Alabama · THREADEX · 1895–2026

Birmingham, AL

33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 18

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Birmingham.
86°MON7/1384°TUE7/1488°WED7/1590°THU7/1690°FRI7/1793°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 18

Today ranks

#42 / 131
warmest Jul 18 in 131 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 18 ever

105°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 18 ever

76°F
set in 2014

Hottest Jul 18 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 18 at Birmingham. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
76901051895: 96°F1896: 87°F1897: 91°F1898: 88°F1899: 94°F1900: 90°F1901: 87°F1902: 97°F1903: 95°F1904: 92°F1905: 91°F1906: 79°F1907: 89°F1908: 95°F1909: 88°F1910: 81°F1911: 83°F1912: 81°F1913: 98°F1914: 90°F1915: 91°F1916: 86°F1917: 87°F1918: 82°F1919: 84°F1920: 84°F1921: 92°F1922: 87°F1923: 81°F1924: 94°F1925: 92°F1926: 93°F1927: 89°F1928: 84°F1929: 88°F1930: 92°F1931: 93°F1932: 99°F1933: 80°F1934: 95°F1935: 91°F1936: 89°F1937: 91°F1938: 89°F1939: 98°F1940: 87°F1941: 91°F1942: 93°F1943: 94°F1944: 99°F1945: 94°F1946: 86°F1947: 80°F1948: 91°F1949: 87°F1950: 91°F1951: 97°F1952: 94°F1953: 89°F1954: 94°F1955: 90°F1956: 95°F1957: 89°F1958: 93°F1959: 89°F1960: 89°F1961: 88°F1962: 95°F1963: 89°F1964: 88°F1965: 92°F1966: 92°F1967: 85°F1968: 86°F1969: 93°F1970: 94°F1971: 92°F1972: 91°F1973: 86°F1974: 90°F1975: 86°F1976: 86°F1977: 92°F1978: 92°F1979: 87°F1980: 105°F1981: 96°F1982: 86°F1983: 91°F1984: 88°F1985: 94°F1986: 95°F1987: 91°F1988: 95°F1989: 89°F1990: 88°F1991: 90°F1992: 89°F1993: 99°F1994: 90°F1995: 99°F1996: 93°F1997: 93°F1998: 93°F1999: 91°F2000: 97°F2001: 91°F2002: 92°F2003: 90°F2004: 84°F2005: 92°F2006: 98°F2007: 88°F2008: 91°F2009: 83°F2010: 93°F2011: 90°F2012: 92°F2013: 89°F2014: 76°F2015: 98°F2016: 92°F2017: 92°F2018: 94°F2019: 92°F2020: 94°F2021: 87°F2022: 91°F2023: 95°F2024: 92°F2025: 88°F93° forecast189520251980

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1893°F
Hottest this date since2023
This-date record105°F
This-date rank#42 of 131
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record107°F (1930)
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

Hot Streaks

Current run

5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

50 days
record run, ended Aug 23 2010

So far in 2026

26 days
days with a high ≥ 90°F this year

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Birmingham's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +2° 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 high 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 high

2026 So Far

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

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

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Birmingham — counted through Jul 18 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
26 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 51st most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 23. Record: 53 in 1962.

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