (7.0 in)
1937	132.6 mm (5.2 in)
1938	178.8 mm (7.0 in)
1939	178.1 mm (7.0 in)
1940	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1941	120.0 mm (4.7 in)
1942	228.2 mm (9.0 in)
1943	113.2 mm (4.5 in)
1944	121.3 mm (4.8 in)
1945	100.1 mm (3.9 in)
1946	170.0 mm (6.7 in)
1947	143.3 mm (5.6 in)
1948	156.7 mm (6.2 in)
1949	190.2 mm (7.5 in)
1950	126.3 mm (5.0 in)
1951	135.9 mm (5.4 in)
1952	145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1953	174.8 mm (6.9 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Birmingham, 1893 to 1953. The record is 30 days in 1899, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Birmingham by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	3 days
1894	2 days
1895	19 days
1896	16 days
1897	23 days
1898	26 days
1899	30 days
1900	18 days
1901	21 days
1902	22 days
1903	14 days
1937	14 days
1938	21 days
1939	25 days
1940	24 days
1941	22 days
1942	24 days
1943	25 days
1944	26 days
1945	15 days
1946	21 days
1947	18 days
1948	19 days
1949	12 days
1950	26 days
1951	25 days
1952	29 days
1953	20 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 Birmingham falls on 25 March and the median first autumn frost on 7 November, which leaves a median of 227 days between them.

Frost dates and growing season at Birmingham
Measure	Median, all years	Earliest period	Recent period (1896 to 1952)	Recent against earliest	Fitted trend
Last spring frost	25 March	n/a	25 March	n/a	n/a
First autumn frost	7 November	n/a	7 November	n/a	n/a
Growing days	227 days	n/a	227 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.

Download the Data

Data for Birmingham standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Birmingham 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 2026-10-14 (14 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2025-12-31. Last revised 31 December 2025 (2025-12-31).