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Birmingham, AL

33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
72°F
forecast low · Sep 7

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Birmingham.
75°WED9/276°THU9/375°FRI9/474°SAT9/573°SUN9/672°MON9/772°TUE9/8

This Day in History

Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Birmingham — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.

Ranks

#103 / 130
coldest Sep 7 in 130 yrs of record

Coldest Sep 7 ever

51°F
set in 2017

Mildest Sep 7 ever

76°F
set in 2007
Forecast low 72°F — 103rd coldest Sep 7 of 130 years · record 51°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
1896: 66°F1897: 72°F1898: 72°F1899: 73°F1900: 72°F1901: 63°F1902: 68°F1903: 74°F1904: 66°F1905: 61°F1906: 68°F1907: 69°F1908: 69°F1909: 70°F1910: 73°F1911: 69°F1912: 72°F1913: 70°F1914: 66°F1915: 67°F1916: 68°F1917: 68°F1918: 56°F1919: 73°F1920: 66°F1921: 70°F1922: 75°F1923: 70°F1924: 57°F1925: 75°F1926: 68°F1927: 70°F1928: 65°F1929: 71°F1930: 72°F1931: 70°F1932: 64°F1933: 68°F1934: 60°F1935: 58°F1936: 67°F1937: 72°F1938: 74°F1939: 70°F1940: 71°F1941: 74°F1942: 71°F1943: 70°F1944: 71°F1945: 73°F1946: 64°F1947: 74°F1948: 65°F1949: 69°F1950: 60°F1951: 63°F1952: 60°F1953: 53°F1954: 71°F1955: 61°F1956: 68°F1957: 60°F1958: 69°F1959: 72°F1960: 69°F1961: 73°F1962: 65°F1963: 60°F1964: 66°F1965: 65°F1966: 64°F1967: 66°F1968: 59°F1969: 65°F1970: 70°F1971: 68°F1972: 58°F1973: 73°F1974: 63°F1975: 71°F1976: 64°F1977: 73°F1978: 66°F1979: 63°F1980: 71°F1981: 66°F1982: 60°F1983: 71°F1984: 52°F1985: 70°F1986: 63°F1987: 70°F1988: 55°F1989: 70°F1990: 73°F1991: 70°F1992: 70°F1993: 67°F1994: 62°F1995: 60°F1996: 67°F1997: 55°F1998: 72°F1999: 70°F2000: 64°F2001: 73°F2002: 74°F2003: 68°F2004: 72°F2005: 64°F2006: 69°F2007: 76°F2008: 66°F2009: 68°F2010: 71°F2011: 58°F2012: 74°F2013: 70°F2014: 71°F2015: 69°F2016: 68°F2017: 51°F2018: 73°F2019: 71°F2020: 62°F2021: 69°F2022: 67°F2023: 68°F2024: 71°F2025: 63°F72° forecast505560657075801900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast low · Sep 772°F
Coldest this date since2025
This-date record51°F
This-date rank#103 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°FJan 10, 1949-6°FJan 21, 1985
Feb83°FFeb 8, 1918-10°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar90°FMar 21, 19072°FMar 14, 1993
Apr92°FApr 21, 198726°FApr 11, 1973
May99°FMay 29, 189836°FMay 4, 1971
Jun106°FJun 29, 193142°FJun 1, 1966
Jul107°FJul 29, 193051°FJul 15, 1967
Aug105°FAug 15, 200751°FAug 31, 1946
Sep106°FSep 5, 192537°FSep 30, 1967
Oct101°FOct 3, 201927°FOct 29, 1910
Nov88°FNov 1, 20165°FNov 25, 1950
Dec80°FDec 7, 19511°FDec 13, 1962
All-time107°FJul 29, 1930-10°FFeb 13, 1899

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Birmingham so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

Record Warm Nights & Cold Days

Two more daily records, kept separate from the rankings: the warmest a night has ever stayed (record high minimum) and the coldest a day has ever gotten (record low maximum) — the flip side of the usual record high and low.

Warmest low ever

81°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Aug 16, 2007

Coldest high ever

13°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Dec 12, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan71°FJan 1, 202214°FJan 12, 1918
Feb69°FFeb 22, 189716°FFeb 13, 1899
Mar70°FMar 22, 190424°FMar 2, 1980
Apr73°FApr 29, 197041°FApr 25, 1910
May76°FMay 25, 202452°FMay 3, 1921
Jun79°FJun 23, 189760°FJun 2, 1907
Jul81°FJul 8, 201669°FJul 6, 1940
Aug81°FAug 16, 200767°FAug 30, 1986
Sep78°FSep 21, 201858°FSep 25, 1975
Oct75°FOct 9, 201742°FOct 31, 1993
Nov72°FNov 8, 198625°FNov 25, 1950
Dec69°FDec 1, 199113°FDec 12, 1962
All-time81°FAug 16, 200713°FDec 12, 1962

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: 68°F · forecast is +4° 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

Sunrise5:21 AM
Sunset6:13 PM
Solar noon11:47 AM
Daylight12h 52m · losing 14 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 Sep 7 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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