Alabama · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Birmingham, AL

33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
71°F
forecast low · Jul 14

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Birmingham.
71°TUE7/1471°WED7/1573°THU7/1673°FRI7/1774°SAT7/1874°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 14

Today ranks

#54 / 130
coldest Jul 14 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Jul 14 ever

57°F
set in 1967

Mildest Jul 14 ever

78°F
set in 2006

Coldest Jul 14 — Year by Year

Every year's low on Jul 14 at Birmingham. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
5768781896: 73°F1897: 59°F1898: 68°F1899: 74°F1900: 70°F1901: 75°F1902: 71°F1903: 63°F1904: 66°F1905: 70°F1906: 71°F1907: 70°F1908: 72°F1909: 68°F1910: 70°F1911: 70°F1912: 71°F1913: 69°F1914: 72°F1915: 75°F1916: 69°F1917: 74°F1918: 65°F1919: 72°F1920: 72°F1921: 69°F1922: 70°F1923: 72°F1924: 74°F1925: 70°F1926: 63°F1927: 73°F1928: 70°F1929: 71°F1930: 71°F1931: 72°F1932: 74°F1933: 70°F1934: 74°F1935: 70°F1936: 71°F1937: 73°F1938: 73°F1939: 74°F1940: 68°F1941: 69°F1942: 73°F1943: 72°F1944: 73°F1945: 70°F1946: 70°F1947: 66°F1948: 73°F1949: 74°F1950: 68°F1951: 71°F1952: 71°F1953: 62°F1954: 73°F1955: 71°F1956: 73°F1957: 75°F1958: 70°F1959: 69°F1960: 73°F1961: 68°F1962: 75°F1963: 72°F1964: 62°F1965: 69°F1966: 73°F1967: 57°F1968: 67°F1969: 69°F1970: 73°F1971: 71°F1972: 65°F1973: 71°F1974: 69°F1975: 64°F1976: 70°F1977: 75°F1978: 72°F1979: 71°F1980: 72°F1981: 73°F1982: 70°F1983: 69°F1984: 71°F1985: 71°F1986: 70°F1987: 61°F1988: 76°F1989: 74°F1990: 64°F1991: 71°F1992: 75°F1993: 74°F1994: 72°F1995: 71°F1996: 69°F1997: 70°F1998: 73°F1999: 69°F2000: 73°F2001: 61°F2002: 69°F2003: 70°F2004: 71°F2005: 73°F2006: 78°F2007: 71°F2008: 74°F2009: 70°F2010: 75°F2011: 74°F2012: 71°F2013: 73°F2014: 73°F2015: 71°F2016: 71°F2017: 73°F2018: 74°F2019: 73°F2020: 68°F2021: 70°F2022: 72°F2023: 75°F2024: 72°F2025: 73°F71° forecast189620251967

The Numbers

Forecast low · Jul 1471°F
Coldest this date since2021
This-date record57°F
This-date rank#54 of 130
Coldest at any time since2026
All-time record-10°F (1899)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1895–2026

Record Book

The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Birmingham in each calendar month, and for the whole 1895–2026 record — with the year each was set.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan81°F1949-6°F1985
Feb83°F1918-10°F1899
Mar90°F19072°F1993
Apr92°F198726°F1973
May99°F189836°F1971
Jun106°F193142°F1966
Jul107°F193051°F1967
Aug105°F200751°F1946
Sep106°F192537°F1967
Oct101°F201927°F1910
Nov88°F20165°F1950
Dec80°F19511°F1962
All-time107°F1930-10°F1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Birmingham so far this year — through Jul 11.

Record Highs in 2026

1 broke
plus 1 tied — daily record highs set this year

Record Lows in 2026

1 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record lows set this year

Cold Streaks

Current run

0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F

Longest ever

27 days
record run, ended Jan 19 1981

So far in 2026

31 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal low & low by month, from Birmingham's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 72°F · forecast is -1° vs normal.
Jan: 54°FJan: 34°FFeb: 59°FFeb: 38°FMar: 67°FMar: 44°FApr: 75°FApr: 52°FMay: 82°FMay: 60°FJun: 88°FJun: 68°FJul: 91°FJul: 72°FAug: 91°FAug: 71°FSep: 86°FSep: 65°FOct: 76°FOct: 53°FNov: 65°FNov: 43°FDec: 57°FDec: 37°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:46 AM
Sunset6:59 PM
Solar noon11:53 AM
Daylight14h 12m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

33.56°N, 86.75°W

Nearby Stations

Huntsville, AL74 mi NMontgomery, AL89 mi SMuscle Shoals, AL95 mi NWTupelo, MS125 mi WColumbus, GA127 mi SEAtlanta, GA132 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Birmingham's observed daily low for the last six weeks — a white ring marks any day that broke or tied its daily record for that date.
Birmingham, AL — last six weeks of daily low

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Birmingham's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Birmingham, AL — 2026 daily low trace
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Every Day Since 1895

Each cell is one day's low at Birmingham, coloured by temperature — 132 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Birmingham, AL daily low heat map 1895–2026

Days Below the Mark

How many days a year hit a given low at Birmingham — counted through Jul 14 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
31 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 51st most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 28. Record: 55 in 1978.

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