Drought, Montgomery
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
Heat and Drought in Alabama, July 1 to 31, 2000
69 inches. This was the second lowest amount of rain observed during the month of July since records began in 1910.
Where it happened
Every event with a place to put it; 2 filed by county or forecast zone are drawn at its center, in a lighter ring. Tap one for its entry below.
- Tornadoes
- Tropical storms and surge
- Floods
- Wind
- Hail
- Winter weather
- Heat and drought
- Cold
- Fire, smoke and dust
- Marine and coastal
- Other
The toll
- Deaths
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Property damage
- None recorded
- Crop damage
- None recorded
- Events
- 2
Deaths and injuries are direct and indirect together, as the offices filed them. Damage is property and crops in the dollars of the year, not adjusted for inflation, and only where an office estimated it.
What happened
The episode as NWS BMX wrote it up.
The monthly rainfall measured at Dannelly Field was 1.69 inches. This was the second lowest amount of rain observed during the month of July since records began in 1910. The average monthly temperature for July was 84.3 degrees. This was the second highest temperature recorded for July since records began in 1910.
The radar
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
Event by event
1 drought, 1 heat. Local standard time, as filed.
Heat, Montgomery
- When
- July 1, 12:00 AM CST to July 31, 11:59 PM CST
- Where
- Montgomery forecast zone
- Reported by
- AWOS,ASOS,MESONET,ETC
- Coordinates
- 32.220, -86.208 (the zone’s center; the record gives no point)
What these are
- Drought
- A drought reaching severe (D2) or worse on the US Drought Monitor, or with notable impacts.
- Heat
- Heat below excessive heat criteria that still caused deaths, injuries or significant impacts.
After NWS Directive 10-1605, the rules offices file Storm Data by.
The same day elsewhere
- Heat in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Winds in Kansas, July 1 to 4, 2000
- Rip Current in New Jersey, July 1 to 2, 2000
- Drought in Georgia, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Hail in Nebraska, July 1, 2000
- Tornado and Flash Flooding in Nebraska, July 1 to 3, 2000
- Hail and Damaging Wind in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in Texas, July 1, 2000
- Flash Flood in New Mexico, July 1, 2000
- Drought in Texas, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Cold in New York, July 1 to 31, 2000
- Drought in New Mexico, July 1 to 31, 2000
More
Every storm in Alabama in 2000Every state in 2000This day in weather historyWarnings in Alabama, July 2000
Sources
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database, compiled from the National Weather Service’s monthly Storm Data. Complete through 2026-06; NCEI adds each month about 75 days after it ends and revises past years a few times a year. Rebuilt 2026-09-24. Each event’s entry at NCEI: 5176208, 5176209.