Excessive Heat in Alabama

Events

232

Deaths

1

Injuries

34

Damage

None recorded

• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, June 27 to 30, 20121 death · 10 injured · 33 eventsA very hot period occurred during the last week of June. Maximum temperatures climbed to 100 degrees or higher on each of these days in at least one county in north Alabama.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, June 19 to 23, 200924 injured · 2 eventsA large ridge of high pressure built over the region producing hot weather over several days. Daytime high temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s during this period.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 10 to 12, 20111 death · 11 eventsHot and very humid conditions produced dangerous heat during this period, mainly across northwest and north central Alabama.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, June 27, 20221 death · 1 eventA six-month old female infant died after being left in a vehicle. Although limited details are available, it is assumed that the infant was left inside the vehicle sometime on the 26th when temperatures were in the lower to middle 90s.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, August 11 to 15, 202336 eventsAlabama continued to be under the influence of an upper level ridge positioned over the southern United States during the second week of August.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, June 7, 20084 injured · 1 eventHeat illnesses prompted the hospitalization of four individuals. Temperatures climbed to between 90 and 95 degrees and heat index values reached 95 to 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, August 5 to 9, 202331 eventsAn upper level heat ridge that entrenched itself over the Southern Plains states during the summer shifted eastward into Alabama in early August.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 28 to 31, 202528 eventsHigh temperatures reached the lower to upper 90 after lows only in the lower to middle 70s. Heat index values during the daytime and afternoon hours exceeded 105 degrees at most areas during the period. A few locations reached or exceeded 110 degrees during the afternoon hours.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, June 8, 20083 injured · 1 eventExcessive heat prompted three people to be hospitalized from heat related illnesses Sunday afternoon. Temperatures climbed to values between 90 and 95 degrees Fahrenheit, while heat index values climbed to between 95 and 100 degrees Fahrenheit.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, July 21, 20083 injured · 1 eventA strong upper level ridge of high pressure in place across the southeastern US lead to temperatures in the upper 90s to low 100s across Madison County. In fact, A record high of 103 degrees Fahrenheit was set at the Huntsville International Airport.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 21 to 26, 202319 eventsHeat index values reached 105-109 on successive days, peaking at 110 or better on the 23rd, 24th and 25th. On the 21st, four high school football players were treated for heat illnesses in Huntsville.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 12 to 14, 202319 eventsTemperatures climbing to between 88 and 95 degrees along with dewpoints in the 78 to 82 degree range allowed heat index values to climb above 105 degrees during the late morning or early afternoon hours the 12th through the 14th.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 4, 202418 eventsHeat index values reached 105 to 109 degrees for much of the late morning and afternoon hours in north central and northwest Alabama. The heat index peaked at 110 to 112 degrees for a few hours during the mid afternoon.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 6, 202317 eventsHeat index values climbed to over 105 degrees as early as 10 AM and continued to rise into the 110 to 120 degree range in some locations through the afternoon hours in northwestern and north central Alabama.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 13, 201916 eventsTemperatures warmed into the middle to upper 90s with dew points in the middle to upper 70s. This resulted in heat index values of around 110 in northwest Alabama and 105-110 in north central and northeast Alabama.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 11 to 14, 202315 eventsHeat index values reached 105-109 on August 11th, 2023 and peaked between 110 and 115 degrees in some locations near and west of the I-65 corridor in Alabama during the afternoon hours.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, August 12 to 14, 202315 eventsThe combination of above average temperatures and above average dewpoints resulted in high heat index values in excess of 113 over southeast Alabama during the August 12-14 time period.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 16, 202413 eventsHeat index values reached 105-110 degrees in north central and northwest Alabama.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, June 23 to 25, 202513 eventsThe heat index peaked at 105 to 109 degrees for most areas, and 110 degrees in Muscle Shoals on the 24th and 25th. High temperatures reached the middle to upper 90s with lows only in the lower to middle 70s.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, June 30, 202312 eventsHeat index values reached 105 to 109 degrees during the midday through afternoon hours for most of north central and northwest Alabama. Readings reached 110 to 112 degrees in a few locations.
• Excessive Heat in Alabama, August 23 to 26, 202312 eventsAlabama was under the influence of a stout upper ridge centered over the central United States during the third week of August.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, August 17, 202412 eventsHeat index values reached 105-110 degrees during the afternoon hours in north central and northwest Alabama.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 20 to 23, 202512 eventsHigh temperatures reached the well into the 90s, in some cases the upper 90s after lows in the 70s. Heat index values peaked at 105 to 109 degrees at times. On the 22nd, the heat index reached 112 degrees in the Decatur area.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 3 to 9, 202211 eventsHeat index values reached 105-109 degrees on successive days with low temperatures in the middle to upper 70s at times in urban areas. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s, reaching 100 at Huntsville on the 5th and 101 at Muscle Shoals on the 8th.
• Excessive Heat and Heat in Alabama, July 20 to 22, 202210 eventsHeat index values peaked at 111 degrees in Muscle Shoals and 110 in Huntsville on the 20th and 21st. In Vinemont, the heat index peaked at 110 on the 21st. Overnight low temperatures were in the middle to around 80. High temperatures were in the middle to upper 90s.

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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.