Albany, GA

Georgia · Records since 1892–2026

🌤️ 92°F Feels like 98°
Currently in Albany
As of 2:45 PM EDT
🔥 7° below today's record of 99°F

Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

99°F

September 7, 1925

+9° from 90° normal

❄ Record Low

54°F

September 7, 1984

-16° from 70° normal
🌞 Normal high: 90°F 🌑 Normal low: 70°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Albany

🔥
107°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 15, 1980
❄
1°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 22, 1985
🌧
7.60"
Wettest Day Ever
Apr 23, 1928
☃
3.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 10, 1973

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 99°F September 7, 1925
2 98°F September 7, 1999
3 98°F September 7, 1990
4 98°F September 7, 1941
5 98°F September 7, 1921
6 98°F September 7, 1903
7 98°F September 7, 1894
8 97°F September 7, 1951
9 96°F September 7, 2019
10 96°F September 7, 1991

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 54°F September 7, 1984
2 56°F September 7, 2011
3 58°F September 7, 1982
4 59°F September 7, 2017
5 59°F September 7, 1997
About this data — Records are sourced from the NOAA Threadex dataset via RCC ACIS, a quality-controlled record for long-term climate stations. Threadex adjusts for station relocations and observation-time changes, making records comparable across all years since 1892–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Albany

threshold: 98°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.4
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
101
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
1
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

140 of 249 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1892–2026
83
2026 so far
96
Avg/year 1970–2025
113
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
141
Most in a year (2019)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Albany

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 27, 1936 – Jul 11, 1936 15 104°F (Jun 29) 101°F 75°F
2 May 18, 1962 – May 29, 1962 12 102°F (May 20) 100°F 68°F
3 Jun 17, 2009 – Jun 28, 2009 12 102°F (Jun 21) 99°F 75°F
4 Sep 14, 1925 – Sep 24, 1925 11 104°F (Sep 20) 101°F 74°F
5 Jul 31, 1980 – Aug 10, 1980 11 101°F (Aug 6) 99°F 69°F
6 Jul 6, 1980 – Jul 15, 1980 10 107°F (Jul 15) 102°F 72°F
7 Sep 4, 1925 – Sep 12, 1925 9 106°F (Sep 5) 101°F 74°F
8 Jun 26, 1954 – Jul 4, 1954 9 104°F (Jun 28) 100°F 75°F
9 Jun 16, 1981 – Jun 24, 1981 9 104°F (Jun 24) 101°F 71°F
10 Jun 8, 1914 – Jun 16, 1914 9 103°F (Jun 14) 100°F 73°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

Nights where the overnight low exceeded the 1991–2020 normal low

49
2026 total
above-normal nights
22.6
Avg / summer
1970–2020
77
Most in a summer
2010

Above-Normal Summer Nights Per Year

Average June–August Low by Decade

Overnight lows · complete decades only

Precipitation

Actual vs. 1991–2020 full-month and full-season normals

34.32"
2026 YTD
Normal: 34.61"
-0.29"
0.08"
September so far
September normal: 3.37"
-3.29"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

2026 Accumulation vs. Normal

Running total since Jan 1 against the normal pace for the same date · Albany is 0.29" behind the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1892–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

Compare year-to-year changes in days with heavy rainfall (≥ 1.0")

Month in Review — August 2026

83.8°F

Average temperature · August 2026

42nd-warmest month on record

16th-warmest August of 124 on record

+1.5° vs. 82.3° average (1991–2020)
85.6°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
85.6°F
Warmest August ever
2007
26
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
100°F
Hottest of 2026
Aug 18

Longest 90°F Streak in August

24 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 3–26, 2026, peaking at 100°F)

The longest August streak since 2023 (3 years). The August record is 31 days, set in 1990.

