Muscle Shoals, AL

Alabama · Records since 1893–2026

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Currently in Muscle Shoals
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Records for August 11

🔥 Record High

106°F

August 11, 1935

+14° from 92° normal

❄ Record Low

52°F

August 11, 1917

-19° from 71° normal
🌞 Normal high: 92°F 🌑 Normal low: 71°F 1991–2020 normals

All-Time Records — Muscle Shoals

🔥
108°F
Hottest Day Ever
Aug 9, 1930
-13°F
Coldest Day Ever
Feb 14, 1905
🌧
6.01"
Wettest Day Ever
Mar 15, 2025
12.0"
Most Snow in One Day
Feb 11, 1910

Top 10 Record Highs — August 11

# Temp Date
🏆 106°F August 11, 1935
2 101°F August 11, 2007
3 101°F August 11, 1999
4 100°F August 11, 2010
5 100°F August 11, 1899
6 98°F August 11, 1956
7 98°F August 11, 1954
8 98°F August 11, 1896
9 97°F August 11, 2021
10 97°F August 11, 2020

Top 5 Record Lows — August 11

# Temp Date
🥶 52°F August 11, 1917
2 54°F August 11, 1922
3 58°F August 11, 1976
4 59°F August 11, 1962
5 60°F August 11, 1969
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 1893–2026. Climate normals represent the 1991–2020 average.

Heat Wave Summary — Muscle Shoals

threshold: 97°F (90th percentile of historical Jun–Aug highs)
4.6
Avg heat wave length
days (historical)
101°
Avg peak temp
during heat waves
48
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

124 of 222 days with data were above the 1991–2020 normal high for their date.


Days ≥ 90°F Per Year

1893–2026
42
2026 so far
64
Avg/year 1970–2025
83
Avg/year (last 10 complete)
128
Most in a year (1925)

Average Daily High by Decade

Full year · complete decades only


Longest Heat Waves — Muscle Shoals

# Dates Days Peak Avg High Avg Overnight Low
🏆 Jun 23, 1914 – Jul 10, 1914 18 108°F (Jun 26) 102°F 68°F
2 Aug 3, 2007 – Aug 18, 2007 16 107°F (Aug 15) 101°F 72°F
3 Jul 5, 1980 – Jul 20, 1980 16 105°F (Jul 15) 101°F 76°F
4 Jun 27, 2012 – Jul 7, 2012 11 107°F (Jun 29) 104°F 69°F
5 Aug 4, 1935 – Aug 13, 1935 10 106°F (Aug 8) 102°F 72°F
6 Jul 20, 1952 – Jul 29, 1952 10 106°F (Jul 26) 102°F 72°F
7 Aug 12, 1980 – Aug 21, 1980 10 104°F (Aug 21) 99°F 73°F
8 Sep 2, 1925 – Sep 10, 1925 9 108°F (Sep 8) 104°F 69°F
9 Jul 6, 1930 – Jul 14, 1930 9 108°F (Jul 14) 102°F 72°F
10 Jul 21, 1993 – Jul 29, 1993 9 102°F (Jul 26) 100°F 75°F

Heat Waves Per Year


Warm Summer Nights (Jun–Aug)

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

25
2026 so far
above-normal nights
31.1
Avg / summer
1970–2020
71
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

31.09"
2026 YTD
Normal: 35.06"
-3.97"
3.09"
August so far
August normal: 3.77"
-0.68"
10.59"
Summer so far
Summer normal: 13.60"
-3.01"
9
2026 heavy rain days
Days with ≥ 1.0"

Monthly Precipitation — Last 24 Months

Blue = actual · dashed line = monthly normal

Annual Precipitation Per Year (1970–2026)

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 — July 2026

81.2°F

Average temperature · July 2026

78th-warmest month on record

43rd-warmest July of 127 on record

+0.3° vs. 80.8° average (1991–2020)
85.5°F
Warmest month ever
August 2007
85.4°F
Warmest July ever
1980
22
Days ≥ 90°F
in July
97°F
Hottest of 2026
Jul 1

Longest 90°F Streak in July

7 consecutive days with highs of at least 90°F (Jul 16–22, 2026, peaking at 96°F)

The longest July streak since 2025 (1 year). The July record is 29 days, set in 1966.


Average July Temperature by Year

1893–2026 · 2026 highlighted


Warmest Julys on Record

# Year Avg Temp
1 1980 85.4°F
2 1954 84.7°F
3 1993 84.4°F
4 2025 84.4°F
5 2012 84.0°F
6 2022 83.9°F
7 1930 83.7°F
8 1966 83.4°F
9 2020 83.2°F
10 2011 83.2°F

Warmest Months on Record (Any Month)

# Month Avg Temp
1 August 2007 85.5°F
2 July 1980 85.4°F
3 July 1954 84.7°F
4 July 1993 84.4°F
5 July 2025 84.4°F
6 August 1954 84.1°F
7 July 2012 84.0°F
8 July 2022 83.9°F
9 August 1980 83.8°F
10 July 1930 83.7°F

Nearby Stations — July 2026

How the same month ranked at the closest reporting stations

Station Avg Temp July Rank
Muscle Shoals, AL 81.2°F 43rd of 127
Huntsville, AL 81.1°F 34th of 117
Tupelo, MS 82.8°F 29th of 97
Birmingham, AL 82.8°F 16th of 131
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 1546 complete months on record.