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Birmingham, AL

33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
82°F
forecast high · Oct 23

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Birmingham.
66°SAT10/1770°SUN10/1872°MON10/1975°TUE10/2079°WED10/2181°THU10/2282°FRI10/23

This Day in History

Every year's high 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 hottest on record.

Ranks

#22 / 131
warmest Oct 23 in 131 yrs of record

Warmest Oct 23 ever

89°F
set in 1941

Coolest Oct 23 ever

48°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 82°F — 22nd warmest Oct 23 of 131 years · record 89°F (1941) · warmest since 2024.
1895: 76°F1896: 80°F1897: 76°F1898: 66°F1899: 79°F1900: 82°F1901: 80°F1902: 76°F1903: 68°F1904: 68°F1905: 69°F1906: 75°F1907: 77°F1908: 71°F1909: 74°F1910: 70°F1911: 66°F1912: 70°F1913: 61°F1914: 78°F1915: 79°F1916: 66°F1917: 56°F1918: 66°F1919: 75°F1920: 84°F1921: 82°F1922: 67°F1923: 59°F1924: 65°F1925: 78°F1926: 69°F1927: 87°F1928: 79°F1929: 63°F1930: 70°F1931: 82°F1932: 77°F1933: 76°F1934: 83°F1935: 83°F1936: 85°F1937: 48°F1938: 70°F1939: 87°F1940: 80°F1941: 89°F1942: 67°F1943: 76°F1944: 75°F1945: 57°F1946: 72°F1947: 81°F1948: 64°F1949: 77°F1950: 79°F1951: 79°F1952: 64°F1953: 86°F1954: 80°F1955: 82°F1956: 70°F1957: 74°F1958: 79°F1959: 68°F1960: 70°F1961: 80°F1962: 71°F1963: 79°F1964: 77°F1965: 69°F1966: 74°F1967: 79°F1968: 78°F1969: 66°F1970: 72°F1971: 73°F1972: 75°F1973: 80°F1974: 71°F1975: 78°F1976: 70°F1977: 74°F1978: 84°F1979: 68°F1980: 77°F1981: 65°F1982: 67°F1983: 64°F1984: 77°F1985: 78°F1986: 69°F1987: 72°F1988: 72°F1989: 74°F1990: 68°F1991: 82°F1992: 79°F1993: 69°F1994: 77°F1995: 76°F1996: 78°F1997: 68°F1998: 69°F1999: 61°F2000: 81°F2001: 83°F2002: 64°F2003: 82°F2004: 78°F2005: 73°F2006: 57°F2007: 74°F2008: 74°F2009: 77°F2010: 83°F2011: 70°F2012: 80°F2013: 64°F2014: 72°F2015: 83°F2016: 71°F2017: 71°F2018: 70°F2019: 72°F2020: 84°F2021: 75°F2022: 76°F2023: 82°F2024: 82°F2025: 79°F82° forecast455055606570758085901900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Oct 2382°F
Hottest this date since2024
This-date record89°F
This-date rank#22 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°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 Oct 15.

Record Highs in 2026

4 broke
plus 3 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

50 days
record run, ended Aug 23 2010

So far in 2026

99 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: 74°F · forecast is +8° 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

Sunrise5:52 AM
Sunset5:12 PM
Solar noon11:32 AM
Daylight11h 20m · 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 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
99 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — the 7th most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 62. Record: 110 in 1925.

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