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Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam Weather Records (USC00018385)

Record envelope, standing records and threshold days for Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam (USC00018385), Alabama, United States, with 127 years of record.

Key Facts for Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam

  • Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam (USC00018385) is a weather station in Alabama, United States at 33.21 latitude and -87.59 longitude, 44 m (145 ft) above sea level.
  • The station reports from 1900 to 2026, 127 years of record.
  • 1,464 records set at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam still stand.
  • Records are tracked for tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd: an element needs 30 years of data to be eligible.
  • Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set a daily record snow depth of 2.5 cm (1.0 in) on 27 February 2026.

About the Station

  • Location: Alabama, United States, 33.21 latitude, -87.59 longitude.
  • Elevation: 44 m (145 ft).
  • Period of record: 1900 to 2026, 127 years.
  • Eligible elements: tmax, tmin, prcp, snow, snwd.

Daily Record Envelope and 2026

0 days at or beyond a record
Daily record high and record low at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, with 2026 drawn through them The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam. The lines show the 2026 daily maximum and minimum. 0 days in 2026 matched or passed a record. Temperatures are in degrees Celsius. -40-200204060 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
The band shows the record high and record low for each calendar day at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam. 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 Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, with 2026 drawn through them
MonthHighest record highLowest record low2026 highest maximum2026 lowest minimum
Jan27.2 C (81.0 F)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)n/an/a
Feb30.6 C (87.1 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a
Mar33.3 C (91.9 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Apr33.9 C (93.0 F)-4.4 C (24.1 F)n/an/a
May37.2 C (99.0 F)-1.1 C (30.0 F)n/an/a
Jun41.1 C (106.0 F)6.7 C (44.1 F)n/an/a
Jul42.2 C (108.0 F)11.1 C (52.0 F)n/an/a
Aug41.1 C (106.0 F)12.2 C (54.0 F)n/an/a
Sep41.7 C (107.1 F)0.0 C (32.0 F)n/an/a
Oct37.2 C (99.0 F)-2.2 C (28.0 F)n/an/a
Nov31.1 C (88.0 F)-10.0 C (14.0 F)n/an/a
Dec27.2 C (81.0 F)-16.7 C (1.9 F)n/an/a

Which Years Hold Standing Records

1,464 standing records
Standing records at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by the year they were set 1,464 records at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 42. 02040601900: 151901: 371902: 381903: 241904: 151905: 161906: 201907: 291908: 161909: 121910: 191911: 421912: 151913: 341914: 251915: 241916: 311917: 311918: 251919: 251920: 211921: 201922: 151923: 271924: 281925: 271926: 141927: 311928: 221929: 221930: 241931: 281932: 331933: 251934: 181935: 241936: 241937: 261938: 211939: 221940: 231941: 121956: 11957: 171958: 131959: 91960: 121961: 231962: 201963: 171964: 111965: 161966: 201967: 381968: 51969: 151970: 241971: 91972: 101973: 121974: 221975: 81976: 171977: 151978: 71979: 61980: 131981: 81982: 161983: 261984: 201985: 131986: 141987: 71900190819161924193219401962197019781986
1,464 records at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam still stand. 1911 holds the most, with 42.
Standing records at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by the year they were set
Year setStanding records
190015
190137
190238
190324
190415
190516
190620
190729
190816
190912
191019
191142
191215
191334
191425
191524
191631
191731
191825
191925
192021
192120
192215
192327
192428
192527
192614
192731
192822
192922
193024
193128
193233
193325
193418
193524
193624
193726
193821
193922
194023
194112
19561
195717
195813
19599
196012
196123
196220
196317
196411
196516
196620
196738
19685
196915
197024
19719
197210
197312
197422
19758
197617
197715
19787
19796
198013
19818
198216
198326
198420
198513
198614
19877

All-Time Record Progression

4 new records
When Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set new all-time records 4 all-time records were set at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam between 29 July 1930 and 13 April 1979. Each dot is a new record. Record high maximum temperatureRecord low minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperatureRecord daily precipitation29 July 1930: Record high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)27 January 1940: Record low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)1 August 1940: Record high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)13 April 1979: Record daily precipitation 259.3 mm (10.2 in)193019401950196019701980
4 all-time records were set at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam between 29 July 1930 and 13 April 1979. Each dot is a new record.
When Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam set new all-time records
DateKindDetail
1930-07-29Record high maximum temperatureRecord high maximum temperature 42.2 C (108.0 F)
1940-01-27Record low minimum temperatureRecord low minimum temperature -20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1940-08-01Record high minimum temperatureRecord high minimum temperature 29.4 C (84.9 F)
1979-04-13Record daily precipitationRecord daily precipitation 259.3 mm (10.2 in)

