Elba Weather Records (USC00012577)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Elba (USC00012577), Alabama, United States, with 118 years of record.

Key Facts for Elba

Elba (USC00012577) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 31.42 latitude and -86.07 longitude, 59 m (195 ft) above sea level.
The station reports from 1893 to 2010, 118 years of record.
1,464 records set at Elba still stand.
Records are tracked for prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
Elba set a daily record snowfall of 13.5 cm (5.3 in) on 12 February 2010.

About the Station

Location: Alabama, United States, 31.42 latitude, -86.07 longitude.
Elevation: 59 m (195 ft).
Period of record: 1893 to 2010, 118 years.
Eligible elements: prcp, snow, snwd.

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 Elba. 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 Elba, with 2026 drawn through them
Month	Highest record high	Lowest record low	2026 highest maximum	2026 lowest minimum
Jan	25.6 C (78.1 F)	-10.0 C (14.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Feb	29.4 C (84.9 F)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Mar	31.7 C (89.1 F)	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Apr	34.4 C (93.9 F)	-3.3 C (26.1 F)	n/a	n/a
May	37.8 C (100.0 F)	4.4 C (39.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Jun	38.9 C (102.0 F)	10.6 C (51.1 F)	n/a	n/a
Jul	40.6 C (105.1 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Aug	38.9 C (102.0 F)	13.9 C (57.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Sep	36.7 C (98.1 F)	2.8 C (37.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Oct	33.9 C (93.0 F)	-2.2 C (28.0 F)	n/a	n/a
Nov	28.9 C (84.0 F)	-6.7 C (19.9 F)	n/a	n/a
Dec	24.4 C (75.9 F)	-11.1 C (12.0 F)	n/a	n/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records

1,464 records at Elba still stand. 1897 holds the most, with 286.

All-Time Record Progression

1 new records

1 all-time records were set at Elba between 13 March 1993 and 13 March 1993. Each dot is a new record.

Wettest Day of Each Month

Mar: 508.0 mm (20.0 in)

The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Elba. The most was 508.0 mm (20.0 in) on 15 March 1929.

Record daily precipitation for each month at Elba
Month	Record daily precipitation (mm)	Date
Jan	138.4 mm (5.4 in)	25 January 1978
Feb	118.1 mm (4.6 in)	11 February 1981
Mar	508.0 mm (20.0 in)	15 March 1929
Apr	229.9 mm (9.1 in)	10 April 1975
May	168.9 mm (6.6 in)	20 May 1983
Jun	154.9 mm (6.1 in)	4 June 1970
Jul	221.2 mm (8.7 in)	7 July 1994
Aug	167.1 mm (6.6 in)	31 August 1961
Sep	199.9 mm (7.9 in)	28 September 1998
Oct	200.7 mm (7.9 in)	4 October 1995
Nov	101.6 mm (4.0 in)	29 November 1971
Dec	212.3 mm (8.4 in)	4 December 1953

Period of Record Coverage

1894 to 1902

9 years of record at Elba, 1894 to 1902. 8 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1894, 1895, 1896, 1898, 1899, 1900, 1901, 1902.

Latest Records

Latest records at Elba
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
12 February 2010	Elba, US	daily snowfall	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	13.5 cm (5.3 in)	108 years	67 of 100 (Major)
29 January 2010	Elba, US	daily rain	59.4 mm (2.3 in)	34.0 mm (1.3 in)	38 years	41 of 100 (Notable)
16 January 2010	Elba, US	daily rain	29.5 mm (1.2 in)	1.6 mm (0.06 in)	12 years	13 of 100 (Routine)
10 November 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	17.0 mm (0.7 in)	39 years	30 of 100 (Routine)
28 October 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	5.1 mm (0.20 in)	28 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
11 October 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	12.2 mm (0.5 in)	2.0 mm (0.08 in)	50 years	20 of 100 (Routine)
6 July 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	68.6 mm (2.7 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	35 years	24 of 100 (Routine)
24 May 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	57.7 mm (2.3 in)	12.5 mm (0.5 in)	70 years	37 of 100 (Notable)
18 May 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	80.3 mm (3.2 in)	18.8 mm (0.7 in)	63 years	38 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	1.3 mm (0.05 in)	42 years	22 of 100 (Routine)
29 March 2009	Elba, US	daily rain	112.5 mm (4.4 in)	46.5 mm (1.8 in)	58 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
11 December 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	151.4 mm (6.0 in)	90.2 mm (3.6 in)	47 years	64 of 100 (Major)
24 October 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	54.6 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	23 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
24 August 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	85.1 mm (3.4 in)	72.1 mm (2.8 in)	29 years	58 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	89.7 mm (3.5 in)	36.9 mm (1.5 in)	0 years	31 of 100 (Routine)
17 January 2008	Elba, US	daily rain	36.8 mm (1.4 in)	6.6 mm (0.26 in)	106 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
19 October 2007	Elba, US	daily rain	75.4 mm (3.0 in)	31.7 mm (1.2 in)	69 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
1 February 2007	Elba, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	17.2 mm (0.7 in)	73 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
16 November 2006	Elba, US	daily rain	81.3 mm (3.2 in)	30.5 mm (1.2 in)	76 years	49 of 100 (Notable)
26 February 2006	Elba, US	daily rain	49.0 mm (1.9 in)	13.7 mm (0.5 in)	67 years	38 of 100 (Notable)

