Muscle Shoals , Alabama Climatology
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MONTHLY NORMALS AND EXTREMES -- Muscle Shoals, AL
(Normals based on 1981-2010 data. Click here to see changes from the 1971-2000 normals.)
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annual | |
| Norm High | 50.7 | 55.4 | 64.4 | 73.3 | 80.9 | 87.8 | 90.8 | 90.9 | 84.7 | 74.3 | 63.3 | 52.8 | 72.5 |
| Norm Low | 31.3 | 35.0 | 42.0 | 49.5 | 58.7 | 66.3 | 70.0 | 68.8 | 61.6 | 49.8 | 40.9 | 33.8 | 50.7 |
| Norm Avg | 41.0 | 45.2 | 53.2 | 61.4 | 69.8 | 77.0 | 80.4 | 79.8 | 73.2 | 62.1 | 52.1 | 43.3 | 61.6 |
| Record High (Year)* |
84 |
83 (1962) |
92 (1929) |
96 (1925) |
99 (1941) |
108 (1914) |
108 (1930) |
108 (1930) |
108 (1925) |
99 (1925) |
86 (1915) |
81 (1956) |
108 (1930) |
| Record Low (Year)* |
-11 (1985) |
-13 (1905) |
7 (1899) |
24 (1940) |
32 (1909) |
42 (1894) |
49 (1937) |
47 (1917) |
35 (1901) |
23 (1917) |
2 (1950) |
-5 (1989) |
-11 (1985) |
| HDD** | 744 | 555 | 378 | 160 | 30 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 153 | 394 | 674 | 3105 |
| CDD*** | ~0 | 1 | 12 | 52 | 179 | 362 | 477 | 460 | 259 | 62 | 7 | 1 | 1874 |
| Normal Precipitation | 4.61 | 4.66 | 4.76 | 4.35 | 5.12 | 4.76 | 4.30 | 3.15 | 3.72 | 3.43 | 4.66 | 5.68 | 53.20 |
| Record Max Precipitation (Year) |
13.09 (1950) |
13.64 (1948) |
16.15 (1897) |
12.81 (1983) |
11.86 (1983) |
13.43 (1989) |
14.60 (1916) |
9.01 (1928) |
10.13 (1979) |
11.05 (1918) |
11.39 (1948) |
19.19 (1990) |
78.78 (1975) |
| Record Min Precipitation (Year)* |
0.60 (1986) |
0.51 (1978) |
1.26 (1910) |
0.36 (1986) |
0.16 (1941) |
0.43 (1944) |
0.77 (1935) |
0.15 (1990) |
0.00 (1897) |
0.00 (2000) |
0.16 (1949) |
0.65 (1980) |
30.92 (1943) |
| Normal Snowfall | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | T | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.4 | 2.2 |
| Max Snowfall (Year) |
10.6 (1966) |
12.0 (1910) |
5.0 (1968) |
0.5 (1987) |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.5 (1929) |
11.1 (1963) |
16.0 (1960) |
* In some instances, similar values occurred in more than one year. The years listed represent the most recent occurrence.
** HDD = Heating Degree Days
*** CDD = Cooling Degree Days
DAILY NORMALS AND EXTREMES -- Muscle Shoals, AL
(Normals based on 1981-2010 data)