Wettest Day of Each Month

Apr: 259.3 mm (10.2 in)
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam. The most was 259.3 mm (10.2 in) on 13 April 1979. 0100200300 Jan: 141.0 mm (5.6 in), 24 January 2019 Jan Feb: 169.7 mm (6.7 in), 22 February 1961 Feb Mar: 175.0 mm (6.9 in), 16 March 1976 Mar Apr: 259.3 mm (10.2 in), 13 April 1979 Apr May: 111.8 mm (4.4 in), 7 May 1915 May Jun: 167.1 mm (6.6 in), 20 June 2021 Jun Jul: 212.6 mm (8.4 in), 7 July 1916 Jul Aug: 116.3 mm (4.6 in), 1 August 1941 Aug Sep: 154.4 mm (6.1 in), 6 September 2011 Sep Oct: 177.8 mm (7.0 in), 16 October 1932 Oct Nov: 125.7 mm (4.9 in), 12 November 1929 Nov Dec: 106.7 mm (4.2 in), 28 December 2018 Dec
The wettest day on record for each calendar month at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam. The most was 259.3 mm (10.2 in) on 13 April 1979.
Record daily precipitation for each month at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam
MonthRecord daily precipitation (mm)Date
Jan141.0 mm (5.6 in)24 January 2019
Feb169.7 mm (6.7 in)22 February 1961
Mar175.0 mm (6.9 in)16 March 1976
Apr259.3 mm (10.2 in)13 April 1979
May111.8 mm (4.4 in)7 May 1915
Jun167.1 mm (6.6 in)20 June 2021
Jul212.6 mm (8.4 in)7 July 1916
Aug116.3 mm (4.6 in)1 August 1941
Sep154.4 mm (6.1 in)6 September 2011
Oct177.8 mm (7.0 in)16 October 1932
Nov125.7 mm (4.9 in)12 November 1929
Dec106.7 mm (4.2 in)28 December 2018

Period of Record Coverage

1900 to 1987
Days with data per year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam 74 years of record at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 1987. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1918, 1956, 1959, 1987. 1900: 365 of 365 days1901: 365 of 365 days1902: 363 of 365 days1903: 358 of 365 days1904: 365 of 366 days1905: 331 of 365 days1906: 362 of 365 days1907: 362 of 365 days1908: 366 of 366 days1909: 363 of 365 days1910: 361 of 365 days1911: 361 of 365 days1912: 363 of 366 days1913: 362 of 365 days1914: 362 of 365 days1915: 360 of 365 days1916: 364 of 366 days1917: 364 of 365 days1918: 305 of 365 days1919: 359 of 365 days1920: 365 of 366 days1921: 348 of 365 days1922: 365 of 365 days1923: 361 of 365 days1924: 365 of 366 days1925: 361 of 365 days1926: 362 of 365 days1927: 358 of 365 days1928: 366 of 366 days1929: 363 of 365 days1930: 363 of 365 days1931: 363 of 365 days1932: 366 of 366 days1933: 364 of 365 days1934: 362 of 365 days1935: 363 of 365 days1936: 363 of 366 days1937: 361 of 365 days1938: 362 of 365 days1939: 364 of 365 days1940: 361 of 366 days1941: 337 of 365 days1956: 30 of 366 days1957: 365 of 365 days1958: 364 of 365 days1959: 302 of 365 days1960: 366 of 366 days1961: 364 of 365 days1962: 365 of 365 days1963: 364 of 365 days1964: 365 of 366 days1965: 365 of 365 days1966: 365 of 365 days1967: 365 of 365 days1968: 365 of 366 days1969: 339 of 365 days1970: 358 of 365 days1971: 365 of 365 days1972: 361 of 366 days1973: 365 of 365 days1974: 363 of 365 days1975: 363 of 365 days1976: 366 of 366 days1977: 363 of 365 days1978: 363 of 365 days1979: 363 of 365 days1980: 366 of 366 days1981: 359 of 365 days1982: 353 of 365 days1983: 364 of 365 days1984: 366 of 366 days1985: 365 of 365 days1986: 365 of 365 days1987: 127 of 365 days19001910192019301940196019701980
74 years of record at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 1987. 4 years have data for under 90 percent of days and are left out of rankings: 1918, 1956, 1959, 1987.
Days with data per year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam
YearDays with dataShare of yearComplete
1900365100%Yes
1901365100%Yes
190236399%Yes
190335898%Yes
1904365100%Yes
190533191%Yes
190636299%Yes
190736299%Yes
1908366100%Yes
190936399%Yes
191036199%Yes
191136199%Yes
191236399%Yes
191336299%Yes
191436299%Yes
191536099%Yes
191636499%Yes
1917364100%Yes
191830584%No
191935998%Yes
1920365100%Yes
192134895%Yes
1922365100%Yes
192336199%Yes
1924365100%Yes
192536199%Yes
192636299%Yes
192735898%Yes
1928366100%Yes
192936399%Yes
193036399%Yes
193136399%Yes
1932366100%Yes
1933364100%Yes
193436299%Yes
193536399%Yes
193636399%Yes
193736199%Yes
193836299%Yes
1939364100%Yes
194036199%Yes
194133792%Yes
1956308%No
1957365100%Yes
1958364100%Yes
195930283%No
1960366100%Yes
1961364100%Yes
1962365100%Yes
1963364100%Yes
1964365100%Yes
1965365100%Yes
1966365100%Yes
1967365100%Yes
1968365100%Yes
196933993%Yes
197035898%Yes
1971365100%Yes
197236199%Yes
1973365100%Yes
197436399%Yes
197536399%Yes
1976366100%Yes
197736399%Yes
197836399%Yes
197936399%Yes
1980366100%Yes
198135998%Yes
198235397%Yes
1983364100%Yes
1984366100%Yes
1985365100%Yes
1986365100%Yes
198712735%No

