34.744°N, 87.600°W · station MSLthr · 134 years of record
71°F
COLDEST SEP 7 SINCE 2025
forecast low · Sep 7
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast low temperature for Muscle Shoals.
This Day in History
Every year's low on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Muscle Shoals — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the coldest on record.
Ranks
#117 / 130
coldest Sep 2 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 2 ever
48°F
set in 1919
Mildest Sep 2 ever
78°F
set in 1898
Forecast low 73°F — 117th coldest Sep 2 of 130 years · record 48°F (1919) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#126 / 130
coldest Sep 3 in 130 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 3 ever
48°F
set in 1919
Mildest Sep 3 ever
77°F
set in 2020
Forecast low 74°F — 126th coldest Sep 3 of 130 years · record 48°F (1919) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#130 / 131
coldest Sep 4 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 4 ever
49°F
set in 1974
Mildest Sep 4 ever
76°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 74°F — 130th coldest Sep 4 of 131 years · record 49°F (1974) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#125 / 131
coldest Sep 5 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 5 ever
48°F
set in 1902
Mildest Sep 5 ever
75°F
set in 1910
Forecast low 74°F — 125th coldest Sep 5 of 131 years · record 48°F (1902) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#119 / 131
coldest Sep 6 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 6 ever
49°F
set in 2010
Mildest Sep 6 ever
76°F
set in 1899
Forecast low 72°F — 119th coldest Sep 6 of 131 years · record 49°F (2010) · coldest since 2025.
Ranks
#116 / 131
coldest Sep 7 in 131 yrs of record
Coldest Sep 7 ever
48°F
set in 2017
Mildest Sep 7 ever
77°F
set in 1947
Forecast low 71°F — 116th coldest Sep 7 of 131 years · record 48°F (2017) · coldest since 2025.
The hottest and coldest ever recorded at Muscle Shoals in each calendar month, and for the whole 1893–2026 record — with the year each was set.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 17, 1932
-11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
86°FFeb 23, 2023
-13°FFeb 14, 1905
Mar
92°FMar 25, 1929
7°FMar 7, 1899
Apr
97°FApr 15, 1936
24°FApr 6, 1898
May
99°FMay 29, 1941
32°FMay 2, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 26, 1914
42°FJun 1, 1894
Jul
108°FJul 14, 1930
49°FJul 1, 1937
Aug
108°FAug 9, 1930
47°FAug 26, 1917
Sep
108°FSep 8, 1925
36°FSep 20, 1893
Oct
100°FOct 2, 2019
23°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
89°FNov 1, 2016
2°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
78°FDec 5, 1933
-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
108°FJun 26, 1914
-13°FFeb 14, 1905
2026 Records So Far
Records set or tied at Muscle Shoals so far this year — through Aug 30.
Record Highs in 2026
2 broke
plus 0 tied — daily record highs set this year
Record Lows in 2026
0 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
82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 27, 1902
Coldest high ever
9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 3, 1907
9°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
68°FFeb 23, 2023
10°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
70°FMar 20, 1948
25°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
74°FApr 4, 2025
40°FApr 10, 1928
May
76°FMay 26, 1911
49°FMay 4, 1921
Jun
82°FJun 27, 1902
60°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
81°FJul 11, 1980
67°FJul 7, 1940
Aug
80°FAug 15, 1902
67°FAug 31, 1986
Sep
78°FSep 2, 1898
52°FSep 27, 1918
Oct
78°FOct 3, 1898
30°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
70°FNov 1, 2004
23°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
68°FDec 27, 2015
10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
82°FJun 27, 1902
9°FJan 10, 1962
Cold Streaks
Current run
0 days
consecutive days with a low ≤ 32°F
Longest ever
29 days
record run, ended Mar 1 1968
So far in 2026
33 days
days with a low ≤ 32°F this year
Climate Normals
Normal low & low by month, from Muscle Shoals's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal low: 65°F · forecast is +6° vs normal.
Muscle Shoals'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.
2026 So Far
Every day this year against Muscle Shoals's own record — the record low, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Each cell is one day's low at Muscle Shoals, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Days Below the Mark
How many days a year hit a given low at Muscle Shoals — counted through Sep 7 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running cold. Pick a threshold:
33 days ≤32°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 88th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 38. Record: 69 in 1915.
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