Extremes by Year

1893 to 2010

Yearly extremes at Elba: the record and the median year
Measure	Record	Year of the record	Median year	Years with a value
Hottest day (TXx)	40.6 C (105.1 F)	1901	37.8 C (100.0 F)	9
Coldest night (TNn)	-15.0 C (5.0 F)	1895	-9.4 C (15.1 F)	10
Wettest day (Rx1day)	508.0 mm (20.0 in)	1929	94.0 mm (3.7 in)	93
Wettest five days (Rx5day)	751.9 mm (29.6 in)	1929	151.2 mm (6.0 in)	93
Longest dry spell (CDD)	52 days	2010	24 days	93

Hottest day (TXx)

The hottest day of the year at Elba, 1893 to 2010. The record is 40.6 C (105.1 F) in 1901, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).

Hottest day (TXx) at Elba by year
Year	Hottest day (TXx)
1893	n/a
1894	32.2 C (90.0 F)
1895	33.3 C (91.9 F)
1896	37.8 C (100.0 F)
1897	38.9 C (102.0 F)
1898	36.1 C (97.0 F)
1899	38.3 C (100.9 F)
1900	36.7 C (98.1 F)
1901	40.6 C (105.1 F)
1902	40.0 C (104.0 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	n/a
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
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1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
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1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a

Coldest night (TNn)

The coldest night of the year at Elba, 1893 to 2010. The record is -15.0 C (5.0 F) in 1895, marked on the chart; the median year is -9.4 C (15.1 F).

Coldest night (TNn) at Elba by year
Year	Coldest night (TNn)
1893	n/a
1894	10.0 C (50.0 F)
1895	-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1896	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1897	-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1898	-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1899	-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1900	-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1901	-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1902	-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1928	n/a
1929	n/a
1930	n/a
1931	n/a
1932	n/a
1933	n/a
1934	n/a
1935	n/a
1936	n/a
1937	n/a
1938	n/a
1939	n/a
1940	n/a
1941	n/a
1942	n/a
1943	n/a
1944	n/a
1945	n/a
1946	n/a
1947	n/a
1948	n/a
1949	n/a
1950	n/a
1951	n/a
1952	n/a
1953	18.9 C (66.0 F)
1954	n/a
1955	n/a
1956	n/a
1957	n/a
1958	n/a
1959	n/a
1960	n/a
1961	n/a
1962	n/a
1963	n/a
1964	n/a
1965	n/a
1966	n/a
1967	n/a
1968	n/a
1969	n/a
1970	n/a
1971	n/a
1972	n/a
1973	n/a
1974	n/a
1975	n/a
1976	n/a
1977	n/a
1978	n/a
1979	n/a
1980	n/a
1981	n/a
1982	n/a
1983	n/a
1984	n/a
1985	n/a
1986	n/a
1987	n/a
1988	n/a
1989	n/a
1990	n/a
1991	n/a
1992	n/a
1993	n/a
1994	n/a
1995	n/a
1996	n/a
1997	n/a
1998	n/a
1999	n/a
2000	n/a
2001	n/a
2002	n/a
2003	n/a
2004	n/a
2005	n/a
2006	n/a
2007	n/a
2008	n/a
2009	n/a
2010	n/a

Wettest day (Rx1day)

The wettest day of the year at Elba, 1893 to 2010. The record is 508.0 mm (20.0 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 94.0 mm (3.7 in).