Average August Temperature by Year

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted

Precipitation — August 2026

Month total against the 1991–2020 average and every other August on record

3.88"
Total precipitation
August 2026
-1.57"
vs. average
Normal: 5.45" · 71% of normal
48th-driest
August rank
of 129 on record
14.33"
Wettest August ever
1904 · driest 0.73" (1955)

August Precipitation by Year

1892–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend -0.09" per decade (drier since 1892)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1904 14.33"
2 1907 11.64"
3 1898 11.60"
4 1894 10.92"
5 1906 10.77"
6 1994 10.73"
7 1931 10.40"
8 2008 10.25"
9 1936 10.24"
10 1996 9.75"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1955 0.73"
2 2024 0.78"
3 1987 0.89"
4 1984 0.89"
5 1956 0.92"
6 1999 0.95"
7 1916 1.38"
8 1957 1.46"
9 1967 1.52"
10 2011 1.90"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 85.6°F
2 2011 85.0°F
3 2010 84.9°F
4 1999 84.8°F
5 1954 84.7°F
6 1951 84.6°F
7 2021 84.6°F
8 1902 84.4°F
9 2023 84.4°F
10 2006 84.4°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 85.6°F
2 September 1925 85.4°F
3 July 1932 85.4°F
4 July 2010 85.2°F
5 July 1902 85.2°F
6 June 1952 85.0°F
7 August 2011 85.0°F
8 July 2025 85.0°F
9 June 2011 84.9°F
10 August 2010 84.9°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Albany, GA 83.8°F 16th of 124
Columbus, GA 84.2°F 10th of 124
Tallahassee, FL 83.9°F 10th of 132
Macon, GA 81.8°F 30th of 129
Montgomery, AL 83.8°F 12th of 154
About this data. Monthly averages are the mean of daily average temperatures, computed from NOAA Threadex records via RCC ACIS. Months missing more than three days of observations are excluded from the rankings, so the in-progress month never appears. Rankings cover 1,475 complete months on record. Precipitation totals sum the daily reports for the month, with trace amounts counted as zero. A month missing any day of precipitation data is left out entirely (an unreported day is unreported rain), so the precipitation ranking covers 129 complete Augusts. Normals are the 1991–2020 mean for the same calendar month. Trend lines are a least-squares fit across every year shown.

Fall in Review — Fall 2026

September 1 – November 30, 2026

Fall 2026 is still under way. Season totals and rankings appear once November closes; the markers below update as they happen.

Summer to Winter — 2026

Each turning point of the season against its 1991–2020 normal date, with the earliest and latest on record

Marker 2026 Normal vs. normal Earliest Latest Drift
Last 90°F day
The final day of summer heat
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 4 Sep 9, 1979 Nov 13, 1915 -0.3 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Dec 1 Oct 15, 1997 Dec 31, 1996 +1.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Dec 10 Nov 1, 1993 Dec 28, 1992 +0.4 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 19 Oct 14, 1988 Dec 26, 1948 -0.6 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Dec 5 Oct 21, 1989 Dec 30, 1939 -0.3 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet — Nov 15, 1969 Dec 30, 1961 -0.9 d/decade

Drift is a least-squares fit across every year on record. Positive means the marker has been arriving later.

First Freeze by Year

The first 32°F night of each autumn since 1892 · trending -0.6 days earlier per decade

251
Normal length
1991–2020 average
331
Longest on record
1946
184
Shortest on record
1993

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending -1.9 days shorter per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1892–2025 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1892–2025 · 2026 highlighted

About this data. Fall is meteorological autumn, September 1 through November 30, the window NOAA uses for seasonal statistics. Seasonal temperature is the day-weighted mean of the three monthly means; precipitation is their sum, and a season missing any of the three months is left out of the rankings. Freeze, heat and snow markers come from daily NOAA Threadex observations via RCC ACIS: freezes and snow are the first occurrence on or after July 1, and the last 90°F and 80°F days are the final ones anywhere in the calendar year. Growing season counts the freeze-free days between the last spring 32°F and the first fall 32°F.
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