The high so far at the Birmingham Airport this afternoon is 89 degrees… so unless we tag 90 during the next 30 minutes, the record breaking streak consecutive 90 degree days will end at 50… See the official Birmingham climate data here.

The following statement came from the National Weather Service office at the Shelby County Airport this morning. We are about halfway through Summer, and since June we’ve seen some fairly hot weather – and the statistics just prove what we already knew. -Brian- PNSBMX ALZ011>015-017>050-020000- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 734 AM [...]

Welcome to August in Birmingham.  We are on the downhill run of summer now.  The days are getting shorter.  And with the lessened solar energy, the temperatures will be going down. July is our hottest month, but there is really very little difference from mid-June to mid-August.  Then things start to cool off.  Right now, [...]

As you would expect, July is the hottest month of the year in Birmingham. The average daytime high is 90.6F. The average overnight low is 69.7. There really isn’t much difference on average between July and August. The hottest day ever in Birmingham, occurred on July 29, 1930, when the mercury hit a sizzling 107F. [...]

Summer “officially” started with the solstice at 1128 GMT (6:28 AM CDT) this morning. The above geochron-style image (y’all know I like these; they are often seen in Tom Clancy movies, CIA, etc.) shows where the sun is directly overhead (at the tropic) and the parts of earth in daylight at 6:28 am. Notice how [...]

Here comes June… The sixth month of the year in Birmingham features warm temperatures, increasing humidity and generally light precipitation. It is the third driest month, averaging 3.78 inches of rain. Only October and August are drier. Afternoon and evening thunderstorms become a frequent occurrence, generally happening on eight days during the month. In fact, [...]

SXUS74 KBMX 111126 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0625 AM CDT TUE MAY 11 2010 …RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE SET AT BIRMINGHAM… A RECORD LOW MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 59 DEGREES WAS SET AT THE BIRMINGHAM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON MONDAY. THIS BREAKS THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 67 DEGREES…WHICH WAS SET IN 1961. [...]

Welcome to May! The fifth month of the year is one of my favorites in Central Alabama. We see some of the finest weather of the year, with runs of fine, warm and sunshine filled days. It reminds me a lot of October, its closest cousin, but generally warmer and somewhat stormier. The average percentage [...]

The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Alabama Field Office, Montgomery released these numbers today They issue this information weekly. * 48% of the Alabama corn crop has been planted as compared to 39% at this time last year. * 8% of the corn crop is up as compared to 21% at this time last year. * [...]

April 6, 2010 will go down in the record book… 706 SXUS74 KBMX 062125 RERBHM RECORD EVENT REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM, AL 0422 PM CDT TUE APR 06 2010 …RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE SET AT BIRMINGHAM… A RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURE OF 88 DEGREES WAS SET AT BIRMINGHAM TODAY. THIS TIES THE OLD RECORD OF 88 [...]