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Elba by year
Year	Wettest day (Rx1day)
1893	94.0 mm (3.7 in)
1894	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1895	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1896	102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1897	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
1898	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1899	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1900	71.1 mm (2.8 in)
1901	50.8 mm (2.0 in)
1902	50.3 mm (2.0 in)
1928	12.7 mm (0.5 in)
1929	508.0 mm (20.0 in)
1930	52.1 mm (2.1 in)
1931	48.5 mm (1.9 in)
1932	86.4 mm (3.4 in)
1933	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934	112.3 mm (4.4 in)
1935	74.2 mm (2.9 in)
1936	134.9 mm (5.3 in)
1937	172.7 mm (6.8 in)
1938	80.5 mm (3.2 in)
1939	90.2 mm (3.6 in)
1940	56.6 mm (2.2 in)
1941	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1942	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1943	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
1944	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1945	75.2 mm (3.0 in)
1946	104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1947	85.9 mm (3.4 in)
1948	69.6 mm (2.7 in)
1949	62.0 mm (2.4 in)
1950	114.3 mm (4.5 in)
1951	66.0 mm (2.6 in)
1952	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1953	212.3 mm (8.4 in)
1954	49.5 mm (1.9 in)
1955	158.8 mm (6.3 in)
1956	160.0 mm (6.3 in)
1957	176.5 mm (6.9 in)
1958	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1959	73.7 mm (2.9 in)
1960	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1961	167.1 mm (6.6 in)
1962	105.7 mm (4.2 in)
1963	87.4 mm (3.4 in)
1964	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1965	53.3 mm (2.1 in)
1966	83.8 mm (3.3 in)
1967	76.2 mm (3.0 in)
1968	110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1969	88.9 mm (3.5 in)
1970	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1971	101.6 mm (4.0 in)
1972	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1973	136.9 mm (5.4 in)
1974	99.1 mm (3.9 in)
1975	229.9 mm (9.1 in)
1976	109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1977	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1978	138.4 mm (5.4 in)
1979	72.9 mm (2.9 in)
1980	96.5 mm (3.8 in)
1981	118.1 mm (4.6 in)
1982	77.0 mm (3.0 in)
1983	168.9 mm (6.6 in)
1984	74.9 mm (2.9 in)
1985	97.8 mm (3.9 in)
1986	120.7 mm (4.8 in)
1987	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1988	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
1989	85.1 mm (3.4 in)
1990	154.9 mm (6.1 in)
1991	91.4 mm (3.6 in)
1992	66.8 mm (2.6 in)
1993	111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1994	221.2 mm (8.7 in)
1995	200.7 mm (7.9 in)
1996	69.9 mm (2.8 in)
1997	63.5 mm (2.5 in)
1998	264.2 mm (10.4 in)
1999	102.9 mm (4.1 in)
2000	41.9 mm (1.6 in)
2001	82.8 mm (3.3 in)
2002	134.4 mm (5.3 in)
2003	102.1 mm (4.0 in)
2004	127.0 mm (5.0 in)
2005	79.5 mm (3.1 in)
2006	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
2007	75.4 mm (3.0 in)
2008	151.4 mm (6.0 in)
2009	112.5 mm (4.4 in)
2010	83.1 mm (3.3 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

The wettest five days of the year at Elba, 1893 to 2010. The record is 751.9 mm (29.6 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 151.2 mm (6.0 in).

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Elba by year
Year	Wettest five days (Rx5day)
1893	127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1894	25.7 mm (1.0 in)
1895	106.2 mm (4.2 in)
1896	134.5 mm (5.3 in)
1897	252.7 mm (9.9 in)
1898	118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1899	81.3 mm (3.2 in)
1900	190.5 mm (7.5 in)
1901	92.0 mm (3.6 in)
1902	65.3 mm (2.6 in)
1928	17.8 mm (0.7 in)
1929	751.9 mm (29.6 in)
1930	206.3 mm (8.1 in)
1931	86.9 mm (3.4 in)
1932	134.7 mm (5.3 in)
1933	137.2 mm (5.4 in)
1934	175.8 mm (6.9 in)
1935	149.4 mm (5.9 in)
1936	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1937	275.6 mm (10.9 in)
1938	172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1939	242.0 mm (9.5 in)
1940	119.4 mm (4.7 in)
1941	98.8 mm (3.9 in)
1942	150.9 mm (5.9 in)
1943	179.9 mm (7.1 in)
1944	162.5 mm (6.4 in)
1945	98.3 mm (3.9 in)
1946	176.2 mm (6.9 in)
1947	157.7 mm (6.2 in)
1948	155.7 mm (6.1 in)
1949	153.4 mm (6.0 in)
1950	169.9 mm (6.7 in)
1951	78.8 mm (3.1 in)
1952	131.3 mm (5.2 in)
1953	285.7 mm (11.2 in)
1954	68.5 mm (2.7 in)
1955	187.2 mm (7.4 in)
1956	192.5 mm (7.6 in)
1957	203.2 mm (8.0 in)
1958	166.4 mm (6.6 in)
1959	130.6 mm (5.1 in)
1960	219.2 mm (8.6 in)
1961	178.6 mm (7.0 in)
1962	129.6 mm (5.1 in)
1963	148.3 mm (5.8 in)
1964	169.0 mm (6.7 in)
1965	159.8 mm (6.3 in)
1966	131.9 mm (5.2 in)
1967	162.0 mm (6.4 in)
1968	121.4 mm (4.8 in)
1969	145.7 mm (5.7 in)
1970	242.1 mm (9.5 in)
1971	159.0 mm (6.3 in)
1972	162.8 mm (6.4 in)
1973	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1974	122.8 mm (4.8 in)
1975	281.2 mm (11.1 in)
1976	147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1977	155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1978	190.0 mm (7.5 in)
1979	109.5 mm (4.3 in)
1980	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
1981	124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1982	101.8 mm (4.0 in)
1983	253.2 mm (10.0 in)
1984	90.4 mm (3.6 in)
1985	144.1 mm (5.7 in)
1986	133.1 mm (5.2 in)
1987	163.9 mm (6.5 in)
1988	113.6 mm (4.5 in)
1989	137.1 mm (5.4 in)
1990	254.0 mm (10.0 in)
1991	152.4 mm (6.0 in)
1992	142.2 mm (5.6 in)
1993	113.9 mm (4.5 in)
1994	382.0 mm (15.0 in)
1995	342.9 mm (13.5 in)
1996	154.0 mm (6.1 in)
1997	104.2 mm (4.1 in)
1998	348.8 mm (13.7 in)
1999	105.4 mm (4.1 in)
2000	79.4 mm (3.1 in)
2001	153.2 mm (6.0 in)
2002	151.2 mm (6.0 in)
2003	105.3 mm (4.1 in)
2004	190.3 mm (7.5 in)
2005	182.1 mm (7.2 in)
2006	90.7 mm (3.6 in)
2007	100.6 mm (4.0 in)
2008	154.4 mm (6.1 in)
2009	239.8 mm (9.4 in)
2010	87.2 mm (3.4 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