Latest Records

20
Latest records at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam
DateStationRecordValueBeat old record byOld record stoodSignificance
27 February 2026Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily snow depth2.5 cm (1.0 in)2.5 cm (1.0 in)91 years20 of 100 (Routine)
26 November 2025Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain85.3 mm (3.4 in)33.7 mm (1.3 in)106 years61 of 100 (Major)
27 October 2025Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain35.8 mm (1.4 in)3.8 mm (0.15 in)28 years20 of 100 (Routine)
11 May 2025Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain66.3 mm (2.6 in)12.5 mm (0.5 in)19 years23 of 100 (Routine)
3 May 2025Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain89.4 mm (3.5 in)39.4 mm (1.6 in)75 years59 of 100 (Notable)
7 April 2025Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain88.6 mm (3.5 in)3.3 mm (0.13 in)11 years14 of 100 (Routine)
13 September 2024Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain55.6 mm (2.2 in)25.1 mm (1.0 in)41 years37 of 100 (Notable)
28 July 2024Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain45.7 mm (1.8 in)12.7 mm (0.5 in)44 years31 of 100 (Routine)
12 February 2024Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain43.9 mm (1.7 in)5.0 mm (0.20 in)58 years30 of 100 (Routine)
25 January 2024Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain89.9 mm (3.5 in)21.8 mm (0.9 in)86 years50 of 100 (Notable)
9 January 2024Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain58.9 mm (2.3 in)2.3 mm (0.09 in)70 years32 of 100 (Routine)
10 May 2023Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain52.8 mm (2.1 in)8.1 mm (0.32 in)21 years21 of 100 (Routine)
15 December 2022Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain81.0 mm (3.2 in)39.1 mm (1.5 in)96 years64 of 100 (Major)
30 November 2022Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain65.5 mm (2.6 in)37.8 mm (1.5 in)44 years47 of 100 (Notable)
31 July 2022Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain88.4 mm (3.5 in)43.2 mm (1.7 in)72 years60 of 100 (Major)
26 May 2022Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain36.6 mm (1.4 in)1.5 mm (0.06 in)28 years19 of 100 (Routine)
23 March 2022Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain89.4 mm (3.5 in)22.1 mm (0.9 in)113 years52 of 100 (Notable)
20 June 2021Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USmonthly rain167.1 mm (6.6 in)70.6 mm (2.8 in)58 years77 of 100 (Major)
7 June 2021Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)28.0 mm (1.1 in)96 years59 of 100 (Notable)
5 May 2021Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, USdaily rain68.1 mm (2.7 in)16.5 mm (0.6 in)26 years28 of 100 (Routine)

