Snowiest:
November..........4.0 inches (1966)
December.........21.4 inches (1963)
January..............9.6 inches (1988)
February............8.0 inches (1958)
March................7.3 inches (1993)
Season..............24.1 inches (1963-64)
Calendar Day....15.7 inches (Dec 31, 1963)
Week.................17.1 inches (Dec 26, 1963 – Jan 01, 1964)

Normal Snowfall (1971-2000): 2.5 inches
Normal # of days with snow (1971-2000): 3 days / year

Earliest Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 4.0 inches (Nov 2, 1966)
Latest Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 2.1 inches (Mar 22, 1968)

Coldest Max Temperature:
November......19 (Nov 25, 1950)
December.....+9 (Dec 22, 1989)
January..........11 (Jan 10, 1962)
February........13 (Feb 04, 1996)
March.............22 (Mar 02, 1980)

Coldest Min Temperature:
November......+1 (Nov 25, 1950)
December......-3 (Dec 22, 1989 & Dec 23, 1989)
January..........-11 (Jan 21, 1985 & Jan 30, 1966)
February........-8 (Feb 17, 1958)
March............+6 (Mar 03, 1980)

Earliest Freeze: 29 (Oct 09, 2000)
Average Earliest Freeze (1971-2000): Nov 04
Latest Freeze: 32 (May 02, 1909)
Average Latest Freeze (1971-2000): Mar 30

Most Recent Snowfall (1 inch or greater): February 1, 2007

Christmas
Only one day with measurable snowfall: 12/25/1989 (0.3 inches)
Traces in 1909, 1969, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1993, 2002

 

WINTER STATISTICS – MUSCLE SHOALS

Normal Snowfall (1971-2000): 2.4 inches
Normal # of days with snow (1971-2000): 2 days / year

Earliest Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 1.0 inch (Nov 2, 1966)
Latest Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 1.0 inch (Mar 28, 1894)

Coldest Max Temperature:
November......23 (Nov 25, 1950)
December.....10 (Dec 22, 1989)
January..........+5 (Jan 13, 1918)
February........10 (Feb 12, 1899)
March.............25 (Mar 02, 1980)

Coldest Min Temperature:
November......+2 (Nov 25, 1950)
December......-5 (Dec 23, 1989)
January..........-11 (Jan 21, 1985)
February........-13 (Feb 14, 1905)
March............+7 (Mar 07, 1899)

Earliest Freeze: 31 (Oct 03, 1908)
Average Earliest Freeze (1971-2000): Nov 06
Latest Freeze: 30 (Apr 27, 1919)
Average Latest Freeze (1971-2000): Mar 28

Most Recent Snowfall (1 inch or greater): February 6, 2003

Christmas
No measurable snowfall on record
Traces in 1897, 1906, 1913, 1948, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1993

AVERAGE FREEZE DATES

Based on 1971-2000 Climatological Period
Belle Mina.................Oct 28........Apr 2
Bridgeport.................Oct 23........Apr 12
Crossville..................Oct 27........Apr 5
Fayetteville...............Oct 15.........Apr 17
Guntersville...............Nov 10........Mar 30
Moulton....................Oct 25........Apr 4
Russellville.................Oct 25........Apr 12
St. Bernard Abbey.....Oct 19........Apr 12
Scottsboro.................Oct 25..........Apr 8