Double Springs Weather Records (USC00012386)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Double Springs (USC00012386), Alabama, United States, with 90 years of record.

Key Facts for Double Springs

Double Springs (USC00012386) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 34.15 latitude and -87.42 longitude, 247 m (810 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1889 to 1978, 90 years of record.
1,464 records set at Double Springs 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, 34.15 latitude, -87.42 longitude.
Elevation: 247 m (810 ft).
Period of record: 1889 to 1978, 90 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 Double Springs. 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 Double Springs, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-16.7 C (1.9 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)	-4.4 C (24.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	35.0 C (95.0 F)	1.1 C (34.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	37.8 C (100.0 F)	5.6 C (42.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	39.4 C (102.9 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	37.8 C (100.0 F)	10.0 C (50.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	37.2 C (99.0 F)	0.6 C (33.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.3 C (91.9 F)	-6.1 C (21.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.3 C (82.9 F)	-12.2 C (10.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	23.9 C (75.0 F)	-20.0 C (-4.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Double Springs still stand. 1962 holds the most, with 93.

Standing records at Double Springs by the year they were set
Year set	Standing records
1889	12
1890	78
1891	51
1892	40
1957	54
1958	56
1959	62
1960	67
1961	60
1962	93
1963	92
1964	54
1965	67
1966	58
1967	82
1968	48
1969	34
1970	56
1971	55
1972	37
1973	31
1974	71
1975	39
1976	62
1977	68
1978	37

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 210.8 mm (8.3 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Double Springs. The most was 210.8 mm (8.3 in) on 16 March 1973.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Double Springs
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	140.5 mm (5.5 in)	10 January 1968
Feb	83.1 mm (3.3 in)	16 February 1974
Mar	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	16 March 1973
Apr	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	18 April 1969
May	90.4 mm (3.6 in)	26 May 1963
Jun	65.3 mm (2.6 in)	21 June 1961
Jul	115.6 mm (4.6 in)	27 July 1974
Aug	96.8 mm (3.8 in)	19 August 1969
Sep	88.9 mm (3.5 in)	29 September 1964
Oct	77.5 mm (3.1 in)	17 October 1975
Nov	65.5 mm (2.6 in)	29 November 1977
Dec	116.8 mm (4.6 in)	18 December 1967

Period of Record Coverage

1892 to 1978

23 years of record at Double Springs, 1892 to 1978. 3 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1892, 1957, 1978.

Days with data per year at Double Springs
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1892	119	33%	No
1957	293	80%	No
1958	364	100%	Yes
1959	356	98%	Yes
1960	365	100%	Yes
1961	364	100%	Yes
1962	359	98%	Yes
1963	365	100%	Yes
1964	362	99%	Yes
1965	365	100%	Yes
1966	349	96%	Yes
1967	365	100%	Yes
1968	366	100%	Yes
1969	365	100%	Yes
1970	365	100%	Yes
1971	364	100%	Yes
1972	364	99%	Yes
1973	363	99%	Yes
1974	365	100%	Yes
1975	364	100%	Yes
1976	360	98%	Yes
1977	365	100%	Yes
1978	263	72%	No

Latest Records

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

Climate Trend

19 complete years, 1958 to 1977

One stripe for each of 19 complete years at Double Springs, 1958 to 1977. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 15.0 C (59.0 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 13.9 C (56.9 F), and the warmest was 1959, at 16.1 C (61.0 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 1.2 C (2.2 F).

Annual mean temperature at Double Springs as warming stripes, 1958 to 1977
Year	Annual mean temperature	Difference from the station mean
1958	15.4 C	+0.36 C
1959	16.1 C	+1.11 C
1960	14.9 C	-0.10 C
1961	15.1 C	+0.09 C
1962	15.5 C	+0.51 C
1963	15.0 C	-0.07 C
1964	15.2 C	+0.13 C
1965	14.4 C	-0.62 C
1967	14.2 C	-0.78 C
1968	14.4 C	-0.67 C
1969	14.7 C	-0.33 C
1970	15.1 C	+0.09 C
1971	15.3 C	+0.30 C
1972	15.1 C	+0.10 C
1973	15.3 C	+0.25 C
1974	15.2 C	+0.21 C
1975	15.1 C	+0.04 C
1976	13.9 C	-1.17 C
1977	15.6 C	+0.54 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