Climate Trend

64 complete years, 1900 to 1986
Annual mean temperature at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam as warming stripes, 1900 to 1986 One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.3 C (63.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 19.4 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F). 1900: 17.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1901: 15.8 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1902: 17.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1903: 16.4 C, -0.8 C from the station mean1904: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1906: 17.2 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1907: 17.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1908: 17.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1910: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1911: 18.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1912: 16.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1913: 17.8 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1914: 17.3 C, 0.0 C from the station mean1915: 17.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1916: 17.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1917: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1919: 17.8 C, +0.5 C from the station mean1920: 16.7 C, -0.6 C from the station mean1922: 18.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1923: 18.0 C, +0.7 C from the station mean1924: 16.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1925: 18.5 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1926: 17.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1927: 18.6 C, +1.4 C from the station mean1928: 17.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1929: 17.9 C, +0.6 C from the station mean1930: 17.7 C, +0.4 C from the station mean1931: 18.1 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1932: 18.0 C, +0.8 C from the station mean1933: 19.0 C, +1.8 C from the station mean1934: 18.6 C, +1.3 C from the station mean1935: 18.8 C, +1.5 C from the station mean1936: 18.5 C, +1.2 C from the station mean1937: 18.2 C, +1.0 C from the station mean1938: 19.4 C, +2.1 C from the station mean1940: 16.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1957: 17.6 C, +0.3 C from the station mean1958: 16.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1960: 16.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1961: 16.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1962: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1963: 16.6 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1964: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1965: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1966: 16.3 C, -1.0 C from the station mean1967: 16.5 C, -0.7 C from the station mean1968: 16.3 C, -0.9 C from the station mean1970: 16.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1971: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1972: 17.2 C, -0.1 C from the station mean1973: 17.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1974: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1975: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1976: 15.7 C, -1.5 C from the station mean1977: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1978: 16.7 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1979: 16.2 C, -1.1 C from the station mean1980: 16.9 C, -0.4 C from the station mean1981: 16.8 C, -0.5 C from the station mean1982: 17.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean1983: 15.8 C, -1.4 C from the station mean1984: 17.1 C, -0.2 C from the station mean1985: 17.0 C, -0.3 C from the station mean1986: 17.4 C, +0.1 C from the station mean190019101920193019401950196019701980
One stripe for each of 64 complete years at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 1986. Blue stripes are years cooler than the station's own mean of 17.3 C (63.1 F); red stripes are warmer. The coolest year was 1976, at 15.7 C (60.3 F), and the warmest was 1938, at 19.4 C (66.8 F). The strongest colour marks a difference of 2.1 C (3.8 F).
Annual mean temperature at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam as warming stripes, 1900 to 1986
YearAnnual mean temperatureDifference from the station mean
190017.2 C-0.12 C
190115.8 C-1.52 C
190217.4 C+0.09 C
190316.4 C-0.83 C
190417.0 C-0.29 C
190617.2 C-0.04 C
190717.3 C+0.02 C
190817.4 C+0.11 C
191017.1 C-0.18 C
191118.6 C+1.34 C
191216.7 C-0.62 C
191317.8 C+0.57 C
191417.3 C+0.03 C
191517.7 C+0.44 C
191617.7 C+0.39 C
191717.0 C-0.29 C
191917.8 C+0.54 C
192016.7 C-0.62 C
192218.6 C+1.34 C
192318.0 C+0.73 C
192416.9 C-0.35 C
192518.5 C+1.26 C
192617.2 C-0.10 C
192718.6 C+1.36 C
192817.2 C-0.08 C
192917.9 C+0.59 C
193017.7 C+0.41 C
193118.1 C+0.78 C
193218.0 C+0.77 C
193319.0 C+1.77 C
193418.6 C+1.29 C
193518.8 C+1.52 C
193618.5 C+1.24 C
193718.2 C+0.97 C
193819.4 C+2.09 C
194016.8 C-0.48 C
195717.6 C+0.34 C
195816.2 C-1.12 C
196016.3 C-0.93 C
196116.3 C-0.99 C
196217.1 C-0.19 C
196316.6 C-0.72 C
196417.0 C-0.27 C
196517.0 C-0.29 C
196616.3 C-1.01 C
196716.5 C-0.74 C
196816.3 C-0.93 C
197016.8 C-0.47 C
197117.1 C-0.22 C
197217.2 C-0.11 C
197317.4 C+0.13 C
197417.1 C-0.18 C
197517.0 C-0.27 C
197615.7 C-1.53 C
197717.1 C-0.17 C
197816.7 C-0.54 C
197916.2 C-1.06 C
198016.9 C-0.40 C
198116.8 C-0.48 C
198217.4 C+0.09 C
198315.8 C-1.43 C
198417.1 C-0.22 C
198517.0 C-0.31 C
198617.4 C+0.10 C

The annual mean temperature here has fallen by 0.10 C (0.03 to 0.17) per decade over 1900 to 1986. In Fahrenheit: 0.2 F (0.1 to 0.3) per decade. The slope is a straight line fitted to 64 complete years; the brackets give its 95 percent interval.

Fitted temperature trends per decade at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam
MeasurePer decade (C)Per decade (F)PeriodComplete yearsReading
Annual mean temperature-0.10 C (-0.17 to -0.03) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1900 to 198664Fall
Mean daily maximum-0.09 C (-0.16 to -0.02) per decade-0.17 F (-0.29 to -0.04) per decade1900 to 198664Fall
Mean daily minimum-0.11 C (-0.19 to -0.04) per decade-0.2 F (-0.3 to -0.1) per decade1900 to 198664Fall

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

1900 to 2026
Yearly extremes at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam: the record and the median year
MeasureRecordYear of the recordMedian yearYears with a value
Hottest day (TXx)42.2 C (108.0 F)193037.8 C (100.0 F)74
Coldest night (TNn)-20.6 C (-5.1 F)1940-10.6 C (12.9 F)74
Wettest day (Rx1day)259.3 mm (10.2 in)197978.7 mm (3.1 in)126
Wettest five days (Rx5day)348.2 mm (13.7 in)1929126.9 mm (5.0 in)126
Longest dry spell (CDD)67 days192421 days126

Hottest day (TXx)

