Alabama · county areal climate 1951–2025

Russell County, AL

A 65.0°F / 51.0" normal · 2025 ran +0.5°F vs normal.
2026 so far · through Jul 9: This area is running +1.3°F (64.0°F) vs the 1996–2025 to-date normal — the 7th warmest start of 76 years. Precipitation 99% of normal. U.S. year-to-date →

Normal (1996–2025)

65.0°F
annual mean · 51.0" precipitation

2025 vs Normal

+0.5°F
65.5°F · 43.1" (85% of normal)

Warmest Year

66.6°F
2019 · coldest 62.1°F (1976)

Wettest Year

77.9in
2009 · driest 29.1" (1954)

Hottest Day

104.4°F
Jul 24 · 1952

Coldest Day

-0.5°F
Jan 21 · 1985

Biggest Rain Day

7.49in
Sep 17 · 2020

Record

1951–2025
75 complete years · NOAA nClimGrid

Monthly Climate

47°
J
52°
F
58°
M
64°
A
72°
M
78°
J
81°
J
80°
A
76°
S
66°
O
56°
N
50°
D
—— normal temperature (°F) · ▮ normal precipitation (in) · 1996–2025
Areal nClimGrid averages (NOAA/NCEI) over the whole area — an average across the region, not a single station. Separate from the station records.

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