34.744°N, 87.600°W · station MSLthr · 134 years of record
96°F
HOTTEST SEP 2 SINCE 2018
forecast high · Sep 2
7-Day Forecast
NWS NDFD forecast high temperature for Muscle Shoals.
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
#20 / 130
warmest Sep 1 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 1 ever
101°F
set in 1951
Coolest Sep 1 ever
75°F
set in 1967
Forecast high 95°F — 20th warmest Sep 1 of 130 years · record 101°F (1951) · warmest since 2024.
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.
Ranks
#9 / 128
warmest Sep 3 in 128 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 3 ever
103°F
set in 1913
Coolest Sep 3 ever
68°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 96°F — 9th warmest Sep 3 of 128 years · record 103°F (1913) · warmest since 2011.
Ranks
#20 / 129
warmest Sep 4 in 129 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 4 ever
103°F
set in 1954
Coolest Sep 4 ever
64°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 95°F — 20th warmest Sep 4 of 129 years · record 103°F (1954) · warmest since 2019.
Ranks
#19 / 130
warmest Sep 5 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 5 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 5 ever
67°F
set in 1974
Forecast high 95°F — 19th warmest Sep 5 of 130 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2002.
Ranks
#19 / 130
warmest Sep 6 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 6 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 6 ever
63°F
set in 2011
Forecast high 95°F — 19th warmest Sep 6 of 130 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2010.
Ranks
#33 / 130
warmest Sep 7 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Sep 7 ever
106°F
set in 1925
Coolest Sep 7 ever
66°F
set in 1950
Forecast high 93°F — 33rd warmest Sep 7 of 130 years · record 106°F (1925) · warmest since 2019.
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.
Month
Record High
Record Low
Jan
80°FJan 17, 1932
-11°FJan 21, 1985
Feb
86°FFeb 23, 2023
-13°FFeb 14, 1905
Mar
92°FMar 25, 1929
7°FMar 7, 1899
Apr
97°FApr 15, 1936
24°FApr 6, 1898
May
99°FMay 29, 1941
32°FMay 2, 1909
Jun
108°FJun 26, 1914
42°FJun 1, 1894
Jul
108°FJul 14, 1930
49°FJul 1, 1937
Aug
108°FAug 9, 1930
47°FAug 26, 1917
Sep
108°FSep 8, 1925
36°FSep 20, 1893
Oct
100°FOct 2, 2019
23°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
89°FNov 1, 2016
2°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
78°FDec 5, 1933
-5°FDec 23, 1989
All-time
108°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
Month
Warmest low
Coldest high
Jan
66°FJan 3, 1907
9°FJan 10, 1962
Feb
68°FFeb 23, 2023
10°FFeb 12, 1899
Mar
70°FMar 20, 1948
25°FMar 2, 1980
Apr
74°FApr 4, 2025
40°FApr 10, 1928
May
76°FMay 26, 1911
49°FMay 4, 1921
Jun
82°FJun 27, 1902
60°FJun 2, 1907
Jul
81°FJul 11, 1980
67°FJul 7, 1940
Aug
80°FAug 15, 1902
67°FAug 31, 1986
Sep
78°FSep 2, 1898
52°FSep 27, 1918
Oct
78°FOct 3, 1898
30°FOct 31, 1917
Nov
70°FNov 1, 2004
23°FNov 25, 1950
Dec
68°FDec 27, 2015
10°FDec 22, 1989
All-time
82°FJun 27, 1902
9°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.
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.
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.
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.
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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