34.744°N, 87.600°W · station MSLthr · 134 years of record
82°F
HOTTEST OCT 23 SINCE 2020
forecast high · Oct 23
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
#120 / 131
warmest Oct 17 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 17 ever
90°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 17 ever
54°F
set in 2009
Forecast high 64°F — 120th warmest Oct 17 of 131 years · record 90°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#106 / 130
warmest Oct 18 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 18 ever
91°F
set in 1915
Coolest Oct 18 ever
53°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 68°F — 106th warmest Oct 18 of 130 years · record 91°F (1915) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#78 / 131
warmest Oct 19 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 19 ever
90°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 19 ever
43°F
set in 1989
Forecast high 72°F — 78th warmest Oct 19 of 131 years · record 90°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#66 / 130
warmest Oct 20 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 20 ever
91°F
set in 2016
Coolest Oct 20 ever
44°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 74°F — 66th warmest Oct 20 of 130 years · record 91°F (2016) · warmest since 2025.
Ranks
#60 / 131
warmest Oct 21 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 21 ever
89°F
set in 1908
Coolest Oct 21 ever
40°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 77°F — 60th warmest Oct 21 of 131 years · record 89°F (1908) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#27 / 131
warmest Oct 22 in 131 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 22 ever
90°F
set in 1963
Coolest Oct 22 ever
40°F
set in 1917
Forecast high 80°F — 27th warmest Oct 22 of 131 years · record 90°F (1963) · warmest since 2024.
Ranks
#21 / 130
warmest Oct 23 in 130 yrs of record
Warmest Oct 23 ever
89°F
set in 1903
Coolest Oct 23 ever
43°F
set in 1937
Forecast high 82°F — 21st warmest Oct 23 of 130 years · record 89°F (1903) · warmest since 2020.
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 Oct 15.
Record Highs in 2026
3 broke
plus 3 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
4 days
consecutive days with a high ≥ 90°F
Longest ever
40 days
record run, ended Jul 8 1925
So far in 2026
92 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: 72°F · forecast is +10° 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 Oct 23 each year, so you can see whether 2026 is running hot. Pick a threshold:
92 days ≥90°F so far in 2026 — tied for the 11th most in 134 years. Normal for this point: 64. Record: 128 in 1925.
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