Hottest day (TXx) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year The hottest day of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F). 25303540451900192019401960198020002020Record: 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1930
The hottest day of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 42.2 C (108.0 F) in 1930, marked on the chart; the median year is 37.8 C (100.0 F).
Hottest day (TXx) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year
YearHottest day (TXx)
190037.8 C (100.0 F)
190141.1 C (106.0 F)
190240.6 C (105.1 F)
190337.8 C (100.0 F)
190438.3 C (100.9 F)
190536.7 C (98.1 F)
190637.2 C (99.0 F)
190739.4 C (102.9 F)
190838.3 C (100.9 F)
190938.9 C (102.0 F)
191037.2 C (99.0 F)
191140.6 C (105.1 F)
191237.2 C (99.0 F)
191341.1 C (106.0 F)
191441.1 C (106.0 F)
191537.8 C (100.0 F)
191636.1 C (97.0 F)
191737.8 C (100.0 F)
191838.9 C (102.0 F)
191936.1 C (97.0 F)
192037.2 C (99.0 F)
192140.0 C (104.0 F)
192237.8 C (100.0 F)
192336.1 C (97.0 F)
192438.9 C (102.0 F)
192541.7 C (107.1 F)
192637.2 C (99.0 F)
192738.9 C (102.0 F)
192836.1 C (97.0 F)
192937.8 C (100.0 F)
193042.2 C (108.0 F)
193140.6 C (105.1 F)
193237.8 C (100.0 F)
193338.9 C (102.0 F)
193439.4 C (102.9 F)
193541.1 C (106.0 F)
193640.0 C (104.0 F)
193738.3 C (100.9 F)
193840.6 C (105.1 F)
193937.2 C (99.0 F)
194036.7 C (98.1 F)
194136.7 C (98.1 F)
1942n/a
1943n/a
1944n/a
1945n/a
1946n/a
1947n/a
1948n/a
1949n/a
1950n/a
1951n/a
1952n/a
1953n/a
1954n/a
1955n/a
195627.2 C (81.0 F)
195737.2 C (99.0 F)
195836.7 C (98.1 F)
195936.1 C (97.0 F)
196037.2 C (99.0 F)
196135.6 C (96.1 F)
196237.8 C (100.0 F)
196337.2 C (99.0 F)
196438.3 C (100.9 F)
196535.6 C (96.1 F)
196639.4 C (102.9 F)
196736.7 C (98.1 F)
196837.2 C (99.0 F)
196937.8 C (100.0 F)
197038.9 C (102.0 F)
197136.7 C (98.1 F)
197235.0 C (95.0 F)
197335.0 C (95.0 F)
197435.0 C (95.0 F)
197535.0 C (95.0 F)
197637.2 C (99.0 F)
197740.0 C (104.0 F)
197837.2 C (99.0 F)
197937.2 C (99.0 F)
198040.0 C (104.0 F)
198138.3 C (100.9 F)
198234.4 C (93.9 F)
198337.8 C (100.0 F)
198437.2 C (99.0 F)
198537.8 C (100.0 F)
198638.9 C (102.0 F)
198733.9 C (93.0 F)
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Coldest night (TNn)

Coldest night (TNn) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year The coldest night of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F). -25-20-15-10-51900192019401960198020002020Record: -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1940
The coldest night of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is -20.6 C (-5.1 F) in 1940, marked on the chart; the median year is -10.6 C (12.9 F).
Coldest night (TNn) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year
YearColdest night (TNn)
1900-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1901-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1902-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1903-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1904-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1905-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1906-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1907-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1908-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1909-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1910-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1911-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1912-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1913-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1914-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1915-5.0 C (23.0 F)
1916-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1917-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1918-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1919-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1920-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1921-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1922-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1923-8.3 C (17.1 F)
1924-14.4 C (6.1 F)
1925-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1926-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1927-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1928-12.8 C (9.0 F)
1929-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1930-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1931-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1932-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1933-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1934-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1935-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1936-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1937-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1938-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1939-5.6 C (21.9 F)
1940-20.6 C (-5.1 F)
1941-5.0 C (23.0 F)
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1956-6.1 C (21.0 F)
1957-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1958-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1959-6.7 C (19.9 F)
1960-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1961-10.6 C (12.9 F)
1962-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1963-17.2 C (1.0 F)
1964-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1965-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1966-18.9 C (-2.0 F)
1967-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1968-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1969-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1970-15.0 C (5.0 F)
1971-11.7 C (10.9 F)
1972-12.2 C (10.0 F)
1973-7.2 C (19.0 F)
1974-7.8 C (18.0 F)
1975-8.9 C (16.0 F)
1976-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1977-16.1 C (3.0 F)
1978-9.4 C (15.1 F)
1979-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1980-10.0 C (14.0 F)
1981-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1982-17.8 C (0.0 F)
1983-16.7 C (1.9 F)
1984-11.1 C (12.0 F)
1985-19.4 C (-2.9 F)
1986-13.3 C (8.1 F)
1987-8.3 C (17.1 F)
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Wettest day (Rx1day)

Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year The wettest day of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 259.3 mm (10.2 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in). 01002003001900192019401960198020002020Record: 259.3 mm (10.2 in) in 1979
The wettest day of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 259.3 mm (10.2 in) in 1979, marked on the chart; the median year is 78.7 mm (3.1 in).
Wettest day (Rx1day) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year
YearWettest day (Rx1day)
1900181.6 mm (7.1 in)
190155.9 mm (2.2 in)
190254.4 mm (2.1 in)
190378.7 mm (3.1 in)
190447.8 mm (1.9 in)
190568.6 mm (2.7 in)
1906124.5 mm (4.9 in)
190767.1 mm (2.6 in)
190867.3 mm (2.6 in)
190981.5 mm (3.2 in)
191064.8 mm (2.6 in)
1911103.4 mm (4.1 in)
191276.2 mm (3.0 in)
1913103.6 mm (4.1 in)
191489.7 mm (3.5 in)
1915111.8 mm (4.4 in)
1916212.6 mm (8.4 in)
191764.8 mm (2.6 in)
191877.5 mm (3.1 in)
191971.6 mm (2.8 in)
192078.7 mm (3.1 in)
192158.9 mm (2.3 in)
192276.2 mm (3.0 in)
192377.5 mm (3.1 in)
192458.9 mm (2.3 in)
192567.8 mm (2.7 in)
192685.6 mm (3.4 in)
192776.2 mm (3.0 in)
192887.6 mm (3.4 in)
1929125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1930106.7 mm (4.2 in)
193163.5 mm (2.5 in)
1932177.8 mm (7.0 in)
193386.4 mm (3.4 in)
193492.7 mm (3.6 in)
193576.2 mm (3.0 in)
193683.3 mm (3.3 in)
1937101.6 mm (4.0 in)
193880.0 mm (3.1 in)
193952.1 mm (2.1 in)
194064.3 mm (2.5 in)
1941116.3 mm (4.6 in)
1942105.9 mm (4.2 in)
1943103.4 mm (4.1 in)
194450.3 mm (2.0 in)
194597.8 mm (3.9 in)
194674.9 mm (2.9 in)
194792.2 mm (3.6 in)
194897.8 mm (3.9 in)
194963.8 mm (2.5 in)
195066.0 mm (2.6 in)
1951112.5 mm (4.4 in)
195257.9 mm (2.3 in)
195363.2 mm (2.5 in)
195482.6 mm (3.3 in)
195558.9 mm (2.3 in)
1956104.1 mm (4.1 in)
195758.4 mm (2.3 in)
195861.0 mm (2.4 in)
195958.7 mm (2.3 in)
196065.5 mm (2.6 in)
1961169.7 mm (6.7 in)
196252.1 mm (2.1 in)
196396.5 mm (3.8 in)
196499.6 mm (3.9 in)
196586.9 mm (3.4 in)
196684.1 mm (3.3 in)
196759.7 mm (2.4 in)
196864.5 mm (2.5 in)
196988.6 mm (3.5 in)
1970111.5 mm (4.4 in)
197173.2 mm (2.9 in)
197267.8 mm (2.7 in)
197382.0 mm (3.2 in)
1974121.9 mm (4.8 in)
1975113.3 mm (4.5 in)
1976175.0 mm (6.9 in)
1977130.0 mm (5.1 in)
197878.0 mm (3.1 in)
1979259.3 mm (10.2 in)
198097.5 mm (3.8 in)
198183.3 mm (3.3 in)
1982110.2 mm (4.3 in)
198396.0 mm (3.8 in)
198494.7 mm (3.7 in)
198568.1 mm (2.7 in)
198654.6 mm (2.1 in)
198769.9 mm (2.8 in)
198954.1 mm (2.1 in)
1990103.6 mm (4.1 in)
199178.0 mm (3.1 in)
199256.4 mm (2.2 in)
199349.5 mm (1.9 in)
199465.5 mm (2.6 in)
199557.2 mm (2.3 in)
1996105.2 mm (4.1 in)
199793.5 mm (3.7 in)
199854.9 mm (2.2 in)
199957.4 mm (2.3 in)
200069.3 mm (2.7 in)
200185.1 mm (3.4 in)
200264.0 mm (2.5 in)
200388.1 mm (3.5 in)
200494.7 mm (3.7 in)
200578.0 mm (3.1 in)
200656.9 mm (2.2 in)
200742.2 mm (1.7 in)
200857.7 mm (2.3 in)
2009125.2 mm (4.9 in)
201061.5 mm (2.4 in)
2011154.4 mm (6.1 in)
201279.2 mm (3.1 in)
201359.2 mm (2.3 in)
2014104.1 mm (4.1 in)
201575.9 mm (3.0 in)
201658.9 mm (2.3 in)
201778.2 mm (3.1 in)
2018134.6 mm (5.3 in)
2019166.9 mm (6.6 in)
2020123.7 mm (4.9 in)
2021167.1 mm (6.6 in)
202289.4 mm (3.5 in)
202377.0 mm (3.0 in)
202489.9 mm (3.5 in)
202589.4 mm (3.5 in)
202659.7 mm (2.4 in)

