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WINTER STATISTICS – HUNTSVILLE

Snow: 

Month or Timeframe	Normal*	Most Snowfall
November	0.0	4.0 inches (1966)
December	0.3"	21.4 inches (1963)
January	1.1"	10.2 inches (1940)
February	0.5"	8.0 inches (1895 & 1958)
March	0.5"	7.3 inches (1993)
Season	2.4"	24.1 inches (1963-1964)
Calendar Day	N/A	15.7 inches (Dec 31, 1963)
Week	N/A	17.1 inches (Dec 26, 1963 - Jan 1, 1964)

*Normal Snowfall based on 1981-2010 Climatology

Normal # of days with measurable snow (1981-2010): 2 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
Most Recent Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 2.3 inches - Feb 9, 2011

Huntsville Winter Snowfall Chart with trendline (click on the chart for a larger version)

Temperatures

Month	Normal Max Temperature	Normal Min Temperature	Coldest Max Temperature	Coldest Min Temperature
November	63.7°	41.8°	19° (Nov 25, 1950)	1° (Nov 25, 1950)
December	53.5°	34.4°	9° (Dec 22, 1989)	-3° (Dec 22 and 23, 1989)
January	51.2°	31.8°	11° (Jan 10, 1962)	-11° (Jan 21, 1985 & Jan 30, 1966)
February	55.9°	35.5°	13° (Feb 4, 1996)	-8° (Feb 17, 1958)
March	64.9°	42.2°	22° (Mar 2, 1980)	6° (Mar 3, 1980)

Earliest Freeze: 29°F (Oct 9, 2000)
Normal Earliest Freeze (1981-2010): Nov 4
Latest Freeze: 32°F (May 2, 1909)
Normal Latest Freeze (1981-2010): Mar 30

Christmas Snowfall (click here to see more information on Christmas snowfalls)
2.5 inches (2010)
0.3 inches (1989)
Trace amounts in 1909, 1969, 1980, 1983, 1985, 1993, and 2002

 

WINTER STATISTICS – MUSCLE SHOALS

Snow:

Month or Timeframe	Normal*	Snowfall
November	0.0	5.5 inches (1929)
December	0.4"	11.1 inches (1963)
January	0.4"	10.6 inches (1966)
February	1.0"	12.0 inches (1910)
March	0.4"	5.0 inches (1968)
Season	2.2"	20.8 inches (1963-1964)
Calendar Day	N/A	12.0 inches (Feb 11, 1910)
Week	N/A	12.0 inches (Feb 11 - 17 1910)

*Normal Snowfall based on 1981-2010 Climatology

Normal # of days with measurable snow (1981-2010): 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

 

Muscle Shoals Winter Snowfall Chart with trendline (click on the chart for a larger version)

Temperatures:

Month	Normal Max	Normal Min	Coldest Max Temperature	Coldest Min Temperature
November	63.3°	40.9°	23° (Nov 25, 1950)	2° (Nov 25, 1950)
December	52.8°	33.8°	10° (Dec 22, 1989)	-5° (Dec 23, 1989)
January	50.7°	31.3°	5° (Jan 13, 1918)	-11° (Jan 21, 1985)
February	55.4°	35.0°	10° (Feb 12, 1899)	-13° (Feb 14, 1905)
March	64.4°	42.0°	25° (Mar 2, 1980)	7° (Mar 7, 1899)

Earliest Freeze: 31°F (Oct 3, 1908)
Average Earliest Freeze (1981-2010): Nov 5
Latest Freeze: 30°F (Apr 27, 1919)
Average Latest Freeze (1981-2010): Mar 26

Most Recent Snowfall (1 inch or greater): 1.4" February 9, 2011

Christmas Snowfall (click here to see more information on Christmas snowfalls)
2.4 inches (2010)
Traces in 1897, 1906, 1913, 1948, 1980, 1983, 1992, 1993

 

NORMAL FIRST/LAST FREEZE DATES

Based on the 1981-2010 Climatological Normal Period

Belle Mina	October 29	April 4
Bridgeport	October 25	April 9
Crossville	October 30	April 3
Fayetteville	October 19	April 14
Guntersville	November 16	March 27
Moulton	October 27	April 5
Russellville	October 28	April 7
St. Bernard Abbey (Cullman)	October 25	April 10
Scottsboro	October 26	April 6
Valley Head	October 18	April 15