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Muscle Shoals, AL

34.744°N, 87.600°W · station MSLthr · 134 years of record
96°F
forecast high · Sep 2

7-Day Forecast

NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Muscle Shoals.
95°TUE9/196°WED9/296°THU9/395°FRI9/495°SAT9/595°SUN9/693°MON9/7

This Day in History

Every year's high on each of the next 7 forecast dates at Muscle Shoals — toggle a day below. The forecast line shows where it lands; the ringed bar is the hottest on record.

Ranks

#11 / 129
warmest Sep 2 in 129 yrs of record

Warmest Sep 2 ever

100°F
set in 1990

Coolest Sep 2 ever

73°F
set in 2001
Forecast high 96°F — 11th warmest Sep 2 of 129 years · record 100°F (1990) · warmest since 2018.
1893: 89°F1894: 91°F1895: 82°F1896: 89°F1897: 93°F1898: 93°F1899: 95°F1900: 86°F1902: 86°F1903: 89°F1904: 97°F1905: 84°F1906: 93°F1907: 98°F1908: 91°F1909: 92°F1910: 87°F1911: 85°F1912: 94°F1913: 99°F1914: 94°F1915: 86°F1916: 92°F1917: 84°F1918: 92°F1919: 80°F1920: 93°F1921: 92°F1922: 90°F1923: 88°F1924: 92°F1925: 97°F1926: 91°F1927: 94°F1929: 91°F1930: 93°F1931: 92°F1932: 94°F1933: 89°F1934: 86°F1935: 94°F1936: 93°F1937: 85°F1938: 91°F1939: 93°F1940: 90°F1941: 90°F1942: 79°F1943: 91°F1944: 84°F1945: 91°F1946: 90°F1947: 93°F1948: 90°F1949: 86°F1950: 85°F1951: 92°F1952: 92°F1953: 99°F1954: 93°F1955: 85°F1956: 88°F1957: 95°F1958: 90°F1959: 93°F1960: 90°F1961: 89°F1962: 92°F1963: 92°F1964: 91°F1965: 84°F1966: 93°F1967: 77°F1968: 89°F1969: 91°F1970: 95°F1971: 87°F1972: 86°F1973: 91°F1974: 83°F1975: 92°F1976: 75°F1977: 95°F1978: 87°F1979: 82°F1980: 99°F1981: 85°F1982: 88°F1983: 85°F1984: 93°F1985: 89°F1986: 84°F1987: 91°F1988: 88°F1989: 90°F1990: 100°F1991: 91°F1992: 85°F1993: 89°F1994: 74°F1997: 92°F1998: 89°F1999: 96°F2000: 95°F2001: 73°F2002: 90°F2003: 91°F2004: 86°F2005: 91°F2006: 86°F2007: 90°F2008: 87°F2009: 80°F2010: 97°F2011: 100°F2012: 92°F2013: 86°F2014: 93°F2015: 87°F2016: 95°F2017: 82°F2018: 97°F2019: 94°F2020: 89°F2021: 88°F2022: 92°F2023: 85°F2024: 93°F2025: 74°F96° forecast7075808590951001900191019201930194019501960197019801990200020102020
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The Numbers

Forecast high · Sep 296°F
Hottest this date since2018
This-date record100°F
This-date rank#11 of 129
Hottest at any time since2026
All-time record108°F (1914)
Odds to tie/break10.0% (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°FJan 17, 1932-11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb86°FFeb 23, 2023-13°FFeb 14, 1905
Mar92°FMar 25, 19297°FMar 7, 1899
Apr97°FApr 15, 193624°FApr 6, 1898
May99°FMay 29, 194132°FMay 2, 1909
Jun108°FJun 26, 191442°FJun 1, 1894
Jul108°FJul 14, 193049°FJul 1, 1937
Aug108°FAug 9, 193047°FAug 26, 1917
Sep108°FSep 8, 192536°FSep 20, 1893
Oct100°FOct 2, 201923°FOct 31, 1917
Nov89°FNov 1, 20162°FNov 25, 1950
Dec78°FDec 5, 1933-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time108°FJun 26, 1914-13°FFeb 14, 1905

2026 Records So Far

Records set or tied at Muscle Shoals so far this year — through Aug 30.

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

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

82°F
record high minimum — the night it never cooled · Jun 27, 1902

Coldest high ever

9°F
record low maximum — the day it never warmed · Jan 10, 1962
MonthWarmest lowColdest high
Jan66°FJan 3, 19079°FJan 10, 1962
Feb68°FFeb 23, 202310°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar70°FMar 20, 194825°FMar 2, 1980
Apr74°FApr 4, 202540°FApr 10, 1928
May76°FMay 26, 191149°FMay 4, 1921
Jun82°FJun 27, 190260°FJun 2, 1907
Jul81°FJul 11, 198067°FJul 7, 1940
Aug80°FAug 15, 190267°FAug 31, 1986
Sep78°FSep 2, 189852°FSep 27, 1918
Oct78°FOct 3, 189830°FOct 31, 1917
Nov70°FNov 1, 200423°FNov 25, 1950
Dec68°FDec 27, 201510°FDec 22, 1989
All-time82°FJun 27, 19029°FJan 10, 1962

Hot Streaks

Current run

3 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F

Longest ever

40 days
record run, ended Jul 8 1925

So far in 2026

61 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: 89°F · forecast is +7° 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

Sunrise5:23 AM
Sunset6:17 PM
Solar noon11:50 AM
Daylight12h 54m · losing 14 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 Sep 2 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
61 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 54th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 54. Record: 103 in 1925.

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