Wettest five days (Rx5day)

Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year The wettest five days of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 348.2 mm (13.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.9 mm (5.0 in). 01002003004001900192019401960198020002020Record: 348.2 mm (13.7 in) in 1929
The wettest five days of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 348.2 mm (13.7 in) in 1929, marked on the chart; the median year is 126.9 mm (5.0 in).
Wettest five days (Rx5day) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year
YearWettest five days (Rx5day)
1900253.3 mm (10.0 in)
1901110.7 mm (4.4 in)
1902126.2 mm (5.0 in)
1903169.1 mm (6.7 in)
190469.5 mm (2.7 in)
1905141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1906129.1 mm (5.1 in)
1907106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1908106.4 mm (4.2 in)
1909184.6 mm (7.3 in)
191099.8 mm (3.9 in)
1911132.4 mm (5.2 in)
1912125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1913143.2 mm (5.6 in)
1914116.4 mm (4.6 in)
1915140.8 mm (5.5 in)
1916325.1 mm (12.8 in)
1917112.6 mm (4.4 in)
1918127.2 mm (5.0 in)
1919176.8 mm (7.0 in)
1920131.6 mm (5.2 in)
1921119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1922109.2 mm (4.3 in)
1923106.0 mm (4.2 in)
192495.5 mm (3.8 in)
1925119.1 mm (4.7 in)
1926132.0 mm (5.2 in)
1927111.1 mm (4.4 in)
1928135.1 mm (5.3 in)
1929348.2 mm (13.7 in)
1930176.0 mm (6.9 in)
193183.6 mm (3.3 in)
1932215.1 mm (8.5 in)
1933129.4 mm (5.1 in)
1934164.4 mm (6.5 in)
1935141.2 mm (5.6 in)
1936147.3 mm (5.8 in)
1937153.1 mm (6.0 in)
1938122.0 mm (4.8 in)
1939110.5 mm (4.4 in)
1940132.8 mm (5.2 in)
1941209.3 mm (8.2 in)
1942114.8 mm (4.5 in)
1943174.2 mm (6.9 in)
1944115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1945113.5 mm (4.5 in)
1946135.5 mm (5.3 in)
1947120.9 mm (4.8 in)
1948164.5 mm (6.5 in)
1949145.1 mm (5.7 in)
1950137.9 mm (5.4 in)
1951159.5 mm (6.3 in)
195285.6 mm (3.4 in)
195396.7 mm (3.8 in)
195484.9 mm (3.3 in)
1955104.1 mm (4.1 in)
1956149.1 mm (5.9 in)
1957100.6 mm (4.0 in)
195899.0 mm (3.9 in)
1959132.3 mm (5.2 in)
196090.9 mm (3.6 in)
1961341.9 mm (13.5 in)
196283.3 mm (3.3 in)
1963172.8 mm (6.8 in)
1964115.8 mm (4.6 in)
1965122.7 mm (4.8 in)
1966143.0 mm (5.6 in)
1967107.2 mm (4.2 in)
196897.8 mm (3.9 in)
1969125.7 mm (4.9 in)
1970158.2 mm (6.2 in)
1971131.4 mm (5.2 in)
197291.4 mm (3.6 in)
197397.5 mm (3.8 in)
1974134.6 mm (5.3 in)
1975192.3 mm (7.6 in)
1976228.1 mm (9.0 in)
1977155.4 mm (6.1 in)
1978124.8 mm (4.9 in)
1979320.3 mm (12.6 in)
1980179.5 mm (7.1 in)
1981102.4 mm (4.0 in)
1982136.7 mm (5.4 in)
1983174.5 mm (6.9 in)
1984131.2 mm (5.2 in)
1985105.4 mm (4.1 in)
198687.9 mm (3.5 in)
1987125.5 mm (4.9 in)
1989133.5 mm (5.3 in)
1990145.8 mm (5.7 in)
1991125.8 mm (5.0 in)
1992108.2 mm (4.3 in)
1993116.6 mm (4.6 in)
199478.9 mm (3.1 in)
1995118.9 mm (4.7 in)
1996127.8 mm (5.0 in)
1997126.6 mm (5.0 in)
1998124.5 mm (4.9 in)
1999116.4 mm (4.6 in)
2000132.1 mm (5.2 in)
2001161.4 mm (6.4 in)
2002133.8 mm (5.3 in)
2003101.3 mm (4.0 in)
2004156.8 mm (6.2 in)
2005142.8 mm (5.6 in)
2006104.4 mm (4.1 in)
200763.3 mm (2.5 in)
2008104.6 mm (4.1 in)
2009197.6 mm (7.8 in)
201067.4 mm (2.7 in)
2011187.9 mm (7.4 in)
2012159.7 mm (6.3 in)
2013115.9 mm (4.6 in)
2014136.1 mm (5.4 in)
2015126.2 mm (5.0 in)
201661.5 mm (2.4 in)
2017183.4 mm (7.2 in)
2018177.7 mm (7.0 in)
2019186.7 mm (7.4 in)
2020174.7 mm (6.9 in)
2021167.1 mm (6.6 in)
2022121.2 mm (4.8 in)
202392.2 mm (3.6 in)
2024111.2 mm (4.4 in)
2025113.2 mm (4.5 in)
2026126.2 mm (5.0 in)

