Huntsville, AL

Alabama · Records since 1907–2026

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Records for September 7

🔥 Record High

108°F

September 7, 1925

+19° from 89° normal

❄ Record Low

49°F

September 7, 2017

-17° from 66° normal
🌞 Normal high: 89°F 🌑 Normal low: 66°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Huntsville

🔥
111°F
Hottest Day Ever
Jul 29, 1930
❄
-11°F
Coldest Day Ever
Jan 21, 1985
🌧
9.07"
Wettest Day Ever
Dec 22, 1990
☃
15.7"
Most Snow in One Day
Dec 31, 1963

Top 10 Record Highs — September 7

# Temp Date
🏆 108°F September 7, 1925
2 102°F September 7, 1954
3 101°F September 7, 1990
4 100°F September 7, 1931
5 99°F September 7, 1960
6 98°F September 7, 1999
7 98°F September 7, 1930
8 98°F September 7, 1922
9 97°F September 7, 2016
10 96°F September 7, 2018

Top 5 Record Lows — September 7

# Temp Date
🥶 49°F September 7, 2017
2 51°F September 7, 1988
3 54°F September 7, 1953
4 54°F September 7, 1952
5 54°F September 7, 1924
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 1907–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.
2
days
Hot Streak
2 consecutive days at or above 97°F · since September 5
1 more day to heat wave status

Heat Wave Summary — Huntsville

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.9
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
70
Dangerous nights 2026
Overnights ≥ 70°F
0
Heat waves 2026
so far

2026 Daily High Temperature vs Normal

Year to date
Above normal Below normal

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

Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1907–2026
58
2026 so far
63
Avg/year 1970–2025
75
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
117
Most in a year (1925)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only

Longest Heat Waves — Huntsville

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 23, 1914 – Jul 8, 1914 16 105°F (Jun 26) 101°F 70°F
2 Aug 4, 2007 – Aug 19, 2007 16 105°F (Aug 15) 101°F 74°F
3 Jul 31, 2010 – Aug 15, 2010 16 103°F (Aug 4) 100°F 76°F
4 Jul 30, 1935 – Aug 12, 1935 14 106°F (Aug 7) 101°F 73°F
5 Jul 19, 1952 – Jul 30, 1952 12 106°F (Jul 28) 102°F 72°F
6 Jul 18, 1993 – Jul 29, 1993 12 104°F (Jul 27) 99°F 73°F
7 Sep 1, 1925 – Sep 10, 1925 10 108°F (Sep 7) 104°F 70°F
8 Jul 10, 1980 – Jul 19, 1980 10 102°F (Jul 16) 100°F 73°F
9 Jun 26, 1921 – Jul 5, 1921 10 101°F (Jun 26) 99°F 70°F
10 Aug 2, 1930 – Aug 10, 1930 9 108°F (Aug 7) 102°F 71°F

Heat Waves Per Year

Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

52
2026 total
above-normal nights
32.9
Avg / summer
1970–2020
80
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

38.96"
2026 YTD
Normal: 37.75"
+1.21"
0.00"
September so far
September normal: 3.49"
-3.49"
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 · Huntsville is 1.21" ahead of the normal pace

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1894–2026)

Blue = above average · tan = below average · gold = 2026 (partial)
Since 1894, annual totals have trended +0.69" per decade, about +9.0" across the record.

Heavy Rain Days Per Year (≥ 1.0")

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

Month in Review — August 2026

80.1°F

Average temperature · August 2026

112th-warmest month on record

39th-warmest August of 118 on record

+0.5° vs. 79.6° average (1991–2020)
85.7°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
85.7°F
Warmest August ever
2007
19
Days ≥ 90°F
in August
99°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 1

Longest 90°F Streak in August

7 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Aug 11–17, 2026, peaking at 97°F)

Ties the longest August streak since 2025 (1 year). The August record is 31 days, set in 2007.

Average August Temperature by Year

1907–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.06° per decade (warming since 1907)

Precipitation — August 2026

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

6.80"
Total precipitation
August 2026
+3.26"
vs. average
Normal: 3.54" · 192% of normal
9th-wettest
August rank
of 128 on record
12.61"
Wettest August ever
1901 · driest 0.08" (1918)

August Precipitation by Year

1894–2026 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.03" per decade (wetter since 1894)

Wettest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1901 12.61"
2 1986 9.81"
3 1952 8.59"
4 2015 8.11"
5 1926 7.30"
6 1985 7.19"
7 1942 6.94"
8 1989 6.83"
9 2026 6.80"
10 1934 6.59"

Driest Augusts on Record

# Year Total
1 1918 0.08"
2 1929 0.36"
3 1953 0.47"
4 1998 0.58"
5 1896 0.59"
6 1999 0.66"
7 1962 0.72"
8 1949 0.76"
9 2024 0.89"
10 1973 0.93"

Warmest Augusts on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 2007 85.7°F
2 2010 84.7°F
3 1954 83.0°F
4 2016 83.0°F
5 2006 82.8°F
6 1935 82.4°F
7 1983 82.3°F
8 1987 81.9°F
9 1947 81.7°F
10 2005 81.7°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 85.7°F
2 August 2010 84.7°F
3 July 2022 84.2°F
4 July 2025 83.9°F
5 July 1930 83.9°F
6 July 1966 83.7°F
7 July 2010 83.7°F
8 July 1993 83.5°F
9 September 1925 83.5°F
10 July 2015 83.4°F

Nearby Stations — August 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp August Rank
Huntsville, AL 80.1°F 39th of 118
Muscle Shoals, AL 80.5°F 38th of 130
Chattanooga, TN 82.0°F 8th of 148
Birmingham, AL 82.9°F 12th of 131
Nashville, TN 81.2°F 16th of 153
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 1,407 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 128 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
 Sep 17 Jul 10, 1967 Oct 19, 2016 -1.1 d/decade
Last 80°F day
The last genuinely warm afternoon
 Sep 6
so far
 Oct 27 Sep 27, 1988 Dec 8, 1956 -0.3 d/decade
First high below 50°F
The first afternoon that stays cold
 not yet Nov 21 Oct 16, 1943 Dec 27, 1933 +0.4 d/decade
First 32°F freeze
Growing season over
 not yet Nov 6 Oct 9, 2000 Dec 5, 1978 +0.9 d/decade
First 28°F hard freeze
Cold enough to end tender growth
 not yet Nov 18 Oct 13, 1909 Dec 26, 1918 +1.2 d/decade
First 20°F night
Winter cold arriving
 not yet Dec 6 Nov 3, 1951 Dec 30, 1939 +0.8 d/decade
First measurable snow
0.1" or more in a day
 not yet — Nov 14, 1969 Dec 31, 1970

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 1907 · trending +0.9 days later per decade

225
Normal length
1991–2020 average
259
Longest on record
2016
163
Shortest on record
1909

Growing Season Length by Year

Days between the last spring freeze and the first fall freeze · trending +2.5 days longer per decade

Fall Average Temperature by Year

1907–2024 · 2026 highlighted

Fall Precipitation by Year

1894–2025 · 2026 highlighted · trend +0.18" per decade (wetter since 1894)

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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