The longest dry spell of the year at Elba, 1893 to 2010. The record is 52 days in 2010, marked on the chart; the median year is 24 days.

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Elba by year
Year	Longest dry spell (CDD)
1893	25 days
1894	1 day
1895	18 days
1896	36 days
1897	27 days
1898	24 days
1899	45 days
1900	13 days
1901	11 days
1902	15 days
1928	13 days
1929	16 days
1930	24 days
1931	26 days
1932	19 days
1933	42 days
1934	23 days
1935	38 days
1936	31 days
1937	21 days
1938	24 days
1939	48 days
1940	26 days
1941	27 days
1942	34 days
1943	36 days
1944	42 days
1945	32 days
1946	23 days
1947	13 days
1948	20 days
1949	21 days
1950	16 days
1951	22 days
1952	28 days
1953	33 days
1954	28 days
1955	24 days
1956	34 days
1957	18 days
1958	26 days
1959	20 days
1960	24 days
1961	44 days
1962	30 days
1963	33 days
1964	27 days
1965	36 days
1966	15 days
1967	20 days
1968	20 days
1969	22 days
1970	24 days
1971	30 days
1972	23 days
1973	14 days
1974	25 days
1975	19 days
1976	16 days
1977	34 days
1978	37 days
1979	12 days
1980	25 days
1981	22 days
1982	20 days
1983	20 days
1984	39 days
1985	17 days
1986	26 days
1987	26 days
1988	27 days
1989	16 days
1990	18 days
1991	17 days
1992	19 days
1993	16 days
1994	15 days
1995	25 days
1996	16 days
1997	23 days
1998	26 days
1999	18 days
2000	30 days
2001	37 days
2002	28 days
2003	20 days
2004	17 days
2005	21 days
2006	22 days
2007	21 days
2008	21 days
2009	29 days
2010	52 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.

Rainfall Return Levels

70 years, 1896 to 2006

A day with at least 97.7 mm (3.8 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 277.6 mm (10.9 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Elba: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once in	A day with at least	Note
2 years	97.7 mm (3.8 in)
5 years	135.7 mm (5.3 in)
10 years	164.5 mm (6.5 in)
25 years	205.6 mm (8.1 in)
50 years	239.9 mm (9.4 in)
100 years	277.6 mm (10.9 in)	Longer than the 70 years of record

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 70 years of values from 1896 to 2006.

A return level is an estimate. It is least reliable for the long periods, 50 and 100 years, and for any period longer than the record behind the fit, where the fit has to reach past the largest day actually observed. It is not a forecast.

The largest wettest-day totals in the fit: 264.2 mm (10.4 in) in 1998; 229.9 mm (9.1 in) in 1975; 221.2 mm (8.7 in) in 1994.

Download the Data

Data for Elba standing records by year: CSV or JSON. Field meanings are on the data page.
Data for Elba 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 2026-10-17 (17 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).

Days with data per year at Elba
Year	Days with data	Share of year	Complete
1894	92	25%	No
1895	115	32%	No
1896	239	65%	No
1897	358	98%	Yes
1898	326	89%	No
1899	239	65%	No
1900	259	71%	No
1901	149	41%	No
1902	154	42%	No