Longest dry spell (CDD)

Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year The longest dry spell of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 67 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days. 0204060801900192019401960198020002020Record: 67 days in 1924
The longest dry spell of the year at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, 1900 to 2026. The record is 67 days in 1924, marked on the chart; the median year is 21 days.
Longest dry spell (CDD) at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam by year
YearLongest dry spell (CDD)
190012 days
190121 days
190221 days
190323 days
190439 days
190515 days
190625 days
190715 days
190813 days
190926 days
191022 days
191119 days
191218 days
191320 days
191420 days
191528 days
191620 days
191719 days
191827 days
191914 days
192030 days
192125 days
192219 days
192325 days
192467 days
192520 days
192614 days
192725 days
192821 days
192914 days
193025 days
193124 days
193218 days
193315 days
193416 days
193522 days
193613 days
193713 days
193828 days
193924 days
194030 days
194119 days
194218 days
194322 days
194426 days
194515 days
194618 days
194720 days
194821 days
194921 days
195025 days
195129 days
195230 days
195323 days
195420 days
195536 days
195630 days
195720 days
195817 days
195918 days
196014 days
196122 days
196228 days
196320 days
196426 days
196529 days
196612 days
196721 days
196824 days
196918 days
197025 days
197118 days
197215 days
197315 days
197419 days
197522 days
197624 days
197721 days
197827 days
197913 days
198021 days
198120 days
198219 days
198318 days
198428 days
198524 days
198630 days
198718 days
198914 days
199024 days
199128 days
199214 days
199317 days
199417 days
199517 days
199628 days
199717 days
199825 days
199918 days
200028 days
200136 days
200213 days
200319 days
200422 days
200525 days
200621 days
200721 days
200818 days
200913 days
201017 days
201116 days
201224 days
201315 days
201419 days
201516 days
201649 days
201721 days
201818 days
201936 days
202016 days
202112 days
202230 days
202327 days
202435 days
202522 days
202615 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

64 years with a frost

Across 64 years with a frost, the median last spring frost at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam falls on 23 March and the median first autumn frost on 8 November, which leaves a median of 230 days between them.

In 1938 to 1986 the median growing season was 235 days. That is 9 days more than in 1900 to 1933.

Fitted over all years, the growing season changes by +1.6 days per decade at this station.

Frost dates and growing season at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam
MeasureMedian, all yearsEarliest period (1900 to 1933)Recent period (1938 to 1986)Recent against earliestFitted trend
Last spring frost23 March23 March22 March1 day earlier-0.6 days per decade
First autumn frost8 November5 November10 November5 days later+1.0 days per decade
Growing days230 days226 days235 days9 days more+1.6 days per decade

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.

Rainfall Return Levels

110 years, 1900 to 2025

A day with at least 78.8 mm (3.1 in) of rain is expected about once in 2 years. A day with at least 234.3 mm (9.2 in) of rain is expected about once in 100 years.

Rainfall return levels at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam: the daily rain expected about once in a given number of years
Expected about once inA day with at leastNote
2 years78.8 mm (3.1 in)
5 years106.8 mm (4.2 in)
10 years129.8 mm (5.1 in)
25 years165.3 mm (6.5 in)
50 years197.1 mm (7.8 in)
100 years234.3 mm (9.2 in)

The levels come from a generalised extreme value (GEV) distribution fitted by L-moments to the wettest-day total of each year, 110 years of values from 1900 to 2025.

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: 259.3 mm (10.2 in) in 1979; 212.6 mm (8.4 in) in 1916; 181.6 mm (7.1 in) in 1900.

Station Changes

1 suspected

One change was suspected in the annual mean temperature of Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, at 1928. Each is measured against neighbouring stations.

  • Relative to 5 neighbouring stations, the station's annual mean temperature from 1928 ran 0.3 C (0.5 F) higher than in the years before (likely change).
Suspected changes in the annual mean temperature at Tuscaloosa Oliver Dam, against neighbouring stations
YearShift (C)Shift (F)StrengthNeighbours
1928+0.3+0.5likely5

Possible change at the station (a move, a new instrument or a new site); the record is kept as measured. A "likely" change has a larger test statistic than a "possible" one. Neither says why the station differs from its neighbours. How changes are found, and the largest ones.

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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 . Last revised (2026-10-12).