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Birmingham, AL

33.565°N, 86.745°W · station BHMthr · 132 years of record
97°F
forecast high · Sep 1

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Birmingham.
97°TUE9/197°WED9/296°THU9/394°FRI9/496°SAT9/596°SUN9/693°MON9/7

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

#5 / 130
warmest Sep 1 in 130 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 1 ever

100°F
set in 1951

Coolest Sep 1 ever

70°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 97°F — 5th warmest Sep 1 of 130 years · record 100°F (1951) · warmest since 2011.
1896: 91°F1897: 96°F1898: 91°F1899: 90°F1900: 85°F1901: 87°F1902: 91°F1903: 79°F1904: 89°F1905: 90°F1906: 90°F1907: 96°F1908: 87°F1909: 88°F1910: 90°F1911: 89°F1912: 92°F1913: 93°F1914: 90°F1915: 80°F1916: 91°F1917: 90°F1918: 91°F1919: 80°F1920: 92°F1921: 94°F1922: 92°F1923: 88°F1924: 91°F1925: 97°F1926: 92°F1927: 92°F1928: 89°F1929: 91°F1930: 95°F1931: 90°F1932: 91°F1933: 91°F1934: 83°F1935: 92°F1936: 85°F1937: 77°F1938: 92°F1939: 88°F1940: 91°F1941: 93°F1942: 83°F1943: 91°F1944: 86°F1945: 98°F1946: 84°F1947: 95°F1948: 93°F1949: 86°F1950: 80°F1951: 100°F1952: 90°F1953: 95°F1954: 87°F1955: 89°F1956: 92°F1957: 96°F1958: 93°F1959: 91°F1960: 95°F1961: 89°F1962: 94°F1963: 91°F1964: 94°F1965: 83°F1966: 88°F1967: 70°F1968: 82°F1969: 91°F1970: 91°F1971: 85°F1972: 87°F1973: 88°F1974: 87°F1975: 92°F1976: 80°F1977: 93°F1978: 78°F1979: 90°F1980: 94°F1981: 86°F1982: 91°F1983: 88°F1984: 91°F1985: 87°F1986: 79°F1987: 90°F1988: 87°F1989: 91°F1990: 93°F1991: 96°F1992: 85°F1993: 95°F1994: 88°F1995: 99°F1996: 83°F1997: 92°F1998: 92°F1999: 94°F2000: 92°F2001: 79°F2002: 88°F2003: 89°F2004: 87°F2005: 88°F2006: 90°F2007: 89°F2008: 89°F2009: 79°F2010: 91°F2011: 99°F2012: 87°F2013: 92°F2014: 93°F2015: 89°F2016: 96°F2017: 84°F2018: 93°F2019: 92°F2020: 91°F2021: 90°F2022: 91°F2023: 82°F2024: 93°F2025: 88°F97° forecast7075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 197°F
Hottest this date since2011
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#5 of 130
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 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

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

50 days
record run, ended Aug 23 2010

So far in 2026

66 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: 89°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

Sunrise5:21 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 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 Sep 1 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
66 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 31st most in 132 years. Normal for this point: 52. Record: 96 in 1962.

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