Alabama · THREADEX · 1893–2026

Muscle Shoals, AL

34.744°N, 87.600°W · station MSLthr · 134 years of record
93°F
forecast high · Jul 19

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Muscle Shoals.
85°MON7/1384°TUE7/1487°WED7/1589°THU7/1691°FRI7/1792°SAT7/1893°SUN7/19

This Day in History · Jul 19

Today ranks

#55 / 128
warmest Jul 19 in 128 yrs of record

Hottest Jul 19 ever

102°F
set in 1980

Coolest Jul 19 ever

78°F
set in 1938

Hottest Jul 19 — Year by Year

Every year's high on Jul 19 at Muscle Shoals. The forecast line shows where today lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.
78901021893: 88°F1894: 87°F1895: 92°F1896: 88°F1897: 86°F1898: 91°F1899: 95°F1900: 84°F1902: 99°F1903: 87°F1904: 95°F1905: 94°F1906: 89°F1907: 92°F1908: 93°F1909: 90°F1910: 80°F1911: 81°F1912: 85°F1914: 100°F1916: 87°F1917: 88°F1919: 87°F1920: 92°F1921: 92°F1922: 80°F1923: 86°F1924: 94°F1925: 95°F1926: 94°F1927: 95°F1928: 87°F1929: 89°F1930: 100°F1931: 93°F1932: 95°F1933: 84°F1934: 96°F1935: 91°F1936: 92°F1937: 88°F1938: 78°F1939: 94°F1940: 88°F1941: 90°F1942: 100°F1943: 101°F1944: 99°F1945: 92°F1946: 89°F1947: 80°F1948: 92°F1949: 92°F1950: 90°F1951: 97°F1952: 94°F1953: 90°F1954: 93°F1955: 93°F1956: 87°F1957: 87°F1958: 94°F1959: 89°F1960: 92°F1961: 91°F1962: 92°F1963: 91°F1964: 90°F1965: 91°F1966: 94°F1967: 87°F1968: 92°F1969: 98°F1970: 99°F1971: 85°F1972: 90°F1973: 87°F1974: 94°F1975: 88°F1976: 82°F1977: 93°F1978: 93°F1979: 88°F1980: 102°F1981: 96°F1982: 91°F1983: 94°F1984: 86°F1985: 94°F1986: 96°F1987: 94°F1988: 97°F1989: 86°F1990: 88°F1991: 94°F1992: 91°F1993: 99°F1994: 94°F1995: 92°F1997: 94°F1998: 95°F1999: 94°F2000: 89°F2001: 92°F2002: 88°F2003: 86°F2004: 85°F2005: 92°F2006: 101°F2007: 95°F2008: 94°F2009: 79°F2010: 94°F2011: 95°F2012: 97°F2013: 93°F2014: 78°F2015: 97°F2016: 93°F2017: 98°F2018: 91°F2019: 93°F2020: 96°F2021: 82°F2022: 90°F2023: 83°F2024: 90°F2025: 86°F93° forecast189319802025

The Numbers

Forecast high · Jul 1993°F
Hottest this date since2020
This-date record102°F
This-date rank#55 of 128
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1914)
Odds to tie/break0.0% (daily)
Period of record1893–2026

Record Book

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.
MonthRecord HighRecord Low
Jan80°F1932-11°F1985
Feb86°F2023-13°F1905
Mar92°F19297°F1899
Apr97°F193624°F1898
May99°F194132°F1909
Jun108°F191442°F1894
Jul108°F193049°F1937
Aug108°F193047°F1917
Sep108°F192536°F1893
Oct100°F201923°F1917
Nov89°F20162°F1950
Dec78°F1933-5°F1989
All-time108°F1914-13°F1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Muscle Shoals so far this year — through Jul 11.

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

Hot Streaks

Current run

5 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

40 days
record run, ended Jul 8 1925

So far in 2026

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

Climate Normals

Normal high & low by month, from Muscle Shoals's own 1991–2020 record. Today's normal high: 91°F · forecast is +2° vs normal.
Jan: 52°FJan: 33°FFeb: 56°FFeb: 36°FMar: 65°FMar: 43°FApr: 74°FApr: 51°FMay: 82°FMay: 60°FJun: 88°FJun: 67°FJul: 91°FJul: 71°FAug: 91°FAug: 69°FSep: 86°FSep: 62°FOct: 75°FOct: 51°FNov: 64°FNov: 40°FDec: 54°FDec: 35°FJFMAMJJASOND

Sun & Location

Sun & Daylight Today

Sunrise4:47 AM
Sunset7:05 PM
Solar noon11:56 AM
Daylight14h 18m · losing 6 min/wk
Local standard time (no DST), level horizon.

Location

34.74°N, 87.60°W

Nearby Stations

Huntsville, AL46 mi ETupelo, MS74 mi WBirmingham, AL95 mi SENashville, TN107 mi NEMemphis, TN136 mi WChattanooga, TN137 mi E

The Last 6 Weeks

Muscle Shoals'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.
Muscle Shoals, AL — last six weeks of daily high

2026 So Far

Every day this year against Muscle Shoals's own record — the record high, the normal, and the full span ever seen. A shareable look at where the year stands.
Muscle Shoals, AL — 2026 daily high trace
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Every Day Since 1893

Each cell is one day's high at Muscle Shoals, coloured by temperature — 134 years of record, so heat waves read as warm streaks and cold snaps as blue.
Muscle Shoals, AL daily high heat map 1893–2026

Days Above the Mark

How many days a year hit a given high at Muscle Shoals — counted through Jul 19 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
23 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 74th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 25. Record: 60 in 1925.

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