1889 to 1978

Yearly extremes at Double Springs: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	39.4 C (102.9 F)	1977	36.1 C (97.0 F)	23
Coldest night (TNn)	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)	1966	-13.9 C (7.0 F)	26
Wettest day (Rx1day)	210.8 mm (8.3 in)	1973	76.0 mm (3.0 in)	28
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	216.7 mm (8.5 in)	1973	131.9 mm (5.2 in)	26
Longest dry spell (CDD)	32 days	1963	17 days	28

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Double Springs, 1889 to 1978. The record is 39.4 C (102.9 F) in 1977, marked on the chart; the median year is 36.1 C (97.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Double Springs by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1889	n/a
1890	n/a
1891	n/a
1892	31.1 C (88.0 F)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1957	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1958	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1959	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1960	37.2 C (99.0 F)
1961	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1962	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1963	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1964	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1965	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1966	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1967	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1968	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1969	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1970	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1971	35.6 C (96.1 F)
1972	34.4 C (93.9 F)
1973	35.0 C (95.0 F)
1974	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1975	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1976	33.9 C (93.0 F)
1977	39.4 C (102.9 F)
1978	37.2 C (99.0 F)

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Double Springs, 1889 to 1978. The record is -25.6 C (-14.1 F) in 1966, marked on the chart; the median year is -13.9 C (7.0 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Double Springs by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1889	-3.9 C (25.0 F)
1890	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1891	-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1892	-2.8 C (27.0 F)
1908	n/a
1909	n/a
1957	-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1958	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1959	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1960	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1961	-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1962	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1963	-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1964	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1965	-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1966	-25.6 C (-14.1 F)
1967	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1968	-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1969	-13.9 C (7.0 F)
1970	-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1971	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1972	-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1973	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1974	-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1975	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1976	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1977	-18.3 C (-0.9 F)
1978	-12.2 C (10.0 F)

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Double Springs, 1889 to 1978. The record is 210.8 mm (8.3 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 76.0 mm (3.0 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Double Springs by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1889	16.5 mm (0.6 in)
1890	86.6 mm (3.4 in)
1891	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1892	57.4 mm (2.3 in)
1908	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1909	58.4 mm (2.3 in)
1957	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1958	51.1 mm (2.0 in)
1959	78.7 mm (3.1 in)
1960	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1961	71.6 mm (2.8 in)
1962	69.3 mm (2.7 in)
1963	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1964	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1965	72.4 mm (2.9 in)
1966	81.8 mm (3.2 in)
1967	116.8 mm (4.6 in)
1968	140.5 mm (5.5 in)
1969	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1970	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1971	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1972	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1973	210.8 mm (8.3 in)
1974	115.6 mm (4.6 in)
1975	77.5 mm (3.1 in)
1976	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1977	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1978	73.7 mm (2.9 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Double Springs, 1889 to 1978. The record is 216.7 mm (8.5 in) in 1973, marked on the chart; the median year is 131.9 mm (5.2 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Double Springs by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1889	n/a
1890	158.5 mm (6.2 in)
1891	n/a
1892	65.8 mm (2.6 in)
1908	113.8 mm (4.5 in)
1909	142.3 mm (5.6 in)
1957	123.1 mm (4.8 in)
1958	124.9 mm (4.9 in)
1959	99.4 mm (3.9 in)
1960	99.3 mm (3.9 in)
1961	188.7 mm (7.4 in)
1962	133.8 mm (5.3 in)
1963	135.4 mm (5.3 in)
1964	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1965	183.6 mm (7.2 in)
1966	116.7 mm (4.6 in)
1967	172.4 mm (6.8 in)
1968	168.4 mm (6.6 in)
1969	144.3 mm (5.7 in)
1970	121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1971	145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1972	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1973	216.7 mm (8.5 in)
1974	132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1975	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1976	73.6 mm (2.9 in)
1977	116.1 mm (4.6 in)
1978	125.8 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Double Springs, 1889 to 1978. The record is 32 days in 1963, marked on the chart; the median year is 17 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Double Springs by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1889	1 day
1890	2 days
1891	1 day
1892	9 days
1908	14 days
1909	16 days
1957	20 days
1958	26 days
1959	16 days
1960	16 days
1961	26 days
1962	25 days
1963	32 days
1964	19 days
1965	25 days
1966	17 days
1967	18 days
1968	19 days
1969	20 days
1970	17 days
1971	15 days
1972	13 days
1973	15 days
1974	17 days
1975	16 days
1976	22 days
1977	20 days
1978	17 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.

Download the Data

Data for Double Springs standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Double Springs 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).